Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rain is likely to continue in the state for the next 5 days. Yellow alert has been announced in 10 districts today and tomorrow. Yellow alert has been announced in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad Malappuram districts today and tomorrow. 11 districts are under a rain warning on Tuesday and 9 districts on Wednesday.There is no restriction on fishing in Kerala-Karnataka-Lakshadweep coasts.
Chandigarh: Former Punjab minister Sundar Sham Arora has been arrested in a case where he offered a bribe of half a crore to the Vigilance Bureau to save him from corruption cases. Former Punjab Minister Sundar Sham Arora was caught by the Vigilance Bureau late last night. The Vigilance Chief disclosed the entire matter in a press conference. Arora will be produced in court today. Sundar Sham Arora was a minister in Captain Amarinder Singh’s government.
The former vigilance minister is facing investigation in three cases including illegal acquisition of property. The team interrogated Arora twice. Realizing that a proper investigation was underway and that the vigilance had collected evidence against him, Arora planned to bribe AIG Manmohan Singh, who was investigating the case. It was also said that the officer will be offered a bribe of Rs 1 crore and will deliver the money to his home.
AIG Manmohan told his senior officers about this. The matter was immediately brought to the attention of the Chief Minister. After this, a trap was laid to catch the accused. The official directed the former minister to reach Cosmo Mall in Sirakpur with Rs.50 lakh. Vigilance arrested the former minister who arrived with the money. Meanwhile, two government witnesses were produced. Along with this, a case has been registered and investigation has been started.
This is the arrest of three former ministers in six months. Earlier, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who were ministers in the Captain’s government, were arrested.
Chennai: Police raided a house and arrested six people in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai following a complaint of human sacrifice. Five members of the family and the sorcerer were arrested who had been performing puja after closing their house for three days. The Tehsildar and the police entered the house using JCB machines after threatening to sacrifice themselves if the puja was disturbed.
For the past three days, the puja was being held at the house of Taramani, who lives in Arani SV Nagar in the Tiruvannamalai district. Neighbors heard crying from the house in the morning and informed the police and tehsildar. Then Tehsildar and police reached the spot and asked to open the door but the family refused to open it. Those inside shouted that if he tried to open the door, he would kill himself by slitting his throat and not disturb the puja. With this, all the villagers gathered outside the human sacrifice became angry. When the family did not cooperate, the police sought the help of the fire brigade. After that, the police and fire brigade officers broke the door of the house with JCB and entered and arrested the people who practiced witchcraft.
Thiruvananthapuram: Transport Minister Antony Raju said that passengers with disabilities up to 45 percent will be allowed travel pass in buses from now on. Until now, bus passes were given to people with 50 percent disability.
The Minister said that the decision was taken after considering the application of Salmabi, a native of Thaliparam, in the Vaaneyam Adalat organized in the Kannur district. Salmabi had been working tirelessly for the last one and a half years with this petition for her husband Feroze Khan. The Minister said that the decision was taken after attending the Vahaneeam Adalat held at Salmabi Kannur Shikshak Sadan and making a direct complaint.
Feroze Khan’s body became weak in 2017 following a stroke. Can’t walk without help. Feroze Khan is currently working in a bread company. After waiting for a year and a half, the complaint was resolved after reaching Adalat. The transport minister added that the new decision will bring relief to many people in Kerala who are suffering from such difficulties.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting Professor GN Saibaba in the Maoist case, quashing the acquittal of Prof. Saibaba. A bench headed by Justice MR Shah observed that the High Court had taken its decision without considering the merits of the case. The action was taken in consideration of the Maharashtra government’s appeal against Saibaba’s acquittal.
Yesterday, the government approached the Supreme Court with an appeal after the High Court verdict. Accepting the government’s argument that the petition should be heard urgently, a special sitting was held today.
The Bombay High Court yesterday acquitted Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, who was arrested on charges of Maoist links and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court. The High Court verdict allowed Prof Saibaba’s appeal challenging the 2017 trial court order in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Saibaba, who is physically challenged, is currently in Nagpur Central Jail.
Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rain is likely in the state for the next five days. Yellow alert in 9 districts today. Yellow alert has been announced today in Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.
A yellow alert has been announced tomorrow in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki and Palakkad districts. There is a rain warning in 12 districts on Monday and Tuesday.
A cyclone is likely to form over the North Andaman Sea by October 18. According to the Central Meteorological Department, it is likely to move in a west-northwest direction and reach northwest Bay of Bengal around October 20 and strengthen as a low pressure.
Islamabad: The former Chief Justice of the High Court was shot dead in Balochistan, Pakistan. Muhammad Noor Maskanzai was killed. The incident took place in the Kharan area on Friday. When he was returning from the mosque after Isha prayer, the unidentified assailants opened fire. He was rushed to the hospital but died.
Two more people were injured in the firing. They have been admitted to the hospital and their condition is serious. Meanwhile, on Friday morning, a remote-controlled bomb exploded in Mastung, killing three people. Four people were injured.
Angara: An explosion at a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed 41 workers. 10 people were injured. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu confirmed this. The accident occurred at a state-owned mine in Amazra, Bartin province.
It is reported that 110 workers were in the mine at the time of the accident. Earlier in 2014, 301 people were killed in a coal mine fire in the western Turkish city of Soma.
Sardar Pre-Release Event Kerala Video – Tamil movie Sardar Pre-Release event held at Kerala, Kochi. Karthi, Raashi Khanna, and Rajisha Vijayan attended the event.
Thiruvananthapuram: Transport Minister Antony Raju said that the decision on the uniform color code of tourist buses was implemented following the intervention of the High Court. The government has adopted a liberal approach to changing the fitness period.
The minister clarified that the vehicle inspection will not be temporary and strict continuous inspection will continue. He added that if the vehicles violate the law, the officer to be inspected will also be held responsible.
At the same time, the Minister informed that tourist buses without uniform color codes will be impounded and the vehicle owners can approach the High Court requesting an extension of time.
But the motor vehicle department stopped the travel of two tourist buses that violated the law. Buses coming from Malappuram’s Changaramkulam and Ponnani were stopped by the motor vehicle department at Palakkad’s Ettamthara.
