Thiruvananthapuram: Government decides to provide a free Onam food kit to transgender people without a ration card. Food Minister GR Anil announced in the Assembly.
He said the issuing of ration cards to transgender people without ration cards is under consideration.

However, the Opposition had criticized the Food Minister for delivering Onam food kit to actor Maniyan Pillai Raju’s house. 

Thiruvananthapuram: The southwest monsoon was weak in the state. Apart from isolated rainfall in some parts of Kerala and Lakshadweep, the state generally received less rainfall. Hosdurg in Kasaragod district and the western part of Wayanad district received the maximum rainfall of 3 cm. Ponnani and Vadakara received 2 cm of rainfall. Similar weather will continue in the state in the coming days.

Isolated thundershowers are expected in the state for the next five days, according to the Meteorological Department. It will continue to rain in many parts of Lakshadweep till August 9. The state has issued heavy rain warnings on August 06, 07, and 08 and thundershowers on August 08 and 09.

A yellow alert has been issued in two districts of the state in the coming days because of the possibility of heavy rains. The meteorological department has issued yellow alerts in Kozhikode district on August 6 and in Idukki district on August 07 and 08. The possibility of isolated heavy rains is forecast.

Thiruvananthapuram: The lockdown rules in the state are changing drastically. The TPR-based lockdown system will be changed to take into account the number of people per thousand who are ill. If more than ten out of 1000 patients have a week, the area will be in a triple lockdown. Elsewhere, the lockdown will only be on Sundays. The shops here are open for six days. The working hours of the shops have been reduced from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Onam and Independence Day are on Sundays. There will be no weekend lockdown on those two days.

Meanwhile, the ban on gathering will continue in the state. Large areas of worship can only accommodate a maximum of 40 people. Only a maximum of 20 people is allowed at weddings and funerals.

The health minister said those who visit shops and other business establishments should take the RTPCR test or take two doses of the vaccine.

The state government is preparing to intensify the vaccination drive in the state. According to the health minister, the plan is to vaccinate one crore, people, a month. It can be given if the correct doses are received from the Central Government
The Chief Minister has written a letter to the Union Health Minister for this.

Until now, the lockdown has been based on the formation of micro-containment zones based on TPR. It’s changing that, and it’s becoming a much-criticized control model when it comes to adjusting the controls to look at how many people in 1000 have contracted the covid disease.

The all-India average is 1.3 percent. There is about 7 lakh test per million in Kerala. In India, it is only around three lakh. TPR in the state is 12 percent. At the national level, it is around six percent. The Health Minister said that the second wave of covid arrived in Kerala only late and the number of patients is increasing due to this reason.

Thiruvananthapuram: It is estimated that the rains will be active again in Kerala from next Monday. The weather in the state is generally clear. No rain warning has been issued for the Floods in Bengal; 15 deaths; Tens of thousands were relocated

Kolkata: Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in at least four places in West Bengal on Friday. Tens of thousands have been relocated to West Bardhaman, West Medinipur, Hooghly, and Howrah districts. 15 people died. Tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and thousands of homes are underwater.

The damage was caused by the opening of the Damodar Valley Corporation dam and several related reservoirs on the Jharkhand-Bengal border. The town of Khanakul in Hooghly district is completely underwater. The natives in droves sought refuge on top of tall buildings. Troops rescued the 100-year-old woman in a helicopter. She said she had been on top of the building for more than 48 hours without food or water. It has been raining for three days in many areas. A yellow alert was issued in the Idukki district on Saturday for isolated heavy rains. Currently, there is no restriction on fishing off the coasts of Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Karnataka.