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A recent organ donation story says a brain-dead teen’s organs gave a new lease of life to three patients in Kozhikode. His liver was transplanted at Aster MIMS, and both kidneys were used for patients at Baby Memorial Hospital and Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.The donor was Adil, a 16-year-old from Perinthalmanna, who was declared brain-dead after severe injuries from a road accident.His family agreed to donate his organs, and the state organ allocation agency coordinated the process.Doctors said the donation created a rare and hopeful outcome in a tragic situation, because one donor helped save three lives.The transplant team from Aster MIMS and the medical college hospital handled the retrieval and transplant procedures together.

Police in several places are continuing a sustained crackdown on drug-related activity, including seizures, arrests, and asset action against traffickers. Recent reports from different states say police are targeting both street-level dealers and larger narcotics networks, with a zero-tolerance approach and continued operations.In Tripura, the chief minister said the state will take strict action against anyone involved in the drug trade, including police personnel if necessary.In Haryana, police have stepped up action against drug trade by targeting assets linked to trafficking as well as street supply.Nationwide anti-drug enforcement reports also say agencies are continuing intelligence-led operations, arrests, financial investigations, and destruction of illicit cultivation. Police in multiple regions say the campaign is not limited to one-off raids but part of a longer drive against narcotics networks.These efforts often combine seizures, repeat-offender cases, property attachment, and public reporting channels to disrupt supply chains.scotland.The main theme is that anti-drug action has become broader and more organized, moving beyond arrests to financial and preventive measures.That makes the crackdown more about weakening the whole network than only catching individual users or carriers.

Kozhikode railway station redevelopment is moving slowly, with recent reports saying the project is still well behind schedule and completion may now slip beyond the original target. One report said only 18% of the work was done by mid-January 2026, while another later report said progress had reached about 21% even though the contract period was nearing its end. The project is a ₹445.95 crore redevelopment aimed at upgrading the station to international standards.Reports say the work began in 2023–2024, but manpower shortages and weak monitoring have slowed progress significantly.Passenger inconvenience has grown because of partial demolition, traffic congestion, and limited parking around the station.The Malabar Train Action Committee and CPI have both pressed the Railways to speed up the work, saying the pace is too slow for a project of this scale. The project was originally expected to finish by December 2026, but one report said the target had been pushed to mid-2027.Another report said the current contract runs until June 2027 and that an extra year may be needed if the present pace continues.

Wildlife threat in the Kozhikode hills has been intensifying because farmers say wild boars, monkeys, elephants, and especially gaur are repeatedly entering settlements and destroying crops. Recent reports from Vilangad say a fatal gaur attack has triggered fresh protests, with residents demanding stronger forest action and compensationFarmers in hill areas such as Kakkayam, Koorachund, Chakkittapara, and Thiruvambady have been facing repeated crop raids and safety risks for years. Reports say some farmers are even surrendering ancestral land because the conflict has become too severe to manage. The main complaint is that existing protection measures are not enough, especially in high-risk areas. Residents want hanging fences, trenches, faster compensation, and quicker intervention when dangerous animals enter villages or farms.

A wild buffalo attack in Tezpur, Assam, left two people dead and two injured, and forest officials said they had contacted a rescue team from Kaziranga National Park to help tranquilize the animal. Reports noted that the buffalo had moved into a swamp area, making it difficult to track, so the search and capture effort was still ongoing. The attack happened on a Monday morning in the Jahajghat area of Tezpur, where one victim was killed during a walk and others were injured before the animal moved away. Authorities described it as a sudden and deadly encounter that triggered an urgent response from forest teams.Forest officials said the animal’s exact location was unclear because of the swamp terrain, so they brought in specialized personnel and veterinary support to try to locate and safely capture it. Rescue teams remained on standby to prevent another attack.

Four people were arrested in Kozhikode after police said they attacked an on-duty officer with a syringe during a night patrol near Mananchira Square. The suspects are reported as Benny Lloyd, Rajadh, Nandakumar, and Adnul Shahim, and the officer was taken for medical treatment after the incident.Police said the incident took place on August 29, 2026, when officers were trying to disperse a group near Mananchira Square. During the scuffle, one suspect allegedly stabbed constable Adarsh on the back of his right hand with a syringe.Reports say the Kozhikode Town police and city crime squad carried out the arrests. Some outlets initially mentioned three arrests, but later reports identified four people taken into custody.