Kuthuparamba is one of the three police sub divisions in Kannur city formed on 18-02-2021. Kuthuparamba sub division comprises police stations, Kuthuparamba, Mattanur, Mattanur Airport, Kolavelloor, Panoor and Kannavam, with an area of 433.09 km², which are politically sensitive areas. Kuthuparamba have a special sub jail which is a renovation of the old sub jail building established since British rule in 1871. Courts complexes in Kuthuparamba Judicial First Class Majistrate Court, Kuthuparamba Munsiff Court, Kuthuparamba Educational Institutions Nirmalagiri College, Kuthuparamba College of Applied Science, Kuthuparamba MG college, Kuthuparamba MES College, Naravoor Government ITI, Kuthuparamba Rani Jai Higher Secondary School, Nirmalagiri Government Higher Secondary School, Kuthuparamba Kuthuparamba UP School Amrita Vidyalayam Kuthuparamba South Kuthuparamba U P School ATDC Valiyavelicham Sree Narayana English Medium High School Notable people Filmmakers: Sreenivasan, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan Artist - K.G. Subramanyan Koothuparamba Police firing Koothuparamba Police firing was an incident that took place in Koothuparamba town in Kerala on 25 November 1994 when police opened fire on DYFI protestors who protested against commoditisation and privatisation of education policy by the UDF government led by the Congress. Police resorted to firing when the protesters blocked minister M.V. Raghavan, who was in town to inaugurate an event. Political violence This area is an epicenter of political violence between Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been fighting in this area for supremacy for the last 50 years. Clashes in 2008 left seven people killed and many have been injured. The High Court of Kerala called this manslaughter a "compelling sport" and suggested permanent deployment of Central forces in the affected areas. Transportation Thalassery is the nearest railway station, 14 km away from the town. Kuthuparamba is a town en route Thalassery-Coorg (SH30) road (commonly known as TC Road). Nearest airport is The Kannur International Airport which is 15 km away. It has the road connectivity with major tourist attractions like Aralam, Mysore, Mangalore, Ooty, Bangalore etc. Linkage & connectivity Kuthuparamba town is a major junction well connected by two state highways and a major district road to Wayanad. Thalassery is the nearest railway station, away from the town. Kannur international airport is located only away from the town. There are two state highways passing through the town, namely SH-30 (Thalassery – Coorg inter-state highway) and SH-38 (Kannur – Kozhikode road). These two roads act as major corridors of the town and