Wellington: Six dead in a fire at a hostel in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Eleven people are also reported missing.
The incident happened just after midnight on Tuesday at the Loafers Lodge Hostel in Newtown, Wellington. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who visited the scene on Tuesday morning, said six people had died and the death toll could rise.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand confirmed 11 people were missing and parts of the hostel were damaged. Although the fire has been brought under control to some extent, the building is yet to be entered as there is a fear of the roof collapsing. Officials said 52 people were evacuated from the building after the fire was reported around 12.25 am.
Shornur: A passenger was stabbed inside the train at Shornur, Palakkad. The violence took place when the Marusagar Express reached Shornur. Assailant Aziz was arrested by Shornur Railway Police.
The incident took place last night around 10.40 pm on the Marusagar Express going from Ernakulam to Ajmer. Devadas, a native of Parappanangadi who had left Aluva, was stabbed. The accused Aziz was drunk and interrogated when he misbehaved with women, which led to the assailant.
The accused got on the track from the train waiting to receive the signal at Shornur and attacked after breaking the bottle. Devdas received three stab wounds on his face and a stab wound below his eye and was admitted to Kozhikode Medical College after initial treatment.
Aziz was caught by the RPF while trying to escape after the stabbing. A case of attempt to murder has been registered against the accused who is in the custody of Shornur Railway Police.
Chennai: The elephant Arikomban caught from Idukki Chinnakanal and taken to Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary attacked a Tamil Nadu ration shop. Arikomban tried to break into the ration shop in Manalar Estate around 2 o’clock on Sunday.
The shop window was partially broken. But rice is not taken. Then at night, the wild cat went to the forest. Reports say that he crossed the border and entered the Kerala forest area after the attack.
Arikomban, who was a constant nuisance in Chinnakanal, was caught in late April after being drugged and released into the Periyar Tiger Sanctuary. Arikomban was released in the Periyar Tiger Sanctuary after being fitted with a radio collar. Arikomban was exposed in the forest between Metakanam and Mullakudi near Mangaladevi temple.
New Delhi: Punjab Sangrur Court issues notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in defamation case. The court action is on the complaint against the reference in the Karnataka assembly election manifesto.
The complaint is that the manifesto compared the BajRang Dal with terrorist organizations like the Popular Front of India. Hitesh Bharadwaj, president of BajRang Dal and a native of Punjab, filed a defamation case demanding 100 crores. It is stated in the notice that he will appear in court on July 10 in connection with the case.
Kochi: Education Minister V. Shivankutty has said that the admission festival will be held in the state on June 1 and the state-level inauguration will be performed by the Chief Minister at Malayinkeezhu Boys School, Thiruvananthapuram. In a press conference held in Kochi, the minister said that 96 new schools will be inaugurated on May 23 and 142.58 crores have been spent for this.
3000 crores have been spent on new school buildings in the last 7 years. The minister also stated that the foundation stone was laid for the construction of 11 new school buildings.
Preparations for school opening will be completed before May 27. V Shivankutty said that 47 lakh students are expected to arrive in the new academic year and the school environment will be differently-abled friendly..
Attendance of children will be strictly checked. Schools will be extensively prepared for students. The green campus will be based on the concept of a clean campus. The minister said that anti-drug campaigns will be organized in schools and there will be a meeting of teachers’ unions tomorrow. The Minister informed that the higher secondary results will be announced on May 25 and the Chief Minister has called a meeting of ministers on May 22.
Meanwhile, SSLC issued notices to 3006 teachers who did not attend the examination evaluation without reason. He clarified that no money should be taken for admission to school and commercialization of education will not be allowed.
Kondotty: The district police chief said that the death of a non-state worker in Kondotty, Malappuram, was due to a mob attack. S Sujit Das IPS said that they were brutally beaten for two hours and eight people were arrested in the incident. The beating was done with a piece of wood, plastic, and stone. His hands were tied behind his back. Beaten from 12:30 pm to 2 am. The police arrived and took him to a private hospital in Kondotty. But he died before reaching the hospital. The preliminary information is that he came there to try to steal. 8 people have been arrested in the incident. One person has been taken into custody for destroying evidence. All of them have been charged with murder. Rajesh Manchi, a native of Bihar, had come to Kizhisery two days ago to work at a fodder godown.
Thiruvananthapuram: A 17-year-old girl was found dead in a religious study center in Balaramapuram, Thiruvananthapuram. Asmiya, a native of Bimapally, died. Alleging that the incident was suspicious, the relatives complained to the police.
Asmiya, a native of Bimapally, used to live and study at a religious education center in Balaramapuram. She was found hanging dead in the religious education center yesterday. The family alleges that they have been harassed by the institutional authorities. Earlier, the child had complained about the institution. Yesterday, the child called home and said that should reach Balaramapuram immediately.
The authorities were not ready to show the child to the mother who reached the institution within an hour and a half. Later, the family was informed that the girl had hanged herself in the bathroom. The police registered a case of unnatural death and started an investigation.
Bangalore: Current Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood has been appointed as the new CBI Director. Praveen Sood has been appointed as the new CBI Director as the current CBI Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal’s two-year term comes to an end on May 25. His tenure will be two years. Earlier, Praveensood was included in the shortlist of the committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Praveen Sood was appointed over Madhya Pradesh DGP Sudhir Saxena and Taj Hasan. Congress had come against the appointment of Praveen Sood. But Sood’s appointment overcame the opposition of the Congress. Praveen Sood is a 1986 batch IPS officer.
Thiruvananthapuram: ICSE 10th and Plus 2nd Results declared. The national pass percentage in class 10 is 98.94%. Two and a half lakh students appeared for the exam. The pass percentage in Kerala is 99.97%. 99.21% of girls who appeared in the exam qualified for higher studies. 98.71 percent of boys passed. 9 students have secured first rank in the 10th class. 98.01 percent of the girls who appeared for the Plus Two examination passed. 95.96% of boys have passed.
Thiruvananthapuram: Cyclone Mokha formed in the Bay of Bengal and made landfall between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Cyclone Mokha, which was moving at a speed of 210 km per hour, wreaked havoc. As a result of this, heavy rains are received in the coastal areas.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Center has warned that St. Martin’s Island in Bangladesh will be underwater due to the storm that may occur as a result of the cyclone. People on the island have been alerted as a precaution. There are no major constructions on the island. The island may be directly affected by the lack of obstruction to the hurricane’s passage.
The hurricane is passing through St. Martins. As a result of this effect, water is likely to flow from one side of the island to the other. The Meteorological Center said that due to the rough sea, the island may be underwater for a while and then it will be washed away. As a result of the influence of Mokha, rain with thunder and lightning is likely at isolated places in Kerala.
