
Top Kerala news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on October 20, Thursday
Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today:
1. General Secretary of the Egypt-based League of International Universities Osama Al Abed will inaugurate two-day Wafy-Wafiyya festival and graduation ceremony of Sunni scholars organised by Confederation of Islamic Colleges at Kozhikode today. Senior IUML leaders Panakkad Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and P.K. Kunhalikutty to participate.
2. The Thiruvananthapuram district court will rule on the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress legislator and rape case accused, Eldose Kunnappilly. The legislator representing the Perumbavoor constituency is incommunicado for the past 10 days. He is also yet to respond to a show cause notice slapped on him by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
3. Kozhikode Qazi’s anticipatory bail petition in a sexual assault case is likely to be considered by a court today.

Under the NBS, newborns are screened for communication disorders before they are discharged from the hospital. For this, AIISH has collaborated with several hospitals to conduct screening which is performed to detect hearing impairment and other developmental disabilities that can affect speech and language development. The screening has been helping in early intervention for those identified with the disorders, as any delay in the identification poses risk and affects successful management of children with hearing loss, according to AIISH.