Top Kerala News developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on Dec 21, Wednesday
Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today
1. The Kerala Government is expected to take a decision today on the field verification of human habitats in the ESZ buffer zones and the setting up of help desks for residents in the upland areas to submit complaints about the satellite survey report. Ministers for Forest and Wildlife, Revenue and Local Self Government will confer online with 88 panchayat presidents and village officers.
2. A two-day state committee meeting of the CPI(M) begins today in the backdrop of the protests over the buffer zone issue. The party is organising a convention at Koorachundu to explain its stand and counter the arguments of the church- led action council.
3. The Kerala High Court is likely to hear a petition challenging the shortlisting of Joby K. Jose, now Registrar-in-charge of Kannur University, for appointment to the post of Registrar of the varsity.
4. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will dedicate 82 NABL-accredited water quality testing labs of the Kerala Water Authority to the state today.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”