Top Kerala News developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on February 21, 2022
Here are the key news developments from Kerala to watch out for today:
1. UDF leadership conclave
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition will hold a meeting, chaired by UDF convenor M. M. Hassaat, to finalise the coalition's political line during the Assembly session.
The conclave will also finalise the opposition's position in the spat between the government and the governor over pension benefits to political appointees in the offices of Ministers.
2. High Court to hear actor Dileep's plea
Kerala High Court will hear a petition by actor Dileep challenging the FIR registered against him by the Crime Branch on suspicion of plotting the murder of police officers who indicted him in the high-profile action abduction and rape case in Kochi in 2017.
2. CPI(M) calls for hartal over murder of party worker in New Mahe
The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.