Sukma: Encounter between the Naxals and the District Reserve Guard. The firing was in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred in a forested area adjoining the village of Arlampally near the Pollampalli police station limits.
The body of an unidentified man was recovered from the scene of the shooting. Also, the rifle and hand grenade were seized.
Srinagar: The ban on 3G and 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir has been extended till the 24th of this month.
Authorities have said that some people are deliberately trying to break the peace in the valley and that is why the Internet has been extended.
But the current 2G services will continue. Only 1400 government-approved websites are available through 2G services. 2G services have been launched in Kashmir since the last 24th.
The Jammu and Kashmir Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a statement that people should not use the Internet in contravention of the state’s interests.
The 2G network services were launched on January 24, five months after the repeal of Article 370, which gave Kashmir a special status.
Thiruvananthapuram: K Surendran has been appointed as the BJP’s state president. The announcement was made by BJP national president JP Nadda. Surendran is currently the BJP’s state general secretary.
After the byelection of PS Sreedharan Pillai as Mizoram Governor, the post of President has been vacant for some time.
He hails from Ulliyeri, Kozhikode. Wife: Sheeba. Harikrishnan and Gayathri Devi are children. Surendran graduated from Guruvayurappan College with a degree in Chemistry. He has contested the Lok Sabha 3 times and the assembly 3 times.
‘Joshua’ is the latest film written and directed by Peter Sunderdas. Hemanth and Priyanka play lead roles in the film. The film will hit the screens on February 28th. A new poster for the film has been released.
Priyanka comes back to Malayalam cinema after a while. Fabin, Anutreesa, Anand, Dinesh Panicker, Manka Mahesh, Anil Pappan, Rajkumar, Thirumala Ramachandran, Rajmohan, Sabu Vikramadityan, Anju Nair and Alex Koipurath. The film is produced under the banner of The Alive Media. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar.
Kochi: Conflict in St. Stephen’s Jacobite Church, following the Supreme Court’s verdict implement. The Orthodox clergy and believers entered the church, which led to the clash.
Following the Supreme Court verdict, three times Orthodox community members came to the Church. However, following strong opposition from the Jacobite sects, they had to return. The Orthodox section then approached the High Court demanding the execution of the verdict.
Kochuparambil Geevarghese Ramban offered the Mass at the Orthodox Church, who entered the church with the help of the police. Meanwhile, the Jacobite Church is marching to Koothatukulam police station. Twenty Jacobite believers have been arrested and are in the station.
New Delhi: Center government to hold talks with the state on implementing National Population Register. The state disagrees to implement the NPR to talk with Central Government in this matter. Ahead of the meeting, Registrar General and Census Commissioner will meet Chief Ministers of concerned states.
NPR processes to be done within April to September month. Meanwhile, states including Kerala disagree to implement NPR. This is followed by the resolution talks.
Besides Kerala, West Bengal and states Congress in ruling disagree to implement NPR.
The Oppo Reno 3 Pro will go on sale on March 2 in India. The phone, which comes with 5G support, will offer the MediaTek Helio P95 chipset in India, which is an upgrade over the Helio P90 in the Oppo Reno 2Z smartphone.
The entry variant of the Oppo Reno 3 Pro 8GB + 128GB of RAM and storage costs around Rs 40,000. The top ends with 12GB + 256GB RAM and storage is available for about Rs 45,000. Reno 3 Pro gets a Snapdragon 765G Saucy.
The phone is said to come in four colors – Misty White, Moon Night Black, Sunrise Impression and Blue Starry Night – and a Full HD + screen with a 1080 * 2400 pixel resolution.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony of Arvind Kejriwal’s third cabinet. Kejriwal’s swearing-in ceremony will be held at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. The Aam Aadmi Party won 62 seats in the 70-member assembly. The BJP won only eight seats. The Congress did not win a single seat.
The Aam Aadmi Party had earlier announced that it would not invite the chief ministers and political party leaders of other states for the swearing-in ceremony. The public was only invited to the event.
Thiruvananthapuram: State police head Loknath Behra give an explanation to the Governor Arif Muhemmad Khan on CAG report. He arrived with Raman Srivastava, police advisor of the Chief Minister. The explanation given by the Loknath Behra on the financial scam pointed in the CAG report. The money sanctioned to build quarters for police officers was illegally used for making luxury flats also alleged in the CAG report. Behra gives replay on the report over this.
The illegal transactions made while purchasing new cars in the Home ministry also pointed to the CAG.
Thiruvananthapuram: The government released suggestions in the wake of the heatwave. The people who do outdoor jobs have to be extremely careful about the situation where the sunshine is increasing. They should avoid the works from 12 am to 3 pm.
The Labor Commissioner has issued an order that daytime rest between 12 noon and 3 pm. This order applies from February 20 to April 30. The ordinance does not apply in areas prone to sunburns greater than 3000 feet above sea level. The people directed to inform about such violations, reports said.
