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Kerala has achieved a huge increase in per capita income and the State soon will be free of people with extreme poverty, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Navakerala Sadas held at Cheruthuruthy on Monday.

Govt suspends notification to declare Chinnakkanal in Idukki a reserve forest due to opposition from farmers & local community. High-level meeting chaired by Chief Sec. resolved to suspend proceedings until Centre frames guidelines. Move to protect biodiversity & natural wealth. Protests due to misinterpretation of notification. Populated areas excluded.

On November 23, doctor-influencer Cyriac Abby Philips aka The Liver Doc posted on social media platform X about a “terrible and vulgar” online abuse campaign against him over his tweet criticising yoga guru Ramdev and his firm Patanjali Ayurved over “misleading claims”.   

Cyclone Michaung travel updates: The flight operations have been disrupted in Chennai, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam while 40 trains from to and from Kerala have been cancelled on Monday in view of the cyclone Michaung

Top Kerala News developments today, December 4, 2023

Prominent Dalit thinker M. Kunhaman (74) passed away at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram. He was a teacher, writer and had several influential works on Dalit issues, caste and economics.

Pinarayi Vijayan's Navakerala Sadas, a Cabinet outreach programme, has been met with an overwhelmingly warm response. People of all socio-political affiliations are welcoming the Cabinet on wheels. The Chief Minister spoke candidly about the programme's success and its objective of explaining the government's stand on development.

The Southern Railway has cancelled as many as 40 train services to and from Kerala, including Sabarimala special trains, in view of the cyclone ‘Michaung’ which is likely to cross the South Andhra Pradesh coast by Tuesday.

Kerala govt. allocates ₹327.76 cr for Jal Jeevan Mission, but coverage lags at 51.69%. 6 districts have >50% coverage, while Kasaragod has 29.9%. Only 1 block, 44 GPs & 62 villages certified with 'Har Ghar Jal' status. Target of 70.7 lakh rural households by 2024 yet to be achieved.