Thiruvananthapuram: The rain warning issued in the state has been renewed. Earlier, the orange alert was issued in four districts but now it has been issued in six districts.
An orange alert has been declared in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki districts today. A yellow alert has been declared in Alappuzha and Thrissur.
Heavy rains have caused floods in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts. People are being relocated from these areas.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in central and northern Kerala tomorrow. An orange alert has been declared in Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts tomorrow. A yellow alert has been declared in Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts tomorrow.
KGF: Chapter 2, directed by Prashant Neil, is one of the most anticipated films of this year. Now the first look poster of Sanjay Dutt in the film has been released.
The main attraction of ‘KGF 2’ is that Sanjay Dutt plays the villain. The actor will play the role of Adheera in the film. This is Sanjay Dutt’s first Kannada film. KGF is the highest-grossing film in Sandalwood, both technically and visually. KGF: Chapter 2 began filming in March 2019. A small portion of the film has already been filmed during KGF: Chapter 1. After an initial round of filming near Bangalore, filming began in August 2019 in the Cyanide Hills at Kolar Gold Field.
Riyadh: The Hajj pilgrimage will begin today amidst COVID widening. Pilgrims will move to Minah in the afternoon. All the pilgrims have reached Makkah.
Pilgrims will leave for Minah in the afternoon after performing Ihram for Hajj at Kharnul Manasi, a border town of Makkah. Pilgrims are accommodated in multi-storied mina towers instead of minah. The Saudi government is on high alert in the wake of Covid-19.
In the context of Covid-19, only 1,000 pilgrims from 160 countries are allowed to perform the Hajj this year. People from outside the country will not be able to participate in the Hajj pilgrimage this time. Only domestic pilgrims are allowed this time. About 700 foreigners living in Saudi Arabia are participating in the Hajj.
The pilgrims reach Minah, eight kilometers from Makkah, after completing four days of quarantine and medical check-ups. It will move from Mina to Arafa on Thursday morning. There will be a funeral procession in Jamra, a procession around the Kaaba, and a journey between Safa and Marwahi.
Participate in prayer services in full compliance with Kovid standards. Pilgrims must wear masks and maintain social distance. All the luggage of the pilgrims is equipped to be disinfected. Last year, 2.5 million pilgrims took part in the Hajj.
Meanwhile, the number of COVID victims in Saudi Arabia is approaching three lakh. The Saudis decided to carry out the pilgrimage only with restrictions, as mass prayers and rituals would cause the COVID spread.
Thiruvananthapuram: Online applications for Plus One admission in the state can be applied from today. Apply online from 5 pm. Help centers will be set up in all higher secondary schools in the state under the guidance of the headmaster.
No documents need to be uploaded with the application now. Applications can be submitted until August 14. Online applications for VHSE admission can also be submitted from today. The government has said it will ensure admission to all eligible students.
But the decision on increasing the number of seats has not been finalized. 3. There are 61 lakh seats now. 4.17 lakh students have qualified for higher studies. The trial allotment will be held on August 18 and the first allotment will be held on August 24. It has not been decided whether the classes will start or not. A single application is sufficient for all schools in a revenue district. One is not barred from applying in more than one district.
The teaser of the movie Pitikittappulli Sukumara Kurup released on Dulquar Salman’s birthday. Pitikittappulli Sukumara Kurup, directed by Srinath Rajendran, is one of the most promising projects of Dulquar Salman’s upcoming films. Post-production work on the film is in progress. Daniel Soyuj Nair and KS Aravind are scripting the story of Jitin Jose. Sushin Shyam done the background music and, Nimish Ravi camera. Film is produced by Dulquar’s banner Way Ferrer and M Star.
Pitikittappulli Sukumara Kurup is a thriller film about the mysterious life and crime of Sukumara Kurup, who is still on the list of Kerala Police. The movie starring Dulquer Salman Sukumara Kurup has been announced in 2017. Srinath Rajendran entered the film industry after five years of preparation and research.
Pitikittappulli Sukumara Kurup completed the shooting on February 23. The film is being released by Mammootty’s distribution company Playhouse. After completing the first schedule in Palakkad, the film was shot in Hyderabad, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, and Dubai. The film stars Tovino Thomas in the role of Chacko, the film representative who killed Sukumara Kurup, and Indrajith Sukumaran in the role of a police officer looking for Kurup. Vini Vishwalal is the creative director of Dulquer Salman’s debut film Second Show directed by Srinath Rajendran. Editing by Vivek Harshan. Sound design by Vignesh Krishnan and Rajeesh. Praveen Varma Costume.
Thiruvananthapuram: A non-bailable warrant has been issued against Faisal Fareed and Rabins, accused in the Thiruvananthapuram gold smuggling case. The warrant was issued by the Kochi Economic Crimes Court. The action is at the request of Customs. Faisal Fareed and Rabins have been named in a gold smuggling case by Customs. Along with this, an application was filed in the court to issue a non-bailable warrant for the extradition of the two to India.
Meanwhile, the NIA is questioning former Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary M Shivasankar for the second day in a row in connection with the case. The discrepancies in Shivasankar’s statements are mainly examined. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is evaluating the details of the gold smuggling case and M Shivashankar’s connection with the accused, including digital evidence.
M Shivasankar reiterated that he had only personal friendships with the accused in the gold smuggling case, Sarith, Swapna Suresh, and Sandeep Nair. According to M Sivasankar, no help was given to the accused in the gold smuggling case. NIA officials have also been told that the phone call details can be checked. Although the witness was called to record his statement, the National Investigation Agency will look into whether M Shivasankar will appear in the case under any circumstances. The NIA has decided to proceed with utmost vigilance after examining the CCTV footage of the Secretariat.
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Gangtok: The lockdown in Sikkim has been extended till August 1 following the spread of the coronavirus. The six-day lockdown in the state ended Sunday. The government then announced that the load down would be extended to August 1.
Chief Secretary SC Gupta said the decision to extend the lockdown till August 1 was taken after a detailed examination of the situation in the state.
The first COVID death in the state was reported yesterday. A 74-year-old man died at a government hospital in Gangtok yesterday. There are 357 cases in Sikkim. There are a total of 499 cases, the senior health official said. 142 were cured.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Supreme Court has blocked an attempt to fill the wetland under the guise of the third phase development of the Technopark in association with the American company Torres. The apex court had sought permission to fill the area, which was recorded as a wetland in documents including BTR, in violation of environmental regulations.
In December 2017, the Technopark authorities sought permission for the third phase of development. The CEO approached the government seeking permission to fill up nineteen and a half acres of land in two areas. According to the State Remote Sensing Anti-Environmental Center mapping, the area covered by the Extreme Biodiversity Area has been cleared for clearance.
Therefore, the Attipra Agriculture Officer ruled that the wetlands could not be filled. Permission was not granted by the local level monitoring committee comprising village officers, agriculture officers, and people’s representatives.
However, despite all the reports, in February 2018, the government permitted to fill the wetland. The order was made based on the law that the land could be altered for public use.
On March 14, 2018, Technopark signed an agreement with the subsidiary of the American company Torres. Environmental activist Thomas Lawrence has approached the court detailing all the violations. The apex court then ruled that the wetland should be protected and that the BTR records could not be amended.
At the same time, it has been discovered that the Technopark itself has cleared one lakh cubic meters of land to prepare the land for the Torres with real estate objectives. It is learned that crores of rupee’s worth of real estate transactions have taken place through this. According to the locals, there is a useful plot of land ten kilometers away from the Pallippuram. Authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of families from the area.
Jagame Tanthiram is a Tamil gangster film was written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. The new poster for the film has been released. The first song of the film will be released soon.
The film stars Dhanush, Sanjana Natarajan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vox Jermaine, James Cosmo, Joju George, and Kalaiyarasan in the lead roles. The film is being produced by Why not Studios and Reliance Entertainment in Chennai.
This is Dhanush’s first time starring in a thriller directed by Pizza, Jigarthanda, Iraivi, and Petta director Karthik Subbaraj. The music is composed by Santhosh Narayanan.
Thiruvananthapuram: Cabinet decides no need for a complete lockdown in the state. The cabinet meeting held today decided not to declare a complete lockdown in the state. Earlier, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said that a complete lock-down would be considered in Kerala in the wake of rising COVID cases through contact.
