Thiruvananthapuram: The central government has again increased the price of kerosene. There has been an increase of 14 rupees per liter this time. Kerosene rose from Rs 88 to Rs 102 per litre.
In May, the price of a liter of kerosene was Rs 84. It increased by Rs 4 to Rs 88 in June. This has been increased again from the 1st of this month. Kerosene is supplied from ration shops with the addition of freight charges, dealers commission, CGST and SGST to the base price. The central government had increased the prices in June, but the increase was not implemented in the state. Still subsidized kerosene is distributed at Rs 84 through ration shops.
Food Minister G R Anil informed that the Commissioner of Public Distribution Department has been instructed to distribute kerosene to the card holders at this price till the stock runs out.
Thiruvananthapuram: Former MLA PC George, who was arrested on a molestation complaint, has been granted conditional bail. The museum police arrested George on the complaint of the woman who is accused in the solar case. George was then produced in the Thiruvananthapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Court and granted bail with strict conditions. The bail comes with conditions including to cooperate with the investigation, to appear before the investigating officers if requested and not to influence the complainant. The case has been registered under sections 354, 354 A of the Indian Penal Code. On February 10, George summoned the woman to the Thaticaud guest house to talk about the matter related to Swapna Suresh, the accused in the gold smuggling case. George called the complainant to the guest house with her son and auto driver to room no.404. The son was taken out with the driver. According to the complaint, George then spoke sexually and forced her to have sex. The complaint also states that after she refused, she was forced and harassed. PC George was summoned by the special investigation team yesterday morning for questioning in the case in which Swapna Suresh and PC George were accused. In the meantime, the complainant lodged a complaint with the museum police CI.
George was taken into custody under the leadership of Fort Assistant Commissioner VS Binuraj after the interrogation by the Special Investigation Team.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Local Self-Government Excise Minister MV Govindan Master has informed that all gram panchayat offices in the state will work today for the file settlement drive. Panchayat Director Office and Deputy Director Offices will function. The staff will carry out file processing-related activities in the offices. Other services will not be available to the public tomorrow. The minister appreciated all the employees who are present for work for file settlement.
The drive for file disposal is from June 15 to September 30. The Chief Minister had directed all the employees to take one day off in a month to resolve the pending files. A part of this is the process of making every holiday from July to September a working day. Minister MV Govindan Master asked all the employees to take the necessary steps to clear the pending files immediately. The Local Self-Government Department is making good efforts to clear the pending files. The minister also informed that more energetic measures will be taken.
New Delhi: The central government has increased the import duty on gold from 7.5 percent to 12.5 percent. The explanation is that the government’s action is aimed at reducing consumption.
The rise in imports has put pressure on the rupee and the tariff hike has been announced in haste. The trade deficit hit a record high of $24.3 billion in May.
The increase in the import of gold is nine times as compared to the same period of the previous year. In the month of May alone, gold worth 61,000 crores ($7.7 billion) was imported. India has the second place in gold consumption in the world.
Most of the gold required in the country depends on imports. In the last year’s budget, the import duty of gold was reduced to 7.5 percent. Despite the fall in the global market, the gold price in the country recorded a surge after the duty was increased. Gold prices in the state increased by Rs 960 to Rs 38,280. The previous day’s price was Rs 37,320. In the country’s commodity market MCX, the price of 10 grams of 24 carat gold rose by three percent to Rs 51,900.
Thrissur: An investigation has been started in the case of the death of a student due to rabies after she was bitten by a pet dog at her neighbor’s house. Under the leadership of DMO KP Reetha, they went to the house in Mankara and collected the information. Sugunan-Sindhu’s daughter Srilakshmi (19) died at the Thrissur Medical College Hospital on Friday at Manjakkara West. She is a student of BCA in Coimbatore College. The DMO will submit a report to the health department on Saturday.
There is no fault in giving the vaccine to the student. On the day of the bite, the wound was cleaned. The vaccine is given at regular intervals. It was found that the dog was not vaccinated.
On the day the student was bitten, the locals beat the dog to death because it bit the owner of the house and two others. Therefore, the behavior of the dog cannot be studied. Can’t test for rabies. The details of those who interacted with the dog on that day have been collected. Arriving at Srilakshmi’s house, preventive measures were taken.
Those who came in contact with the patient and the bitten dog will be vaccinated. A doctor at the Medical College Hospital who sustained a minor injury during the treatment has been given an injection. Srilakshmi was bitten on the fingers by the pet dog on May 30. She immediately reached Palakkad District Hospital and took the vaccine. As there was more wound, she went to Thrissur Medical College Hospital and injected serum.
Then three more doses of vaccine were taken. Two of these were taken from Palakkad District Hospital and one from a private hospital. All the vaccines were received by June twenty-sixth, but the fever started the next day.
She was treated at a private hospital in Mankara and Thrissur Medical College but died in the early hours of the previous day. After the incident, the Rapid Response Team, formed for the investigation on the directives of the Health Minister, met on Friday and assessed the details of the treatment given to Sree Lakshmi.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has lashed out at former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for making anti-prophet remarks. The court asked Nupur Sharma to apologize to the nation and accused Nupur Sharma of being responsible for the Udaipur incident.
The Supreme Court asked why the matter under consideration of the court was discussed on the TV channel and criticized the delay in withdrawing the reference. The court said that he should have apologized to the country and accused Nupur Sharma of being responsible for all the untoward incidents in the country.
The court mocked the police investigation and criticized Nupur Sharma for getting a red carpet. The court accused Nupur’s influence that the arrest was not made. Nupur Sharma approached the Supreme Court demanding that the cases against him be transferred to Delhi.
Geneva: The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid epidemic is not over. The response of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, is pointing out that the cases of Covid are increasing in 110 countries.
The World Health Organization has also stated that vigilance should be maintained as the cases of Covid-19 rise again.
He also points out that there are currently obstacles in detecting covid cases. This epidemic is undergoing changes. But it is not over. Our ability to track the covid virus is under threat as the number of covid cases being reported and the genetic testing of the virus is declining. This will make it difficult to track Omicron and analyze future emerging variants, said the Director General of the World Health Organization.
BA.4 and BA.5 variants are prevalent in many countries. At that global level, covid cases are up 20 percent. The World Health Organization (WHO) says countries need to vaccinate at least 70 percent of their population.
Thiruvananthapuram: Widespread rain is likely in the state today. According to the notification of Central Meteorological Department, yellow alert is in place in four districts today. Yellow alert today in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. At the same time, fishermen are advised not to go to sea. The monsoon is active in the Arabian Sea due to heavy rainfall. 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm rainfall in 24 hours The northern districts will receive heavy rainfall. Off Kerala-Lakshadweep coasts from 29-06-2022 to 04-07-2022 and off Karnataka coasts from 29-06-2022 to 02-07-2022 Kerala-Lakshadweep coasts from 29-06-2022 to 04-07-2022 , Karnataka coasts from 29-06-2022 to 02-07-2022 with strong wind speed of 40 to 50 kmph and bad weather should not go to sea for fishing. The yellow alert in various districts is as follows 30-06-2022: Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod 01-07-2022: Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod 02-07-2022: Alappuzha, Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod 03-07-2022: Alappuzha, Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod The possibility of isolated heavy rains is forecast.
Thrissur: Anthrax has been confirmed in wild boars in Thrissur’s Athirapally forest area. The disease was confirmed in a sample test conducted after wild boars had died here. People who removed the wild boar are under surveillance. Health Minister Veena George informed that people should be careful not to go to those places and not to handle dead bodies of animals, including wild boars. The Minister also requested that they inform the officials of the Animal Husbandry Department, Health Department or Forest Department.
In Thrissur district, a review meeting has been held in this regard and preventive measures have been intensified. Animal Welfare Department has taken steps to start vaccination of animals.
Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It is a disease transmitted from animals to humans. If not treated in time, the disease can worsen and lead to death.
Hyderabad: Eight people died after an 11 KV power line fell on an auto-rickshaw in Sathyasai district of Andhra Pradesh. The auto-rickshaw carrying agricultural laborers hit the electricity pole.
The incident happened around 7 am. The auto rickshaw which was carrying farm laborers hit the wire. Then the electric line fell on the auto and eight people were burnt to death. The accident happened to Gudampally natives who were laborers who were going to Chillakondaiyapally by auto from Tadimari Mandal Buddapally. Reports are that there were ten people in the auto-rickshaw. The condition of two injured persons is critical.
The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased. 2 lakhs has been announced as a relief to the families of the injured. The Andhra Pradesh government has announced that it will conduct a detailed investigation into the accident.
