Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is likely to experience isolated rain with thundershowers on January 12 and 13 as a cyclonic vortex has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean near the equator.
Dr V Narayanan is the new Chairman of ISRO
Dr. V Narayanan is the new chairman of ISRO. He will take charge on the 14th. The new appointment comes with the resignation of the current chairman Dr S Somnath.
He is currently the Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Center (LPSC) at ISRO. He will also hold the charge of Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Space Commission.
With a career spanning nearly four decades, he has held various key positions in the Indian Space Organisation. One of his major achievements was as the Project Director of the C25 Cryogenic Project for the GSLV Mk Ill vehicle. Under his leadership, the team successfully developed the C25 stage, a critical component of the GSLV Mk III.
Meanwhile, Dr. V Narayanan responded that ISRO is going through a good time. He said that the unmanned probe will be launched before Gaganyaan and the preparations for the Chandrayaan 4 mission have already started. V Narayanan also stated that there are many launching programs.
Agasthyarkoodam trekking registration will start today Online Booking
Agastyarkootam trekking registration will start today. Public can also book online tickets through Akshya Kendras. For the convenience of visitors, this year’s booking has been arranged in three phases.
This year’s Agastyarkootam season trekking starts on 20th and ends on 22nd February. Online booking will start at 11 am. Public can also book online tickets through Akshya Kendras.
Tickets should be booked on 8th for trekking from 20th to 31st, on 21st for trekking from 1st to 10th February and on 3rd February for trekking from 11th to 22nd February. The identity card number of each trekking participant should be included in the online application.
Online registration and ticket booking can be done on the Forest Department’s website www.forest.kerala.gov.in at the link serviceonline.gov.in/trekking. Visitors must strictly follow the guidelines included on the website.
Bobby Chemmannur in custody on Honey Rose’s complaint
Bobby Chemmannur was taken into police custody on the complaint of actress Honey Rose. Ernakulam Central Police took him into custody from Wayanad. It is reported that he will be taken to Kochi soon.
Honey Rose responded that she was happy with the police action. The actress thanked the Chief Minister for taking action. She said the fight against the hunk of money will continue.
Police registered a case against Bobby Chemmannur yesterday on Honey Rose’s complaint of sexual abuse. The Ernakulam Central Police registered a case under the non-bailable section for insulting womanhood. The IT Act has also been charged against him.
Kochi DCP had stated that it will take a detailed statement in the complaint of Honey Rose against Bobby Chemmannur. The investigation of the case based on the complaint of actress Honey Rose will be conducted under the supervision of ACP. Kochi DCP Ashwathy Jiji informed about this.
2 cases of HMPV detected in Nagpur; A task force has been set up
Mumbai: 2 cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) were detected in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Tuesday. Officials stated that both are children and their health condition is satisfactory. Two girls aged 7 and 13 were diagnosed with symptoms.
Sources in the state public health department said the test was conducted at a private lab after two days of continuous fever. However, the state government has constituted a task force headed by JJ Hospital Dean Dr. Pallavi Saplin to prepare the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and decide the future course of action.
“Both these girls had cough and fever and have been sent to NIV as their samples were slightly different. There was no need to hospitalize both the children,” hospital sources said.
Parents don’t worry, this virus is not like Corona. But Dr. Avinash Gawande, Government Medical and Hospital Superintendent, Nagpur, suggested that children must wear masks. Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar has called an emergency meeting of the department regarding the HMPV virus. Union Minister of State for Health Pratapav Jadav is also expected to attend the meeting
HMPV; Union Health Minister said not to worry
Vigilance continues in the country after the confirmed cases of HMP virus. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said that there is no need to worry and this is not a new virus
Five cases of HMPV virus have been detected in the country so far. Two cases each in Bengaluru and Chennai and one case in Ahmedabad have been reported. The virus infection was confirmed in an eight-month-old boy and a three-month-old girl who returned from treatment at the Baptist Hospital in Hebbal, Bengaluru. In Chennai and Ahmedabad, only children are affected by the virus.
At the same time, the Indian Council of Medical Research said that Indians need not fear and the country’s health sector is ready to face any situation. ICMR’s statement came after two cases of HMPV were reported in Bengaluru.
The health department is concerned that the families of the children who have been diagnosed with the disease have not traveled abroad recently. The virus mainly affects children and the elderly with weak immunity. Symptoms of HMPV include fever, sneezing, cough, runny nose, and difficulty breathing. There is no specific medication or vaccine for HMPV. There is only symptomatic treatment.
The final voter list of the state has been published
The final voter list of the state has been published. The final voter list for the eligibility date of January 1, 2025 has been published.
There are a total of 2.78 crores voters in the new list. Out of this 1.43 crore are women voters.
1.34 crore male voters. Wayanad is the district with the least number of voters. The current number of polling stations is 25,409. 232 new polling stations were added. 63,564 people are new voters. State Chief Electoral Officer Dr Ratan U Kelkar said that 89,907 voters were omitted from the list.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned. Trudeau’s resignation comes amid growing demand for his resignation within the Liberal Party. At the same time, he said that the Prime Minister will remain in office until a new leader is chosen.
Trudeau’s resignation comes at a time when Canada’s relationship with India continues to deteriorate. Recently, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned in opposition to Trudeau’s policies.
Trudeau has been Prime Minister for 9 years. Trudeau took over as Liberal leader in 2013 when the party was in dire straits. However, Trudeau’s party has fared poorly in recent elections. After this, there was a demand within the Liberal Party that Trudeau should resign. Over the past month, several MPs have called for the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
PV Anwar released from jail
MLA PV Anwar, who got bail in the case of attack on the forest office, was released from jail. Nilambur First Class Magistrate Court granted bail at 5 pm. PV Anwar, who was lodged in Tavanur Central Jail, was released after completion of legal proceedings at 8:30. The supporters received the MLA shouting slogans.
Thanking God, Anwar said that he is ready to work with the UDF to bring down the Pinarayi government. Anwar said that he held unofficial talks with the UDF leaders.
The MLA said that the behavior in the jail was bad and he did not eat lunch for fear of getting poisoned. After being released from jail, Anwar’s followers followed him from Thavanur to Nilambur
CRPF vehicle bombed in Chhattisgarh; 8 soldiers martyred
Eight soldiers were martyred in a bomb attack on a CRPF convoy in Chhattisgarh. A civilian was also killed in the attack.
More than eight soldiers who were in the convoy of the security forces were injured in the surprise attack. They are under treatment. The accident took place this morning on Bijapur Kuttu Marg, Chhattisgarh.
Bastar IGP Sundarraj has confirmed the incident. The Chhattisgarh Police explained that while the Naxalites were passing the convoy, the violent Naxalites attacked with IEDs.
