Kochi: Heavy rain and wind are likely in the state in the next few days, the Central Meteorological Department said. An orange alert has been announced in Ernakulam district considering the possibility of heavy rain for the next two days. In this situation, the District Collector Dr. Renu Raj informed that tourism-related activities will not be allowed in the hilly areas and coastal areas of the district.
Revenue and local bodies departments will take steps to relocate people living in areas prone to soil erosion and landslides if necessary. Control rooms at the district level and taluk level will be functioning 24 hours a day.

Kochi: Police arrested a Bangladeshi citizen who was conducting human trafficking through airports. Ernakulam Rural District Crime Branch arrested Muhammad Abdul Shukur (32), a native of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Police arrested him from Mangalore airport.

Fake passport, PAN card, Aadhaar card and bank documents were recovered from Abdul Shukur. On the 27th, 4 Bangladeshis were arrested for trying to enter Sharjah with fake documents through Nedumbassery airport. They tried to leave under the pretense of being Indians. During the investigation conducted by the District Crime Branch under the leadership of District Police Chief Vivek Kumar, information was received about the racket of preparing and issuing fake documents.

The main agent of the gang, Abdul Shukur, was caught by the police while bringing two people to smuggle abroad through the Mangalore airport. He is doing human trafficking by bringing people from Bangladesh to India and preparing documents including passports.

Kochi:  Center announces assistance to Kerala in deep sea fishing. The assistance is for the purchase of two ships with facilities for fish processing. Union Minister Amit Shah, who is also in charge of the Cooperative Department, has instructed Matsyafed to prepare and submit a plan for this purpose.

Amit Shah assured that assistance would be granted if some project proposals were given while visiting the Valanirmana factory under Matsyafed. The proposal is to submit a plan to purchase two ships with facilities for fish processing. Ten fishing vessels worth one and a half crores have already been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Akhtar Yojana.

At the same time, the Union Minister has also promised financial assistance for setting up three new fish net factories. A decision will also be taken on reducing the interest on loans granted by NCDC for the purchase of fishing equipment. Amit Shah informed that assistance will also be given to the project for tourism development in Matsyafed farms.

Thiruvananthapuram: Change in rain warnings in the state. Yellow alert in five districts. Yellow alert today in Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, and Wayanad districts.
The Central Meteorological Department has warned that there is a possibility of widespread rain in Kerala for the next 5 days due to the presence of a cyclonic vortex over the region. Isolated heavy rain, thunder, and lightning are likely during these days. The Central Meteorological Department has informed us that very heavy rains are also likely at isolated places in Kerala from September 6 to 8.

Aluva:  Deadly drug MDMA seized from tourist bus passengers in Aluva. The police arrested the passengers from Bengaluru at Aluva.
The police seized the deadly drug MDMA from the passengers of the tourist bus which was going from Bengaluru to Kollam. Police seized 51 grams of MDMA from three persons who were traveling on the bus from Aluva.

After receiving confidential information, the police stopped the vehicle waiting at the Paravur intersection on the national highway and searched. He tried to smuggle drugs hidden in his underwear. Amal Babu, Jitin Joseph, and Vishnu Karthikeyan, natives of Aluva Muppathadam, were taken into custody by the Aluva police.

Malappuram:  Auto driver arrested for molesting passenger at Malappuram crossing. Babu alias Thorappa Jalish Babu, an auto driver of Maruta Ayyappan Poti, was arrested. The woman was diverted by the auto driver and taken to a forest called Mamankara Irulkunn and tortured. The incident took place on Thursday.