New Delhi: BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma (62) was found dead inside his house. His body was found at his home on Delhi North Avenue on Wednesday morning. The preliminary conclusion is that he committed suicide.
The BJP ‘s parliamentary party meeting scheduled for this morning has been postponed following Sharma’s death.
A case registered and the investigation is started, said police.
New Delhi: India has 22 of the world’s most polluted cities, according to IQAir. IQAir is a Swiss-based organization. According to the World Air Quality Report 2020, India has the highest air pollution in the world. China’s Xinjiang tops the list.
Ghaziabad is the second-largest city in Uttar Pradesh. The major cities are the Indian cities of Bulandshahr, Bisrakh Jalalpur, Noida, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Bhiwani. In Uttar Pradesh alone, 10 cities have made it to the list. Meerut, Agra, Muzaffarnagar, Faridabad, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, Bandwari, Gurugram, Yamuna Nagar, Rohtak, and Dharuhera are the other cities on the list. Delhi is in the last position.
Lucknow: Five people, including children, have died after falling into a septic tank in Fatehabad near Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Ten-year-old Anurag first fell into the tank in September while playing. Police said the others were in an attempt to save Anurag, three of whom were minors.
The deceased have been identified as Sonu (25), Ram Khiladi, Harimohan (16), and Avinash (12). They also drowned while trying to save Anurag. Harimohan, Avinash, and Anurag are brothers. The villagers rushed the victims to the hospital, but they died earlier.
Thiruvananthapuram: Students who need a change at the SSLC exam centers can apply online until 5 pm today. Earlier, the deadline for applications was March 12. The application date has been extended following the extension of the general examinations to April.
Applications can be submitted by 5 pm today (March 17). Students who are unable to write the exam at their center in the wake of the Covid crisis have the opportunity to choose a convenient exam center. Students who do not have access to Pre-Metric or Post-Metric Hostel, Model Residential School Hostel, various Government Shelters and Sport’s Hostel, and students stranded abroad due to the Covid crisis in Lakshadweep and other districts will have the opportunity to switch examination centers. No change of examination center will be allowed within the district. You can apply through the website https://sslcexam.kerala.gov.in The list of new examination centers allotted to the candidates will be published on the website. For more information: 0471 2546833, 2546832
Kochi: The High Court has said that KSEB has a legal obligation to provide electricity connection within a month if the application is received. The court order upheld the fine imposed on the officials for delaying the provision of electricity connection. At the same time, Justice Murali Purushothaman said that water and electricity are an integral part of the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution. The High Court pointed out that under Section 43 of the Electricity Act, the connection must be made within one month of receipt of the application.
KSEB officials had fined P Zainuddin, a resident of Malappuram Kuttipala, for not following the order of the consumer complaint forum to provide electricity connection. However, the board said that Zainuddin was given a power connection while the petition was pending. Assistant Executive Engineer KN Raveendranathan and Assistant Engineer K Keeran had approached the High Court.
The court’s verdict is on their petition. Zainuddin applied in May 2013 for an electrical connection to a 300-square-foot home. However, the application was rejected citing technical reasons. The order given by the forum in the complaint against this was not complied with. Subsequently, in a complaint filed with the Zainuddin Electricity Regulatory Commission, Rabindranath was ordered to pay a fine of Rs 50,000 and Keeran Rs 25,000.
Bangalore: Karnataka has made RT PCR negative certificates compulsory for people from Kerala. The decision comes at a time when Covid cases are on the rise in Karnataka.
Restrictions now apply to those from Kerala and Maharashtra. Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has said that he has decided to strengthen the RT PCR negative certificate examination. Yeddyurappa informed. A negative certificate not exceeding 72 hours is required.
It is also suggested that students staying in hostels should avoid traveling to Kerala regularly.
New Delhi: The rise in Covid cases in the country could be the beginning of a second wave, says AIIMS director. Studies have shown that Covid spreads locally. AIIMS director Randeep Guleria warned that the possibility of it spreading to other parts of the country could not be ruled out. There has been a 30 percent increase in daily covid cases in a week. Maharashtra has the highest incidence of Covid. About 60 percent of new cases are from Maharashtra. The disease is reported to be spreading to other states. The increase in the number of patients is due to the failure to meet the Covid standards. Randeep Guleria said new variants of Covid are more likely to intensify.
At the same time, do not panic about the spread of the disease. In this case, the people are worried about whether the lockdown will be announced again. He said it was advisable to conduct daily testing and isolation to prevent the spread of the disease and to give priority to vaccinating groups, including adults.
Kochi: The Maradu 357 film set against the backdrop of the demolition of the Maradu flat will be screened in court today. The court had stayed the release of the film following a petition filed by the builders of the demolished flats. The Ernakulam Munsiff Court on Monday said that the release date of the film would be decided after the producers approached the court again seeking permission to screen the film.
The flat makers claim that the film will affect the trial of the Maradu case which is being considered by the court. The court also ordered that no trailer or parts of the film be released. The film was scheduled to release on February 19. At the same time, director Kannan Thamarakulam alleged that the move was a conspiracy by some people who were trying to destroy the film.
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur has said that Rs 2,000 notes have not been printed in the country for the past two years. Thakur informed the Lok Sabha in writing that the Rs 2,000 note was printed in April 2019. The minister said the decision was taken in consultation with the Reserve Bank.
He said that since March 2018, there were 3360 million currencies in circulation worth Rs 2,000. By February 26, 2021, it had dropped to 2,499 million. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India had stopped printing Rs 2,000 notes.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced the new Rs 2,000 notes on November 8, 2016, after the existing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were declared invalid.
Palakkad: A help desk is being set up at the District Information Office to introduce electronic voting machines and Vvpat to the public ahead of the Assembly elections. District Collector Mrinamayi Joshi Shashank, who is also the District Election Officer, will inaugurate the help desk on March 17 at 11 am.
This time, an electronic voting machine will be set up at the polling booths that will ensure that the intended candidate gets his or her vote.
The general public can get acquainted with the working method of these at the District Information Office or a specially set up help desk. The help desk will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The election representative will be present to clear the doubts and show the machine in action.
ADM NM Meherali, Election Deputy Collector K Madhu, District Information Officer Priya K. Unnikrishnan, other officials, and Sunil Kumar, a clerk at Canara Bank, who represents the differently-abled section, will be present at the video prepared by the district information for the sweep to promote the voting of the differently-abled section.
