New Delhi: ATMs have been introduced to curb the spread of Covid. As per the new rule, the ATM will be cleaned to prevent infection after all use. It has been started in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Municipal corporations currently clean ATMs in hot spots twice a day. Officials warned that ATM chambers would be closed if sanitation was not followed.

Meanwhile, those who opt for commutation from the Employees Provident Fund Organization will be given full pension from May. This benefit is available to EPFO members who retired on September 26, 2008. Those who retire on April 1, 2005, will be eligible for a higher pension beginning April 1, 2020, after the retirement of the pension. The pension EPFO will be available to them from May. 6.3 lakh pensioners will be benefited under this scheme.

This will cost the government an additional Rs 1,500 crore in the event of a crisis. The government notification was issued in February on the restoration of full pension for those who received commutation benefits. However, under the current EPF Act, EPFO members will not be entitled to commutation.

Delhi: Arogya Setu App mandatory for central government employees. The central government has stated that employees must download the central government’s Arogya Setu app for Covid prevention.

The Arogya Setu App is mandatory in the public sector, constitutional and autonomous bodies. Joint Secretaries were also given the task of monitoring.

Before heading to the office, you should check your status in the app. Anyone who thinks they have contact with the affected person will receive a notification of high risk on the app. According to the guidance issued by the Center, it is necessary to undergo self-monitoring for 14 days until it attains safe status.

New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India has issued a letter to the airports to resume flight service. The letter said the service should be ready by mid-May and could accommodate up to 30 percent in a plane.

One-third of passengers will be allowed in the first step. The authorities should be ready for keeping social distancing at the Airport.

Air India has also been instructed to prepare a plan to cover the gap in airports.

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Thiruvananthapuram: Wearing a mask is mandatory in the state. Peticase will sue the concerned court for violating the order under Section 290 of the Indian Penal Code. People could be fined up to Rs.200 for violating the order. State Police Chief Loknath Behra said if the offense is repeated, a fine of Rs 5,000 will be imposed.

The police chief said that if the fine is not paid, the case will be prosecuted under section 118 (e) of the Kerala Police Act. This is a department that carries a maximum penalty of three years if convicted. A homemade fabric mask, cloths can also be used. In addition, if you do not put a sanitizer in the shop, you will have to pay a fine of Rs 1000.

The Central and State Governments have recommended that all people wear masks in public places and workplaces in the context of the spread of the epidemic in the interest of public safety. This is the reason behind the state of the art mask.

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passed away. The 53-year-old has been diagnosed with cancer for the past 2 years. In 2018, Irfan was infected with a neuroendocrine tumor. Subsequently, he went abroad for treatment.

Earlier, Irfan Khan was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

Irfan’s mother Saeeda Begum passed away on March 25. Due to lock-down, Irrfan was unable to visit his mother in Jaipur or attend the funeral.

His first movie Salam Bombay was released in 1988. He was able to create his place in Bollywood.

Irrfan Khan has gifted a handful of great characters to the film industry in a short period.

Her 2007 film Life in a Metro was highly acclaimed. It also won the Best Supporting Actor Award. There are countless characters like Rogue, Piku, Lunchbox, Hindi Medium, Karva. The last movie is Angrezi Medium. He also acted in Hollywood films such as Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi.

New Delhi: Aadhar can be updated from Common Service Centres (CSCs). This will be a major relief to those living in rural areas that have low internet facility.

 The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed Common Service Centres (CSCs), that operate as banking correspondents to offer the Aadhaar update facility.

Union Minister for Electronics and Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said it in a tweet.

The Union Minister said that around 20,000 CSCs will now be able to offer this service to citizens. He urged the CSCs to start the Aadhaar work with responsibility and as per instructions issued by UIDAI in this regard. This facility will help a large number of rural citizens to get Aadhaar services closer to their place of residence, he added.

Thanking the Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for getting Aadhaar update work restarted through CSC, CEO Dr. Dinesh Tyagi said it would further strengthen the efforts of achieving the goals of “Digital India” as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. June is the deadline for the commencement of the work after CSCs with banking facilities upgrade their required infrastructure and get other necessary approvals.

New Delhi: The Union government has informed the Delhi High Court that it has prepared guidelines for the repatriation of Indian nationals who have died abroad. The Center said it was considering a petition seeking permission to repatriate a national who had died in the UAE. Justice Sanjeev Sachdev had filed the petition through a video conference. Kamlesh Bhatt of Tehri, Uttarakhand, died of a heart attack on April 17 in Abu Dhabi. The body was sent to India on April 27 by Etihad Air Service. But the airport authorities have not permitted it to be land to India. It was then that his brother Vimalesh Bhatt approached the Delhi High Court.

The demand was for permission to bring the body to India. The Center asked for time to conduct an inquiry through the embassy in Abu Dhabi to ascertain the condition of Kamalesh’s body. In the meantime, the body was brought back to India following intervention from various centers. The High Court allowed the petition to be withdrawn as the petitioner’s demand was met. The body was brought to Uttarakhand with the help of Uttarakhand, central government, and UAE social worker Roshan Rathore. The family had funeral arrangements there. While hearing the complaint, the Center informed the court that it had issued guidance outlining the procedure. The center said that it would no longer be difficult to bring the body in such cases.