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Forest minister ak saseendran announced a series of steps to address the escalating man-animal conflicts in Wayanad.

Forest minister ak saseendran said wild tusker 'Arikomban', which was relocated from Chinnakanal to Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), is in good health and is adapting to its new habitat.

Transport minister ak saseendran said that he doesn't believe that Thomas Chandy or anyone else from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was behind the petition filed in the high court challenging his acquittal in the sleaze talk case. Responding to questions from the media in Kozhikode on Sunday, Saseendran said that he will not seek a party enquiry in this regard.

A woman ‘journalist’ with Mangalam news channel who filed a complaint of sexual harassment against former minister ak saseendran has approached the Kerala High Court to quash the case citing an amicable settlement.

A wild elephant attacked a shed in a residential area in Idukki, and a man was sleeping inside. The elephant left after the man set fire to the dry grass in the area. The forest minister is holding a meeting to discuss measures to contain the elephant menace in the district.

Four more NCP leaders have been suspended from the party in connection with the controversy in which party leader and state minister ak saseendran had allegedly tried to ‘settle’ a sexual harassment case against a party leader in Kollam.

Minister for forest ak saseendran said that the number of rapid response teams (RRTs) and wildlife watchers will be increased in the state to enable fast and efficient response during instances of wildlife straying into human habitats.

The circle-inspector of Tanur police will launch an investigation into the complaint of a girl that her photograph with former transport minister A K Shasheendran was being circulated on social media with vested interests.

Hectic parleys to ensure support of maximum district committees were launched by ak saseendran and Mani C Kappan groups in NCP state unit as CPM has formally conveyed that Pala seat won’t be given to the party.

The central government decision that the state governments can decide the fine for the vehicles under the Motor Vehicles Act is a welcome one, said Transport minister ak saseendran. Kerala had mooted this request earlier and the state is happy that the centre has given the right to the respective states to decide the fine.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the state government will approach the Centre to exclude human habitations from the one-km eco sensitive zone ordered by the Supreme Court around protected forests, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.

The secretariat action council, the umbrella body of all the pro-UDF organisations of the secretariat, have requested the chief minister to take effective steps, including reducing the physical attendance to 50% and discontinuing the punching system for a month in the wake of the

The tiger population in the state increased over 300% in just 12 years (2006-2018), as per the forest and wildlife department's statistics. Figures show that the number of human lives lost in wildlife attacks has also made a quantum jump in 2022 compared to the previous year.