Thiruvananthapuram: Three persons have been arrested in the case of molesting a plus-one student. Jezeer, Naufal and Niaz, natives of Perumathura, Thiruvananthapuram, were arrested.

A native of Kollam Kundera was taken to Thiruvananthapuram Palod and molested. Jazeer and Naufal are accused in several criminal cases. The rape was established through Instagram.

Kochi: ED notice to accused in Life Mission bribery case. ED notices were issued to Swapna Suresh, Sarit and Sandeep asking them to appear for questioning. ED’s move is to interrogate the three together.

Kochi: Noro virus has been confirmed in Ernakulam by the health department. Norovirus infection was confirmed among the students of Kakkanad School. Two samples were sent for testing. There are 67 children with similar symptoms. The health department said there is no cause for concern.

The Health Department stated that the infected children are recovering quickly and the necessary instructions have been given to the school. Classes have been made online so as not to spread to more children. The health department also explained that the source of the disease is not from the school, the child infected with the virus came to the school and spread it to other children.

Thiruvananthapuram: Governor Arif Muhammad Khan read out the part criticizing the central government in the policy announcement that will begin the eighth session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Efforts are being made by the central government to stop borrowing by the state. In his policy announcement, the governor criticized this move as a hindrance to the development of the state. The Constitution is being challenged. Committed to protecting the Constitution. The governor also said that the right of the legislature should be protected.

The governor’s policy announcement speech is progressing with emphasis on the achievements in various fields such as development, health, social progress, education, media freedom, poverty alleviation and infrastructure development. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said in the policy announcement that Kerala is a state that is doing well in social security and there is a large participation of people in development matters.

Kerala’s goal is sustainable development. Adequate consideration is given to the elderly, and the state tops the NITI Aayog criteria. Efforts are on to identify the extreme poor in the state. Action will be taken to protect extreme poverty families. Special schemes will be implemented to solve unemployment. The state has achieved remarkable economic growth.
Priority will be given to investment friendly projects in the state. The system called e-office is becoming a reality. E-Office is ready in all Gram Panchayats. The Governor said that the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission is reaching its goal.

Special mention of Kudumbashree was also included in the policy announcement. The state gives special consideration to freedom of media. Special consideration for the agriculture sector, priority for animal welfare department empowerment projects, measures to achieve self-sufficiency in milk production, a big leap for Kerala in the field of education, progress in industry-friendly ranking are included in the policy announcement. The policy announcement was welcomed by members of the ruling party by clapping on the desk.

There will be measures to empower the cooperative sector. Special emphasis will be given to the fisheries sector. The governor also said that modernization will be implemented in the region.

Thiruvananthapuram: Order of Higher Education Department granting menstrual leave to female students of all universities under the Higher Education Department of the state.
Minister R Bindu said that maternity leave of up to 60 days has been allowed for female students who have crossed the age of 18 years.

The order has been issued by fixing the attendance limit for girl students at 73 percent including the period of menstruation. The minister said that the universities have been instructed to make necessary amendments to the university rules.

Students need 75 percent attendance to appear in each semester. But Kochi University of Science and Technology was the first to bring an amendment to allow women students to appear for the exam even if they have 73 percent attendance considering the period of menstruation. This decision was taken because it will be implemented in all the universities as a relief to female students.