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Thiruvananthapuram: Director General of Police Loknath Behra has asked highway patrol and night patrol teams of police to check on automatic teller machines in the area of their charge regularly.

They should look for suspicious equipment and networks connected to ATMs and check the backside of ATM kiosks for damage or unauthorised equipment.

Chief Minister Pinarai Vijayan on Monday called for vigilance in families and local communities against students being misled into camps of communalists and terrorists.

Addressing the Independence Day Parade here, the Chief Minister said that extremists were trying to brainwash people by turning spirituality and religious beliefs into false spirituality and communal hatred. Families and the local communities should ensure that students going to schools and place of worship were going nowhere else.

New Delhi: Dr. Shaik Darvesh Saheb, Additional Director General of Police (Vigilance), Kerala, has won the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, announced on the occasion of Independence Day.

Dr. Jacob Thomas, Director, Vigilance & Anti- Corruption Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram; P. A. Varghese, DySP ,Perinthalmanna Sub Division, Malappuram; T. Mohanan Nair, Asst Commissioner of Police (Traffic) , North Subdivision Thiruvananthapuram City; Kurikesh Mathew, Deputy Commandant, MSP ,Malappuram; V. Ajith, DySP, SBCID ,Kottayam; V . V. Thrivikraman Namboothiry ,SI, SBCID, Kottayam; K. L. Anil, Senior Civil Police Officer, SCRB, Pattom; N. Jayachandran, Driver HC T 9073 (ASI Gr.), Police Headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram; R. Mahesh, DySP, VACB, Thiruvananthapuram and M.T. Antony ,ASI, VACB, Alappuzha Unit won Police Medal for Meritorious Service from the State.

Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI (M) has indicated that Kerala Congress (Mani) will not be unwelcome in the LDF.

CPI (M) State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the other day that there could be issue based cooperation with parties dissociating themselves from the United Democratic Front.

Thiruvananthapuram: Differences have emerged in Kerala Congress (M) about whether the party should go it alone.

Senior leader P. J. Joseph maintained that alliances were inevitable. However, he is not for alliance with BJP.

Party Chairman K. M. Mani reiterated that the decision was stand alone and get strong.