Riyadh: The Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry have stated that those who want to perform Hajj must have taken full doses of the covid vaccinations. It is also suggested that those applying for Hajj must complete the covid vaccination.
Also, the meningitis vaccine and seasonal influenza vaccine should be taken. According to the terms of the health department, there should be no serious chronic diseases or any infectious diseases. The ministry gave this reply to a doubt raised by a person on Twitter.
Chandigarh: Congress MP collapses and dies during Bharat Jodo Yatra Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died. He collapsed while walking with Rahul Gandhi. The doctor said the cause of death was a heart attack.
Santokh Singh Chowdhury collapsed while participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jalandhar, Punjab in the morning. The incident happened in Phillaur. He was rushed to the hospital in Phagwara but his life could not be saved. The Bharat Jodo Yatra has been suspended following the MP’s death.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted that Chaudhary’s death is a big blow to the party and the organization.
” Deeply shocked and saddened by the death of MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary. His loss is a big blow to the party and the organization. May his soul rest in peace,” he tweeted.
New Delhi: Suspension of 11 policemen who failed in the investigation of Delhi Kanjhawala case. The suspension is for those who were in the control room and picket duties. The action is as per the instructions of the Union Home Ministry.
It has been alleged against the police that the girl was trapped under the car despite being called by the eyewitnesses. The action was also prompted by the inability to locate the vehicle even after New Year’s Day. Two sub-inspectors, four assistant sub-inspectors, four head constables, and one constable have been suspended.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had earlier instructed the police to take action against the police officers who were deployed on duty at night on the day of the incident. The Delhi Police submitted a detailed report of the incident to the Home Ministry last day. On the morning of New Year’s Day, a car carrying 5 drunken youths hit the scooter Anjali Singh was riding and was dragged for 12 km. A forensic team from Gujarat is investigating the incident.
Washington: More US states ban video-sharing app TikTok over security concerns. With Wisconsin and North Carolina also taking drastic measures, the total number of states that have banned TikTok has reached 20. Governments explain that Tik Tok, developed by Chinese tech company Byte Dance, poses many cyber security threats.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said it is important to protect the nation’s cyberspace from countries like China that are looking for an opportunity to launch cyberattacks against the United States. “It is our duty to protect state information technology from foreign countries that have actively participated in cyber attacks against the United States,” Cooper said in a statement that the decision to ban TikTok is to ensure the security and privacy of the state and people from cyber threats.
WeChat, a Chinese-made instant messaging platform, has also been banned in several US states. Roy Cooper also said that more Chinese apps will be banned in the coming days if necessary after conducting further checks.
Kochi: Students of Kochi University of Science and Technology can now take menstrual leave. This is the first time in Kerala that a university has given this kind of menstrual leave.
The university authorities have decided to provide 2% additional leave benefit in each semester in CUSAT. At present only those who have 75% attendance can write the semester exam. If the attendance is less then the semester examination can be given if the medical certificate is provided. But a medical certificate is not required for menstrual leave.
Earlier, MG University had granted maternity leave to the students. This is the first time in Kerala that a university has granted maternity leave to female students.
Mangalore: Nine people, including a Malayali doctor, were arrested in the ganja case in Mangalore. They were arrested on the basis of the information received from the wholesalers who were arrested by the police.
Neel Kishorilal Ramji Shah, a resident of Bunds Hostel who came from London and is studying in Mangaluru, was arrested by the police while selling ganja the other day. Based on the information received from his phone, nine people including a Malayali doctor were arrested.
Mangaluru police arrested Dr. Sameer, a medical officer from Thrissur, Dr. Nadia Siraj, a medical internship student from Thiruvananthapuram, Dr. Manimaran Muthu, a medical surgeon from Tamil Nadu, Dr. Riya Chadha, a native of Chandigarh, and Dr. Riya Chadha, a native of Delhi. Kshitij Gupta, Dr. Ira Basin from Pune, Dr. Varshini, third year MD psychiatry student Dr. Banu Dahiya and Muhammad Rauf from Bandwal Marippalla.
Those arrested were produced in court. They was taken into police custody for further investigation. The investigation is in progress focusing on the phone calls coming to Neil Kishorilal Ramji Shah’s phone. The police have received information that many people including Malayalis are his customers.
Mumbai: 10 dead after bus carrying pilgrims collides with truck in Maharashtra. Many people were injured in the accident. The accident took place at Pathare on the Nashik-Shirdi highway.
The injured were admitted to Sinnar Rural Hospital and Yashwant Hospital in Sinnar. Officials said the death toll could rise as the condition of some of the injured was critical.
The accident took place when the private luxury bus started from Ambernath in the Thane district and was on its way to the temple town of Shirdi in the Ahmednagar district.
The incident took place around 7 am near Patara Shivra in Sinnar tehsil of Nashik, 180 km from Mumbai. Initial reports said seven women, two small boys, and one man were among the dead.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced financial assistance of Rs 5. lakh each to the families of those who died in the accident. An inquiry has also been ordered into the incident.
Gurugram: Former Union Minister, former JD(U) president, and RJD leader Sharad Yadav (75) passed away. He died at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram. He was admitted to the hospital on Thursday afternoon due to age-related ailments.
Sarath Yadav was one of the young leaders who emerged in the 1970s through the ‘JP movement’ that swept across the country against Indira Gandhi’s authoritarian stances that trampled democracy. He has been elected seven times to the Lok Sabha and three times to the Rajya Sabha.
In 1989, he handled the textiles and food processing departments in the VP Singh government, and in 1999, he handled the aviation, labor, and food public distribution consumer affairs departments in the Vajpayee government. He was a Member of Parliament for 33 years. After the formation of Janata Dal (United) in 2003, he was the National President till 2016.
Nitish Kumar left JD(U) and joined RJD after joining BJP. In 2017, Sharad Yadav left the JDU after the JDU decided to go back to the BJP-led NDA. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Deve Gowda, and others have condoled the death of Sharad Yadav.
New Delhi: The Central Food Safety Authority (FSSAI) has released the quality and identification criteria for Basmati rice.
The notification states that the rice should have a natural aroma and should be free from artificial fragrance, artificial color, and polishing materials. The norms will come into effect from August 1.
The notified amendment to the Food Safety Act has specified the standards for all types of basmati rice including bran basmati rice, bran removed, parboiled bran rice, and parboiled and parboiled rice. The average length of basmati rice, other details, and quantity of non-basmati rice are covered in the Food Products Standards and Food Additives Regulations.
The average length of bran basmati rice should be seven mm. The length should be more than 6.61 mm if the bran has been changed and more than 12 mm if the rice has been cooked. Uric acid and moisture levels in rice have also been clarified. The uric acid level should be less than 100 mg/kg. In the case of broken rice also, all other norms apply except for length and size rules.
Kozhikode: A 22-year-old girl was gang-raped in Pantirangavu. The accused raped the after giving juice was mixed with drugs, police said. Three people from Chevayur were taken into police custody in the incident. The search is on for one. A case has been registered against them.
The complaint is that she was gang-raped after being brought to the flat by pretending to be friends through social media.
Police recorded the woman’s detailed statement about the incident. After reaching the flat where the woman was taken and collecting evidence, the accused were taken into custody.
The accused will be arrested after detailed questioning.
