With the dumping of medical and other solid wastes into Tamil Nadu villages along the inter-state border creating a political furor, the Southern Bench of the NGT on Thursday directed the Kerala government to dispose them off within three days.
"Such activities cannot be permitted. Do not assume that the TDB owns the temples; it is merely a trustee managing them," the court said.
The Kerala government on Friday opposed the plea seeking CBI probe into the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate(ADM) Naveen Babu.
Apart from the Chief Minister, State Law Minister, Revenue Ministers, Minister in-charge of Waqf V Abdur Rahman and Chairman Waqf Board will attend the meeting to be held online.
The decision came after a meeting between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the state police chief.
The government also decided to give Rs 25 lakh to the family of fire rescue officer J S Ranjith who died while fighting a blaze at a warehouse of the Kerala State Medical Corporation Ltd (KSMCL) last week.
A decision to this effect has been taken by the state cabinet on Wednesday.
nitiating suo motu proceedings in the case, the court asked why the authorities allowed the vessel to operate by allegedly flouting rules.
The confiscated assets, belonging to the violent PFI leaders and workers, would be handed over to the Land Revenue Department to compensate for the loss of public properties damaged during the statewide hartal call that turned violent on 23 September last.
The Kerala Higher Education Department has issued orders allowing menstruation leave for all female students in all the universities under the state government.
