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.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Met Office has warned of heavy rains in the state today. A yellow alert has been declared in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Wayanad districts. The public should be cautious as there is a possibility of thundershowers. Fishing is not restricted along the coasts of Kerala, Karnataka, and Lakshadweep.

Thiruvananthapuram: KSRTC CMD Biju Prabhakar said that all KSRTC services, which were suspended in the state due to the lockdown, will be resumed from today. All unit officers have been instructed on this. However, the CMD said it would maintain the system of operating fast passengers in two districts and super fasts in up to four districts. KSRTC expects to be fully operational by next week.

KSRTC will also run a special inter-state service in connection with the Christmas and New Year. The service will run from December 21 to January 4 from various centers in Kerala to Bangalore and back.

Thiruvananthapuram: Left movement in the state in the local body elections. The LDF is leading in 514 panchayats. The UDF is leading in 377 panchayats. The BJP is leading in all the 22 panchayats. The LDF is also advancing in district and block panchayats. In 14 district panchayats, the LDF is leading in 11 seats and the UDF in three. The LDF won in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Kozhikode corporations. While the LDF is leading in five out of six corporations, the UDF is in the lead in one place.

The UDF retained control of the Kannur Corporation. The UDF was able to gain only in the municipalities. The UDF is leading in 45 municipalities, the LDF in 35, and the BJP in two. With the entry of Jose K. Mani in the front, the LDF made gains in Kottayam and Idukki districts. CPM state secretary A Vijayaraghavan said the victory of the Left Front was in support of the government’s actions.

KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran said that the UDF was not harmed in the local body elections. Mullappally Ramachandran thanked all the voters who supported the United Democratic Front. The propaganda that the election verdict is against Congress and the UDF is not correct. No damage has been done to the base of the UDF. Compared to the results of 2015, it has been able to show better performance in all sectors. The UDF also said that the meeting of the political affairs tomorrow will also look into the allegations.