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Police start aerial surveillance to check Maoist menace in Wayanad

Police launch aerial surveillance in Kambamala, Wayanad to check Maoist menace. Using helicopters, drones, Thunderbolts, and forces from TN & Karnataka, police are gathering intel, ensuring security, and foiling attempts to draw youth into movement. Sortie lasted 1hr 40min, will continue in coming days.

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

IUML all set to face Lok Sabha elections, says Sadikali Thangal

IUML State president Thangal said the party had prepared for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections; Congress to decide if Rahul Gandhi contests from Wayanad; IUML postponed its Delhi meet due to elections in five states.

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

Police intensify combing in Wayanad for suspected Maoists

The police have intensified anti-Maoist operations in Wayanad district, a forest tri-junction bordering Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, following the recurring presence of a Maoist group at Kambamala.

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2023

CM, Ministers, officials to attend review meeting in Kozhikode on Thursday

CM Pinarayi Vijayan & Cabinet to review development works in Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod & Wayanad. Top State officials to attend meeting at Cheruvannur. Issues such as fast-tracking & timely completion of projects, national highways, hill highway, coastal highway, tunnel road to Wayanad, Kovalam-Bekal inland navigation project & LIFE Mission schemes…

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

94% of garbage ‘hotspots’ in Kerala cleared

6,055 garbage 'hotspots' identified in Kerala since March 2023; 5,715 cleared by September-end. 2,888 on vacant lands, 2,683 along roads, 484 along water bodies; 94.3% cleared by local bodies to make State garbage-free by 2025. Ernakulam (812), Kozhikode (625), Thiruvananthapuram (564) had highest spots; Wayanad (63) lowest. Fines imposed, CCTV…

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

IUML eyeing a third seat for Lok Sabha elections in Kerala

IUML seeks 3rd seat in North Kerala for 2024 LS polls, eyeing Wayanad, Vadakara, Kasaragod. IUML, UDF's 2nd-largest constituent, wants better representation for Muslim community. Congress cautious, wary of giving impression of bowing to IUML's demands.

The Hindu · Oct 3, 2023

‘Samagra’ project launched in Wayanad

The Wayanad district panchayat has launched ‘Samagra’, a comprehensive project for the overall development of the educational sector

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2023

Security beefed up following attack on Forest dept. office in Wayanad

Security in Kannur-Wayanad border areas stepped up after alleged attack by armed group on Forest dept. office. Group associated with Maoist activities booked under UAPA. Combing operations underway to prevent Maoists from expanding influence in Aralam tribal settlement.

The Hindu · Sep 30, 2023

Swaminathan’s contributions to farming community lauded

M.S. Swaminathan's contributions to farming, esp. in Wayanad, are remarkable. He set up CAbC to conserve vanishing plant species & propel agri revolution. Now a 46-acre campus, it has state-of-the-art facilities & a team of 48 people to conserve biodiversity & promote sustainable dev. of farming community.

The Hindu · Sep 28, 2023

Suspected Maoists vandalise Kerala Forest Development Corporation office in Wayanad

Maoists vandalised KFDC office in Kambamala, Wayanad, Kerala. Posters in Malayalam and Tamil on behalf of CPI(Maoist) Kabani area committee read: 'Distribute plantations to landless workers and tribal people, join armed rebellion.'

The Hindu · Sep 28, 2023