Thiruvananthapuram, Sep.10: Kerala is slowly trying to come to normalcy and stand on its feet again after it was hit by worst floods in nearly a century.
Extraordinary efforts of state Government lead by Chief Minister , Ministers , MLAs, bureaucrats, organisations, businessmen, journalists and others has garnered appreciation from all corners. Now its the turn of Kerala based students studying abroad.
Ahmed Zak Faizal studying at University of Surrey, England has come to Kerala along with some of his classmates to take part in relief works. They cleaned a destitute children's home, Anugraha Sadan near Chalakudy recently.
Zak and his friends offered their service to Kerala, through Faizal and Shabana Foundation run by his father , Kerala based prominent NRI business tycoon Faizal Kottikollon and Mother Shabana Faizal.
Clothes, medicines, food items, toys and other items donated by the employees of KEF, an eminent entity owned by Zak's parents were also distributed.
A first year Mechanical engineering student at University of Surrey, Zak is the grandson of P.K. Ahmed of Calicut in Kerala and B.Ahmed Haji Mohiuddin from Thumbay, Mangaluru.
KEF , now known as KEF Katerra is a global construction technology company, considered pioneer of Offsite manufacturing, precast infrastructure & modular construction. The world's first and also the largest offsite manufacturing plant was launched by KEF in Krishnagiri near Bengaluru in December , 2016.




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Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
