The Latest Breaking News from Wayanad

MEA revives 5-yr-old proposal to set up two POPSKs in Wayanad & Ponnani. Kozhikode RPO serves 5 districts & issued highest number of passports in 2022 & 2023.

“I am telling your leader (Rahul Gandhi) to come here and not Wayanad. You make tall claims but come here and compete with a man who wears a sherwani and a beard and topi,” Mr Owaisi said.

KIRTADS to set up tribal museum in Wayanad, Kerala. Minister K. Radhakrishnan to lay foundation stone. Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran to preside over function. Museum to be built at cost of ₹16.66 crore with aid from Central & State govts. Plan to develop museum into deemed university.

Rahul Gandhi urges Central Govt. to fill KV vacancies; 13,562 teaching posts, 1,772 non-teaching posts vacant. Wayanad KV has 12 vacancies; remote location hinders hiring on contractual basis, adversely affecting students.

Env. orgs. in Wayanad slam govt. for failing to take action against SEIAA for issuing env. clearance to granite quarries in ecologically fragile areas w/o impact assessment. NGT directed govt. to dismiss SEIAA for granting clearance to ₹350-crore project in Kozhikode flouting norms.

Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran urged Thondarnadu, Vellamunda and Edavaka panchayats to be vigilant against Nipah spread. Isolation wards, ICU readied at Mananthavady medical college hospital. Rapid response teams to remain prepared, identity cards issued to members. Action to be taken against those spreading false messages about Nipah on social media.

Health dept. in Kalpetta district intensifies efforts to monitor & keep Nipah virus at bay. 15 core committees formed to adopt steps to control, surveil & tackle spread if reported. No cases reported yet, those with contact to infected in neighbouring district should report. Control room opened, phone number 04935240390.

Kalpetta to host 1st phase of District CBSE Kalolsavam, with 1,000 students from 25 CBSE schools competing in 73 events at 12 venues. South Wayanad divisional forest officer Shajna Kareem to inaugurate the fest.

Kerala saw 20.1% growth in domestic tourist footfall in 1st half of 2021. Foreign tourist arrivals increased 171.55%. Revenue generated by tourism sector rose from ₹12,285.91 crore in 2021 to ₹35,168.42 crore in 2022. Ernakulam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad & Kozhikode were top districts for domestic tourist arrivals.