Kochi: CBI to question remand accused in Periya double murder case The accused will be questioned by a team led by Anantha Krishnan, head of the investigation team at Kannur Central Jail. It will take more days to complete the CBI interrogation as all the accused will be questioned.
CBI will interrogate 11 accused in the jail. Eranakulam CBI court granted to interrogate all the accused in the case.
Kochi: The High Court stayed the action of the Election Commission in blocking the distribution of special rice. The High Court granted the stay on an appeal filed by the government. The High Court said the distribution of rice should not be used for electioneering or to influence voters.
The High Court issued the interim order on a government appeal against the Election Commission’s decision to block the distribution of special rice to non-priority sections. The state government can go ahead with the distribution of rice.
But the order also says that rice distribution should not be used to influence voters. Justice P.V. Asha’s bench considered the petition.
Hyderabad: Buses and trucks collided in Andhra Pradesh. Five people were killed in the incident.
About 30 people were injured. Several people were reported seriously injured. The accident happened on Monday morning. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus collided with another bus. The truck collided with the back of a bus after the buses collided with each other near Sunkari Peta.
The cause of the accident was that the road was obscured by the smoke of burning garbage piles on both sides. Ambulance, police, and RTC officials rushed to the spot soon after the accident.
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has added 10 more Rafale fighter jets to strengthen the Indian defense sector. Three Rafale fighter jets will arrive in India in the next three days. After that, seven Rafale aircraft and a training version will arrive in India by the middle of next month, defense sources said.
The warplanes will fly non-stop for eight hours from Bordeaux-Marignac base in France to Hasimara base in Bengal. So far 11 Rafale flights have arrived in the country. With the arrival of new aircraft, the total number will increase to 21. India has awarded contracts for 36 Rafale aircraft. With the successful completion of this, the missions of the army will be further enhanced, the official sources said. The Rafale aircraft became part of the Indian Army in August last year.
New Delhi: The President has signed the Delhi Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, which gives more powers to the lieutenant governor, who represents the central government.
The bill was passed by the central government amid strong opposition from the Aam Aadmi Party and other opposition parties. With this, the lieutenant governor will have more power than the government in the national capital, Delhi. The Delhi government, however, was replaced by Lt. Govt. The amendment gives the definition of the governor. All measures and plans of the Government It cannot be done without consulting or obtaining permission from the Governor. Thus, the new amendment robs the state government of all rights and powers.
The bill seeks to amend sections 21,24,33,44 of the Act relating to the National Capital Region. Section 21 contains restrictions on laws passed by the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The bill states that wherever the word government is used, it means “lieutenant governor.”
Under Article 24, the lieutenant governor has the power to approve, withhold, or leave to the President a bill passed by the Legislature.
Section 33 of the Bill also prohibits the Legislature from making certain rules. The 44th Amendment proposes that the lieutenant governor be consulted on administrative actions.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said that the Center has introduced a law giving omnipotence to the lieutenant governor out of fear of Kejriwal’s popular support. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said it will oppose the bill legally and politically. Congress also responded that the bill was anti-democratic.
Thiruvananthapuram: Hall tickets for the SSLC examination will be distributed from today. Whole tickets must be purchased from schools. Download, sign, and distribute under the direction of the school authorities. The question papers of the examination reached the districts. The question papers are sorted and kept in the treasury and bank lockers. At the same time, the distribution of worksheets for measuring the learning standards of children in classes one to nine has started. For this, parents will have to buy and fill out worksheets. Guidelines for this will also be published.
Thiruvananthapuram: The state police have registered another case against the enforcement team investigating the gold smuggling case. The crime branch has registered a case against ED. The case is based on a complaint filed by Sandeep Nair’s lawyer. The complaint is that he was forced to give a statement against the Chief Minister.
The case is based on a complaint lodged directly with the DGP based on information provided by Sandeep Nair. Sandeep Nair had earlier filed a letter in the Principal Sessions Court against ED. Earlier, a case was registered against ED officials for forcing Swapna to testify.
The case was registered following the legal advice of the Director-General of Prosecutions.
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal in connection with the murder of a CPI (M) leader. Chhatradhar Mahato, a member of the Trinamool Congress state committee, was arrested. The accused was arrested by a 40-member NIA team at Mahato’s residence in Lalgarh in the Jhargram district. He was arrested in connection with the 2009 murder of CPI (M) leader Prabir Ghosh. He was shifted to Kolkata to appear in court in the afternoon. The NIA is investigating multiple cases against Mahato.
The arrests came shortly after the completion of the first phase of the elections. Local Trinamool leaders alleged that Mahato, who was sleeping at home, was forcibly arrested by the NIA. Meanwhile, a policeman was injured. Mahato was the leader of the Maoist-affiliated People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). He was earlier arrested in connection with the murder of Prabir Ghosh. Shortly afterward, the Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was raided by Maoists demanding the release of Mahato. The case is being investigated by the National Investigation Agency.
A Kolkata court had earlier ordered him to appear before the NIA three days a week for questioning. The court also ruled that the NIA had the power to detain anyone who violated it. He was arrested for failing to appear. He was also arrested in 2008 for plotting to assassinate former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s security personnel. His brother Sasadhar Mahato was also implicated in the attempted murder case. Chhatradhar Mahato, who was arrested in 2009, was released in February 2020 after serving his sentence. He later joined the Trinamool Congress and was made the secretary of the party’s state committee.
Lucknow: A fire broke out at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh. The fire broke out in the cardiology ward. About 150 patients were reportedly being treated at the time of the blaze. Authorities said the patients were safely evacuated by police, firefighters, and locals. The accident took place at a government hospital in Kanpur around 8 am. The fire was brought under control.
Police Commissioner Azeem Arun said nine people were being treated in the emergency department and their condition was satisfactory.
The fire first broke out in the hospital’s storeroom. The fire did not spread to other sections and avoided a major accident. The state government has announced an inquiry into the incident. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sought a report from the district administration and directed the government to ensure treatment for the patients, the government said in a statement.
Thrissur: Ticket through counter for the exhibition related to the Thrissur Pooram will not be allowed to enter and only online tickets will be allowed, the health department said.
According to this, only 200 people can enter at a time, District administration said. This proposal was rejected by the Devaswom. If there is mandatory to allow only 200 people online only, then it will give up the exhibition, Devaswom district has said.
Devaswom boycotted from the meeting called by the Collector in connection with the Pooram preparations. Secretary of the Exhibition Committee seeking permission for the full exhibition. The report submitted by the health department to the letter is now controversial. Meanwhile, in Thrissur, the covid test positivity was 1.8 percent. On Friday, it rose by 3.12 percent.
