Top Kerala News developments today
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Key news developments in Kerala on April 19, 2022
Here are the key news developments from Kerala to watch out for today:
1. Division Bench to hear an appeal against HSD at retail rates to KSRTC
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court will hear appeals by public sector oil marketing Companies against a single judge's interim directive to sell high-speed diesel (HSD) to Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) at the retail outlet price available to domestic consumers. The decision is likely to impact the cost of commuting using public transport in Kerala.
2. High Court verdict likely on actor Dileep's petition seeking quashing of FIR against him.
The High Court might pronounce its verdict on actor Dileep's petition seeking to quash the FIR against him in the case relating to the alleged conspiracy to murder officers who investigated the 2017 actor abduction and rape case.
3. Crime Branch to question Dileep's kin, seek more time for investigation
Crime Branch is poised to interrogate the brother and brother-in-law of Dileep in the 2017 actor assault case. Both "persons of interest" had allegedly evaded questioning last week by going incommunicado.
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In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.
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