Top Kerala news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Kerala on August 28, 2022
Here are the key news developments from Kerala to watch out for today:
1) The CPI(M) emergency State secretariat meeting begins at the AKG Centre on Sunday. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat are attending the conclave. Momentous decisions are reported to be in the offing. They possibly include finding a substitute for CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who has sought medical leave for treatment.
2) Fishers' strike against Vizhinjam port seems set to intensify with the Thiruvananthapuram Latin Catholic Arch Diocese reading out a pastoral letter against the mega project to members of the laity during Sunday mass. The government is engaging the protestors in talks to de-escalate the situation. Fishers are against the government forging ahead with the international port project sans a comprehensive environment and social impact study. They want the administration to halt the ongoing breakwater construction.
3) Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) workers are on edge in Thiruvananthapuram district after anonymous persons threw stones at the house of CPI(M) district secretary Anavoor Nagappan early Sunday. Earlier, the State police had arrested four Akhila Bharathiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers for stoning the CPI(M) district committee office in Thiruvananthapuram late Friday. An alleged CPI(M) attack on the ABVP's state committee office had triggered the tit-for-tat violence.
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Upalokayukta takes action against officials for neglecting century-old Kelageri Tank in Dharwad, setting 20-day deadline for rejuvenation.
On World Fisheries Day, India launches projects for marine and inland aquaculture, aiming to transform the fisheries sector and blue economy.
Lokayukta police raid uncovers ₹26.6 crore in assets from government officials in Karnataka, leading to investigations and cases filed.
Court boycott by advocates in Tamil Nadu demands Advocates Protection Bill for safety, affecting litigants from remote villages.
Army faces allegations of harassment and torture in Kishtwar, Jammu; probe ordered, sparking concerns over human rights violations.
Karnataka’s software and services exports crossed ₹4.11 lakh crore during fiscal 2023-24 (March 2024) from ₹3.2 lakh crore a year ago, marking a 27% year-on-year growth, Minister for IT&BT, Priyank Kharge, said here on Thursday quoting Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) data.
Continuous rainfall in Thoothukudi has caused severe hardship for residents as rainwater has inundated several areas. Efforts to drain stagnant water in the city have been intensified
Indictment details Adani bribery scheme to secure solar power contracts, involving Adani Green Energy and Azure Power executives.