Kochi: Another arrest has been registered in the Manasa murder that shook Kerala. Rakhil’s close friend Aditya was arrested in the Manasa murder case. He was taken to Bihar for evidence.

Rakhil went to Bihar with Aditya after his relationship with Manasa broke down. It was from here that he collected the gun used to commit the murder. Sonu Kumar Modi and Manesh Kumar Verma, both from Bihar, were earlier arrested in connection with the sale of a gun to Rakhil.

Sonu Kumar Modi was arrested by the Kerala Police from Munger, a major center for the manufacture and sale of counterfeit firearms. The information provided by Sonu Kumar helped in the arrest of Manesh Kumar, a taxi driver and a Bassar resident, a middleman in the gun selling.

Pathanamthitta: Virtual queue booking for Kanni month Poojas at Sabarimala started from today. 15000 people are allowed to visit.

A certificate of two doses of the vaccine or an RTPCR negative certificate is mandatory. Admission is open to devotees from September 17 to 21.

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ruled that the second dose of covishield vaccine can be taken after 28 days. The court directed that changes be made to the Cowin website. The proposal was made at the request of Kitex.

The central government has stated that the second dose of the Covshield vaccine can only be given after 84 days. Rejecting this, the High Court has directed that the second dose can be taken within 28 days.

Currently, those going abroad in the state are given a second dose after 28 days. This is done through a special registration system. The court asked why others did not receive the vaccine in this way. The High Court ruled that all applicants could take the second dose after 28 days, citing discrimination. Justice P.V. Suresh Kumar considered the petition. The court had earlier sought an explanation from the central and state governments.

Idukki: Accused arrested in Panikkankudy housewife murder case.  Panikankudi Manikkunnel Binoy was arrested by the police from Perinchankutty. He was apprehended from the Perinchamkutty Bamboo plantation area, about 5 km from the spot.  According to the mobile tower location, the police had been monitoring him in the Perinchakutty area for two days.  It is learned that he was caught while trying to swim across the Chinnar river from near the bamboo forest to the other side.
 His mobile phone had been spotted at the Katadipara tower location since Monday morning.  For the past two days, police have been inspecting private buses and other vehicles passing through the Adimali Kallarkutty area.  Another team was conducting inspections at the Tamil Nadu border.

Sindhu has been missing since the morning of the 12th from Panikkankudi.  The relatives had also lodged a complaint with the Vellathooval police.  Meanwhile, the disappearance of Manikunnel Binoy, who had been with Sindhu, strengthened the suspicion of relatives and locals.

The information about the murder came out when the relatives came to the house at around 3 pm and searched it.  The house was opened after Sindhu’s younger son’s revelations about changes in the house.  The police had been conducting investigations in three teams led by the Idukki DySP.  Accused Binoy was taken to the Vellathooval Police Station.

Kochi: M Swaraj’s petition seeking annulment of K Babu’s election victory in Tripunithura.  Notices were sent to the opposition including K Babu.  The case is set to be heard next month.

According to the Swaraj petition, Babu had requested votes in the name of Ayyappan and had violated the election code of conduct.  He distributed slips stating a vote for Ayyappan -slip in the constituency.  The slip included a picture of Ayyappan and Babu’s name and election symbol.

K Babu propagated that the match was between Sabarimala Ayyappan and M Swaraj and if Swaraj wins, it will be Ayyappan’s defeat.  According to the petition, Ayyappan’s name was also used in the graffiti.

Thiruvananthapuram: Chance of heavy rain in Kerala today.  Following this, a yellow alert was declared in nine districts of the state.  The Bay of Bengal is experiencing heavy rainfall over low pressure.  The low was formed off the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.  Rain warning for Central and North Kerala.

The yellow alert was issued in Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.  Yellow alert has been declared in all seven districts tomorrow.
 The alert was issued in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts on Tuesday.  Fishermen have been warned not to go to sea until Tuesday.