Top Kerala News developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on March 22, Tuesday
Here are the key news developments from Kerala to watch out for today
Kerala High Court to consider the State government's appeal against the Centre's steep hike in diesel price for bulk purchasers; notably, public utilities like the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation which lakhs of ordinary people depend on for daily travel.
The Kerala High Court will hear an anticipatory bail plea moved by Sai Sankar, a computer programmer accused of erasing allegedly incriminating evidence from the mobile phone of actor Dileep. The Crime Branch is investigating Mr. Dileep on suspicion of having plotted the murder of police officials who arraigned him as accused in the infamous actor abduction and rape case in Kochi in 2017.
United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor M. M. Hassan to announce the second phase of the anti-Silverline (K-Rail) agitation at a press conference later in the day.
Death centenary celebrations of famed Malayalam novelist C. V. Raman Pillai and unveiling of his statue at the State Central Library.
Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine to inaugurate workshop on water security as part of the government's World Water Day celebrations.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.