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  • PM Modi receives rousing welcome in Kerala

    PM Modi receives rousing welcome in Kerala

    KOCHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome after he arrived here on Monday, with thousands of people, including BJP workers and supporters, lining up on both sides of the nearly two-kilometre long route of his road show from the INS Garuda naval air station to the venue of a youth programme.

    Modi landed at the naval air station after 5 PM and commenced his road show from there around 5.40 PM.

    Dressed in traditional Kerala attire — a kasavu mundu, a shawl and a kurta — Modi began the road show on foot and waved to the people on both sides of the road and atop buildings along the route, which was under a tight security net with thousands of police personnel being deployed to ensure Modi’s safety.

    People of all age groups, from various parts of the state, were lined up on both sides of the road, hours in advance, to welcome Modi and they showered him with flowers along the entire route.

    Initially, Modi walked surrounded by SPG personnel with security vehicles in the front and the back. Later he climbed on to an SUV and stood on its footboard to wave back at the people.

    Enthusiastic BJP workers and supporters carrying party flags, wearing party hats or caps and holding placards with Modi’s photograph also lined up on both sides of the road and cheered him on with chants of ‘Modi-Modi’ and drum beats.

    Huge cutouts of the PM and posters highlighting the programmes he is scheduled to attend in Kerala were placed along the route.

    Thousands, including celebrities, had also arrived hours in advance and taken up seats at the Yuvam 2023 event venue and waited for the PM, braving the scorching sun.

    Congress leader and former Defence Minister A K Antony’s son Anil, who recently joined BJP, actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Suresh Gopi and actors Unni Mukundan and Aparna Balamurali were among those who were waiting at the venue to greet the PM.

  • PM Modi To Lay Foundation Stone Of India’s First Digital Science Park In Kerala

    PM Modi To Lay Foundation Stone Of India’s First Digital Science Park In Kerala

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit Kerala on a two-day trip on April 24, will lay the foundation stone for the country’s first Digital Science Park, a Rs-1,500-crore project, here on Tuesday, April 25.

    The third-generation Science Park (they are located in bustling city centres) will come up close to the Digital University of Kerala at Technopark Phase IV – Technocity, a government release said.

    Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, CPrime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit Kerala on a two-day trip on April 24, will lay the foundation stone for the country’s first Digital Science Park, a Rs-1,500-crore project, here on Tuesday, April 25.

    The third-generation Science Park (they are located in bustling city centres) will come up close to the Digital University of Kerala at Technopark Phase IV – Technocity, a government release said.

    Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, various ministers of the Left government and Congress’s Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor would be attending the event, the release said.The Digital Science Park project had been conceived as a multidisciplinary cluster-based interactive-innovation zone focused on digital technologies and is expected to be completed in two years, it said.

    In the 2022-23 budget, the state government had announced the establishment of a Digital Science Park in an area of 10 lakh square feet in two blocks, the release added. “The park will initially have two buildings with a total area of 2,00,000 square feet. The first one in 1,50,000 square feet will have five floors, housing the Centre of Excellence (CoE) including research labs and digital incubator, while the second building will house the administrative as well as Digital Experience centre.”

    The Digital Science Park will start its operations from a 10,000 square feet space in Kabani located at Technopark Phase IV within the next couple of months, it added. Out of the total project outlay of over Rs 1,500 crore, Rs 200 crore has already been allotted by the state government and the remaining amount will be generated from other sources including industry partners, the release said.

    Initially, Digital Science Park will facilitate industry and business units as well as technology startups from the domains of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, electronics, smart hardware, sustainable and smart materials. “UK-based semiconductor and software design company ARM has signed an agreement with Digital University Kerala on academic, research and startup-related activities as part of this centre.

    “Similarly, the centre for AI will focus on both the hardware and software aspects of responsible AI, where the leading multinational technology company NVIDIA is expected to join as a partner,” the release said.

    hief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, various ministers of the Left government and Congress’s Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor would be attending the event, the release said.

  • Pastor accused of sexual misconduct suspended

    Pastor accused of sexual misconduct suspended

    Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) | A senior priest of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Enarkulam district has been suspended after he was taken into custody by the Kerala Police for alleged sexual misconduct with a 16-year-old girl. The complaint was lodged at Unukal police station near Muvattupuzha in Enarkulam district. An official attached to the police station confirmed that priest Shemuwon Ramban (77) has been taken into custody.

    The incident of alleged sexual misconduct by the priest came to light earlier this month after the girl drew the attention of the local child welfare committee. The committee reported the matter to the police, who took further action.

    After the complaint was registered, the church, taking cognizance of the matter, suspended the senior pastor with immediate effect.

    –IANS

  • PM Modi to flag off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express on April 25

    PM Modi to flag off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express on April 25

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu from April 24. According to the itinerary released by the Prime Minister’s Office, on April 24 at around 11.30 am, PM Modi will participate in an event on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, where he will lay the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 19,000 crore and dedicate them to the nation. do.
    Sharing details, the PMO said, the Prime Minister, during his visit to Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, will participate in the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrations and address all Gram Sabhas and Panchayati Raj Institutions across the country.
    “During the event, the Prime Minister will inaugurate an integrated eGramSwaraj and GeM portal for public procurement at the Panchayat level. eGramSwaraj – Government eMarketplace integration aims to enable Panchayats to procure their goods and services through GeM, eGramSwaraj platform,” the PMO said.
    The Prime Minister will hand over around 35 lakh SVAMITVA property cards to the beneficiaries. After this event, around 1.25 crore property cards would have been distributed under the SVAMITVA scheme in the country, including the cards distributed here. Taking a step towards fulfilling the vision of achieving ‘Housing for All’, the Prime Minister will participate in the ‘Griha Pravesh’ program of over 4 lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin.
    The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various rail projects worth about Rs 4200 crore. The projects to be dedicated include 100 per cent rail electrification in Madhya Pradesh as well as various doubling, gauge conversion and electrification projects. The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Gwalior station. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 7,000 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
    On April 25 at around 10:30 am, he will flag off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station. The train will cover 11 districts namely Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod.
    The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various projects worth over Rs 500 crore. 3200 crores. The Prime Minister will dedicate the Kochi Water Metro to the nation. This is a first of its kind project that connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery operated electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with Kochi city. Apart from the Kochi Water Metro, rail electrification of the Dindigul-Palani-Palakkad section will also be dedicated by the Prime Minister.
    During the event, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stones for various rail projects, including the redevelopment of Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Varkala Sivagiri railway stations; Comprehensive development of Thiruvananthapuram area including Nimon and Kochuveli and increase in sectional speed of Thiruvananthapuram-Shoranur section.
    Apart from this, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram. The Digital Science Park is envisaged as a premier research facility for developing digital products and services by industry and business units in collaboration with academia. As a third generation Science Park, the Digital Science Park will have common facilities to support the development of products in the field of Industry 4.0 technologies such as AI, data analytics, cyber security, smart materials etc.
    The state-of-the-art infrastructure will support high-end applied research by industries and co-development of products in collaboration with universities. The initial investment for Phase-I of the project is approximately Rs.200 crore, while the total project outlay is estimated to be approximately Rs.1515 crore. At around 4 pm, the Prime Minister will visit the Namo Institute of Medical Education and Research and at around 4:30 pm, he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth over Rs 4,850 crore in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. After this, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Devka Seafront in Daman at around 6 pm.

  • Jharkhand Maoist arrested in Kerala

    Jharkhand Maoist arrested in Kerala

    Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) | A top Maoist leader from Jharkhand was arrested on Tuesday in a joint operation by the Kerala and Jharkhand police. He was living in a migrant labor camp in Kozhikode. According to the Kerala Police, they received a tip-off from their counterpart in Jharkhand and tracked down Ajay Oja to a migrant labor camp in Kozhikode.

    This morning a team of police officers from both the states took into custody Oja, who is believed to be a top Maoist leader in Jharkhand and has been jailed in the past.

    –IANS

  • Water Budget Necessary In Kerala To Address Water Scarcity In Summers: CM Vijayan

    Water Budget Necessary In Kerala To Address Water Scarcity In Summers: CM Vijayan

    Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the state had been witnessing a reduction in water availability in the past few years and, therefore, a water budget was necessary for proper utilisation and to prevent wastage of the precious resource. Speaking after inaugurating the release of the public water budget, Vijayan said that despite having 44 rivers, many backwaters, lakes, ponds, streams and good rains, many parts of the southern state had been facing water scarcity during the summers.

    “Therefore, usage of water has to be regulated in accordance with its availability in an area. That is where the water budget comes in. “It is the first of its kind project in the country and will be an example for others states to emulate,” the CM said after inaugurating the third phase of the project ‘Ini Njan Ozhukatte’ (Let me flow now) for rehabilitation of irrigation networks in the Western Ghats.

    He said the intention of the water budget was to take into account the water needs of each area, the water availability there and then to regulate its usage accordingly. “It would lead to awareness among the public against unnecessary wastage of water and through that we can achieve water conservation,” he said. His words assume significance as Kerala has been witnessing extreme temperatures in the last few weeks coupled with water scarcity in many parts of the state.

    During his address, Vijayan said that though the state had been receiving good rainfall every year, water availability has been going down. Despite that, the availability of water in Kerala is three times the national average, he claimed. Of the many reasons for reduction in water availability, one was “our actions and usage”, he added He said that in the past there were numerous paddy fields — where water stood for many months — streams, ponds, lakes, wetlands, etc, but over the years many of these have been covered up.

    Vijayan said that work was going on to create more ponds, protect our streams and rejuvenate other water bodies, and the same was being diligently carried out by local self government institutions (LSGIs) which have been now given the responsibility of implementing the water budget. The water budget would be prepared by a committee of officials from the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management and the State Water Resources Department as well as various experts, the CM said.

    The first phase of the water budget was completed in 94 grama panchayats in 15 block panchayats in the state, he said. “It is expected to be finished in other panchayats in a time-bound manner,” he added. He said water from summer rains must be accumulated and utilised, for which a change in mindset was required, as it would mean no farming can be done during summers. “LSGIs have to take steps in that regard and will receive all possible assistance from the Harita Kerala Mission,” he said.

    Regarding the rehabilitation of irrigation networks in the Western Ghats, Vijayan said that around 7,290 kilometres of irrigation networks have been rejuvenated under the first and second phase of the project. Giving some details of the water budget exercise carried out in the 15 block panchayats, T N Seema, Coordinator of ‘Navakeralam Karma Padhathi’, told PTI that in most of the places, the study has found that water was in surplus, but such places suffer from water shortage during summer months.

  • Kerala police to invoke UAPA on main accused in train arson case

    Kerala police to invoke UAPA on main accused in train arson case

    Kozhikode: Kerala police has decided to invoke provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against the main accused in the train arson incident that resulted in the loss of three lives.

    A senior police official, who is a part of the special investigation team (SIT), told PTI on Sunday that UAPA provisions will be slapped on the accused in the matter and further details will be revealed in the coming days.

    The investigating team, which has been granted custody of Shahrukh Saifi, had on April 12 taken him to Kannur for collecting evidence from the two train coaches of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train in which he had set fire to some passengers leading to the death of three persons, including a two-year old child.

    Saifi’s police custody is set to expire on April 18.
    A Kozhikode First Class Judicial Magistrate had granted 11-day custody of Saifi to police after he was discharged from hospital upon undergoing treatment for the injuries he suffered during an attempt to escape from the moving train.

    Saifi has also confessed to the crime committed by him, according to the police.
    On the night of April 2, Saifi had set his co-passengers on fire onboard the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train when it reached Korapuzha bridge near Elathur in Kozhikode.

  • In the Kerala gold smuggling case, the kingpin K.T. Ramees arrested, sent to judicial custody

    In the Kerala gold smuggling case, the kingpin K.T. Ramees arrested, sent to judicial custody

    Kochi (IANS) | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested kingpin K.T. Ramees has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. An official gave this information on Friday. Ramees was arrested on Wednesday after he was called for questioning in a case in which Swapna Suresh is the prime accused, the official said.

    Ramees has already been arrested by the NIA and the Customs Department in the same case. It is believed that Ramish controls gold smuggling from West Asian countries. The ED had called him for questioning on Wednesday and arrested him there. He was produced before a court here which sent him to judicial custody.

    According to sources, this shows how seriously the central agency is working on the matter.

    Ramees’ name surfaced in the case just days after Swapna was arrested by the NIA. Soon he was made an accused.

    –IANS

  • Kerala train fire: Accused admitted to hospital with jaundice

    Kerala train fire: Accused admitted to hospital with jaundice

    Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) | The man accused of setting ablaze fellow passengers on a moving train in Kerala was found to have jaundice after a medical examination at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on Thursday. After this, after a long discussion with the doctors, ADGP MR Ajit Kumar, the head of the Special Investigation Team probing the matter, decided that 24-year-old Shahrukh Saifi should be admitted to the hospital. After being admitted, he has been kept in a special cell.

    In the early hours of Wednesday, a team of Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra Police took Saifi into custody from Ratnagiri and later handed him over to a three-member team of Kerala Police.

    Saifi was taken to Kozhikode and taken to the police camp around 5.45 am on Thursday.

    Around 9 am, he was taken to the Government Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, where a team of doctors examined him.

    He is expected to remain hospitalized for a few days.

    –IANS

  • Newborn baby found in bucket in Kerala

    Newborn baby found in bucket in Kerala

    After giving birth at home, a woman went to the hospital while still bleeding and told the staff about the baby, who she had put in a bucket in the bathroom. Authorities at the hospital notified the police, who immediately travelled to the woman’s home in Kerala’s Alapuzha district. Afterwards, the infant, who was covered in a piece of fabric, is seen being saved by the police officers running with the bucket.

    Police discovered the baby in a bucket, only 1.3 kilogrammes in weight. He was taken urgently to a private hospital in Chengannur for care.

    The police authorities informed that after giving birth at home, the woman reportedly arrived at the hospital in Chengannur with profuse bleeding and told the staff that she had left her newborn in a bucket at home.

    The youngster was later taken to Kottayam Medical College for additional care and treatment after the police contacted the Pathanamthitta Child Welfare Committee in order to protect the child.