New Delhi: Basic customs duty on life-saving drugs has been completely waived. This will reduce the prices of 32 life-saving drugs for serious diseases including cancer.
Moreover, tax on six drugs has been reduced to 5 percent. In addition, 37 drugs and 13 schemes to help patients have been exempted from tax.
Another important budget announcement regarding the health sector is that day care cancer centers will be started in all district hospitals in the country within three years.
Belgrade: Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Fucevic has resigned following nationwide protests. The reason for the protests was the collapse of a concrete roof in Serbia, killing 15 people.
This led to a strong anti-corruption protest against Fucevic throughout the country. It lasted for several weeks, and Fucevic resigned as Prime Minister.
This was a strong protest by the people not only against the prime minister, but also against the dictatorship of the current President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucevic.
The president is accused of trying to take away many democratic rights.
Fucevic said at a press conference that his resignation would help cool the situation. The mayor of the city of Novi Sad will also resign. The resignation could trigger early parliamentary elections. Although the prime minister and mayor have submitted their resignations, the Serbian parliament needs to confirm them.
The death of a child in Balaramapuram was caused by the child’s uncle Harikumar. The accused Harikumar confessed to the crime. The police also suspect that Harikumar got help from the child’s mother Sreetu.
Devendu (2), the daughter of Sreetu and Sreejith, was found dead. The child’s body was found in a nearby well at around 8 am on Thursday. A complaint was filed that Devendu was missing at around 5.15 am. The complaint was that the child, who was sleeping with his father and mother, went missing.
The police are taking statements from four people – mother, father, mother’s brother and grandmother – at various places. The police said that there was a big contradiction in the initial statements. The police also concluded that one of them may have killed the child.
The father stated that the baby was not sleeping with him. The father stated that the baby was sleeping with his uncle. However, the uncle denied this. The uncle said that the baby was sleeping with his parents. The uncle said that he woke up when the bed caught fire and that he did not know how the bed caught fire. Meanwhile, the grandmother stated that the baby was sleeping with her father, mother and brother.
Meanwhile, Kovalam MLA M. Vincent said that there was a smell of kerosene in the room. The family had filed a complaint with the police two days ago that Rs 30 lakh was missing from their house. There are indications that there is a financial problem in the house. There are also indications that there were disagreements between the father and mother.
Thiruvananthapuram: By-elections in 30 local body wards in the state will be held on February 24, said State Election Commissioner A. Shahjahan. The by-elections will be held in one corporation ward, two block panchayat wards, three municipality wards and 24 gram panchayat wards in 13 districts, excluding Wayanad. The notification will be issued on Thursday. Nomination papers can be submitted till February 6.
Scrutiny will be held at various centres on the 7th. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is the 10th. Polling will be held on the 24th from 7 am to 6 pm. Counting of votes will be held on February 25 at 10 am. The model code of conduct has come into force. The code of conduct is applicable in the entire area of municipalities, corporations, respective wards and gram panchayats.
The code of conduct is in place in the gram panchayat areas that fall under the wards where by-elections are held in block panchayats. 80 polling booths will be set up for voting. The final voter list for the by-elections was published on the 28th. There are a total of 60617 voters in the list.
Washington: The Donald Trump administration has completely frozen all aid to other countries. The Trump administration has ordered a freeze on aid to all countries except Israel and Egypt, including Ukraine, until a review is conducted. The new administration has found that $50 million was given to Gaza during Joe Biden’s administration. The Biden administration gave $50 million to buy condoms in Gaza alone.
That is a completely unnecessary expense. That is why all existing aid is being stopped and is being reviewed, said White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt. The Department of Government Efficiency (Dodge) found this. The administration says that future projects will prioritize American citizens.
In 2020, the Jerusalem Post reported that IEDs were being spread from Gaza inside condoms, burning thousands of hectares of land. The Jerusalem Post reported at the time that the condoms were being distributed in large quantities, possibly by the Palestinian local government or international human rights groups.
Mumbai: In the incident of actor Saif Ali Khan’s house attack, accused Shariful has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. The court did not grant the request for more days of custody.The investigation team is in Kolkata and the investigation team requested an extension of the custody period for 2 more days, but the court did not grant it. The magistrate said that when more evidence is submitted, the matter of extending the custody period under the
BNS Act may be considered.
Palakkad: Chenthamara (58), the accused in the Nenmara double murder case, who was arrested after a massive search on Tuesday night, was remanded by the court. Chenthamara, who was remanded by the Alathur First Class Judicial Magistrate Court, was taken to the Alathur sub-jail. The remand is for 14 days. The investigation team announced that the custody application will be filed the next day.
Chenthamara told the court that killing 3 people was wrong and that he should be punished for 100 years. He committed the murder alone. He did it because he ruined his life. The sentence should be carried out as soon as possible. He does not want to go out anymore. The police did not harass him. He cannot show his face in front of his daughter, who is an engineer, and his son-in-law in the Special Branch – the accused informed the court.
Chenthamara, who went on the run after hacking to death Sudhakaran, a native of Pothundi, and his mother Meenakshi, was arrested by the police after a 36-hour search. The accused, who went to jail after killing Sudhakaran’s wife, killed two more people after being released on bail after committing five murders. It is said that he had planned to kill two other women and his own wife.
Kochi: Students accused in the death of Pookode University student J.S. Siddharth has been allowed to continue their studies. The division bench upheld the order of the High Court’s single bench.
The court had directed that studies can be continued at the Mannuthy campus of the Veterinary University and that the registration procedures of the accused students for further studies be completed. The court had earlier ordered that the accused be shifted to the Mannuthy campus and that the examination fees be collected. The division bench rejected the veterinary university’s plea to stay the single bench order.
Prayagraj: Police have confirmed that 30 people have died in a stampede during the Mahakumbh Mela. 90 people were injured. DIG Vaibhav Krishna confirmed that 25 of the dead have been identified. The initial report was that 10 people were killed, but the death toll later increased.
A large crowd gathered between 1 am and 2 am. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had informed that the accident occurred when a barricade collapsed during the Amrit Snan. Yogi had explained that the government intervened very quickly and provided treatment to the injured.
The government has informed that in case of emergency, the helpline number 1920 should be contacted. The Prime Minister assessed the situation at the Kumbh Mela and directed that rescue operations and treatment should be carried out efficiently. Meanwhile, the bathing was temporarily suspended due to the rush, but has now resumed.
Two trains operating from Kerala to North India have been cancelled. Two trains have been completely cancelled on selected days in February. The Thiruvananthapuram-Korba and Korba-Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express and the Gorakhpur-Thiruvananthapuram and Thiruvananthapuram-Gorakhpur Express have been cancelled.
The Thiruvananthapuram-Korba Superfast Express (Train No. 22648) has been cancelled on February 3, 6 and 10. The Korba – Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express (Train No. 22647) has been completely cancelled on February 5, 8 and 12.
The Gorakhpur-Thiruvananthapuram Raptisagar Superfast Express (Train No. 12511) has been completely cancelled on February 7 and 9. Thiruvananthapuram-Gorakhpur Raptisagar Superfast Express (12512) has been completely cancelled on February 11 and 12.
Heavy fog in North India has severely affected train services. Due to this, some trains are running late, the Railways said. Around 15 trains are running late due to adverse weather conditions.
