Here are the key news developments from Kerala to watch out for today
HC to hear plea against compensation for 8-year-old girl
The Kerala High Court will hear the government's appeal against a single bench order awarding compensation of ₹1.5 lakhs to an eight-year-old Dalit girl who was falsely accused of stealing a mobile phone by a Pink Policewoman constable. The case had caused some public outrage in the State.
CPI(M) to seek feedback on Kerala Development Model
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan to launch a website inviting citizens to give their inputs on the "Kerala Development Model" approved by the recently concluded party's State conference in Kochi.
Police to question Sharath in Dileep case
Crime Branch to question business person Sharath, suspected to be a confidant of actor Dileep, for the second straight day in connection with the alleged plot to kill police officers who charged the actor with conspiracy in the sensational 2017 case relating to the abduction and "revenge" rape of a fellow cinema artist.
O.V. Vijayan awards to be presented
Speaker M. B. Rajesh to give away the O. V. Vijayan memorial awards for excellence in literature in Palakkad.
Drive to establish 100,000 MSMEs in one year
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to launch the Industries Department's ambitious drive to establish one lakh MSMEs in the State within a year.
CM to open Saras Mela
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to inaugurate the national SARAS Mela at the Kanakakunnu Palace grounds in Thiruvananthapuram.