New Delhi: The Election Commission met on Wednesday to decide the dates of Assembly elections in five states, including Kerala. Elections will be held in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry.
The Commission discussed the deployment of security forces and provision of facilities. Election Commission sources said the election date would be announced in the first week of March.
Sudeep Jain, the Deputy Election Commissioner in charge of West Bengal, will submit the report soon. Jain will arrive in Kolkata on Friday to prepare for the elections.
The commission plans to hold elections in Bengal in six to eight phases. In Assam, the polls will be held in two or three phases. The results will be declared in all the states on the same day.
At the same time, 6400 booths in West Bengal are being assessed as problematic. This is the highest of the five states where elections are held.
Chennai: In the wake of Covid, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, after Karnataka and Delhi, are imposing restrictions on people from Kerala.
Tamil Nadu has made home quarantine compulsory for a week for those coming from Kerala. The authorities have clarified that no restrictions have been imposed on tourists coming from Kerala. In Ooty, the district collector has imposed restrictions. Those arriving in Ooty will have to carry a Covid negative certificate West Bengal controls four states, including Kerala. Those coming to Bengal from Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka, and Maharashtra are advised to produce the Covid negative RT-PCR test result. Passengers are required to present the test results within 72 hours. The regulation will take effect from Saturday.
Kochi: The court rejected the plea to cancel the bail of actor Dileep in the case of attacking the actress in Kochi. The special court rejected the prosecution’s plea. The prosecution claimed that Dileep had tried to influence witnesses.
The crime branch investigated the complaint that Dileep tried to influence the witness in the case. But it could not be proven. So in this situation, the plea to be dismissed, Dileep argued. The court dismissed the prosecution’s plea considering this also. The plea said that Dileep tried to change the statement with the witnesses. This was done through the threat of a breach of the bail conditions.
Kozhikode: The verdict in the solar scam case has been postponed to March 23. The verdict was changed by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court. The three accused in the case include Biju Radhakrishnan and Saritha S Nair. However, the case was adjourned after considering the High Court order not to arrest Saritha for two weeks.
The case alleges that Team Solar frauded Abdul Majeed, owner of the Kozhikode Associated Steels Yard, of Rs 42.70 lakh by promising to provide a Malabar regional franchise for the supply of solar panels, lamps, and water heaters. Biju Radhakrishnan and Saritha S Nair are the one and two accused. The third accused is B Manimon, a native of Kodungallur, who is accused of forging documents.
Thiruvananthapuram: The state cabinet meeting has decided to give jobs to the National Games medal winners. The National Games medal winners’ strike in front of the Secretariat ended yesterday after it was announced that a decision would be made today.The decision was made to give jobs to athletes who won silver and bronze medals at the 2015 National Games. The Sports Minister’s office had informed the protesters yesterday that a decision would be taken at today’s cabinet meeting.Besides, the cabinet also decided to create about 400 new posts. It was also decided to form a new police battalion.
Thiruvananthapuram / Kochi / Kozhikode / New Delhi: The Delhi government has imposed travel restrictions on people from Kerala. PTI reports that Covid-19 negative certificates have been made mandatory for people from five states, including Maharashtra, Kerala, and Punjab. Officials told PTI that the order would take effect from March 15. Officials said those coming to Delhi by air, train, and the bus would have to produce a Covid negative certificate.
The other four states have imposed travel restrictions on people from Kerala in the wake of the escalation of the Covid. The states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, and Uttarakhand have imposed travel restrictions on people from Kerala. Only those with a negative certificate can enter these states.
Maharashtra was the first state to ban people from Kerala. People from Kerala can enter Maharashtra only if they have an RTPCR negative report. Apart from Kerala, Maharashtra also has restrictions on travelers from Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Delhi. Karnataka has also banned people from Kerala. Checks at borders have been tightened. Karnataka closed many borders between Wayanad and Kasaragod. Dakshina Kannada officials said that only those with negative RTPCR test results will be sent to Mangalore.
People from Maharashtra and Kerala can enter Karnataka and Manipur only if they have a Covid negative report. Out-of-state states like Uttarakhand and Odisha also require Covid Negative Certificates.
The Central Government has sent high-level central teams of experts in various fields to the State / Union Territories where the spread of Covid is on the rise.
The Central Government has deployed high-level experts in various fields to Kerala, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The move is aimed at ensuring that the respective governments are given the support they need to help with the public health measures aimed at preventing the epidemic and containing the epidemic.
The three-member expert team will be led by the Joint Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health. Teams working jointly with the State / Union Territories will look into the reasons for the recent increase in Covid cases in the region. Teams will also be formed in collaboration with health authorities to control the disease
The Center has written to the governments of Kerala, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, which are increasing the number of daily confirmations. These areas showed a decrease in the proportion of RT-PCR tests and an increase in the rate of confirmation of the disease in some districts.
In the letter, the Secretary to the Ministry of Health called for strong measures to be taken to eliminate the spread of the disease and to intensify RTPCR testing.
State / UT Governments have been directed to strictly conduct RTPCR testing for all those who are negative in antigen testing but show symptoms.
Chennai: Actor turned politician Kamal Haasan declared that he will contest in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. It will be decided immediately in which constituency to contest. He also said that he would try to become the Chief Minister.At the same time, Kamal Haasan has said that Rajinikanth will not enter politics. I Asked for his support in a friendly manner, Kamal said. At the same time, he wants Pinarayi Vijayan to be the Chief Minister again in Kerala. He was attending an election campaign in Chennai.
Srinagar: Security forces killed four militants in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. According to CRPF sources, more terrorists are hiding in the area. The security forces clashed with terrorists in Shalgul forest in Anantnag district. The clash is reported to be continuing. Kashmir Police and Army are searching for the terrorists. Meanwhile, the terrorists opened fire. Four militants were killed when security forces retaliated. The conclusion is that there are more terrorists at the scene. Based on this, the security forces have intensified the search.
Thiruvananthapuram: The cabinet meeting decided to withdraw the cases registered in the Sabarimala women’s entry issue and the protest against the citizenship bill.The NSS had also demanded that the cases related to the Sabarimala agitation be withdrawn. With this, cases with no serious criminal nature were withdrawn.The NSS said it had registered cases against several believers, including women and children, who had participated in the march, and that many could not apply for jobs because of the lawsuits.
Kochi: The Supreme Court has ordered to pay half of the compensation to the owners of the flats demolished and replaced within six weeks. A bench headed by Justice Naveen Sinha directed the Jain and Kayaloram groups to pay the amount within six weeks. The Jain flat to be paid Rs 12.24 crore and the Kayaloram to be paid Rs 6 crore.The court also said it would allow the sale of the confiscated items to find the remaining compensation once the money is tied up. The apex court will hear the case of the Holly faith in two weeks.
