Top Kerala news developments today

Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today:

• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will likely meet his Karnataka counterpart Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru. Mr. Vijayan has reportedly suggested extending Silverline, Kerala’s semi-highspeed railway project, to Mangaluru. The government seems to be betting that such a move would make the Centre’s sanction for the scheme easier.
• Kerala State Lotteries Department will conduct its Onam bumper draw on Sunday. The State government had sold more than ₹67 lakh Onam Bumper tickets priced at ₹500 each. The jackpot is ₹25 crore, the highest amount for the main prize. Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal is overseeing the lucky dip.
• Thiruvananthapuram Latin Catholic Arch Diocese backed agitation of coastal folk against the Vizhinjam port construction intensifies. State police step up security, and district collector shutters liquor shops.
• Public interest lawyer Prasanth Bhushan to meet the press.