Gaza: Israel’s heavy bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues today. In addition to security police buildings, Israeli warplanes bombed the bases of Palestinian militias, local sources said. A man, his pregnant wife, and their five-year-old son have been killed in an Israeli attack on a house near Gaza City’s Tel Alhawa.
The Gaza Ministry of Health said the death toll from the latest attack was 35, including 12 children. 233 people were injured. All five Israelis were killed. Israel claims to have launched more than 1,500 rockets from Gaza to various locations in Israel. The Israeli military said it had increased its military presence near the eastern territory.
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has set up a portal for students called the E-examination portal. By this students can upload their marks directly to schools. All schools can upload the marks of 10th class students on the portal through https://www.cbse.gov.in/newsite/reg2021.html. Special guidelines were issued on May 1.
The exams for Class X students were canceled following the covid expansion. Earlier, the CBSE had said that the results would be announced later through a special evaluation system. This is why schools are asked to upload the marks of the written exams and internal assessments of the students throughout the year. The result will be 100 marks in total.
All schools must upload their marks by June 5th. Once uploaded the result cannot be edited later. The results will be announced in the third week of June. Students can check the results by logging on to the e-Exam Portal. The CBSE has announced that an objective compartmental examination will be conducted after the results are declared.
Mumbai: Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze, who was arrested by the NIA in connection with the discovery of an explosive in front of Mukesh Ambani’s residence, has been removed from service. The expulsion order was issued by the Mumbai Police Commissioner. However, Vaze, who has suspended 17 years ago, later joined the Shiv Sena. Uddhav Thackeray returned him to service after the government comes to power. Vaze was the investigating officer in several major cases, including the arrest of Arnab Goswami. He is currently in judicial custody.
New Delhi: The Union Health Department has asked the government to admit not only those who are covid positive but also those with symptoms. The Department of Health has revised the criteria for admission of patients to covid clinics in the wake of the rising number of deaths due to covid in the country.
The Union Health Ministry said in a statement that the guidelines have been revised to ensure better treatment for all patients affected by covid.
Important suggestions are:
A positive result is not required for admission to one of the covid treatment centers. People with covid symptoms should be admitted to observation wards and treatment should be ensured.
Under no circumstances should the patient refuse treatment. Hospitals should ensure oxygen and emergency medications for patients in any area. Non-residents within the hospital stay should also be treated. The only criteria for admission to a hospital should be whether a person needs treatment. Those who do not require inpatient treatment should be discharged if they are hospitalized. The Department of Health said the revised standard applies to all hospitals in the country, including the private sector, which treats covid patients.
New Delhi: The body of Malayalee nurse Soumya, who was killed in a Hamas rocket attack in Israel, will be brought home. Union Minister V Muraleedharan said that he had contacted the Indian Embassy and started the process of repatriating the body. Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose has written to the Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy to repatriate Soumya’s body. The Union Minister said that he had spoken to Soumya’s family and offered all possible help.
Thiruvananthapuram: The revolutionary heroine of Kerala, former minister KR Gowriamma has passed away. She died at the age of 102. It was seven o’clock in the morning. She was treated at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. Her husband was former minister TV Thomas.
She was born on July 1919 in Thiruvonam, the daughter of Kalathilparambil Raman and Parvatiyamma in Pattanakkad village in Alappuzha. Schooling at Thuravoor Thirumala Devaswom School and Cherthala English School. Graduated from the Maharaja of Ernakulam and St. Teresa’s. Thiruvananthapuram Govt. Law degree from the College of Law. She entered the public service through student politics and the communist movement. It was through trade union-agrarian movement activities that women gained prominence in Kerala politics which was not important. For a long time, she was the president of the Kerala Karshaka Sangham. She was elected to the Thiru-Kochi Assembly in 1952 and 1954 with a large majority. In 1957, she became the Minister of Revenue in the first Communist Ministry in Kerala.
It was during this time that the controversial Agrarian Reform Act was passed. In the same year, she married TV Thomas, a prominent leader, and minister. Gowriamma joined the newly formed CPI (M) after the party split in 1964. Gowriamma, who has held several senior positions in the political and social arenas, has been the President and Secretary of the Mahila Sangham for over twenty years. She was a member of the Left Ministries during 1967, 1980, and 1987. In 1987, the Women’s Commission Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act were passed. She was expelled from the CPI (M) in 1994. Subsequently, the Committee for the Protection of Democracy was formed. JSS became a constituent party of the UDF and in 2001 served as the Minister of Agriculture in the UDF Cabinet. She won all the Assembly elections except 1977 and 2006. She wrote his autobiography for Deshabhimani Weekly in 1979. And she was a candidate in the 1980 Assembly elections and was a full-time party worker.
Thrissur: Writer and actor Madampu Kunjukuttan has passed away. He was 81 years old. His real name is Madampu Sankaran Namboothiri. He was admitted to Thrissur Ashwini Hospital for Covid treatment. Madampu, who was not feeling well due to age-related diseases, was admitted to the hospital last day due to fever. Covid confirmed this in a subsequent examination.
Madampu was born in 1941 in Kiralur, Thrissur district. Madampu Kunjukuttan is a writer who has gained a lot of attention through his single novel ‘Bhrasht’ based on the practice in the Namboothiri community. Apart from this, he has written the novels Ashwadhthamavu, Mahaprasthanam, Avighnamasthu, Entaro Mahanubhavulu, Nishadham, Pathalam, Aryavartham, and Amritasya Putrah. He also acted in PothenVava, Vadakkunnathan, Agninakshatram, Katuvannu Vilichappol, Karunam, Agnisakshi, Chithrashalabham, Deshadanam, Aaramthampuran, and Ashwadhathamavu.
He co-wrote the scripts for a few films with director Jayaraj. Madampu has scripted films like Deshadanam, Karunam, Safalam, Gaurishankaram, and Makalkku. Karunam, directed by Jayaraj, won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2000. He has also received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. In 2001, he contested from the Kodungallur constituency on a BJP ticket and lost.Wife: The late Savitri Antarjanam. Children: Hasina and Jasina.
Hyderabad: Eleven patients have died due to lack of oxygen in Andhra Pradesh. The incident took place at Tirupati Ruia Government Hospital. Relatives said the oxygen supply was interrupted for about 45 minutes. Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
In Maharashtra, meanwhile, the number of cases per day has dropped to less than 40,000. The death toll remains above 500. 37, 236 people were diagnosed with the disease. 61, 607 people were cured.
More daily cases were reported in Karnataka than in Maharashtra. While 39,305 people were diagnosed with the disease, 596 died in Karnataka within 24 hours.
In Tamil Nadu, 28,978 cases were reported, and in Uttar Pradesh 21,277 cases. According to statistics released by the states, the number of patients is less than 3.5 lakh per day.
Srinagar: Security forces and militants encountered at Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces killed three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in the encounter. The clash took place in the Kokarnag area. Security forces are continuing their search operation on suspicion that more terrorists are hiding in the area. The search is being conducted jointly by the police and the army.
Moscow: Nine people, including eight students and a teacher, have been killed in a school shooting in Russia. Four students were seriously injured. The incident took place in the Russian city of Kazani. The school was attacked by two teenagers with guns. One of them was taken into police custody. It is not clear what the motive behind the attack was. Police are investigating whether there is a terrorist connection.
