Kochi: The High Court has said that the status quo should be maintained in the matter of stabilization of temporary employees.
The court also directed the government, concerned departments, and institutions to defer.

In the petition, the court sought an explanation from the government. Justice Devan Ramachandran passed the order on a petition filed by some candidate, who is on the PSC rank list, challenging the stabilization of temporary employees.

The court sent speed post notices to various departments and directed them to reply within ten days. Notices have been issued to KILA, Keltron, Eeta Workers Welfare Board, C-DIT, Forest Industries Travancore Limited, Literacy Mission, Youth Commission, Bureau of Industrial Promotion, LBS, Women’s Commission, School Kerala.

Kochi: The government has told the high court that it will hand over all the documents in the Walayar case to the CBI. The prosecution said in a petition filed by the girls’ mother that the investigation should be expedited and overseen by the court.
The CBI said it had not handed over any documents other than the notification to take over the case. The CBI has said that documents are required for further investigation into the case. Justice VG Arun said that the state government had issued the notification and the decision should be taken by the central government and should be expedited.

Earlier, it was directed to the CBI. The court will consider the case two weeks later.

The High Court, on appeal by the government in the case of the suicide of two minor girls in Valayar, has directed the trial court to reconsider the case.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Election Commission has said that new technology M3 voting machines will be used in this Assembly election. The use of the M3 will ensure greater accuracy and transparency in polling than the M2 machines used so far. The M3 machine can add the names of 384 candidates at the same time, including NOTA. The M2 could only include the names of 64 candidates.

Another feature of the M3 machine is that it can detect mechanical faults on its own. This will allow them to quickly locate faulty EVM machines. By displaying the battery level on the mission, the Presiding Officer will be able to know the charging level and troubleshoot quickly.

On the M3 machines, the battery compartment and the candidate set compartment are specially adjusted. Therefore, in the event of a battery failure, the battery can be replaced by replacing the battery without completely disassembling the machine. This will reduce the time loss in booths. M3 machines are lightweight and easy to handle. This is the first time in Kerala that M3 machines are used.