Kozhikode: A ban has been announced in four places. The ban was imposed in Nadapuram, Valayam, Kuttyadi, and Perambra police stations. The ban lasts until the evening of December 17.Crowds are not allowed within 500 meters of the counting center. Inwards and municipalities, the joyous performance should be limited to a certain extent. The ban comes in the wake of violence in several places on polling day.

Thiruvananthapuram: The lorry that caused the death of journalist SV Pradeep was found. Driver Joy was taken into custody by Fort police. He was taken into custody from Enchakkal. Joy has been charged with murder. The owner Mohanan will also be taken into custody, police said. The lorry is named after Mohanan’s daughter. The driver stated that the accident happened when he was going to unload the load at Vellayani.

Mohanan and Joy were on their way to Shantivila from the Vattiyoorkavu quarry carrying Msand. Joy told police he knew the vehicle had crashed and had not stopped because of fear. After unloading the M sand, we left the scene of the accident and took another route to Peroorkada. The lorry was picked up again in the morning after it was learned through the media that the lorry number was not clear. The lorry and its driver were taken into custody after they were informed that the lorry was passing through Enchakkal. 

Kochi: Enforcement Directorate sent a notice to C M Raveendran seeking to appear for questioning. He is now scheduled to appear on Thursday. Following this, Raveendran filed a petition in the High Court. In a petition filed in the high court, CM Raveendran said that he was ill and should not be taken into custody. The petition also states that the proceedings of the ED should stay and that counsel be allowed when the ED is questioned.This is the fourth time that ED Raveendran has been given notice. Raveendran did not appear for questioning three times citing the health problems caused by Covid. Raveendran said in a letter to the Enforcement last week that he had a severe headache and neck pain. Raveendran had attached the report of the medical superintendent with the letter.

Thiruvananthapuram: There is a possibility of heavy rain with thunder in Kerala from December 17. The Central Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Isolated showers are likely in Kerala and Lakshadweep for the next five days. The Met Department has warned of heavy rains in Kerala, Mahe, and Lakshadweep on December 17 and 18. A lightning warning has also been issued for December 16-19. No warnings were issued on other days.

Kochi: The government informed the high court not to increase the number of pilgrims at Sabarimala. The government was replying to Congress leader Ajay Tharayil and Ayyappa Seva Samaj’s petition to increase the number of pilgrims in Sabarimala.

State Attorney K V Sohan, who appeared for the government, handed over the medical report to the court. The government said the status quo should continue during the festival. Sannidhanam policemen were also affected by the covid.

If the number of pilgrims increases, there is a risk of spreading the disease. This situation should be avoided. The petitioners want the number of pilgrims to be increased to 10,000 per day. Admission is currently limited to 3,000 on weekends and 2,000 on other days.

Kochi: The court has given permission to the enforcement to question Swapna Suresh and Sarith in jail in the money laundering case. The court accepted the ED’s request that prison officials should not be present.

The court allowed him to be questioned for three days. Questions can be asked from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The court said he could also be questioned in the absence of the jail superintendent. Court orders defendants not to be mentally abused. The Ernakulam Principal Seasons Court allowed the questioning. The interrogation will begin today if the court order is handed over.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister’s Additional Private Secretary CM Raveendran’s interrogation in the gold smuggling case remains unclear. The suggestion from Delhi is not to take drastic action now. The probe team is considering giving notice to Raveendran after questioning Swapna once again.

The famous art director P. Krishnamurthy passed away. He was 77 years old. He has done art direction and costume design for more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.

He has received five national awards. He has also worked with more than 15 Malayalam films including Swathi Thirunal, Vaishali, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Perunthachan, Rajashilpi, Parinayam, Ghazal, Kulam, Vachanam, and Oliyambukal.

Apart from the state awards of the Government of Tamil Nadu, he has also received the Kalaimamani Award. Born in Poombuhar, a coastal town near Thanjavur, Krishnamurthy made his film debut in 1975 with GV Iyer’s Kannada film Hamsa Geetha.
Krishnamurthy came to Malayalam through Lenil Rajendran’s ‘Swathithirunal’. Krishnamurthy last worked in the film ‘Ramanujan’ directed by Jnanarajasekharan.

Thiruvananthapuram: Famous writer UA Khader has passed away. He died at Kozhikode at 5.30 pm today. He was 85 years old. He was suffering from lung cancer and was undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Star Care Hospital for a few days. He has won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his contribution to Malayalam literature. His works ‘Thrikkottur Peruma’ and ‘Aghorasivam’ deserved the awards. He is the author of more than seventy books, including these. His last published novel was Shatru, published in 2011. He has also received the SK Pottakad Award, the Abu Dhabi Shakti Award, the VT Memorial Award and the Padma Prabha Award. UA Khader was born in 1935 in Billin, Myanmar. He was the son of Moithootty Haji, a native of Koyilandy, and Mamid, a Burmese. After graduating from Koyilandy High School, he graduated in painting from Madras Arts College. He has served on All India Radio, Kozhikode and the State Health Department.