Thiruvananthapuram: The police in Kerala are the leading fighters in controlling the lockdown. Covid is now spreading among the police, including in the capital. Covid confirmed to 25 policemen, including two SIs. The police are at the forefront of enforcing the lockdown effectively.

During the first wave of Covid, the police, including in Thiruvananthapuram, were heavily affected by the Covid. But from this week onwards, the spread of the disease among the police in Thiruvananthapuram is on the rise. Twenty-five people, including two SIs, have been diagnosed with Covid. Of these, twelve policemen were confirmed to be infected at Peroorkada station alone.

Covid affected seven police officials at the City Special Branch and six at the Cantonment station. Complaints were also raised among the police that it was not customary for police officers to leave the concerned quarantine, citing workload, if Covid was affected.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted concessions in co-curricular activities. Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Concessions are allowed on Mondays from 5 p.m. Some of the activities that are prohibited are also done in a controlled manner.

However, schools, colleges, and educational and coaching institutions will be closed. Political, Social, Sports, Entertainment, Cultural, Religious Celebrations will also be banned. Swimming pools, stadiums, sports complexes, and cinema theaters. I will lie down. Spa, gym, and yoga establishments are not allowed to open. Parks will also be closed.

The restaurant will allow up to 50 percent. The situation will be monitored for a week. 

New Delhi: Intelligence agencies have said that bringing Islamic State militants back to India is a security threat. There is evidence that suicide bombers were trained, including women. The government’s move is to take legal action if the matter goes to court.

Former Ambassador KP Fabian had demanded the return of those who had joined IS. Fabian said there was no legal reason not to return and that other concerns were unfounded as he would be in custody in the country.

The national media had reported, citing top officials, that the Center was not interested in repatriating four Malayalee women who had joined IS. Sonia, Merin, Nimisha Fatima, and Rafila are in the Afghan jail.

The security agencies say bringing back these people, who worked with international fundamentalist forces, could create security problems. Therefore, the Central Government is of the view that they should not be returned.

They left India with their husbands in 2016-17 to join IS. They first arrived in Iran and from there to the Quraysh province in Afghanistan.

The husbands of the four were later killed in a missile strike by the US Air Force. As the IS disintegrated in a series of attacks, 403 people, including women and children, who were in IS bases, surrendered to the Afghan government.

The group included people from 13 countries, including India.

Srinagar: Two jawans were martyred in a terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Two locals were killed in the attack. Three people, including a policeman, were injured.

Terrorists opened fire on a CRPF group and police in the town of Sopore in Baramulla. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital and a policeman was taken to a military camp.

Security forces cordoned off the area where the shooting took place.

New Delhi: The Center has said that there is no need to change the interval between two doses of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute. The Center said it would consider changing the vaccine interval only after conducting scientific studies in the Indian context. It was reported yesterday that reducing the interval between two doses of the vaccine would increase its effectiveness. This was followed by an explanation from the Central Government.

NITI Ayog member VK Paul said there was no need to worry about intervals between vaccine doses. There is no immediate change in vaccine interval. The interval was increased to give at least one dose of vaccine to the maximum number of people. He added that this has enabled many people to be vaccinated.

He added that changes in vaccine intervals should be made only after seeking expert advice. There have been reports that increasing the dosage of the Covshield vaccine may have the opposite effect. This was followed by an explanation from the Central Government.

New Delhi: The number of black fungus cases in the country is on the rise. It is estimated that there has been a 150 percent increase in black fungus cases in the last three weeks.

So far 31216 black fungus cases and 2109 related deaths have been reported in the country. Maharashtra has the highest number of reported cases and deaths. So far, there have been 7057 cases and 609 deaths in Maharashtra. The lowest incidence of the disease is reported in Jharkhand; 96 cases. Bengal has the lowest number of confirmed deaths; 23.

The figures for some other states are as follows (cases, death order) – Gujarat: 5418-323, Rajasthan: 2976-188, Uttar Pradesh: 1744-142, Delhi: 1200-125. Shortage of amphotericin-B, a drug used to treat black fungus, has also been linked to an increase in cases.

Bangalore: Mangalore police have arrested 38 Sri Lankans in connection with a human trafficking racket. The accused, who were planning to cross into Canada, we’re staying in three places in Mangalore.

Last March, agents took them by boat from Sri Lanka to Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu and later to Mangalore via Bangalore in May, said Mangalore City Police Commissioner N.K. Sasikumar.

Eight locals were arrested for helping Sri Lankan nationals go into hiding. The action was taken following a tip-off from the Tamil Nadu police. Apart from human trafficking, the case was registered against the accused under the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act.

The commissioner said the incident was initially believed to be human trafficking and had been linked to Sri Lankan foreign officials. He pointed out that an agent in Sri Lanka had bought more than Rs 3 lakh each from them in the name of taking them to Canada.