Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan goes on self-quarantine. His press meet will be discontinued until further notice. The Chief Minister’s Office has informed about this. The Chief Minister visited the Karipur the day after the plane crash. COVID had confirmed to the Malappuram district police chief and the collector that he had led the rescue operation. The ministers who visited Karipur will also be monitored.
Co-operation and Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran will hoist the national flag at the Independence Day function in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday as the Chief Minister enters the quarantine. Similar arrangements will be made in other districts. The Chief Minister was also on the contact list of those confirmed by COVID in Malappuram today. The Chief Minister and the ministers were on the contact list prepared by the health department.
Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI has taken crucial evidence in the death of violinist Balabhaskar. The CBI took evidence from Kalabhavan Sobhi and the KSRTC driver who had given statements in the incident. Kalabhavan Sobi said that a prominent figure in the art world was involved in Balabhask’s death.
On September 25, 2018, Balabhaskar’s vehicle was involved in an accident at Pallippuram. The case was referred to the CBI on the ground that it was a natural accident and later a mystery. Based on the statement given to the CBI, that Balabhaskar’s death was a murder, Kalabhavan Sobi cam to the scene of the accident and gave evidence, report said. The evidence was first taken to the pump where Sobi was resting. The investigation team collected information from the staff here. Sobi was then taken to the Mangalore police station and evidence was taken in Bala Bhaskar’s vehicle. Kalabhavan Sobi said that he was adamant that a prominent figure in the art world was involved in Balabhask’s death.
The investigation team also examined the car in the context of the statement that it had seen the car being smashed before the accident. KSRTC driver Aji, who witnessed the accident, was also brought to give evidence. Policemen from Mangalore station, who were on duty on the day of the incident, were also rushed to the spot.
CBI Thiruvananthapuram unit led by SP Nandakumaran Nair and DySP Ananthakrishnan took evidence.
New Delhi: The Center has said that the UGC has been given permission to conduct university examinations. The central government made this clear in an affidavit in the Supreme Court.
Permission has been granted to open educational institutions for conducting final semester examinations. According to the affidavit, the permission was granted at the request of the Ministry of Human Resources and under the guidance of the National Disaster Management Authority.
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a report in the Supreme Court in connection with the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The affidavit states that no two cases are pending in two states in connection with Sushant’s death.
Maharashtra Police has not registered an FIR in Sushant Singh’s death. Only Bihar police have registered an FIR. The CBI explains that recording the statements of 56 people is not equivalent to filing a case.
The CBI has filed a petition in the case filed by Riya Chakraborty seeking transfer of the probe from Bihar to Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government has said that the Bihar police registered the case illegally and the case should not be referred to the CBI. The court had asked all the parties in the case to submit their arguments in writing. Riya has made similar arguments in a statement.
At the same time, Riya Chakraborty made it clear that she would not object if the Supreme Court ordered a CBI probe. In a written submission to the court, Riya Chakraborty also asked the CBI not to allow an inquiry into the Patna police FIR.
New Delhi: CBSE will not allow examination centers for NEET exams outside the country. The NEET exam can be conducted only on one day at a time. It is not practical to start special examination centers for NRI students. CBSE has informed the Supreme Court of its explanation in this regard.
Meanwhile, the state has issued guidelines for conducting the NEET exam this year. Parents of students from Doha and Qatar have approached the Supreme Court citing COVID restrictions. Students coming from abroad or from other states to appear for the examination must be monitored for 14 days. Instructions have been given to set up separate classrooms for those under surveillance and those from the hotspot and containment zones.
•ONE WORD: An movie that fails to impress by average direction and writing.
Khuda Haafiz is directed and written by Faruk Kabir and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak. Vidyut Jammwal as the hero and Shivaleeka Oberoi as the heroine and along with Annu Kapoor, Shiv Panditt and Aahana Kumra join the casting. The movie comes under the banner of Panorama Studios and currently streaming online through Disney+ Hotstar.
The plot deals with Sammer Choudhary who is a software engineer who runs his own business and gets married to Nargis. Their happily married life gets an unexpected turn after the result of the worst economic recession in India, Sameer was forced to shut down his business and also his wife gets fired from her job due to the crisis. They both decide to move to abroad in Noman for a new job and Nargis goes first but she gets trapped by a terrible gang. Later Sammer gets a phone call from Nargis that she is caught by some unknown gang so Sammer makes his moves to Noman for finding his wife. Rest of the story unfolds Sammer’s journey to find and save his wife.
Honestly, Khuda Haafiz is a movie that comes with a thriller backdrop and that’s what the makers are aimed into, entertain the viewers by a thrilling story but sadly gets flattened. The first half is about the personal lives of two central characters Sammer and Nargis which explores their love, family, struggles and the second half is all about actions and investigation on a thriller mood. The time taking to establish the story in the first half was pretty good, the connection to the incidents was totally convincing, but those leads are one which we had seen many times and get nothing new. The director was intended to make a fast-paced investigative second half but doesn’t get the right appealing and thrilling for the viewers to know what next. There are some several unexpected turns and twist in the second part which was made to shock and surprise sadly none of them made the right impact to amaze the audience.
The story is familiar and it’s a sort of plot that we have witnessed before, the predictable storyline is the main problem which the film face, although the writer could have made the incidents and events different. All the circumstances leading the plot doesn’t offer anything new and fresh and the way of ending is totally predictable and unsurprising from the mid. The director and writer Faruk Kabir had only made a mediocre job both on his writing and direction but still, the making was smooth and balance. The saddest thing in the writing was the cliched twist which made the whole film looks dull and one can easily realize how the movie will end. Still, the making held the director was fair and fine, the direction doesn’t get any off-balance or deviation from the plot. As we all know Vidyut Jammwal’s movie is more like the films that are filled with energetic and fascinating actions but here in Khuda Haafiz the result is different we can’t find his sterling stunts or martial arts. The director doesn’t use what he actually is cable of that what most disappoints me.
Getting Vidyut Jammwal as the hero will definitely give the viewers expectations to see his unique actions and stunning moves and for a story like this to use the potential of his talents and capability was high, unfortunately, the disappointment was the final result. If his powerful actions were utilised effectively the movie could have been ended as one of the finest action movies of his year. Simple actions were given to a man like Vidyut Jammwal which was not at all surprising and unexpected so the blame only lies in the court of the director.
The various kind of emotions written in the screenplay was moderate, the kind of emotions when a person losing the loved once was not at all established efficiently in writing. Also, the screenplay was not that much gripping, the curiosity and eagerness were less and also to know what’s going to happen won’t give the right amount of excitement due to the predictable way of ordinary writing. The sentiments, sorrows, desperateness, struggling, hope and every kind of these emotions were written typically like usual. The dialogues had also got the same problem, lack of depth lies in conversation. Most of the dialogues don’t give the proper amount of feel and impact, especially when it comes to the case of emotional scenes.
Looking into the performance of actors Vidyut Jammwal who always shine for his unique action styles doesn’t get the chance to show his brilliance. His whole acting was good and once again delivered a fine performance. His skills in his actions have now improved a lot to the right level of performance and through his given actions he made a sincere justice. His change of personality from innocence to a rogue man was stunning to watch and that’s what I personally liked in his whole package. Shivaleeka Oberoi as Nargis did a fine job, to perform she was having less but whatever offered she had done finely, loved her chemistry with Vidyut Jammwal. Aahana Kumara who did the role of Tamena Hamid did a great job, the qualities of a foreign police investigating officer were performed genuinely. Her way of speaking the Arabic accent was really good and the performance deserves mention. Shiv Pandit as Faiz Abu Malik also did a great job, his style for a police officer was satisfactory and Annu Kapoor as Usman Hamid Ali Murad did complete justice to his supporting character. Nawab Shah also makes an extended cameo performance with some crucial role and did favourably.
The musical work of the film is composed by Mithoon and background score is tuned by Amar Mohile. Among the various songs “Jaan Ban Gaye” stood up as my favourite, the tune and vocals of Vishal Mishra, Asees Kaur and Mithoon was fascinating to set the mood of romance, also the lyrics to it by Mithoon was notable. The track “Mera Intezaar Karna” was also felt different, the scene of having hope was clearly matching to it and Armaan Malik made it more vigorous through his voice. The song “Aakhri Kadam Tak” sung by Sonu Nigam made the sorrow mood by its visuals, his voice was true to set the scenes. The cinematography by Jitan Harmeet Singh was a great saviour for the film. His camera works were remarkable from the beginning, the movements he had made for various chasing scenes were totally brilliant also the different frames of Norman have captured brightly that stand to a highlight. The editing done by Sandeep Francis was also excellent, could find any sort of mismatches and the cuts were perfect and sharp.
So overall to conclude the movie ’Khuda Haafiz’ had given me an average viewing experience because of the poor writing in story and screenplay also the moderate making had spoiled the movie to set as a perfect thriller. If you are seeking to watch Vidyut Jammwal high volt energetic actions the ultimate result will be disappointing, watch the film with fewer expectations.
COVID confirmed to actress Nikki Galrani. Nikki said she was diagnosed with the disease last week and is now recovering well.
‘I got a positive result in the COVID test last week. I am on the path to recovery. It feels better now. I would like to thank all those who cared for me, all the leading health workers, the Chennai Corporation and the Tamil Nadu authorities for their continued support,” Nicky tweeted.
Kasargod: A 16-year-old girl was killed after eating ice cream at Balal Aringal in Kasargod, police said. The brother of the girl who died in the incident has been taken into police custody. Annemarie died at a hospital in Cherupuzha around 6 pm on August 5. Police have found that his brother Albin killed Annemarie by mixing poison in homemade ice cream. Albin told police that the poison was mixed in ice cream to kill families, including father and mother. Albin is in police custody.
A week before the incident, Annemarie and her brother were making ice cream at home. The next day, Annmarie experienced nausea and abdominal pain. He first sought treatment at a hospital in Vellarikund. The next day he went to his relative’s house in Cherupuzha on suspicion of jaundice and sought treatment there. Annemarie’s father Benny, mother Bessie, and brother Albin were also hospitalized in critical condition.
The first reports were that Annemarie had died of jaundice. COVID was examined posthumously. COVID was found to have toxins in his body when his parents’ semen was tested in a high-risk case. Following the death of Annemarie, her father Benny, 48, was admitted to Payunur Taluk Hospital with serious health problems. Benny was shifted to Kozhikode MIMS Hospital due to serious health conditions.
Dubai: Air India Express officials said that Indians residing in the UAE need the permission of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and the Directorate General of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA) to return.
The official announcement was made on the official Twitter page of Air India Express. Covid’s PCR test, which was conducted 96 hours before departure, was found to be negative. Besides, health quarantine declarations must be completed and submitted.
The day before yesterday, Fly Dubai Airlines had issued a circular mandating ICA approval for return flights from India. But neither the ICAO nor the GDRFA has officially commented on the matter.
Thiruvananthapuram: It has been found that Bijulal, the accused in the treasury fraud case in Vanchiyoor had diverted more money to his account. The fraudulent money was first transferred to treasury accounts. It was then transferred to his account. No fraud was detected at the time as the money was first transferred to the treasury account. Bijulal was taken to Vanchiyoor sub-treasury and district treasury today and evidence was taken.
It is alleged that Bijulal embezzled Rs 2 crore 73 lakh from the Vanchiyoor sub-treasury. The role of Bijulal’s wife, the second accused in the case, will also be further investigated. Questioning and taking of evidence are done with the help of technical experts. Bijulal stole the password of a former treasury officer. Bhaskaran, a former treasury officer, had also said that he had given the password to Bijulal when he went home a day earlier.
