1. Will consider anticipatory bail plea moved by Kerala High Court Rape case suspect and actor Vijay Babu today.
2. UAE accused in gold smuggling of diplomatic goods Swapna Suresh Former minister KT Jalil is likely to move the high court to quash the conspiracy case registered against him on the basis of a complaint filed by the MLA. Mr Jalil had accused Swapna of being a proxy for political conspirators aimed at defaming Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to put the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on the backfoot. Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) leader PC GeorgeThe former MLA and alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fellow traveler, is also an accused in the case registered with the Cantonment Police in Thiruvananthapuram.
3. Swapna Suresh recently filed an affidavit “of her own will” before a judicial magistrate seeking exemption from alleged harassment and endangering life under the Victim Protection Scheme following her “disclosures” against Mr. Vijayan Will go to court.
4. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to attend various public functions in Kannur Street protests by Congress and BJP Swapna Suresh, in her affidavit in court, sought his resignation over the “gold and foreign exchange smuggling” charges leveled against him.
5. Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] The Secretary General will speak at a symposium on “Three Decades of Neo-liberal Policies – Resistance and the Kerala Alternative” at a conference organized in connection with “EMS Smriti” in Thrissur.
6. Congress workers to march to Enforcement Directorate offices In Kozhikode and Kochi, the agency was accused of leading a political witch hunt against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre.
7. Employees unions of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will intensify their strike to protest the management’s delay in disbursement of wages.
8. The Minister of Public Works, PA Muhammad Riaz, will inaugurate the Standard Design Factory at KINFRA Advanced Technology Park in Ramnattukara. The government expects the unit to generate 1,000 jobs in the initial phase.
9. The upland areas of Kozhikode followed a near-total strike in protest against the Supreme Court order imposing a one kilometer ecologically sensitive buffer zone around the protected forests. Residents believe that the move will hinder future development and increase their livelihood, mainly agriculture.
10. Health Minister Veena George will chair a selection committee on Public Health Bill launched at Kozhikode Collectorate.