The highest number of cases was in Thiruvananthapuram with 3,328. Three RSS activists accused of murdering Mohammed Riaz, a teacher at a Madarasa in Kasaragod, were under judicial custody, Mr. Vijayan said. The government would do all it could to tackle the menace of water weeds. Even though there was a scheme for generating electricity from weeds, it fell through because there was no space for collecting and storing weeds, Mr. Vijayan told the Assembly. Shaji, Mr. Vijayan said that if there were any obstacles in using the MLA funds for renovating temple ponds, such obstacles would be removed.

Source: The Hindu May 03, 2017 13:07 UTC