Demand for police station at Kattoor
The Hindu
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The demand for a police station at Kattoor in Alappuzha is getting shriller.
Kattoor, a coastal region in the Alappuzha Assembly constituency, falls under the jurisdiction of the Mannancherry police station. Local residents have demanded a new station covering Kattoor and adjoining areas by bifurcating the Mannancherry station.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.