E-auctions will be conducted at various timber depots under the Thiruvananthapuram Timber Sales Division. The items to be auctioned include teak and other types of timber. An Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹50,000 is required for teak, and ₹25,000 for other timber varieties.

E-auction Schedule:

• May 3: Achankovil, Kulathupuzha timber depots
• May 9: Mullumala, Aryankavu timber depots
• May 13: Achankovil, Thenmala timber depots
• May 20: Achankovil, Mullumala timber depots

For more details:

• Contact: 0471-2360166
• Offices: Respective offices or Thiruvananthapuram Timber Depot Office

Registration:

• Visit: www.mstcecommerce.com, www.forest.kerala.gov.in

The release of Abdul Rahim, a native of Kozhikode, Farokh Kodampuzha, who has been in a Riyadh jail for 19 years in the Saudi boy’s murder case, will be delayed. The matter of his release has not been decided yet. The criminal court in Riyadh has postponed the case for the eleventh time. The sitting began at 8.30 am on Monday but was postponed to another day. Abdul Rahim and the defense lawyers participated in the online court from jail.

Abdul Rahim, who arrived in Riyadh on November 28, 2006 at the age of 26, is in prison for the death of the 15-year-old son of Saudi citizen Faiz Abdullah Abdurahman Al-Shahri, who was sponsored by him, while working on December 24. Rahim has been imprisoned in Iskcon Prison in Riyadh for 19 years. However, the court had absolved the death penalty five months ago after the prosecution accepted compensation and pardoned him. The pending case under public law is causing the prison release to drag on indefinitely.

1.5 crore Saudi riyals (over 34 crore Indian rupees) collected by Malayalis worldwide were given as compensation to the family of the deceased Saudi boy. Following that, they pardoned him and the court overturned the death sentence

New Delhi: The family of former Kannur ADM Naveen Babu has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the death of the former Kannur ADM. The petition was filed by Naveen Babu’s wife Manjusha.

The High Court had earlier rejected the demand for a CBI probe. Following this, the family approached the Supreme Court.

Police have registered a case against Palakkad MLA Rahul Mangkoottathil. The case is related to the march to Palakkad Municipality. Cases have also been registered against Youth Congress and Congress workers. A policeman was injured in the march yesterday.The march to the municipality was held yesterday in protest against the naming of the Intellectual Disability and Skill Development Centre in Palakkad Municipality after RSS leader K.B. Hedgewar. The march turned violent and a policeman was injured.Sections including obstructing the police have been charged.

Patna: The death toll due to lightning in Bihar has risen to 80 in the last 3 days. The highest number of deaths (23) has been reported from Nalanta district. Deaths have also occurred in Bhojpur, Siwan, Gaya, Patna, Sheikhpura, Jehnabad, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Arwal, Nawada and Bhagalpur.

In the last 2 days alone, 66 people have died. This is the second time in 4 years that so many people have died in a single day. Before this, around 90 people died due to lightning in June 2020. In 2023 alone, 275 people died due to lightning in Bihar.

The Disaster Management Department said that 250 deaths have been recorded in Bihar due to natural disasters in the last 5 years. The government expresses its deepest condolences to the families of those who died due to lightning, Bihar Disaster Management Minister Vijay Kumar Mandal told reporters.

He appealed to the people to strictly follow the instructions of the Disaster Management Department during adverse weather conditions.