Kannur: The Edakkad police are questioning four persons who were taken into custody in connection with the Kannur bomb blast. CK Rijal, Saneesh, Akshay, and Jijil were taken into custody. The arrested are from Echoor. Police say they have identified all the culprits. The incident took place last day. It is reported that the deceased Jishnu arrived with a group of bombers. Jishnu, Akshay, and Mithun knew about the bomb. The bomb was made by buying explosives and adding explosives. The arrest of the accused will be recorded soon, the probe team said.

It is learned that there was a dispute over the marriage. The dispute was over song and dance. The next day the team arrived with the bomb. The group escaped in a van after the blast.

Kochi: The High Court has given permission to continue the Silverline land survey. The Division Bench quashed the order of the High Court Single Bench restraining the land survey. The order blocking the survey of the complainants’ land was quashed. The order was passed by a division bench headed by the Chief Justice. The Division Bench also dismissed the requirement to disclose DPR details.

On appeal, the government argued that the single bench’s order had not taken into account the arguments of the government and that the interim order of the single bench went beyond the consideration of the plaintiffs’ petition. The government told the court that suspending the social impact survey would delay the project, which could lead to higher project costs.

Thiruvananthapuram: Education Minister V Sivankutty has said that schools in the state will be fully operational from February 21. Classes one to 12 will include all children. School hours should be adjusted from morning to evening according to the standard timetable of the respective schools.

Lessons for 10th and 12th classes should be completed by February 28. After this, we have to move on to the revision activities. More details will be revealed in discussions with the teachers’ unions on Tuesday.

Every Saturday is a working day, except for the public holidays in February and March. Model examinations for SSLC, Higher Secondary, and Vocational Higher Secondary will start from March 16. The timetable will be published later. The annual examination will be held in classes one to nine, the minister said.

Thiruvananthapuram: Those who visit Attukal temple on Pongala Day should keep the RTPCR Negative Certificate taken within 72 hours or produce the document of covid Positive within three months. The district collector issued an order stating that a negative certificate was required.

Admission to the temple is restricted to those above 18 years of age. Children under 18 years of age with no symptoms may enter with family members. The directive also applies to volunteers.

People with symptoms are not allowed inside the temple. Organizers must ensure that covid protocol is strictly adhered to inside and outside the temple.

To maintain the social distance, the exact distance should be determined and marked on the ground in a circle. The organizers should instruct the devotees to stand only on these signs. Police and organizers should control the crowd through queues and barricades. Non-traditional events will not be allowed.

The order also says that visitors to the temple must ensure that they are following the covid protocol at all times.