Gudalur: The first petrol pump in Tamil Nadu run by tribal women has been set up at M. Palada village near Ooty in the Nilgiris district. The pump started under the auspices of the Tribal Research Center.
12 women are working here, two each from Gudalur, Ooty, and Kotagiri, the tribal tribes of the district belonging to the Kattunaykar, Paniyar, Kurumbar, Todar, Kothar, and Irular communities. The Adivasi Research Center also provides accommodation for those coming from far and wide.
Tribals constitute 3.7 percent of the 7.5 lakh population of the district. The petrol pump, which is run exclusively by tribal women, was started to uplift the Adivasis, especially the Adivasi women, who are backward in every sense. Fuel is slightly lower than the price in town.
Mangalore: Karnataka has said that those who have taken at least one dose of the vaccine from Kerala to Karnataka do not need an RTPCR negative certificate. In the first order issued yesterday, the exemption was given only to those who received two doses.
Children under the age of two do not need an RTPCR negative test result. Those who have not received the vaccine must produce the RTPCR negative test report taken within 72 hours.
According to the first order, a negative certificate was mandatory for all persons coming to Karnataka. Of these, two concessions have now been granted. The order also applies to the bus, train, and air passengers coming from Kerala. Conductors on buses and TTs on trains should ensure that there is a negative inspection report. The flight must be accompanied by a boarding pass and a negative certificate.
The inspections started on Monday at district boundaries in Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, and Mysore but were not strict. The order says that those who come to Karnataka daily for educational and employment purposes should produce the RTPCR negative certificate taken once in two weeks.
Health workers are excluded from the order. Samples will be collected and examined after taking the phone numbers and addresses of those coming to Karnataka for urgent needs like death and treatment. Violators will be prosecuted under the State Disaster Prevention Act. Those arriving from Maharashtra who has been vaccinated with a single dose are exempted from the condition.
The Karnataka government says the current situation in Kerala is satisfactory but the condition is to remain vigilant.
Delhi: The Arogya Setu has played a vital role in preventing the spread of covid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Modi said the technologies created by India during the Covid epidemic were globally recognized. India’s Digital India project has been completed for six years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was interacting with the beneficiaries of the scheme through a conference.
Modi said that Digital India has played an important role in the provision of healthcare facilities. He said that the new generation is the consumers of Digital India and the internet and smartphones have helped them a lot. He added that data and demographic dividends present a great opportunity for India.
He added that the youth of India will take digital empowerment to new heights. He was addressing a virtual meeting on the occasion of Digital India Day. The Digital India project has helped implement a one nation, one ration card scheme. He added that services were available to millions of people during the epidemic.
New Delhi: Sputnik Light covid vaccine is not allowed to be tested in India. Permission was denied for the third stage clinical trial. The Drug Control General of India has denied the trial.
Permission was sought from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Meanwhile, Zydus Cadila has applied to the DCGI for emergency vaccination in people over 12 years of age. The application was made after the completion of the third phase clinical trial.
New Delhi: Covishield vaccine has been approved in eight European Union countries. Germany, Spain, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, and Switzerland have all given green passes to the Covshield vaccine. India has warned that compulsory quarantine will be imposed on people from EU countries if vaccines are not approved. Following this, eight countries changed their stand.
After receiving the green pass, Indians who have received two doses of the Covishield vaccine can travel to eight countries. Compulsory quarantine is also not required.
India had earlier demanded that those taking covaxin and covishield vaccine be allowed to travel to EU countries. India had warned that compulsory quarantine would be imposed on Indians from EU countries if permission was not granted.
Srinagar: For the first time since the covid lockdown, train services in Kashmir have been partially resumed. Train services have been suspended since the 10th of last month due to the covid storm. Two trains have started service between Budgam and Banihal. But services to Baramulla have not started yet. The new decision of the Central Government will bring much relief to the passengers. In the days when there was no train service, many people used to travel in private vehicles at huge costs. Private vehicles used to charge up to Rs 800 for places where the train had to pay a ticket charge of Rs 80. The traffic jam on the roads was also severe.
Thiruvananthapuram: The southwest monsoon is expected to intensify in Kerala by mid-July. The monsoon is expected to return to the state by July 8 and heavy rains are expected from mid-July.
Isolated showers are expected in some parts of the state ahead of the resumption of the southwest monsoon, Meteorological Department officials said.
In June, the state received the lowest rainfall in 39 years. 408.44 mm. This is 36 percent less than the usual 643mm. However, June 2013 was the wettest year. 1042.7 mm.
Almost all the districts received light rainfall this year. The lowest was in Thiruvananthapuram (55 percent) and Palakkad (50 percent).
According to the Meteorological Department, the 34 percent drop in monsoon rains in Kerala in June has raised concerns among farmers and affected the inflow of water to reservoirs.
Kabul: At least 33 Taliban militants have been killed in a military airstrike in Afghanistan. Heavy airstrikes were carried out on militant strongholds in the Kaldar and Shotepa districts of Balkh province. Nineteen militants were seriously injured, military sources said. The attack destroyed a large cache of weapons and ammunition in the possession of the militants. Taliban militants have begun to occupy several areas in the wake of the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on May 1. The agreement comes on September 11, the twentieth anniversary of the US terrorist attack. Former army chief Bismillah Khan Mohammed has been appointed defense minister to fight the Taliban. Bismillah Khan was the military chief who led the fight against the Taliban in the 1990s.
Thiruvananthapuram: The tourism sector in the state is being opened in phases. Ministers Mohammed Riyaz and Veena George said that complete vaccination will be ensured in the tourism sector. Vaithiri and Meppadi tourist centers in Wayanad will be open for visitors within a week.
The second expansion and the subsequent lockdown came as the state’s tourism sector was gearing up for a comeback from the covid threat. About 15 lakh people depend on this sector. With the disappearance of domestic and foreign tourists, the tourism sector has languished. The government has decided to reopen the tourism sector as the spread of the disease is declining. As part of this, vaccination will be ensured for all those working in the tourism sector.
Vaccination will also be given to those who are not currently in the priority category. The first dose has been given to most of the people in the tourism sector of Wayanad district. Vaccination and Meppadi tourist centers will be opened within seven days after the completion of vaccination.
Vaccination has been started for those working in the Kumarakom tourism sector. Kumarakom and Munnar will be opened as the next phase. The aim is to open at least two tourist centers in a district without delay.
Thiruvananthapuram: Delhi native Anil Kant will take over as the state police chief today. Anil Kant has been promoted to the post of Road Safety Commissioner. After the cabinet meeting, Anil Kant said that the safety of women and children is a priority. With the resignation of Loknath Behra today, Anil Kant has been appointed as the new DGP of Kerala.
Anil Kant thanked the Chief Minister and the Police Department and said that the initiatives taken by Loknath Behra would continue. “Thank you all. We will prioritize the safety of women and the safety of children. We will continue with the work started by Loknath Behra. This is not an interview, we will discuss other issues in detail.” Anil Kant said.
Anil Kant, the first officer from the Dalit community to become the state DGP, has been credited with being the first person to become the state police chief. Anil Kant has been shortlisted as the new Chief of Police of Kerala. The others are B Sandhya and Sudesh Kumar.
Anilkant started his service in Kerala cadre as a 1988 batch IPS officer, as ASP in Wayanad. He has served as SP in Thiruvananthapuram Rural and Railways and has also served as Assistant Director, Intelligence Bureau in New Delhi and Shillong. On his return to Kerala, he resumed his duties as the Kochi City Police Commissioner.
