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Extreme winter in America; Death passed 60

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Washington:  The death toll has crossed 60 in the last two days in the US, which is in the grip of severe winter. Blizzard kills 27 in southern New York Due to the heavy snowfall, the transport systems were disrupted. The American people are suffering from extreme cold and wind. In the area from the state of Texas to Quebec, Canada.
Heavy snowfall is experienced in about 3,200 km of areas.
In many places, the temperature is below zero. Around 20 crore people have been affected by the cold storm. Yesterday, the temperature in El Park, Montana reached minus 45 degrees Celsius. The town of Hale, Michigan recorded minus 17 degrees. More than 15 lakh people have been cut off. People have been strictly instructed not to go out except for essential purposes.
The weather department has warned that the cold wave ‘bomb cyclone’ may last for several days. Meteorologists say that the cause of the extreme cold is the ice that has melted from the Arctic region to Central America.

Abuse of power; Former President of Maldives sentenced to 11 years in prison

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Male:  Former Maldives President Abdullah Yameen was sentenced to 11 years in prison by the court. He was convicted of corruption and money laundering. In addition to the prison sentence, a fine of 5 million US dollars has also been imposed, according to various media reports citing the Maldivian daily Awas.

The Maldives Criminal Court found the charges against Abdullah Yameen to be valid and Yameen was found guilty and the Chief Judge Ahmad Shakeel sentenced him. The case was that Yameen misused his position as president and took one million dollars from a private company for resort development. It is alleged that Yameen took this money from former Maldives MP Yusuf Naeem.
Yusuf Naeem was also tried along with Yameen in the case. The court has also found Naeem guilty in the bribery case. Chief Judge Ahmad Shakeel said that it is suspicious that the money shown in the documents was transferred from Yusuf Naeem’s account to Yameen’s account.

Meanwhile, the trial of the case started in the criminal court on January 2 this year. According to Awas’s report, the trial proceedings ended on November 30. The prosecution argued that Yameen should be given the maximum sentence because he was the president of the country at the time of the crime.

Spread of covid; RT-PCR test is mandatory

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New Delhi: RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for travelers from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavya said that if any passenger from other countries has any symptoms, they should be tested for Covid-19, and if they test positive, they should go into quarantine.

The Indian Medical Association issued a warning in the context of the spread of Covid in various countries. The IMA says international travel should be avoided, there is currently no cause for concern and vigilance should continue. The IMA said everyone should strictly follow the Covid guidelines.

Don’t neglect to wear a mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands and use sanitizer in public places. Avoid crowds as much as possible, avoid weddings, meetings of political parties, and international travel. According to the instructions, if symptoms such as sore throat, symptoms of fever, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. are found, consult a doctor and everyone should take covid vaccination including a precautionary dose.

Most patients are in countries like the USA, Japan, South Korea, France, and Brazil. The BF7 omicron variant, which has caused the spread of new covid in foreign countries including China, has been confirmed in four people in India. The new variant was found in the states of Gujarat and Odisha. BF7 is reportedly the fastest-spreading variant.

The functioning of the covid monitoring cell has resumed in the state

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Thiruvananthapuram:  The functioning of the covid monitoring cell has resumed in the state. The decision has been taken in the context of increasing cases of covid in other countries. The Centre Government will be asked to make more vaccines available in the state.
At the same time, Health Minister Veena George announced that the state has intensified the prevention of covid. All districts have been alerted to strengthen defenses. The respective districts are meeting separately and strengthening prevention and surveillance. If there is an increase in the number of covid cases, it has been instructed to report and strengthen the defense accordingly.

Bird flu confirmed in Kottayam district

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Kottayam: Bird flu confirmed in Kottayam. Bird flu has been confirmed in Arpookara, Vechur, and Neendoor in the Kottayam district. H5N1 was confirmed at the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases Lab in Bhopal following mass deaths of ducks and chickens kept in paddocks.

About 7,400 birds within one kilometer of the area where the disease was detected will be euthanized and buried under the supervision of the Animal Welfare Department. Disinfection steps will be taken here.

The District Collector has ordered to ban the sale and sale of chicken, duck, quail, and other poultry eggs, meat, and manure (manure) in Vaikom, Kottayam, Etumanur municipalities, Vechur, Kuruppanthara, Thalayazham, Thalayolaparambu, Kallara, Neendoor, TV Puram, Udayanapuram, Kumarakom, Arpookara, Aymanam, Athirampuzha and village panchayats for three days from December 23.

Sabarimala pilgrims’ vehicle overturns in Kumily; 8 people died

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Kumali:  At least eight people died when the vehicle of Sabarimala pilgrims fell into a gorge near Idukki Kumily. One is in critical condition.
The accident happened around 11 pm last night. Ten people including a child were in the vehicle. The Tavera car in which the natives of Theni were traveling met with an accident while returning from the pilgrimage. Two people who were injured in the accident were admitted to Theni Medical College. One of them is in critical condition. The child who was in the group was admitted to a private hospital in Kumily.
The Kerala-Tamil Nadu police, fire force, and locals conducted a two-and-a-half-hour-long rescue operation. In the accident, seven people died on the spot.

Massive reshuffling in Police Department; Vigilance IG Harshita Attaluri

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Thiruvananthapuram: A massive reshuffling in the police department. Thiruvananthapuram City Police Commissioner Spurgeon Kumar has been transferred as South Zone IG. Nagaraju, who was Kochi City Police Commissioner, is the new Thiruvananthapuram City Police Commissioner. Harshita Attaluri made Vigilance IG.

K. Sethuraman is the new Kochi City Police Commissioner. Neeraj Kumar Gupta has also been appointed as the North Region IG. Intelligence IG is P Prakash. Dr. Sreeninas has also become the Kochi Range DIG.
T Vikram appointed Cyber Security ADGP H Venkatesh as ADGP Armed Police and Gopesh Aggarwal as Director of Police Academy. Also, 5 HGs have been promoted as ADGPs.

Chanda Kochhar and her husband arrested in loan fraud case

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New Delhi:  CBI has arrested former ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in the loan fraud case. The arrest was related to the loan sanctioned when Chanda was the head of the institution. Both are now in CBI custody in a loan conspiracy case. The CBI had earlier registered a case against Chanda, Deepak, and Videocon Group promoter Venugopal Dhoot.

Both will be produced in a special court tomorrow seeking custody. The CBI is investigating charges of misuse of power and criminal conspiracy against them.

Between 2009 and 2011, ICICI Bank extended a Rs 1,875-crore loan to Videocon International Electronics Ltd, allegedly in breach of conditions. Enforcement officials raided Chanda and Deepak’s house and offices in connection with the case. ED also arrested Chanda in 2021.

District Collector’s order to close KR Narayanan Visual Science Institute from today

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Kottayam:  District Collector’s order to close KR Narayanan Visual Science Institute from today till January 8. Students have also been advised to vacate the hostels. There are reports that there is a possibility of untoward incidents during the hunger strike of the students starting from December 25. It is also warned that this will hurt law and order.

Students protesting against caste discrimination have been going on here since December 5. Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), a women’s group in the film industry, came to the scene in support of the students. In a Facebook post, WCC expressed its full support and solidarity with the students and staff who are protesting against injustices and caste discrimination in the college.

It is very important to have an environment that does not diminish the creative energy while studying cinema and working in cinema. We all know that places where conditions such as denial of fundamental rights, discrimination, and lack of security exist are barriers to the growth of the comprehensive art of ‘cinema’ and those who participate in it. Based on this knowledge, the Women in Cinema Collective declares its full support and solidarity with the students and staff of the KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, who are protesting against injustices and caste discrimination with a democratic consciousness,’ the WCC said through a Facebook post.

Masks made mandatory in the country; Center tightens Covid restrictions

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New Delhi: After the confirmation of a new covid variant in the country, the Center has tightened the restrictions. It has been decided to impose covid restrictions including masks in the country. The health department has directed the states to make masks mandatory in connection with Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Further testing should be done to identify the covid variants. It was decided in a high-level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to take precautions in the event of the reported covid variant. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country’s hospitals are well prepared to face the threat of covid spread.

Covid tests should be increased in the country. Surveillance should be strengthened including at international airports. The states should take care to ensure basic facilities in the hospitals. The prime minister gave a warning that the states should take care to make things including masks mandatory.

The Prime Minister directed to take care of matters including vaccination for the elderly and those with poor health conditions, including monitoring the increase in the price of essential medicines.

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