Thiruvananthapuram: Show cause notice to Ciza Thomas. According to the notice, assuming the post of VC of the technical university without the permission of the government is a violation of service rules. According to the notice, Ciza Thomas has violated the Code of Conduct of Government Employees 48. The notice was issued by the Higher Education Department.

48 of the Government Servants’ Transfer Rules, it is not possible to enter another job without the prior permission of the Government. However, the notice says that Dr.Ciza Thomass took charge as the Vice Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam University of Technology without taking such permission.

Thiruvananthapuram:  Health Minister Veena George said that H3N2 was confirmed in the state. The health minister said that the rate of reporting in Kerala is low and people should be cautious.

At present 2 cases have been reported in the state. Both these are in the Alappuzha district. The Health Minister said that there is no need to worry and people should not lose their vigilance.

Two deaths due to the H3N2 influenza virus were reported in the country. Deaths were reported in Haryana and Karnataka. This has been confirmed by the Union Ministry of Health. Currently, 90 cases of the H3N2 virus have been reported in the country. Apart from this, eight cases of H1N1 influenza have also been reported.

Thrissur: Excise’s MDMA hunt in Thrissur Cherp. MDMA worth Rs.30 lakh was seized from the accused. Those who went to Bangalore with the money from the sale of the bike and brought MDMA were arrested.

Accused Prajit (22), Akshay (30), and Jeffin (24) said that they bought MDMA in bulk from a man living in Majestic in Bangalore and got the money for it by selling the bike.

Kochi:  The High Court quashed the FIR in the case against Transport Minister Antony Raju. The action of the court is by accepting the argument of Antony Raju that according to the procedures in the case, the police do not have the authority to file a case.

A bench headed by Justice Ziyad Rahman quashed the FIR citing technical reasons. Observing that the police had no jurisdiction to file a case in the incident, the court accepted Antony Raju’s contention that due process had not been fully followed. But considering the seriousness of the case, the court also suggested go ahead with the proceedings.

The complaint was that Antony Raju, who was a lawyer, manipulated to save an Australian citizen arrested in a drug case. A charge sheet was also filed in 2008 for the incident that took place in 1994. The allegation that arose after becoming a minister led to political controversies. The minister denied the allegations and approached the High Court.

Thiruvananthapuram:  Gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh says CPIM state secretary MV Govindan threatened to kill her. Swapna revealed that the person came to meet Swapna claiming that MV Govindan had told her that the Chief Minister had promised to pay 30 crores to start a new life in another country and that she should leave Kerala.

”Three days ago a person named Vijay Pillai called me. Called for an interview. I reached the hotel he mentioned with my children. But it was a settlement talk. Let’s give it a week. Go to Haryana or Jaipur. I will get a flat there. The evidence against Veena and Kamala madam in Swapna’s possession should be handed over. He said that if did not intend to leave Bengaluru, then there would be no truce and he would kill”, Swapna said. Swapna said that they had promised Rs 30 crores.

Thiruvananthapuram: The disaster management department said there is a risk of sunstroke in seven districts of the state. The sunstroke warning is based on the heat index map published by the Disaster Management Department. Kannur, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram districts are prone to sunstroke.

The heat index is a measure of how hot the air feels with the combination of air temperature and humidity. The Disaster Management Department also said that the heat index map will be published every day from now on.