Idukki: African swine fever confirmed again in Idukki. The disease was confirmed in the pigs of Karimmannur Vannapuram panchayath. The new epicenter is near the killing of more than 300 infected pigs in Karimannoor. The disease was discovered when the police sent samples for testing on a complaint that pigs had been killed by poisoning at a farm in Vannappuram Pattayakudi. Pigs within a one-kilometer radius of the place where the disease is confirmed will be killed tomorrow. More than 100 pigs will be killed in Kannur Vannappuram Kanjikuzhi panchayats.
Earlier, swine flu was confirmed again in Kannur. Swine fever was detected in the fourth ward of Peravoor panchayat. Swine fever in one farm in Kanjirapuzha. Officials informed that about 100 pigs on the farm will be killed.
African swine fever was confirmed in the state on July 22. The disease was confirmed at a farm in Mananthavady that day. T
Srinagar: Three terrorists arrested by Jammu Kasmir police. They were arrested in a joint search conducted by the Rashtriya Rifles Unit and the Kashmir Police.
Three AK 47 guns, two pistols, nine AK 47 magazines, and ammunition were seized from them. A detailed investigation into the incident has been launched and more details will be released soon, authorities said.
Kannur: Kannur University Vice-Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran said that the rank list will be rearranged according to the High Court verdict canceling the appointment of Associate Professor. Gopinath Ravindran said that Priya Varghese’s appointment was based on legal advice. However, there will be no appeal against the cancellation of Priya Varghese’s appointment. It will cost a lot of money. So he clarified that the rank list will be rearranged.
Gopinath Ravindran said that he has sought clarification from the UGC regarding the eligibility of Priya Varghese. But till now no reply has been received in this regard. The High Court judgment is applicable to the posts of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor and Principal. Eligibility of all ranked candidates will be checked. Eligibility of Priya Varghese will also be checked. He also explained that Priya Varghese has been asked to produce more documents. Dr Gopinath Ravindran was talking to the media in Kannur.
San Francisco: Mass resignation of employees from Twitter. Hundreds of people resigned from the company. Elon Musk responded that he doesn’t care.
Musk’s ultimatum was to either switch to a more demanding work style or quit the company. The tweet said that those who are interested can stand with him and those who are not can submit their resignation before 5 pm on Thursday.
Hundreds of employees resigned before Musk’s deadline. They announced this through Twitter.
A customer asked Musk in response to the mass resignations if he was going to shut down Twitter. Musk replied that there are enough people left, so he doesn’t care about mass resignations.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court criticized private medical colleges for buying bonds from students. The court held that private colleges have no authority to demand bonds from students.
The court said that only governments have the authority to buy bonds and private medical colleges are not the government. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that private medical colleges asking for the bond is a shocking step.
New Delhi: SBI with major changes to protect customers from fraud. Now if you want to withdraw money from SBI ATM you have to enter your OTP number. The OTP number comes to the phone number registered with the debit card. SBI has brought these rules because of increasing fraud and cyber crimes.
Method of withdrawing money using OTP
While withdrawing money from SBI ATM OTP you must have your debit card and mobile phone, and enter the OTP received on your phone on the ATM screen, after entering the valid OTP the transaction will be completed.
10,000 or above transactions require OTP
This service will be useful for SBI customers while withdrawing money from ATMs. SBI has brought these rules because of increasing fraud and cyber crimes. Customers withdrawing Rs 10,000 or more in a single transaction from SBI ATMs require OTP to complete the transaction
OTP withdrawal started on 1st January 2020
SBI, the country’s largest lender, started OTP-based cash withdrawal services on January 1, 2020. SBI creates awareness about ATM fraud from time to time through social media and other platforms. It requests all its customers to avail of the service.
Mumbai: IIT professor Anand Teltumbde granted bail in the Bhima Koregaon case. A division bench comprising Bombay High Court Justices AS Khadkari and Milind Jadhav granted bail in the case. But the High Court stayed the execution of the bail order for a week. The order stayed for a week on the NIA’s request to approach the Supreme Court. In this situation, we can know whether Anand Theltumbade can be released or not only after knowing the position of the Supreme Court. The NIA will soon approach the Supreme Court with an appeal in the case. IIT professor and Dalit scholar Anand Thelthumbada was arrested by the NIA on April 14, 2020. He was the convener of the Elgar Parishad Conference.
New Delhi: Vikram-S, India’s first privately developed rocket, was launched. It was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The rocket was developed by Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace. The name of the mission is ‘Mission Prarambh’.
Rocket development, design and missions are coordinated by ISRO. The launch vehicles manufactured by Skyroot Aerospace are named Vikram as a tribute to Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the founder of the Indian Space Program and a renowned scientist.
Vikram S was launched with three payloads including a 2.5 kg payload developed by students from several countries including India under Space Kids India.
Sabarimala: Temporary police will be appointed in connection with the Sabarimala pilgrimage. The action is because there are not enough policemen to control the traffic. Temporary police services will be available in Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Idukki and Thrissur districts. They are appointed for 60 days at a daily wage of Rs.660.
Ex-servicemen, retired policemen and NCC cadets will be recruited. It has been decided to appoint women as well. The government approved the recommendation of the state police chief in this regard.
KSRTC will also start new inter-state services for Sabarimala pilgrimage. 64 new inter-state services are being operated. An agreement was reached with Kerala-Tamil Nadu for this. Police have made elaborate security arrangements at Sabarimala in connection with Mandala-Makaravilak festivals. The first team of Kerala Police, which is responsible for the security of Sannidhanam, took charge. Sabarimala Police Special Officer B. Krishnakumar gave directions to the first batch of police officers.
ADGP MR Ajith Kumar reminded the officials that the Sena’s mission is to provide smooth darshan and facilities for the pilgrims to settle down with satisfaction. Sabarimala Police Special Officer B Krishna Kumar said that mutual cooperation will make this festive season successful.
1,250 policemen have been deployed in and around Sannidhanam for security. The police force deployment at Sannidhanam is under the leadership of Sabarimala Special Officer B Krishnakumar and Assistant Special Officer R Vinod Kumar. A team consisting of 980 civil police officers, 110 SIs, ASIs, 30 CIs and 12 DySPs is responsible for security.
After completion of 10 days, new officers will take charge. Officers from Kerala Police’s Commando Section, Special Branch, Wireless Cell and Bomb Detection Squad are serving.
As the number of pilgrims increases, there will be an increase in the number of policemen on duty in the coming days. Apart from all this, 76 CCTV cameras have also been installed in Sannidhanam as part of security surveillance. A temporary police station has also been opened at Sannidhanam, Nilakkal and Vadasserikkara.
Thiruvananthapuram: State Police Chief Anilkanth has issued an order including necessary guidelines for the implementation of a lane traffic system on the Cherthala-Walayar National Highway. The action is on the recommendation of the Petition Committee of the Legislative Assembly, which met to study the lane traffic system.
All district police chiefs should take steps to convince drivers of heavy vehicles including trucks at check posts and toll booths of the need to strictly follow the lane traffic system. The campaign will be launched to convince commuters and drivers about the practicality and necessity of the lane traffic system. District police chiefs will supervise this.
The district police chiefs will take action to convene the meeting of the district road safety council this month itself. South and North SPs in charge of traffic will attend the meetings. The meeting will formulate district-level plans to prevent lane-driving violations.
It has been suggested that vehicles should not be stopped for enforcement of the law. Video cameras, dash cams, and body-worn cameras will be used instead. Number plate recognition cameras will also be used where they are available. It is also suggested that vehicle inspection should not be difficult for the public.
