This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature goes to South Korean writer Han Kang. The award is given by the Swedish Academy. The prize money is 11 million Swedish crowns (11 lakh dollars).
Han was born in 1970 in Gwangju, South Korea. She was from a literary family. Her father was a prominent novelist.
Han’s literary debut was writing poetry. She has written novels and short stories. She won the International Booker Prize in 2016 for The Vegetarian. I Don’t Bid Farewell is a recently published novel.
Barcelona: Tennis legend Rafael Nadal announced his retirement. The Davis Cup in November will be the his last tournament. Nadal announced his retirement from professional tennis through a video message. The player who has won 22 Grand Slam titles has also won 14 titles in the French Open.
Nadal has a total of 92 ATP singles titles, including 36 Masters titles and an Olympic gold medal. Nadal also holds the unique record of being one of only three men to complete a career Golden Slam in singles.
It was obviously a difficult decision and one that took me a while to make. I am retiring from professional tennis. “The reality is that it’s been a tough few years, especially the last two years,” Nadal said in the video.
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah will become the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made by party president Farooq Abdullah after the assembly meeting of the National Conference Party. Farooq Abdullah also stated that the decision to make Omar Abdullah the Chief Minister was taken unanimously. A letter will be sent to the governor tomorrow.
A meeting of the allies will be held on Friday regarding government formation. Meanwhile, the National Conference got the support of four more independents. With this, the party got the support of 46 MLAs in the 90-member assembly. Omar Abdullah can now form the government without the support of the Congress.
Senior NC leader Farooq Abdullah had earlier announced that Omar Abdullah will become the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Omar Abdullah responded that he was happy with Farooq Abdullah’s announcement and would meet the Prime Minister for statehood.
Minister KB Ganesh Kumar said that the law will not be made mandatory for anyone and that child seats in cars will not be made mandatory for the time being. Helmets are better for babies. The Transport Commissioner has only said what the law says, the intention is to create awareness. Not fine. The Minister added that the Transport Commissioner only intended to have a discussion.
The minister also said that babies should be seated in the back if possible. Children’s safety is important. It is enough for the mother to sit in the back with the child. The rule is that children should sit in the back. The minister clarified that the law will not be enforced strictly, no penalty will be imposed and the law will not be enforced. The minister said that the government has not thought of implementing this. It is true that the car was not insured in the Kozhikode accident. Not all vehicles can afford insurance. The minister stated that the court had also said that it should not be taken like that.
T.P. Madhavan, a renowned Malayalam actor known for his character roles, passed away at a private hospital in Kollam. He was admitted to the hospital two days ago and underwent surgery yesterday for a stomach ailment.
Thodupuzha: The work of Glass Bridge (Glass Bridge) installed at Kolahalamedu in Vagamon has resumed. On the first day, more than six hundred tourists came to climb the bridge. The 40-feet long and 150-feet high cantilever glass bridge will be reopened in favorable weather conditions.
During the last rainy season, the director of the tourism department had suggested that the bridge should be closed keeping safety in mind. Then the operation of Glass Glass Bridge was suspended from June 1. The bridge has been reopened after ensuring strict adherence to the recommendations of the interim report of the study conducted by the Department of Civil Engineering, NIT, Kozhikode. Only 15 people are allowed at a time. Entry will not be allowed in adverse weather conditions such as heavy rain and wind. Tourists can enter the Glass Bridge from 9 am to 5.30 pm. Ticket charge is Rs 250 per person.
Kochi: The Travancore Devaswom Board has withdrawn its decision to impose a fee for Tilak for Ayyappa devotees. In Erumely temple, Ayyappa devotees were charged a fee for wearing Tilak. The Devaswom Board informed about the withdrawal of the decision in the High Court.
At the same time, the district unit of the temple coordination committee had accused the district unit of imposing the fee as a challenge to the Hindus and to harm the devotees and intensified their protest against the agreement. The Devaswom Board stated that the decision has been withdrawn and the Erumely Sreedharma Sastha temple has installed three mirrors near the footpath and provided facilities for free touching of sandalwood and vermilion.
Erumely Sreedharma Sastha Temple is about to tender the right to place that containing sandalwood, saffron and vibhooti at four places on the pavement. Manoj S Nair and Arun Satish, natives of Erumely filed a petition against this. Earlier, the court had asked whether the devotees were being paid to touch the shrine inside the temple.
Kochi: The Motor Vehicle Department has prepared strict measures to ensure safety of children in cars and two-wheelers. Special seat belts are mandatory for children between one and four years of age. Helmets will also be made mandatory for children above four years of age on two-wheelers. The action was taken after the baby in the mother’s lap died of suffocation after the airbag hit his face in a collision between a car and a tanker lorry.
Children between the ages of four to 14 and below 135 cm in height are required to wear a child booster cushion with a seat belt. It is also a good idea to use a safety belt that keeps children attached to their parents. This suggestion is due to the situation where children sleep while traveling with their parents. The motor vehicle department also informs that if there is any kind of accident to the children, the driver will be fully responsible.
As part of this, in the first phase, awareness will be done through social media this month. The department plans to enforce the law with fines from December after issuing a warning in November.
New Delhi: Opposition India alliance in power in Jammu and Kashmir. BJP retained rule in Haryana, defying exit poll predictions.
Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir have 90 assembly constituencies each. A majority of 46 seats is required to come to power. BJP won 48 seats in Haryana. Congress won 36 seats. Bharat Bhushan Batra, the Congress candidate from Rotak, is leading by 1341 votes. The Indian National Lok Dal won two seats and the Independents won three seats.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference became the dominant party by winning 42 seats. Congress won six seats, PDP three, JPC, CPI (M) and AAP one each. Seven independents won this time. BJP managed to win only 29 seats. The National Conference won 41 of the 51 seats contested. Omar Abdullah, who won Budgam and Ganderbal constituencies, will become the Chief Minister.
Nayab Singh Saini will continue as Chief Minister of Haryana. BJP’s success in Haryana was due to its ability to create division in the Jat vote bank. The support given by the backward classes was also beneficial. Congress, on the other hand, has become a victim of intra-party politics. Despite having many favorable factors including anti-government sentiment, the Congress could not convert any of it into votes. AAP contested in all 89 constituencies and got only 1.79 percent votes. Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat won in Jhulana.
Elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of ten years after the abrogation of Article 370, which took away the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir. It is worth mentioning that the Indian alliance has gained there. The election results show that the people of Kashmir have completely rejected the BJP. AAP also opened its account in the state with Mehraj Malik winning the Doda constituency by 4,470 votes.
Stockholm: US researcher John Hopfield and Canadian researcher Geoffrey Hinton, who developed machine learning techniques based on artificial intelligence, won the Nobel Prize in Physics. The award is for discoveries related to making machine learning possible using neural networks. They found a way to train neural networks with the support of physics. Hope Field is a professor at Princeton University in New Jersey. Hinton is a professor at the University of Toronto.
