Top Kerala news developments for the day
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on April 17, 2022
Here are the top news developments to watch out for today:
1. Kerala celebrates Easter
Kerala citizens will celebrate Easter today. Observant Christians to attend special prayers in Churches.
2. Palakkad remains tense
Palakkad district continues to be tense following killings of a PFI and BJP leader in the past 24 hours. Prohibitory orders are in place in Palakkad. The parallel police investigations into the murder of PFI leader Subair and RSS activist Sreenivasan are gathering pace and have expanded to neighbouring States.
3. Government to resolve KSRTC strike
KSRTC worker's strike over delay in salary disbursal edges to a close as the public utility has raised ₹30 crore as an overdraft to meet its financial commitment.
ACS Ignite, a start-up event aimed at empowering deep science start-ups to raise funding and mentorship was organised by the Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in collaboration with ACS and Fortytwo at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) on Thursday. Over twenty start-ups got a platform to pitch their ideas to Venture Capitalists, who would go on to provide access to networks and funds.
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has been chosen, along with IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad, and IISc. Bengaluru, to establish centres of excellence (CoE) by the Wadhwani Foundation in Bioengineering and Biotechnology with a funding support of $1 million annually.