Here are the important developments in Kerala to watch out for today
- AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar is to attend a meeting of newly-elected Congress mandalam and block presidents in Kozhikode district today.
- The Excise department will seek custody of the four-member gang arrested with the biggest volume of MDMA in recent times in Kochi. Their custodial interrogation is likely to throw more light on what is suspected to be a racket with links in Himachal Pradesh. A hunt is on for the main supplier of the drugs.
- A public interest litigation seeking to prevent children from participating in the performance of Thee Chamundi Theyyam is scheduled to come up before the Kerala High Court today.
- The NDA state leadership is meeting in Kochi to discuss the current political situation and the preparations for the forthcoming elections.
- The IMD has issued an orange alert for four districts in Kerala today, warning of very heavy rains and a yellow alert for the remaining districts. The intensity of rain is likely to come down, along with the weakening of the weather system over Bay of Bengal.
- Ration dealers to take out a march to the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram raising a host of issues including the denial of commission for ration supplied. Former Minister and CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran is scheduled to inaugurate the protest.
- The agitation against the privatization of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) in Palakkad is set to enter the 1000th day as employees at the Kanjikode unit review their protest strategies.
