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Thiruvananthapuram: Amir Ul Islam, accused of murder of law student at Perumbavoor last month, was remanded to judicial custody for two weeks on Friday.
The police produced the accused in magistrate court at Perumbavoor under heavy security. The accused was brought with his head covered by a helmet. A large number of people were present in the court premises despite heavy rain.
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Police have zeroed in on a migrant labourer from Assam as murderer of law student at Perumbavoor.
Additional Director General of Police B. Sandhya confirmed the arrest that collection of evidence against him was continuing. More details could be disclosed only after identification parade.
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Kerala Congress (Mani) has opined that the controversial decisions of the UDF Government towards the end of its term were responsible for the Front’s debacle in the Assembly elections.
Party leaders who attended the one day camp of steering committee members of the party on Wednesday added that the criticism from within the Congress over the decisions added to the problem. Their criticism of the government was even sharper than that of the Opposition.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rain brought misery to people of Alappuzha, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts on Sunday. One person died at Cheruthana. About 10000 persons have been shifted to relief camps.
Breach of dyke at Kuppappuram in Kuttanad flooded 340 acres of poulders and damaged about 200 houses. The poulders have been prepared for sowing, and influx of flood waters is estimated to have caused a loss of about Rs. 25 lakh. The flooded poulders belong to about 300 farmers.
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Chief Minister Pinarai Vijayan said here on Thursday that financial position of the State was not confortable.
Addressing a ‘Meet the Press’ Programme organised by the Press Club here, the Chief Minister said that the State’s debt stood at Rs. 154000 crores according to figures furnished by Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The arrears in payment of welfare and other pensions came to about 2000 crores. The bills pending payment to contractors amounted to Rs. 3000 crores.
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