Here are the key news developments from Kerala to watch out for today:
1. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to chair a cabinet meeting
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will chair a cabinet meeting today. The cabinet had preponed its meeting from Wednesday to Monday on account of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party congress in Kannur.
2. KPCC president K. Sudhakaran calls a meeting of top brass to address "infighting" in Congress
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran has called a meeting of party top brass to discuss the alleged infighting in Congress. He is also set to meet INTUC leaders who are up in arms against Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan for purportedly attempting to distance the party from the trade union.
3. Chennithala to meet Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who ostensibly heads the traditional I-faction, will meet Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi amid differences in Kerala's party leadership over reorganisation and other issues.
4. HC to consider bail plea of actor rape case witness
The Kerala High Court is likely to pronounce its order on a petition filed by Sagar Wincent, a witness in the actor assault case, complaining about harassment by the police.
5. Hartal in Amboori in Thiruvananthapuram
Residents in Amboori, a leafy suburb abutting the Neyyar and Wildlife sanctuaries, are observing a "hartal" on Monday to protest the Centre's decision to bring large tracts of the hamlet under the Environmentally Sensitive Zone. Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran has convened a meeting on April 8 to discuss the issue.
6. CM to inaugurate football turf
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a police department owned football turf to the public in Kannur.
