Kannur: Central forces not to be withdrawn now.
KANNUR: Even as Kannur slowly acquires peace, the authorities are reluctant to withdraw the central forces from the district hit by violence. The forces will remain there a few more days. About 29 people have been arrested so far. Altogether, the police have registered 162 cases in connection with the violent uprising took out to protest the arrest of P. Jayarajan. Aranmula: Vigilance probe recommended. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Land Revenue Commissioner T.O. Sooraj has recommended for a vigilance probe in connection with the leveling of paddy lands and revenue lands to meet the requirements of an airport in Aranmula.  Man who tried to attack Amrithanandamyi dies.. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The man who tried to barge onto the podium of spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi at her ashram at in Vallikkavu, Kollam, died on Saturday. Sadmal Singh Mann, a native of Bihar, was found dead around 8.30 pm. He has been undergoing treatment at Peroorkada Mental Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. The reason behind his death is unknown. The police had registered a murder attempt case against him. But having confirmed that he displayed frenzied state of mind, the police admitted him to the mental hospital. Sadmal Singh reached Vallikkavu on July 8. During questioning, he had said he screamed and sought to get on to the podium as he was seized by 'the frenzy of the moment.' Another US university in visa fraud row. NEW YORK: Just a year after US officials shut down 'sham' Tri Valley University for immigration scam, the CEO of another American varsity has been charged with visa fraud, leaving the fate of over 400 students, mostly Indians, hanging in the balance. The US Federal authorities Friday raided Herguan University in Sunnyvale in California and charged its CEO Jerry Wang, with 15 counts visa fraud. The investigation is underway but the immigration status for about 450 students enrolled at Herguan, most of whom are from India, remains uncertain, according to The San Jose Mercury News. Wang, 32, is alleged to have lured international students to his unaccredited school by using fraudulent documents to obtain visas. The crimes could land him a 23-year prison sentence and cost him more than $1 million in fines. In a similar case last year, the president of Tri-Valley University Susan Xiao-Ping was arrested for also submitting fraudulent documents in order to admit international students, mostly Indians. An investigation revealed that Su was charging students tuition but not requiring them to attend class, and students were actually spread out across the nation. The university, which had around 1,500 Indian students, was was later closed down..