Top Kerala news developments today

1. The Kerala State School Kalolsavam (Arts festival) in Kollam concludes today. Actor Mammootty will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony.
2. The synod of bishops of the Syro- Malabar church begins in Kochi today to elect the major archbishop.
3. A suo motu case relating to crowd management at Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple where the season’s pilgrimage will come to a close on Jan 14 to come up before the Kerala High Court today.
4. The High Court is also set to consider the anticipatory bail plea of actor and BJP leader Suresh Gopi in a case of misbehaviour with a woman journalist in Kozhikode.
5. Seminar on saffronisation of universities and the Governor’s unconstitutional methods, organised by the Keluettan Centre for Study and Research in Kozhikode today. Former MP and cultural activist Sebastian Paul to inaugurate the event.
6. Former Mahatma Gandhi University Vice Chancellor A Sukumaran Nair passed away in Thiruvananthapuram. He had served in various positions including as the chairman of the Kerala State Advisory Board for Education.
7. Shashi Tharoor MP to receive N.Ramachandran Foundation national award in Thiruvananthapuram today evening. Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and Karnataka Deputy CM DK Sivakumar are scheduled to attend function.

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