Malappuram: Against the backdrop of increasing Covid cases, Collector K Gopalakrishnan announced a ban within the limits of 8 local bodies in the Malappuram district. The ban was announced in Kondotty municipality, Cheekode, Cherukavu, Pulikkal, Pallikkal, Morayur, Mangalam, and Porur panchayats.

The ban will take effect from 9 pm tonight. The ban will continue until the 30th or another order is issued.
The order comes in the wake of more than 60 Covid cases being reported in these areas with a positive rate of 30 percent.

Thiruvananthapuram: The SSLC IT exam will start on May 5. The examination will be conducted in compliance with the Covid norms. The Secretary of Examinations has issued guidelines regarding the conduct of the examination.

Students should disinfect their hands before entering the lab and leaving after the exam. Chief Superintendents should make arrangements for this. The allotted exam time for a child is half an hour.

At least seven children should be tested on a computer a day. The examination schedule should be prepared before April 28 and notified to the students in each school.

Thiruvananthapuram: Banks have changed their working hours following the sharp rise in Covid. From April 21 to the 30th of this month, banks will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bank unions had earlier demanded a change in the schedule. The Joint Committee of Bank Unions had written to the Chief Minister requesting this. In the letter, the unions demanded that the schedule be changed to five days a week and that only essential branches be allowed to open given the Covid crisis.

Thiruvananthapuram: ICSE has canceled the Class X board examination in the wake of Covid expansion. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations said that a decision on the Class XII examination would be taken later.

The ICSE had yesterday decided to postpone the exams for Classes X and XII. The decision to cancel the Class X examination was taken as the Covid spread continues unabated. The CBSE had canceled the Class X examination in the wake of the Covid expansion.

Kozhikode: Health Minister KK Shailaja entered the quarantine. Covid confirmed to the minister’s son and daughter-in-law that she was being monitored as she is in the primary contact. The minister said on Facebook that all the meetings held in the last few days were online.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Met Office has forecast heavy rains in the state. A yellow alert has been declared in various districts.
A yellow alert has been declared in Idukki, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts today.
Heavy rainfall of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm is forecast in isolated places in 24 hours.