Kochi: The airline has not paid full compensation to the families of those killed and injured in the Karipur plane crash. In the first phase, Air India provided only Rs 10 lakh to the victims. The family members of the deceased approached the High Court seeking fair compensation. The Air India Express crashed on August 7 in Karipur. Eighteen people were killed, including the pilot and co-pilot. 172 people were injured. So far, Air India has only provided interim assistance to the families of those killed in the tragedy. The injured were given Rs 2 lakh and medical expenses. The complaint alleges that Air India received the full amount of insurance but did not pay the subsequent compensation to the victims. The family of Sharafuddin, who died in the accident, has approached the high court seeking immediate action to pay compensation.

Kannur: Big gold hunt at Kannur airport. Customs seized gold and electronic equipment from three passengers. Syed Chemparika, a native of Kasargod, Dubai, was found in possession of 116 grams of gold. Customs seized 312 grams of gold worth Rs 16 lakh from Ibrahim Badshah from Dubai. Abdul Basit, a native of Kasargod from Sharjah, was found with 360 grams of gold, six drones, and a cigarette worth Rs 92,500.

Kochi: Viligilance to question KM Shaji MLA in Plus Two bribery case.KM Shaji will be given the notice to appear for questioning next week. The Vigilance Kannur unit is investigating the allegation that the MLA took the bribe of Rs 25 lakh in 2014 to allot Plus Two to Azhikode school. Meanwhile, KM Shaji’s wife asked for more time to explain why the house was built on the land. He asked for more time in reply to the Kozhikode Corporation notice. The Kozhikode Corporation had asked KM Shaji’s wife to appear on December 17. The notice was issued by the corporation after encroachment was found on land in Vengeri village. The encroachment was discovered after a corporation survey of the land on which the house was built illegally. Shaji’s wife Asha should explain the matter.

Kochi: The accused who insulted the young lady at the shopping mall in Kochi have been identified. The accused are Irshad and Adil from Malappuram. Their footage was released by the police yesterday. The police said that the arrest of the accused will be recorded after recording the statement of the actress. Defendants, meanwhile, said they did not deliberately insult the actress. She came to the shopping mall for work. Defendants said he may have accidentally clapped his hands. The search for them has intensified. After returning home, the police will take further action after taking the statement of the actress. The incident took place at a mall in Kochi last day. The actress herself reported the incident through social media.

Pathanamthitta: As many as 5,000 people will not be allowed to visit Sabarimala from today due to the non-launch of the online booking system. Though the High Court allowed the entry of 5,000 people, the virtual queue system of the police was not open till Saturday night and devotees were not likely to get a chance to see it. This time Sabarimala viewing permission has been given only to those who book online despite the Covid situation. At present, 2,000 people are allowed to visit from Monday to Friday and 3,000 on Saturdays and Sundays. At the same time, the committee chaired by the chief secretary had not earlier given permission to Sabarimala staff and police to admit more devotees in the event of Kovid confirmation. The government had directed the Ayyappans to test RTPCR, Artilamp, and Express Nat within 48 hours after December 26.

Thiruvananthapuram: A new women’s football team will be formed in the Kerala Police. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also said that he intends to form a hockey team and a shooting team. He was greeted online at a passing out parade of police-assigned Havildars in the Sports Quota. The CM said that the state police chief has been directed to prepare a special scheme to attract the best performing athletes to the police.

In the last four and a half years, 137 people have been recruited by the police under the sports quota in various sports. The batch, which completed the passing out today, won eight gold, five silver, and five bronze medals at the All India Police Athletic Meet in Haryana. State Police Chief Loknath Behra presented the trophy and cash award to the medal winners.

57 Havildars participated in the passing out parade. Of these, 35 are men and 22 are women. Albin Thomas was named Best Outdoor Cadet and Vignesh and Atulya were named Best Shooter. Alfie Lucas was selected as the best all-rounder and indoor cadet. The state police chief also presented trophies to them.

Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister KK Shailaja said that the new phase of Covid is now in the state. After the election, one must follow the instructions properly, not thinking that everything is gone. The Health Minister directed that the swearing of the local self-governing bodies should be done in full compliance with the Covid protocol and after that large crowds and demonstrations should be avoided.

‘There was a large turnout of people as part of the local elections. There are fears that Covid’s graph will rise again.
 Occasionally cases are reported. Although it was suggested that meetings and events should be held only in accordance with Covid standards, large crowds were present in many places. The next two weeks should be very careful. Experts say there will be a huge increase after the election. So only go into the crowd wearing a mask. Hands should be cleaned frequently with sanitizer. Keep social distance.

Go out only when absolutely necessary. Because the disease is infected it will spread in large quantities. KK Shailaja said that if the number of cases increased, the hospitals would face difficulties and there would be a situation where treatment would not be available. During the election, many people overruled the proposals.

Care should be taken to avoid congregations in the coming days as if it was passed on from someone during the election it could lead to it being passed on to people again. So go out only when absolutely necessary. Each person must declare a self lockdown. This is not the time for kids to go shopping, to have a great time at weddings, and to have a lot of fun. The Minister of Health said, “Just be patient until a vaccine comes.”

The minister said the coming days were crucial and the health department had taken precautionary measures to deal with more cases as the spread of the disease was likely to be further reported. But if the number of cases rises excessively, hospitals will not be able to afford it and people will not be able to get treatment. So every person should pay attention to. She added that all those who are in doubt should be subjected to the test and the increase in the number of elections should be made a cause of death.