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3 to 100 marks; Grace marks fixed

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Thiruvananthapuram: Grace marks to be given for SSLC, higher secondary exams have been fixed. The education department has decided to give 3 to 100 marks considering the achievement in competitions from state to international level. At the same time, one or two bonus points were given for Plus One entry, taking account of achievement in some national sports competitions.

The move comes in response to criticism that Grace Mark holders are getting double benefits. Provisions have also been made to consider the achievement of national state competition in class 8th or 9th in class 10th. If you are applying on the basis of 8th class merit, then you have to produce the certificate of having competed in 9th or 10th district level. If they qualify by participating in various events, only their highest marks will be considered.

Huge drug bust in Kochi; Kenyan national arrested with cocaine worth more than 6 crores

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Huge drug hunt in Kochi. Kenyan citizen Michel Nganga was arrested with cocaine worth more than 6 crores. The cocaine was swallowed in pill form. 668 grams of cocaine was found from him.

Cocaine was detected by the DRI when it became suspicious while trying to smuggle it through the Nedumbassery airport. He is said to be from Ethiopia. This is the biggest drug hunt at Nedumbassery airport in recent times.

Don’t wait in queues, now you can buy general tickets at home through the UTS app!

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Indian Railways with a new announcement to bring joy to train passengers. Railways has removed the geofencing restrictions imposed on the UTS Mobile App which helps in booking unreserved tickets.

This means that henceforth passengers can buy general train tickets and platform tickets even sitting at home.

What is UTS App: Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) is the full form of UTS. It is a GPS-based app developed by Center for Railway Information System (CRIS) for general seat ticket booking. Railways introduced this app in 2014.

There were some distance restrictions for booking tickets on the UTS app. It was possible to book tickets through this app only from a distance of 2 km and 15 meters from the boarding station. This distance was determined using the GPS coordinates of the smartphone.

The UTS app was very useful but this remote control was a problem for many people. Now with the removal of geofencing restrictions on the UTS app by the railways, lakhs of passengers traveling in general coaches have an opportunity to book their tickets more easily.

Advantages of UTS App: The biggest advantage of this app is that you can book general tickets without standing in long queues at the station. Lakhs of users are using this app. But another reality is that there are many people who don’t know about the existence of such an app.

The benefits of the UTS app are that you can book general tickets, cancel general tickets, book platform tickets, buy and renew season tickets for different periods. This app is available on Google Play Store and Apple’s Apple Store.

The Center for Railway Information System (CRIS) informed that the Railway Board has proposed to remove the geofencing restriction on the UTS app. This decision is effective immediately. Meanwhile, the railways has maintained the internal limit for booking general tickets even as the distance limit is said to have been removed.

That means tickets can be booked through the UTS app only from a minimum of 5 meters outside the station limits. Passengers cannot book tickets through the app at the station premises or on trains. This distance is fixed to prevent ticket booking after entering restricted areas including trains.

How to book tickets through UTS app: First download and install UTS app from play store. Then register the UTS mobile app using the number after entering the personal details. Then you need to add some money to UTS app wallet.

After that, select the desired station. Then select Get Fare and pay. If paperless ticket is selected then you can show the ticket to TTR directly from your app on the train by clicking on show ticket option in the app. If the paper ticket is selected then the ticket needs to be printed.

‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the answer sheet; Suspension of teachers in UP

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Suspension of teachers in the incident of winning the exam, including the student who wrote Jai Sriram on the answer sheet of Pharmacy course. The incident took place in Uttar Pradesh.The students of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh passed by writing Jai Shri Ram and names of cricket players on the answer sheet. Students who wrote phrases like ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and names of cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya were won over by the teachers.

The incident came to light when a former student of the university applied to get the answer sheets under the Right to Information Act
Two teachers were suspended in the incident. The action is against Vinay Verma and Ashish Gupta. Officials also informed that action will be taken to dismiss both of them.

The incident came to light when Divyanshu Singh, an alumnus of the university, applied to get the answer sheets under the Right to Information Act on August 3 last year. Divyanshu Singh applied to re-evaluate the answer sheets of 18 students studying for the first year pharmacy course by giving their roll numbers. Divyanshu Singh also accused professors Vinay Verma and Ashish Gupta of taking bribes to help students succeed. A written complaint was also lodged with the Governor who is also the Chancellor.

The governor ordered an inquiry into the complaint. The examination paper was then re-evaluated by an inquiry committee appointed by the university administration. Vice-Chancellor Vandana Singh told India Today that the committee had recommended sacking of Vinay Verma and Ashish Gupta for making the wrong assessment.

Earlier, allegations were raised against Professor Vinay Verma in the incident of taking a mobile phone to the exam hall after taking money. Vinay Verma was subsequently removed from administrative duties.

HIV infection for those who have had vampire facials; An investigation has been resumed to find the source

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Vampire facials are now trending in the beauty world. This facial rejuvenation treatment using Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) extracted from their own blood is similar to scalp PRP treatment for hair growth.

Vampire facial is known as a cost-effective and highly effective cosmetic procedure. That is why many people are coming forward to do this today. But now there is a shocking news about the vampire facial.

The news is that more people who received these facials from a spa that operated in New Mexico in the United States have tested positive for HIV. With this, the authorities have started an investigation to find the source of this. In 2018, a person who received a vampire facial at a spa in New Mexico tested positive for HIV.

Then the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of America conducted an inspection and closed this facility. Blood is collected from a vein in a person’s arm and the platelets are separated. Then they are injected into the face using very fine needles. It was discovered that the injection with an unsterilized needle was behind the HIV infection.

Following this, the New Mexico Department of Health also offered free HIV testing to all facialists at the spa. Recently one more person who had a vampire facial from here has been diagnosed with HIV infection. With this, this investigation started again.

The CDC report also has data on people who have been diagnosed with HIV after a facial at a spa. In 2018, the infection was first detected in a middle-aged woman. They had no history of drug use, any blood transfusion treatment, or sexual contact with HIV-infected individuals. In the same year, another middle-aged woman was also diagnosed with the infection.

It was found that blood was drawn here, components were separated and injected back into the body without taking adequate safety measures. Blood was stored in unlabeled tubes outside the kitchen slab and in the kitchen fridge with food items. In 2022, the court ruled that the spa owner was guilty. He was then sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

According to the CDC and the Department of Health, 59 people who visited the spa were at risk of contracting HIV. 20 of them have done vampire facials. But still the source of this HIV infection in the first place has not been found yet.

Guest worker stabbed to death in Alappuzha; Four people are in custody

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Alappuzha: Guest worker stabbed to death in Haripad Danapadi. Om Prakash, a native of Malda, Bengal, died.

Four people were taken into police custody in the incident.

Om Prakash was found lying on the road in front of a bar in Danapadi. Omprakash, who was killed, is a fishmonger in Danapady. It is suggested that the dispute over the sale of fish resulted in the murder.

The police said that it was not clear who did the stabbing as it was dark and they were checking the CCTV footage.

No semester system, CBSE to conduct board exams twice a year

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New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Education has directed the CBSE to prepare for conducting board exams twice a year from the academic year 2025-26.

The instructions were given to develop infrastructure. For this, the Ministry and CBSE will hold discussions with school principals from next month.

It is learned that the CBSE has initiated the process of revising the academic calendar to conduct the examinations so that the timing of the degree admissions is not affected. The CBSE also stated that it has abandoned the process of starting the semester system in schools from the next academic year.

The Supreme Court rejected the petition to count the VVPAT slips

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected the demand for full verification of VVPAT slips and votes in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).

The court also rejected the demand to revert to paper ballots instead of EVMs. The judgment of the Supreme Court was considered by the petition filed by the Association of Democratic Reforms and others.

A bench of Justices Sanjeev Khanna and Dipankar Dutta delivered two separate judgments. The Supreme Court had sought an explanation from the Election Commission on the petitions. Based on this, the judgment was pronounced today.

“It is not practical to fully count VVPAT slips. However, the slip loading unit can be kept sealed. An entire system cannot be blindly held in doubt. Democracy is about keeping everyone in unity and trust. The court decided on the petitions on the basis of clear evidence.’ – Justice Sanjiv Khanna said.

The Supreme Court also made some suggestions to examine the allegations raised by the petitioners. The experts can check the memory and serial number of the EVM by considering the application of the candidates. The application must be made within seven days of the election results. The cost of inspection should also be fixed. This amount will be refunded if the allegation is found to be true.

Last day, when the matter was considered, the court raised doubts related to the functioning of the voting machine and VVPAT. These included where the micro-controller is attached to the machine, whether it can be programmed more than once, and how many days the voting machines are kept after the election. The Election Commission officials had come directly and clarified the matter.

9 people died during the election; Seven people, including a young man, died in the collapse

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Thiruvananthapuram: 9 people died during Lok Sabha polling in the state. The old man who went to vote died in a car accident and seven others, including a young man and an old woman, died in the fall. Bimesh (42), Mami (63), Kandan (73), KM Anees Ahmed (71), Moden Kattil Chandran (68), Siddique (63), Somarajan (82), Said Haji (75), S Sabari (32) ) died during voting.

Saidu Haji, a native of Neduan who was riding a bike at Parappanangadi in Malappuram, died in a car accident. Saidu Haji was hit by a lorry near BM School and fell from his bike.

Swaminathan’s son S Sabari (32) collapsed and died in the Vadakketara Alakkal house after voting in Palakkad Tenkurissi. The GLP got confused while returning from voting at the North GLP school. Mother Mallika Siblings: Shaija, Sheeja and Sheeba.

Valayam Cherumoth Kunnummal Mami (63), who came to cast her vote in Nadapuram, Kozhikode, collapsed while standing in line at the booth of Valayam UP School.

After voting in Palakkad Valayodi, Kantane, son of Valayodi Pudusherry Kumpota Chathu, collapsed while taking food and resting, Chittoor Govt. He was taken to the hospital but could not be saved. Valayodi Nalla Madanchalla was a voter in booth 155 of SN UP School. Wife Daivani. Children: Babu (Kannan), Muralidharan, Shanti. Nephews: Krishnaveni and Subramanian.

Kutchira Haluva Bazar Rt. KSEB engineer Kunhithan Maliekal KM Anees Ahmed was brought to the general hospital immediately after he collapsed but died. He was a CPM booth agent who was distributing slips at Kozhikode Kutchira. Serena Beevy at home with his wife. Children: Faiz Ahmed, Falilu Ahmed, Akhil Ahmed, Bilal Ahmed. In-laws: Anuna in the garden, Dr. in the new house. Fatima Fely.

Vilasini Chandran, who had come to cast his vote at Ottapalam Chunangad Vanivilasini in Modenkat, collapsed and was rushed to the taluk hospital but could not be saved.

Madrasa teacher Alikanakath (Thattarakal) Siddique (63) died of cardiac arrest after returning home after voting as the first voter in the queue in Tirur.

Kakazham Veliparam Somarajan Alappuzha Kakazham SNV TTI school after leaving and Valli Mohanan from Marayur Kocharam while walking after voting in Idukki collapsed and died.

Credit card usage may be restricted

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Mumbai: Credit card usage in India is witnessing record growth. However, the Reserve Bank has noticed that various financial institutions are encouraging the use of credit cards designed for transactions between users and merchants for other purposes. In this situation, it is indicated that some restrictions on the use of the card are being considered.

Some credit cards now also facilitate person-to-person money transfers, such as transferring house rent and paying tuition fees. If earlier such services were provided by charging a fee, now organizations are encouraging such transactions by waiving the fee and instead offering reward payments.

However, it is known that the Reserve Bank of India believes that this type of money transfer is against the basic principles of credit card usage. It is in this situation that it is thought to bring a regulation that credit cards should not be used for money transfer between individuals.

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