Thiruvananthapuram: Heatwave warning in the state. Temperatures are likely to rise by 2°C to 4°C above normal in isolated places in Kerala on Tuesday and Wednesday (25/02/2025 & 26/02/2025).

The Central Meteorological Department has informed that the maximum temperature in Kasaragod districts is likely to rise to 39°C, in Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts the maximum temperature is likely to rise to 37°C and in Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts the maximum temperature is likely to rise to 36°C. 

Erattupetta: BJP leader and former MLA P C George surrendered in religious hate speech. The surrender was made in the Erattupetta court.

Although the police had come to PC’s house to take him into custody, P C George was not at home. He surrendered in court later. Although he had been given a notice to appear on Saturday, P C informed the police that he would appear on Monday.

The police moved to arrest P C after the High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea. The Erattupetta police registered a case against P C George under non-bailable sections such as promoting religious enmity and inciting riots on a complaint that he had made anti-Muslim remarks during a channel discussion on January 5. The police took action on a complaint filed by the Youth League.

PC George’s controversial remark was that Muslims in India are religious communalists and have killed thousands of Hindus and Christians. During a channel discussion, PC George had also said that Muslims should go to Pakistan.

The Central Meteorological Department has said that isolated light rain is likely in three districts in the state today. The Central Meteorological Department has informed that rain is likely in Ernakulam, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.

Rain is likely in five districts tomorrow. Rain is likely in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts tomorrow. On the 26th and 27th, light rain is also likely in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki districts.

Strong winds with a speed of 35 to 45 kmph and at times 55 kmph and bad weather are likely in the South Andaman Sea, Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Kanyakumari area, and the South Tamil Nadu coast today. An alert has been issued to fishermen.

The state will now have a digital RC instead of the RC book of vehicles. The Transport Department is planning to stop printing registration certificates from March. Instead, the vehicle can be downloaded from the RC Parivahan website within hours of purchasing the vehicle. If you buy a vehicle, there will be no long wait for the registration certificate. The special feature is that the RC can be downloaded from the Parivahan website within hours of completing the registration.

The Transport Department is planning to stop printing registration certificates by March. With this, Kerala is moving from RC book to digital RC. Along with this, all services related to registration will now be Aadhaar-based.

Aadhaar will also be required for changing ownership, adding loans, and canceling loans. The new decision is aimed at preventing fraud. Whoever owns the vehicle should also enter their mobile number in their Aadhaar in the RC. Vehicle owners should ensure that the number linked to Aadhaar is given in the RC. This can be changed through the Motor Vehicles Department’s Parivahan website or through Akshaya. For those who are unable to do so, a special counter has been set up at the RTO office until the 28th.

The police have registered a case against Pulsar Suni on a complaint of trespassing in a hotel. The complaint is that he abused the employees of a hotel in Perumbavoor and threatened to kill them.

The FIR states that Suni threatened to kill the employee for being late in taking the food order. The Kuruppampadi police have registered a case against Suni. Pulsar Suni is currently out on bail in the actress attack case.

A young woman died of amoebic encephalitis in Kozhikode. A 39-year-old woman from Koyilandy died of the disease. The young woman died this morning after being treated in the ICU of Kozhikode Medical College Hospital for the past one month. The young woman was given 5 drugs brought from abroad. Health workers are investigating the causes of the infection, including how it occurred.

Studies have shown that amoebic encephalitis can occur in two forms. They are primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, which causes the disease to worsen suddenly, and granulomas amoebic encephalitis, which causes the disease to worsen slowly. The mortality rate is 95 percent to 100 percent.

Amoebic encephalitis is not spread from one person to another. This amoeba can be found in all artificially stagnant water sources, including swimming pools. Therefore, it is essential that all stagnant water sources used by the public be properly chlorinated and cleaned according to protocol.

A tribal couple was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Aralam farm in Kannur. The deceased were identified as Velli and his wife Leela of Block 13.

The incident took place this evening. The elephant attacked them while they were collecting cashew nuts in their own field. Both were killed on the spot. Efforts have been started to shift the bodies to the taluk hospital.

Peravoor MLA Sunny Joseph said that it was a painful incident. He alleged that administrative permission was obtained to build an elephant wall using Scheduled Tribe funds in 2020 and that it could not be implemented as part of the slow-motion policy. He said that this is a situation where human lives are at stake. He also accused the forest department of not being active enough in the area.