Top Kerala News developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on Dec 28, Wednesday
Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today
1. Indian National League State conference begins in Kozhikode today. Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas will open the youth meet and Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson P. Sathidevi will participate in the women’s symposium.
2. The second edition of the Beypore International Water Festival concludes today in Kozhikode.
3. The CBI has given a clean chit to Oommen Chandy and AP Abdullakutty in sexual abuse case filed by the prime accused in the solar scam. Earlier, the agency had exonerated Congress leaders KC Venugopal, Hyby Eden, Adoor Prakash and AP Anilkumar in the case that was handed over by the State Government.
4. Transport minister Antony Raju will inaugurate a digital payment system for KSRTC tickets today. The facility allows passengers to pay for the ticket by scanning a QR code in the bus.
“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.”