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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Kerala on three-day constituency visit
•Massive security arrangements were in place for Gandhi's visit which came amid tension in the state over the alleged attack on AKG Centre, the headquarters of ruling CPI-M, in Thiruvananthapuram
Rahul Gandhi office vandalism case: 19 SFI activists held; Congress holds protest march
Fp Staff •A protest march of the SFI against Gandhi, alleging his inaction in the issue of buffer zones around forests, on Friday turned violent as a group of protestors allegedly barged into his office and trashed it
Kerala: SFI activists vandalise Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad office; CM Vijayan condemns incident
Fp Staff •The student organisation protested alleging that Gandhi failed to intervene in the issue of creating buffer zones around forests in the hilly areas of Kerala
Smriti Irani visits Rahul Gandhi's LS constituency Wayanad; reviews implementation of central schemes
•The Union Women and Child Development Minister also visited Varadoor Anganwadi Centre developed by a Central Government PSU as part of its CSR activities in Kaniyambetta Gram Panchayat of Wayanad district
Smriti Irani in Rahul Gandhi’s new den Wayanad: What to make of it
Kartikeya Tanna •Smriti Irani’s visit to Wayanad is the BJP’s attempt to start its pitch in Kerala with a bang. It seems to be an announcement by this ‘new BJP’ that it will send one of its most popular campaigners directly in the lion’s den to kickstart a challenge
Panic after tiger kills 15 animals in Kerala, 150 officials and Kumki elephants roped in to hunt big cat
Trendingdesk •As per reports, the animal has been in the Mananthavady region of the Wayanad district for 17 days and the forest officials are taking strict measures to ensure that the tiger is caught
Kerala reports cases of Noronavirus in Wayanad; govt asks people to be vigilant
•The rare Norovirus infection was reported in some 13 students of a veterinary college in Pookode near Vythiri in Wayanad district two weeks ago
Nipah virus outbreak: Centre recommends strengthening hospital, community-based surveillance
•The Union health secretary has called for coordination with animal health and wildlife department to trap and collect samples from fruit bats for virological studies and other associated measures
Watch: Fire department, locals rescue woman after she falls into 50-feet deep well in Wayanad
Trendingdesk •Currently, a video of the rescue operation is making rounds on social media, where officials from the fire department and locals can be seen using a rope and small net to bring the lady out of the well.
Four Congress leaders from Wayanad district quit party ahead of Kerala Assembly election
Fp Staff •Among the leaders who quit is MS Vishwanathan, a prominent face of the Kuruma community