Shahrukh Saifi, suspected of setting fire to a train in Kerala that killed three people, was caught by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in Ratnagiri on Wednesday. , Photo Credit: PTI
Here are the important Kerala developments to watch for today.
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Kozhikode train arson case accused Shahrukh Saifi, arrested from Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, was brought to Malurkunnu Armed Reserve Police Camp in Kozhikode this morning. He will be preliminary interrogated by a special police team headed by ADGP MR Ajithkumar. Later he will be produced in the court of Judicial First Class Magistrate after medical examination.
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The decision to shift rogue wild elephant Arikomban from Idukki to Parambikulam has triggered protests in Palakkad, leaving the government in a quandary. The farmers threatened to block the vehicle that was going to bring the elephant to the Parambikulam tiger reserve. The government’s decision to relocate the elephant was based on a High Court directive.
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Padma Shri awardee Ali Manikphan will inaugurate a workshop on climate change and coastal ecosystem responses in Kochi today.
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Writer MT Vasudevan Nair will inaugurate a four-day theater festival in honor of playwright Jayaprakash Kulur in Kozhikode. The festival is organized by the Department of Tourism, DTPC, Kozhikode, Russian House Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode Corporation.