Thiruvananthapuram: Only vehicles with no outstanding fines in the state will get a pollution test certificate from December 1.  The decision was taken by the road safety review meeting chaired by Minister Antony Raju.  The meeting assessed that the road accident death rate has decreased in the five months since the installation of the AI ​​camera.  From June 2023 to October 31, 2023 when the AI ​​camera was installed, there were 1263 road accident deaths in the state.  In the same period in 2022, 1669 people died in the state.  In the month of September this year, 273 lives were lost in road accidents.  But in the month of September last year, 365 people died in road accidents.  In October last year, 340 people died in road accidents while this year, as per the report received so far, 85 deaths have occurred.  The death rate may still vary as many of those in critical condition are being treated.

 74,32,371 traffic violations were detected from June 5 to October when the cameras started functioning.  Of these, 58,29,926 cases were checked, 23,06,023 cases were uploaded in the Integrated Transport Monitoring System and 2,103,801 challans were prepared.  Over 139 crore fines were committed during this period.  Around Rs 21.5 crore has already been received as penalty.

 Riding two-wheelers without wearing a helmet accounted for the highest number of violations in the month of October at 21,865.  The minister said that 13 MP-MLA vehicles have been fined during this period.  The minister also said that he will hold a discussion with the heads of the insurance companies on November 15 in Thiruvananthapuram.

 From November 1, it has been decided to make seat belt and cameras inside and outside the vehicle mandatory for drivers and front row passengers for fitness certificate.

 Angamali: Two people, including a woman, were arrested with 50 grams of drugs in Angamali.  Sajith (28) and Siya (32) were arrested at North Paravur Mannam Matepadi and Siya (32) at Pallithazham Valiya Param by the Rural District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force and Angamaly Police.

 The narcotics were found during a vehicle search conducted following a tip-off received by District Police Chief Vivek Kumar.  The drug was smuggled in a tourist bus from Bengaluru to Kochi.  A special compartment was made in the bag and it was hidden in it.

 It is reported that the drug was bought from Bengaluru Madiwala at a price of Rs 4,000 per gram.  The sale was made in Edapally – Kakkanad areas for four times the amount.  It is indicated that they had smuggled drugs in the same way before this.

 They had planned to get off at Edapally.  In the morning, the tourist bus was stopped in front of the Angamali bus stand and checked.  There is already a ganja case in Alappuzha in Sajith’s name.

Kochi: Gangster leader and accused in several criminal cases  Marat Anish alias Anish Anthony is in police custody.  A police team from private Hospital in Kochi on Monday night.  Aneesh was taken into custody.  Anish is continuing his treatment in the hospital.  Police guard has also been arranged at the hospital.  There are cases against Anish in Trikkakara and Panangad stations.  It is indicated that he was taken into police custody in connection with this.  A special operation named “Operation Marad” was launched to catch him.  The research team was formed.

Marat Anish was involved earlier in money laundering, drug trafficking, attempted murder, gang attack cases.  A team headed by Kochi DCP, AC, Thevara Inspector caught Anish.

 About 45 criminal cases in and out of Kerala against Aneesh.  Marat Anish was arrested by the police many times earlier.  He was caught by the police at Cinemastyle near the Valayar border. 

Thrissur: A complete ban on traffic has come into effect on the Vazhachal-Malakappara road, an inter-state highway. Traffic has been completely banned till the 20th of this month. The traffic ban was imposed for the reconstruction of the collapsed part of the road at Ambalapara on the Anamala road.

All vehicles coming from the Athirappalli side will be stopped at the forest department check post and all vehicles coming from the Tamilnadu side via Malakappara will be stopped at the Malkappara check post. Only two-wheelers are allowed to pass through. Ambulance service will be arranged for emergency on both sides of the road reconstruction.

One side of the road is deep and the other side is rocky. The Kerala Road Fund Board experts found that the soil was weak. Subsequently, in a meeting attended by people’s representatives and officials of various departments, it was decided to completely ban traffic and reconstruct the road.

Kochi: Another woman who was undergoing treatment died in the Kalamaseri blast. The deceased is Molly Joy (61), a native of Aluva Taikatukara.

With this, the death toll in the explosion has risen to four. Molly suffered 80 percent burns in the blast and was in critical condition. Following this, she was admitted to Ernakulam Medical Center from Rajagiri.

Thrissur: A case has been filed against ten prisoners including Kodi Suni in Viyyur High Security Jail. The police have registered a case under the charges of attempt to murder, destruction of public property and incitement to riot. Four employees and one prisoner were injured in the attack.

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon. The group led by Kodi Suni attacked the opposing group over food distribution. The jail officials who came to know the information shifted the beaten Thiruvananthapuram group to Jai.