Thiruvananthapuram:  Kerala government with financial assistance for interfaith marriages. The government has sanctioned Rs 12.51 crore for 4,170 interfaith couples who got married during the period till March 2021.

The Department of Social Justice has sanctioned an assistance of Rs 12.51 crore. For this, local self-governing bodies such as block panchayat municipalities and corporations have been entrusted with the task.

The annual income of applicants for financial assistance should not exceed Rs.1 lakh. A marriage registration certificate, Aadhaar, or Voter ID should be submitted as documents. This financial assistance is to be used to start a business or to buy land or a house.

The government had earmarked Rs 1.45 crore for 485 applicants in the financial year 2021-22. But according to the figures from the Department of Social Justice, there are still 4,170 applicants, and a new amount of financial assistance has been allocated.

Alappuzha is the district with the highest number of applicants. 833 mixed marriages have applied for financial assistance. Thiruvananthapuram is in the second position with 784 applicants. Malappuram has the least number of applicants. Only 37 couples have applied here.

Thiruvananthapuram:  KSRTC Gramavandi service started. KSRTC has implemented the Gramavandi in collaboration with local bodies. Gram Panchayat-sponsored Gramavandi was launched for the first time in Kolla, Parassala in the Thiruvananthapuram district.
Manchavilakam, Ambalam, Kodumkara, Panayamula via Dhanuvachapuram. This is the route of gramavandi of gram panchayat in Kolla. KSRTC’s Gramavandi service is focused on areas with fewer public transport facilities, rural areas, and socially backward areas. In Kolla, Minister MV Govindan inaugurated the state level of the master project through Gramavandi sponsored by the Gram Panchayat.
Services that do not generate income even for the cost of fuel to the interior areas are being converted into gramavandi services. The local bodies will ensure diesel, staff accommodation, and parking security for the buses running this service. KSRTC will bear the cost of the vehicle, staff salaries, maintenance, spare parts, and insurance. Gramavandi services will start in Malappuram, Thrissur, and Alappuzha in August.

Kochi: Vlogger Sooraj Palakkaran has surrendered in the case of insulting women. Suraj Palakkaran surrendered at Ernakulam South Police Station. The High Court had rejected Suraj’s anticipatory bail application a few days ago. The High Court clarified that the cases filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes sections will stand. Suraj Palakkaran was granted anticipatory bail in the case of insulting a young woman who had filed a complaint against Crime Nandakumar.

The complaint received against Suraj Palakaran was that he spoke abusively to the young woman and made casteist remarks. A case was also registered against Sooraj on the complaint of a native of Adimali who filed a complaint against Crime Online Managing Director TP Nandakumar. Suraj made a bad remark about the woman who had filed a complaint against TP Nandakumar and filmed the video. Following this, the woman lodged a complaint. The case was filed under the non-bailable section of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act.

Thiruvananthapuram:  Trial Allotment for this year’s Plus One admission in the state has been published. Check the list at www.admission.dge.kerala.gov.in. Verification and correction should be done before 5 pm on 31st. The first allotment will be published on August 3.
It was initially announced that the trial allotment would be published on the 28th, but due to some technical hurdles, it was shifted to today. Things are progressing as the classes start on August 22. The higher secondary admission process has been delayed due to the late arrival of CBSE and ICSE students’ 10th class examination results.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Meteorological Department has warned that there is a possibility of heavy rain with thunder and lightning at isolated places in the state till July 30.

The State Disaster Management Authority has advised that precautions should be taken from the time the clouds start to be seen and should not be left out of taking such precautions because lightning is not visible.