Thiruvananthapuram:  Anganwadis will be open from January 3. The State Department of Women and Child Development had issued special guidelines on the introduction of kids to Anganwadis, including the covid norms. The proposal is to open Anganwadis from 9:30 to 12:30. Keep a distance of 1.5 m to seat children. Saturdays will be working days.

In the first stage, children with disabilities are excluded. Anganwadis with children above 15 should be divided into batches considering the opinion of the parents. Staff and drivers of vehicles transporting children should receive both doses of the vaccine. Parents should not enter the Anganwadi.

Kochi: Ten more people have been arrested in a case of assault on police by employees of Kizhakkambalam Kitex Company. The accused were identified from the CCTV footage. So far 174 people have been arrested. The police investigation focused on CCTV footage and mobile camera footage of the area. The probe team has also started trying to get the criminal background and other information of the arrested accused. Police say more people will be arrested in the case soon.

Thiruvananthapuram: A girl’s father stabbed her boyfriend to death while he was visiting his daughter in Thiruvananthapuram. The incident took place on the Pettah Chalakudy line.

The deceased has been identified as Aneesh George, 19. Accused Lalan surrendered at the police station after the murder. The incident took place at around 3 am today. Aneesh George had come to see the girl at night.

After hearing a noise from his daughter’s room, Lalan came with a weapon and attacked. Lalan smashed the door and stabbed the young man inside. Lalan then went to the police station and was informed about the incident. Lalan told police that the young man was stabbed and had to be taken to hospital. Police arrived and rushed the young man to the medical college but he was pronounced dead.

Thiruvananthapuram: The auto taxi strike which was to be held from midnight today has been postponed. The strike was adjourned after the minister assured a favorable decision. The strike was announced by the Joint Strike Committee.

The strike was called off after Transport Minister Antony Raju held talks with the Autotaxi workers’ unions. The minister said strict action would be taken to curb counterfeit taxi autos, which are the main complaint of the workers. Amendments to the law will be considered against such persons, including revocation of licenses. He said issuing permits to e-autos would be considered.

Auto workers are in crisis amid rising fuel prices and rising commodity prices. The workers want the auto minimum charge to be at least five rupees higher than the current one. The strike was called to demand an increase in auto taxi fares, the removal of GPS on older vehicles, the extension of the demolition law to 20 years and the imposition of a permit on auto-rickshaws.

Kochi: The High Court has accepted the petition filed by the prosecution against the trial court in the case of attacking the actress. The court issued a notice to the prosecution. The hearing of the case is postponed to next month. The petition states that the trial court did not consider the prosecution’s requirements.

The petition states that the trial court rejected the request to re-examine some witnesses. The petition also alleges that the court did not record the prosecution’s conclusive arguments. The petition also states that the demand to call the original records of the phone calls of the accused was rejected.
Meanwhile, the prosecution had earlier approached the high court with a complaint against the trial court. The prosecution approached the high court seeking the removal of the judge, but the petition was rejected.