Thiruvananthapuram: The distribution of the Onam Special kit provided free of cost by the state government will start from the 31st of this month. The distribution of kits will be completed by August 16. This month, kits will be distributed to yellow cardholders (AAY) from August 31 to August 2, pink cards (PHH) from August 4 to 7, blue cards (NPS) from August 9 to 12, and white cards from August 13-16.

The Director of Food Civil Supplies has directed to stop the distribution of kits for June on this 28th. A ration cardholder will get a kit of Rs 570.

Items include sugar, coconut oil, green beans, nuts, tea, chili powder, salt, turmeric, atta, pickles, bath soap, nuts, cardamom, semia and, ghee.

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has rejected the plea of former public works secretary TO Sooraj to quash the case against him in the Palarivattom bridge scam. Justice Narayana Pisharody’s order rejected Sooraj’s contention that the case was registered against him without prior permission.

The court upheld Vigilance’s contention that the case against Sooraj was filed with the permission of the government. Sooraj had approached the court stating that the vigilance had filed a case against him without the prior permission of the government under the new provision in the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Vigilance said the government had ordered the probe based on a letter from the Public Works Minister seeking an inquiry into the involvement of officials from the Kerala Road Fund Board, Roads and Bridges Corporation, and Kitco in the construction of the bridge.

After examining the allegations, the Additional Chief Secretary ordered an inquiry in good faith. Vigilance told the court that the case was registered against the officers as public servants.

Kannur: Three customs officials who had conspired to smuggle gold through Kannur airport have been dismissed. The action was taken against inspectors Rohit Sharma, Sakendra Paswan, and Krishan Kumar.
The action was taken for conspiring to smuggle 4.5 kg of gold through Kannur airport on August 19, 2019. The main accused in the case, Customs Inspector Rohit Pandit, was earlier dismissed.

Kozhikode: It is reported that bird flu has been confirmed in the state as well. 300 chickens from a private poultry farm in Koochand Kalangali in Kozhikode district have dead. Samples of these were sent to Trivandrum and Alappuzha Labs. Another more samples were sent to a lab in Bhopal for further confirmation.

The chickens died on July 20. After confirming the bird flu, the district collector ordered to shut all the poultry farms in this area. The collector called a meeting to discuss this. The authorities informed people that not to worry about this.
The bird flu is reported again in the state after a while. A 12-year-old native of Haryana has died due to bird flu recently. The bird flu virus is being tested at the Pune Virology Institute. Confirmed by H5N1.

Kochi: Famous film and serial actor KTS Pannadayil (88) has passed away. He died at a private hospital in Kadavanthara on Thursday morning. KTS Pannadayil, who came to cinema through plays, became famous for his comedic roles.

He made his acting debut in 1956 with the play ‘Vivaha Dallal’. He then went on to star in amateur plays for a fee of five rupees. He later went on to pursue a career in professional theater for over 50 years. He has worked in many committees like Vaikom Malavika, Changanassery Geetha, Kollam Tuna, Attingal Padma Shri, and Edakochi Sargachetana.

He has been active in Malayalam cinema since the 1990s. He later acted in serials. Even as a film actor, he ran a shop in Tripunithura. He has acted in more than 140 films. His first film was Aniyan Bava Chettan Bava directed by Rajasenan.
He became a busy actor in Malayalam with films like Vridhanmare Sookshikkuka and Srikrishnapurathe Nakshatrathilakkam.
Wife Ramani, children: Shyam, Swapna, Sannan, and Sajan.

Kochi: The trial court has sought more time to complete the trial in the case of attacking the actress. Special Judge Honey M., who is considering the case, asked for more time to complete the proceedings. Varghese submitted a letter to the Supreme Court asking the Supreme Court to complete the proceedings in August 2021.

The trial court said in a letter that the proceedings were hampered by covid. There are more than 300 witnesses in the case. Dileep is the eighth accused in the case.