Thiruvananthapuram: Four persons who had made money transactions with Bineesh Kodiyeri, who was arrested in a money laundering case, have been asked to appear before the ED on the 18th of this month. The notice has been issued to Abdul Latvif, Rashid, Anikuttan, and S Arun. Of these, Latvif and Rashid had been sent notices earlier but was not present as they were on quarantine.
Bineesh Kodiyeri is lodged in a special cell at Parappana Agrahara Jail. For security reasons, the jail authorities are planning to keep Bineesh in a separate cell in the coming days.
Mumbai: Five Keralites killed in road mishap in Maharashtra. Eight people were injured. The accident took place on the Pune-Bangalore highway at Satara on the Traveler River. The group was traveling from Mumbai to Goa when the accident happened. The tragedy occurred around 5 p.m.
The dead were Malayalees living in Vashi in Navi Mumbai. The van overturned 50 feet below the bridge into a ravine. It is believed that the driver fell asleep and caused the accident. The condition of the injured is not serious. The bodies were shifted to Karat Government Hospital.
New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India has announced that 10 million doses of the Oxford vaccine will be available in the country by December. Adar Poonawale, CEO of the Serum Institute, said after examining the results of the final test that the Oxford vaccine provides accurate protection.
It is likely to get the assent of the Central Government in December. He said that they were ready to produce at least 10 crore doses and would make the vaccine available to India from the first batch.
The Serum Institute of India has contracts with five manufacturers for the manufacture of the vaccine. It was reported yesterday that 40 million Covid vaccines have been produced in the last two months.
Srinagar: Ten killed, including four soldiers, in shelling by Pakistan on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Seven Pakistani soldiers killed in Indian counter-attack Six locals, including a woman, were killed in the attack. Pakistan carried out unprovoked attacks in Uri, Keran, Nowgong, and Dawar sectors. The martyred soldiers were three Army officers and a BSF sub-inspector. Four soldiers and eight locals were injured.
Seven Pakistani military personnel, including two SSG commandos, were killed in the Indian counter-attack, military sources said. Army releases video of Pakistan Army destroying bunkers Twelve Pakistani soldiers were also reported injured.
Two locals each died in Uri and Kamalkotte sectors. Each of the Balakot and Hajipur sectors lost their lives in the attack. Pakistani forces also violated the ceasefire in Ismarg in the Gurez sector and Keran in Kupwara. The army said it had shelled two places in Poonch district.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has vacated the post of CPM state secretary. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had informed the CPM state secretariat that he should stand aside for treatment. Kodiyeri’s request for leave to go for further treatment was accepted by the state secretariat. It is not clear how long the leave will be. LDF Convener A Vijayaraghavan will replace him.
‘The state secretariat has accepted the demand that CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan be granted a leave of absence from the post of secretary as he needs further treatment. A Vijayaraghavan will be the secretary. – says in a press release issued by the State Secretariat.
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has decided to step down from the post of CPM state secretary at a crucial stage, including the local body elections. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has decided to step down as CPM state secretary amid allegations against Bineesh Kodiyeri, an enforcement case, and his imprisonment.
It is not uncommon for the party secretary to seek leave during the election phase. It is learned that when Kodiyeri asked for leave at the party meeting, it was not discussed. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had not handed over the responsibility of the party to anyone, including when he had earlier gone to the US for treatment.
Patna: The NDA government in Bihar will be sworn in on Monday. Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Minister. The decision was taken at the NDA meeting. Departmental division talks are continuing in the NDA. The BJP has made claims in key departments, including home and education.
Nitish Kumar is leading the Bihar government for the fourth time in a row. The JDU has claimed that the JDU itself needs key departments. The JDU will not be able to stand on its own two feet as the Chief Minister has given his term. The BJP, which has more seats in the alliance, had also moved for this.
The former chief minister and Hindustani Awami Morcha leader Jitan Ram Manjhi has said he will not run for the ministry. Nitish Kumar had earlier met BJP, HAM, and VIP leaders. Nitish Kumar responded that the BJP would decide matters related to the LJP led by Chirag Paswan.
Thiruvananthapuram: Vigilance is all set to question Chief Minister’s former Principal Secretary M Shivashankar in connection with the Life Mission irregularities. Vigilance will approach the court on Tuesday seeking permission to question Shivshankar. He is currently in judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case related to gold smuggling.
Vigilance is also seeking travel information for vehicles at the Life Mission office. Vigilance will check the logbook of the Life Mission office today. According to the vigilance, the money found in Swapna’s locker was a bribe received by Shivashankar in the Life Mission project.Meanwhile, Shivashankar has been shifted to the Corona First-Line Treatment Center. He will be transferred to Kakkanad Jail only if the corona result is negative after completing the observation here. On Thursday, the court remanded Shivshankar till the 26th of this month. The verdict in his bail application has been changed to 17.
New Delhi: Al Qaeda is all set to carry out a series of bomb blasts in West Bengal, intelligence agencies have warned. The plan is to use the sleeper cells of terrorist organizations in the state to carry out the attack. The intelligence bureau submitted the report on November 5.
With foreign help, the plan is to mobilize local militant groups and organize a series of attacks. The intelligence agencies also found that the Pakistan-based Al Qaeda group was recruiting youths in West Bengal for terrorist activities.
The NIA received the information while questioning the terrorists who were earlier taken into custody. The warning also said that terrorists were targeting senior political leaders in the state.
The IB also said that recruitment centers have been set up in Karachi and Peshawar, Pakistan to attract and recruit Bengal youth into militant movements. The NIA has so far arrested 11 people working closely with terrorist organizations.
Thiruvananthapuram: Strict control on setting off fireworks on Diwali day in the state. Fireworks will be allowed only from 8 to 10 pm as part of the festivities. Christmas and New Year occasions will be from 11.55 am to 12.30 pm only.
The Home Department has strongly advised that only green crackers (Green Crackers) be sold and used this time. These are made without barium nitrate and therefore have low levels of air pollution. The order follows the recommendations of the National Green Tribunal and the State Pollution Control Board.
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has backtracked on its move to reopen schools that fell during the lockdown following the coronavirus. The state government has withdrawn the decision to reopen the schools, which were closed by mid-March, on November 16. Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy had earlier announced that classes nine to plus two would be opened in the first phase.
Opinion surveys were conducted across Tamil Nadu for parents on whether schools should be reopened. Only 45 percent of parents took part in the survey. The state government informed the high court that more than 50 percent of the parents of the participants were of the opinion that the school should not be opened. The latest news is that schools and colleges will reopen only after the Pongal holidays in the face of opposition from parents. The committee was appointed to curtail the curriculum for classes 9 to 12, but the curriculum has not yet been released.
Earlier, the Madras High Court had asked the government to consider opening educational institutions after December. The court made the request while hearing public interest litigation challenging the government’s order to reopen the school on the 16th of this month. The court observed that the Chief Justice and others were suffering from the disease and that it was appropriate to extend the opening of the school.
The petitioners told the court that opening the school without controlling the coronavirus would lead to a second outbreak. Other state students and students from different districts are studying in colleges in Tamil Nadu. If the disease spreads, the disease will spread to the state and other states. The petition also states that the reopening of educational institutions that once served as coronavirus care centers is a matter of concern.
