A red alert has been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala as India Meteorological Department (IMD)<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/heavy-rainfall-predicted-in-andhra-pradesh-karnataka-237268"> predicted "extremely heavy" rainfall</a> at isolated places in the state today.

An orange alert has been issued for Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Wayanad. Moreover, a yellow alert has been issued for Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Idukki.

A holiday has been declared for schools in Kannur, Kasargod and Malappuram districts.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-meteorological-department-predicts-heavy-rainfall-in-uttarakhand-237689">IMD</a> has further stated that that rough to very rough sea conditions are expected to prevail along and off Goa-Karnataka-Kerala and south Tamil Nadu coasts and Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into these areas for the next few days.

A red alert has been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala as India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted "extremely heavy" rainfall at isolated places in the state today.

A red alert has been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala as India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted "extremely heavy" rainfall at isolated places in the state today. An orange alert has been issued for Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Wayanad. Moreover, a yellow alert has been issued for Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Idukki. A holiday has been declared for schools in Kannur, Kasargod and Malappuram districts. IMD has further stated that that rough to very rough sea conditions are expected to prevail along and off Goa-Karnataka-Kerala and south Tamil Nadu coasts and Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into these areas for the next few days.

Kerala: Red alert issued for Kannur, Kasaragod

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/nia-searches-at-3-places-in-kerala-as-part-of-probe-into-isis-module-214123">National Investigation Agency (NIA)</a> on Monday arrested a person in connection with Kasargod IS module case.

The accused, identified as Riyas A alias Riyas Aboobacker, was allegedly conspiring to commit a terrorist attack in Kerala.

The accused will be produced in the NIA court in Kochi on Tuesday, according to an NIA statement.

During interrogation, he revealed that he was in online contact with an absconder in the case Abdul Rashid Abdulla alias Abu Isa and was following his audio clips instigating others to carry out attacks in India, the statement added.

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The accused also disclosed that he was in contact with Abdul Khayoom alias Abu Khalid, an accused in the Valapattanam ISIS case who is believed to be in Syria.

The accused is also said to have revealed that he had been following speeches and videos of Zahran Hashim from Sri Lanka for more than a year.NIA had earlier received inputs that a group of four persons has been in contact with some of the accused including Abdul Rashid, Ashfaq Majeed, and Abdul Khayoom who had already migrated to Afghanistan and Syria.

After verification, NIA on Sunday carried out searches at three places (two in Kasaragod and one in Palakkad).

Three members have already been interrogated by the NIA for their IS links and plans.

In 2016, 15 persons had disappeared from Kasargod and allegedly migrated to ISIS. The case was registered in the matter with 14 of the accused alleged to have migrated to Afghanistan and one to Syria.&nbsp; 
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested a person in connection with Kasargod IS module case. The accused, identified as Riyas A alias Riyas Aboobacker, was allegedly conspiring to commit a terrorist attack in Kerala.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested a person in connection with Kasargod IS module case. The accused, identified as Riyas A alias Riyas Aboobacker, was allegedly conspiring to commit a terrorist attack in Kerala. The accused will be produced in the NIA court in Kochi on Tuesday, according to an NIA statement. During interrogation, he revealed that he was in online contact with an absconder in the case Abdul Rashid Abdulla alias Abu Isa and was following his audio clips instigating others to carry out attacks in India, the statement added. Kerala: NIA arrested one Riyas Aboobacker in connection with Kasaragod ISIS terror module case. He would be produced in a court in Kochi tomorrow — ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019 × The accused also disclosed that he was in contact with Abdul Khayoom alias Abu Khalid, an accused in the Valapattanam ISIS case who is believed to be in Syria. The accused is also said to have revealed that he had been following speeches and videos of Zahran Hashim from Sri Lanka for more than a year.NIA had earlier received inputs that a group of four persons has been in contact with some of the accused including Abdul Rashid, Ashfaq Majeed, and Abdul Khayoom who had already migrated to Afghanistan and Syria. After verification, NIA on Sunday carried out searches at three places (two in Kasaragod and one in Palakkad). Three members have already been interrogated by the NIA for their IS links and plans. In 2016, 15 persons had disappeared from Kasargod and allegedly migrated to ISIS. The case was registered in the matter with 14 of the accused alleged to have migrated to Afghanistan and one to Syria.

NIA arrests a person in ISIS Kasargod module case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sunday conducted searches at three places in Kerala as part of its investigation into the ISIS Kasaragod module case.

The probe agency said in a statement that it carried out the searches at the houses of three suspects -- two in Kasaragod and one in Palakkad.

"These persons are suspected to have links with some of the accused persons in the said case who had exited India to join the proscribed terrorist organisation ISIS/Daish," the NIA said in a statement.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

It said that mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, pen drives, diaries with handwritten notes in Arabic and Malayalam, DVDs and books of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, besides untitled DVDs, CDs with religious speeches, books of Syed Kutheb were seized during the searches.

"Digital devices will be forensically examined and analysed," the agency said, adding the three suspects are being questioned.&nbsp;

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sunday conducted searches at three places in Kerala as part of its investigation into the ISIS Kasaragod module case. The probe agency said in a statement that it carried out the searches at the houses of three suspects -- two in Kasaragod and one in Palakkad.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sunday conducted searches at three places in Kerala as part of its investigation into the ISIS Kasaragod module case. The probe agency said in a statement that it carried out the searches at the houses of three suspects -- two in Kasaragod and one in Palakkad. "These persons are suspected to have links with some of the accused persons in the said case who had exited India to join the proscribed terrorist organisation ISIS/Daish," the NIA said in a statement. It said that mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, pen drives, diaries with handwritten notes in Arabic and Malayalam, DVDs and books of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, besides untitled DVDs, CDs with religious speeches, books of Syed Kutheb were seized during the searches. "Digital devices will be forensically examined and analysed," the agency said, adding the three suspects are being questioned.

NIA searches at 3 places in Kerala as part of probe into ISIS module

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala Sunday rejected allegations of bogus voting at various polling booths in the Kasargod Lok Sabha constituency during elections on April 23 and welcomed any probe into the charges.

There is no need for the CPI(M) to resort to bogus voting for winning the elections in Kerala, senior CPI-M leader and state Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac told reporters here.

He said secretaries of CPI(M)'s Kasargod and Kannur districts have already rejected the allegations.

Those who were not satisfied with their clarifications can approach the Election Commission, which has established mechanisms to examine such allegations, Issac, also the central committee member of the CPI(M), said.

The CPI(M) is ready to face any probe into the allegations, he said.

His statement comes a day after Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena sought a report from officers in Kasargod and Kannur districts collectors over claims of bogus voting.

Local TV channels in the state had aired visuals of some people casting their votes twice at two polling booths in Kasaragod constituency.

On Saturday, Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala had lashed out at the ruling LDF alleging that the CPI(M) has resorted to bogus voting, fearing defeat in elections.

He said the Left was trying to manipulate the public mandate and the Congress would initiate legal proceedings against the bogus voting.

Polling was held for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state on April 23.&nbsp;

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala Sunday rejected allegations of bogus voting at various polling booths in the Kasargod Lok Sabha constituency during elections on April 23 and welcomed any probe into the charges.

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala Sunday rejected allegations of bogus voting at various polling booths in the Kasargod Lok Sabha constituency during elections on April 23 and welcomed any probe into the charges. There is no need for the CPI(M) to resort to bogus voting for winning the elections in Kerala, senior CPI-M leader and state Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac told reporters here. He said secretaries of CPI(M)'s Kasargod and Kannur districts have already rejected the allegations. Those who were not satisfied with their clarifications can approach the Election Commission, which has established mechanisms to examine such allegations, Issac, also the central committee member of the CPI(M), said. The CPI(M) is ready to face any probe into the allegations, he said. His statement comes a day after Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena sought a report from officers in Kasargod and Kannur districts collectors over claims of bogus voting. Local TV channels in the state had aired visuals of some people casting their votes twice at two polling booths in Kasaragod constituency. On Saturday, Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala had lashed out at the ruling LDF alleging that the CPI(M) has resorted to bogus voting, fearing defeat in elections. He said the Left was trying to manipulate the public mandate and the Congress would initiate legal proceedings against the bogus voting. Polling was held for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state on April 23.

Kerala: CPI(M) rejects bogus voting charges, welcomes probe

Suspected Indian jihadists, who joined Islamic State in Afghanistan in 2015, have been trying to indoctrinate more people from the country&#39;s southern Kerala state, an&nbsp;unnamed intelligence source told The Indian Express.

The source&nbsp;said two WhatsApp groups were formed recently in which more than 200 young men and women received&nbsp;eight videos that purportedly spread IS&#39; ideology.&nbsp;

Interestingly, the IS operatives -- who all hail from Kerala&#39;s Kasargod district -- added potential recruits from the same region, which has gained notoriety for being a fertile ground for the Islamist group based in the Middle East.

&ldquo;The youths living in Afghanistan are adding their friends and familiar names back in Kerala into the WhatsApp groups meant for circulating IS ideas. These groups are used for advocating a common theme &mdash;that the Islamic way of life is not possible in Kerala. Many youths from Kasaragod, home to most of the missing persons living in Nangarhar, have been included in the group by the admins suspected to be in Afghanistan. Sensing danger, most of the youths have left the groups. Some have complained to the police about messages from such groups,&rsquo;&rsquo; the intelligence source said, the India-based daily reported.

The suspected pro-IS WhatsApp group first came to the police&#39;s attention on Friday, after a Kasargod resident informed them about him being added to one of the chat groups titled &#39;Message to Kerala&#39;.

The administrator -- named Abu Isa -- is based out of Afghanistan, the source said, after having verified the location of the phone number.

Kasargod: Breeding ground for IS

Kasargod came under close scrutiny after at least 20 young men and women left India to join Islamic State in Afghanistan in 2015.

Well-educated people and even adolescent boys from the district had joined IS, Kerala&#39;s intelligence units had told WION.

Indian officials have been left bemused by people from Kerala joining Islamic State, especially as Islamist influence is comparably lower compared to the rest of country.

But one of the reasons being trotted out by observers in the state is that a small section of Muslims in the state want to practice the doctrine of Salafism.

(WION)

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Islamic State has apparently formed two WhatsApp groups to propagate their ideology among the youth in Kerala's Kasargod district

Suspected Indian jihadists, who joined Islamic State in Afghanistan in 2015, have been trying to indoctrinate more people from the country's southern Kerala state, an unnamed intelligence source told The Indian Express. The source said two WhatsApp groups were formed recently in which more than 200 young men and women received eight videos that purportedly spread IS' ideology. Interestingly, the IS operatives -- who all hail from Kerala's Kasargod district -- added potential recruits from the same region, which has gained notoriety for being a fertile ground for the Islamist group based in the Middle East. “The youths living in Afghanistan are adding their friends and familiar names back in Kerala into the WhatsApp groups meant for circulating IS ideas. These groups are used for advocating a common theme —that the Islamic way of life is not possible in Kerala. Many youths from Kasaragod, home to most of the missing persons living in Nangarhar, have been included in the group by the admins suspected to be in Afghanistan. Sensing danger, most of the youths have left the groups. Some have complained to the police about messages from such groups,’’ the intelligence source said, the India-based daily reported. The suspected pro-IS WhatsApp group first came to the police's attention on Friday, after a Kasargod resident informed them about him being added to one of the chat groups titled 'Message to Kerala'. The administrator -- named Abu Isa -- is based out of Afghanistan, the source said, after having verified the location of the phone number. Kasargod: Breeding ground for IS Kasargod came under close scrutiny after at least 20 young men and women left India to join Islamic State in Afghanistan in 2015. Well-educated people and even adolescent boys from the district had joined IS, Kerala's intelligence units had told WION. Indian officials have been left bemused by people from Kerala joining Islamic State, especially as Islamist influence is comparably lower compared to the rest of country. But one of the reasons being trotted out by observers in the state is that a small section of Muslims in the state want to practice the doctrine of Salafism. (WION)

Indian IS members in Afghanistan using WhatsApp to recruit Kerala youth: India's intel

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