Kerala guv bends to light diya, shawl catches fire

A shawl worn by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday caught fire while lighting a lamp at an event in Palakkad, but it was quickly extinguished, official sources said. Sources said that as the governor bent to light a lamp at the event -- conclusion of the 'shatabdi' of the Sabari Ashram Palakkad -- the end of his shawl caught fire. "It was quickly extinguished on the spot. No one was injured," sources said. PTI