Dubai: The cancellation of flights from India to the UAE has been extended till July 21. The decision rests with the General Civil Aviation Authority. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority has issued a notice to the Air Force in this regard. However, the notice said that cargo planes, business and charter flights would be exempted from the restrictions. Some airlines had started booking but stopped booking due to ambiguity in travel terms.

In addition to flights from India, flights from Liberia, Namibia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Zambia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, South Africa, and Nepal will be suspended until July 21.
Since April 24, the GCAA and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Emergency Management Authority have suspended all flights from India to national and international airlines.

Kozhikode: Another person has been arrested in the Karipur gold smuggling case. Sufian’s brother Fijaz (28) from Koduvalli was arrested by the police. According to customs, the gold was brought for Sufian.

Police found that the group from Cherpulassery was linked to the Koduvalli gang by Fijas. Eight people are in police custody in connection with the case. They are being questioned.

Mumbai: Two of the former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s staff have been arrested for money laundering. They were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. Anil Deshmukh’s personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde were arrested by the enforcement. The arrests were made after about nine hours of questioning.

The two were caught in the net during the ongoing probe into the ongoing money laundering case against Anil Deshmukh. Enforcement officials told the media that despite questioning for nine hours, the two did not cooperate with the interrogation.
The two will be produced before a special court in Mumbai, which handles money laundering cases, after which they will be remanded in custody, ED officials said. Earlier, ED raided two houses of Anil Deshmukh in Mumbai and Nagpur.

Chennai: The lockdown in Tamil Nadu has been extended till July 5. However, in Chennai, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, and Tiruvallur, the restrictions were relaxed.

The government has permitted to open shopping malls, jewelry stores, textile showrooms, and places of worship. Textile and jewelry showrooms with 50 percent employees can operate till 7 pm. Malls can be open from 9 am to 7 pm without air conditioning.
Private companies can work with 100% of workers. Walking on the beaches is permitted from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Only takeaways and delivery services are allowed in restaurants.

Mumbai: Eight people have been arrested in connection with the vaccination of more than 2,000 people at fake Covid vaccination camps across Mumbai. Accused have been charged with attempted homicide, which is equivalent to murder. Manish Tripathi, the main accused in the case, who has filed seven FIRs, is absconding. Another accused in the case, Ashish Mishra of Aditya College of Architecture, has not been arrested. The court rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of Mishra and another accused Rajesh Pandey. 12.40 lakh was recovered from the accused.

Joint Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil said the bank accounts of the main accused Manish Tripathi and Mahendra Singh were frozen. Chief Public Prosecutor Deepak Thackeray on Thursday submitted a preliminary report on the probe into allegations of fake vaccination in a sealed envelope.

According to police, the bottles labeled “Covishield” used to administer the fake vaccine were recovered from Gujarat. The Mumbai Municipal Corporation has written to the Serum Institute, which manufactures Covishield, to help find the batch numbers of these exports. According to the High Court, 2,053 people were vaccinated illegally in camps in different parts of the city.

Anil Sakhar, a lawyer appearing for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, said he had lodged a complaint with the police immediately after the incident came to his notice. Gudia Yadav, who worked in the data entry department at the Nesco Covid Center in Goregaon, was eventually arrested in connection with the incident. Vaccination information was illegally registered on the Cowin portal with the help of Gudia. Police say Manish Tripathi is the mastermind behind the scam.