In spite of our best efforts, the roads within the Corporation of Thrissur do not seem to be getting adequate attention from the Corporation. Much time is lost by vehicles in negotiating these pot-holed roads and the damage caused to the vehicles adds to the loss incurred by the Public Exchequer. Accidents are caused by the maneuvers of drivers, swerving and braking to avoid some of these hindrances to the smooth flow of traffic. It is my feeling that proper maintenance of these public roads will be extremely beneficial in ensuring a reduction in road accidents.

We have designed and published an appropriate booklet containing specific instructions regarding certain social misdemeanors and crimes. I feel that this booklet will go a long way in encouraging members of society to take a more active role in tackling petty criminals and anti-social elements. This booklet is primarily aimed at school students and the so-called weaker sex in assisting them to deal effectively with these hindrances. Please do contact us for more information on this activity.

It seems that there are some people in the jurisdiction who do not want people to live peacefully. They pick up small matters, get offended by these small incidents and then instigate clashes. The police have to arrange pickets, start patrolling during the day and night, etc. We know that this causes a lot of inconvenience to the public, but are helpless in the matter. To weed out antisocial elements from coming into the are, we need to go through with these exercises. Please do excuse the inconvenience caused by such activities of ours.

In Kandanissery, there was the matter of an RSS shakha conducted within the precincts of a temple. It was an unarmed exercise hence the police could do nothing to do with this, unless the owner of such premises make a complaint. Since temple authorities rarely complain, certain sections of the people and their intolerance led to clashes among groups of people and caused injuries to several individuals. I wish to state that increased tolerance towards each other allied with care to follow proper procedures in dealing with public activities, viz. registering complaints, taking the matter to local authorities, etc. are a better way to deal with such incidents. It needs to be mentioned here that there are a few individuals who take pleasure in creating incidents such as these, and in inciting public clashes. Increased awareness among the common public is essential to ensure that such incidents do not take place or at the very least, are minimised in order to engender a more peaceful atmosphere within society.

With warm regards,

G. Janardhanan Nair IPS

You may have already heard through the media that the Kerala Police Academy at Ramavarmapuram, Thrissur has started training a new batch of S.I Trainees (160 trainees) from the beginning of this month. This is a significant milestone in the history of this budding institution. Already, two batches of women police constables has been trained successfully in this institution and they have been placed in various police stations all over Kerala. Their induction has brought a lot of desirable changes in the behavior of their men colleagues with regards to attitude, discipline, etc. These women constables have also taken up their duties with energy and vigor. The beginning of the Officer Training course is an indication of the coming of age of this institution.

If all things go as expected and no hindrance is encountered, the institution will be the foremost Police Training Institution in the whole of India, and indeed even of South Asia. This would be a creditable achievement for Keralites and specially the citizens of Thrissur.

We may all heave a sigh of relief that the rehabilitation process at Marad Beach in Kozhikode has gone off without a hitch. I extend my sincere regards to all those involved in this effort.

It is my intention to continue the "Reach Out to Schools" project in which I will be visiting schools all over the District, interacting with school students and raising their awareness regarding the police organization. The response to this project so far has been quite good and it is my experience that the intelligence seen in our school students has the capacity of putting even experienced police officers under close scrutiny. They are keenly watching socially interesting developments and taking an active interest in current events. My interactions with them have been uniformly positive and challenging.

The goonda menace in the District has been brought under control to a great extent, during the course of the last one year. However, it is not yet time to stop our efforts as yet, in order to get rid of this social menace. The involvement and encouragement of all socially aware citizens is essential to ensure a successful end to this campaign. Our aim is to develop each one of our police officers into Defenders of Justice and Challengers of Evil. In this endeavor, we are guided by our motto: " Mridu Bhave Dhrida Krithya", viz. "Polite Behavior with Stern Action!"

Thanks and regards,

G. Janardhanan Nair IPS

Happy "Diwali" to all of you. Please be careful when lighting your crackers. it is your children or you yourselves likes to get injured. So please be careful.

In a short while we will be launching more leaflets like the one relating to women and children.

We have been receiving very favorable responses to our first leaflet. And I thank one and all of you for taking the time to respond and give your valuable suggestions. We will surely go through all of them and adopt all practical suggestions.

It has been this kind of response that prompted up to venture in producing further leaflets. So please encourage us by sending your real opinions. Rather than accolades real criticism will make us improve things to increase their usefulness for you.

Once again a very happy and sweet "Deepavali" to all of you.

Thanks and regards,

G. Janardhanan Nair IPS