Srinagar: Drones were spotted again in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night in the Samba district. The drones were spotted in Vijaypur, Ramgarh, and Garhwal areas. Security forces launched an investigation into the incident. Extreme caution was issued in all three areas.
In Jammu and Kashmir, meanwhile, drones frequently cross the border. It is doubtful whether such drones arrive for the purpose of gathering military information.
Thiruvananthapuram: The facility to reduce congestion and queues at Bevco retail outlets and for customers to book and book liquor online from selected retail outlets will be implemented from August 17. Initially, this facility will be run on a trial basis at the Corporation’s FL1 / 11008 VMC Pavamani retail outlets in Thiruvananthapuram.
Online booking can be done through the link HTTPS: booking.ksbc.co.in. To pay and book online, customers need to enter their mobile number, type the OTP available there, verify and complete the registration. You will then need to enter your name, email id, date of birth, and password to create a customer profile. Once this is provided, the application will provide customers with the desired district, retail outlet, and information on the liquor items available there. Customers have to select the desired liquor and add it to the cart and then go to the payment gateway to pay the amount by clicking on the Place Order button. Payment can be made as per the instructions in it. After this, an SMS message containing the reference number, details of the retailer, and the time of receipt of liquor will be registered and sent to the mobile number. Customers can book and buy liquor by entering the reference number in the SMS message.
This facility will be gradually extended to other KSBC retail outlets. If you have problems with the new system at the beginning, you should send a message to [email protected]. Https://ksbc.co.in has also set up a customer-friendly website to implement the new online system.
Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI has taken over the solar case which has created a lot of turmoil in Kerala politics. As part of this, the CBI team filed an FIR in the CJM courts in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. The case is being investigated by the CBI Thiruvananthapuram unit.
The FIR was filed against former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Congress leaders K.C. Venugopal, Adoor Prakash, A.P. Anil Kumar, Hibi Eden, BJP National Vice President AP Abdullakutty.
The complainant had alleged sexual harassment and financial exploitation. The case was first investigated by the Crime Branch. However, the complainant submitted a letter to the Chief Minister stating that she was not satisfied with the crime branch investigation. Based on this letter, the government has decided to leave the case to the CBI.
The crime branch which investigated the case had given a clean chit to Oommen Chandy in the incident. It is reported that Oommen Chandy was not at Cliff House on the day the complainant said that the incident took place. The complainant also did not reach Cliff House. Police officers and personal staff on duty were questioned in this regard. Seven years later, the telephone records have not been received. According to the crime branch report, the statements of the complainant’s drivers were also recorded.
Meanwhile, the report given to the Central Home Department pointed out that the Crime Branch will continue to investigate the case of K.C. Venugopal, Adoorprakash, Hibi Eden, A.P. Anil Kumar, A.P. Abdullah Kutty.
New Delhi: Air India has canceled flights to Kabul due to the closure of flights to Afghanistan, an Air India spokesperson has said.
Earlier, it was announced that an Air India flight would depart for Kabul at 12.30 pm today to bring back Indians stranded in Afghanistan. The Central Government has directed Air India to prepare more flights for emergency flights. Kabul airport is experiencing heavy traffic. Many people are fleeing the country since the Taliban took power in Kabul. Meanwhile, there are reports that the airport has been closed.
Meanwhile, the Taliban hoisted the Taliban flag at the Kabul palace in Afghanistan. The Afghan flag was removed. Al Jazeera, an Arab media outlet, released footage from the Kabul palace. There are indications that Mulla Abdul Ghani Baran will be the new president.
Kabul: The Taliban changed the name of Afghanistan after seizing power. The Taliban have renamed the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan instead of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman confirmed this.
People are flocking to the capital, Kabul. Thousands are stranded at Kabul airport. They intend to leave the soil of Afghanistan as soon as possible. Meanwhile, flights were suspended due to the dire situation at the airport. The flight from Delhi to Kabul at 12.30 pm was also canceled. There were reports of gunfire at the airport and several people were injured.
The Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday and seized power. Taliban militants stormed the presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani left Kabul.
The Twitter account of the Afghan embassy in Delhi has been hacked. Afghan embassy officials in India say they have lost control of their Twitter handle. Subsequently, messages insulting former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appeared on Twitter’s official handle.
Guwahati: The maximum penalty under the cattle preservation Act passed in the Assam Assembly is up to eight years imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh. The bill was passed yesterday with a sharp increase in fines for slaughter, meat consumption, meat smuggling, and unauthorized slaughter.
The Assam Assembly has passed a cattle preservation bill despite the opposition’s protest. The opposition left the House after rejecting their demand that the bill is referred to a select committee. The bill was then passed.
Butchery and the meat trade have been banned in areas where Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs, who do not eat beef, live in large numbers. The ban was imposed on Hindu temples and inns within a five-kilometer radius.
With Speaker Biswajit announcing the passage of the Assam cattle preservation Bill, 2021, BJP members chanted slogans calling for Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Shriram. Akhil Gogoi, the only independent MLA in the House, also left the House in protest of the bill being considered. Opposition Congress, AIUDF, and CPM demanded that the bill be left to the select committee. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Sharma has rejected the demand.
He claimed that the ban was not aimed at banning the consumption of beef but rather aimed at considering the religious sentiments of others. He also pointed out that religious friendship is not the sole responsibility of Hindus. Aminul Islam MLA agreed with the demand to remove the word ‘buffalo’ from the bill.
Aminul Islam MLA said he welcomed the ban on the slaughter in areas where non-beef-eating people live, but opposed the ban on slaughter within five kilometers of temples. Under this provision, no slaughter will take place anywhere in the state. He pointed out that it would have been better to say that slaughtering was banned across the state.
Thiruvananthapuram: Fishermen protest against the sneak attacks of Attingal municipal employees. Five sieges were imposed in Attingal. The protesters demanded that safety be ensured for women fishermen.
Coastal residents go on strike in protest of atrocities against fishermen in Avanavanchery. Fishermen block the road at Anchuthengu to protest. Fishermen marched from various places to Anchuthengu Junction. Here, Father Lucian Thomas, Convener of the Action Council, inaugurated the strike.
Today fishing and marketing have ceased. The action council said it would hold a strong strike until action is taken against municipal employees. Fishermen also organized human chains along the coast yesterday. Last week, Attingal municipal employees snatched Alphonsa’s fish from a fish market in Avanavanchery.
The corporation, which has justified the employees, has not yet taken action against them. A similar incident has been reported from this area before. At that time, the police attacked a woman who was selling fish. Police have seized a basket of fish belonging to an elderly woman named Mary, who was selling it on the roadside.
In areas like Muthalappozhi in Attingal, the livelihood of women is selling fish. Street vendors have complained that they were in big trouble because of covid. They resumed trading in the area after the covid lockdown and trolling ban.
Ankara: A Russian-made fire brigade has crashed in Turkey, killing eight people. Five of the dead were Russians and three were Turks. The accident happened while trying to put out a wildfire near the southern Turkish city of Adana.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has allowed the trial court judge’s plea in the case of assault on the actress. The trial was adjourned for another six months. The case was heard by a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilker.
Special Judge Honey M.Varghese, who is considering the case, asked for more time to complete the proceedings in the case and filed the petition in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court had asked that the proceedings be completed in August 2021. But the trial court said in a letter that the proceedings were hampered by covid.
The application, citing the fact that the court had to close for weeks in May following the second wave of covid and the trial did not move as quickly as expected.There are more than 300 witnesses in the case. Dileep is the eighth accused in the case.
Port of Prince: Death toll rises in Haiti earthquake, which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale, reached 1,297. Thousands more are reported to be trapped in the rubble. A US-deployed rescue team is still searching for them. The quake struck on the evening of the 14th, killing thousands of people. Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared a state of emergency in the country.
The epicenter was reported 7.5 miles northeast of St. Louis du Sud, southwest of Haiti. The quake affected churches, hospitals, hotels, and homes. The main road from Les Case to Jeremy was blocked by a landslide. A tsunami alert was issued in the area.
A similar earthquake shook the Port of Prince of Haiti in 2010. About two lakh people lost their lives that day. More than three lakh people were injured. The quake, which struck again 11 years later, plunged the entire country into crisis.
