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Case In Connection With Wedding That Set Off Biggest Virus Chain In Bihar The groom s father has been charged for violating COVID-19 guidelines at the wedding ceremony.
Patna:The father of a man who recently died here after showing coronavirus-like symptoms has been charged for violating guidelines issued in the wake of the pandemic at the wedding ceremony, which had set off the biggest infection chain in Bihar, the district administration said on Friday.
The FIR was lodged late Thursday against Ambika Chaudhary, whose son died on June 17, two days after he tied the knot while running a high fever, it said in a statement.
The body was cremated by family members before the authorities could get wind of the episode. But, testing camps were set up at the Deehpali village falling under Paliganj block and out of 259 samples that were collected, 95 tested positive.
Subsequently, all those found infected were sent to isolation centres while an inquiry was ordered by District Magistrate Kumar Ravi to look into any violation of norms at the wedding ceremony.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });It was found that more than 50 people had attended the ceremony and social distancing and wearing of masks was not ensured. Accordingly, BDO Chiranjeev Pandey has lodged an FIR against Chaudhary at Paliganj police station under relevant provisions, the statement added.
The groom was a software engineer based in Gurugram who had returned home in the last week of May to get married. He started showing symptoms a few days before June 15, the scheduled date of marriage.
The family is said to have refused to put off the wedding despite requests by the ailing groom.
Comments Asked Me To Light Up The Oven: Khashoggi Murder Trial Tells Court Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after going to consulate to get papers for his marriage in October 2018.
Istanbul:A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed.
Zeki Demir, a local technician who worked for the consulate, was giving evidence on the first day of the trial in absentia of 20 Saudi officials over Khashoggi s killing, which sparked global outrage and tarnished the image of Saudi Arabia s de facto ruler.
Demir said he had been called to the consul s residence after Khashoggi entered the nearby consulate to seek his papers.
There were five to six people there... They asked me to light up the tandoor (oven). There was an air of panic, he said.
Khashoggi disappeared after going to the consulate to get papers for his marriage in October 2018. Some Western governments, as well as the CIA, said they believed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the hit - an accusation Saudi officials denied.
Turkish officials have said one theory police pursued was that Khashoggi s killers may have tried to dispose of his body by burning it after suffocating him and cutting up his corpse.
The indictment accuses two top Saudi officials, former deputy head of Saudi Arabia s general intelligence Ahmed al-Asiri and former royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani, of instigating premeditated murder with monstrous intent .
It says 18 other defendants were flown to Turkey to kill Khashoggi, a prominent and well-connected journalist who had grown increasingly critical of the crown prince.
The defendants are being tried in absentia and are unlikely ever to be handed over by Saudi Arabia, which has accused Turkey of failing to cooperate with a separate, largely secretive, trial in Riyadh last year.
In December a Saudi court sentenced five people to death and three to jail for the killing, but Khashoggi s family later said they forgave his murderers, effectively granting them a formal reprieve under Saudi law.
A Saudi prosecutor said at the time there was no evidence connecting Qahtani to the killing and dismissed charges against Asiri.
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According to his testimony in the indictment, Demir reported seeing many skewers of meat and a small barbecue in addition to the oven in the consul s garden. Marble slabs around the oven appeared to have changed colour as if they had been cleaned with a chemical, the indictment reported him as saying.
Separate witness testimony in the indictment, from the consul s driver, said the consul had ordered raw kebabs to be bought from a local restaurant.
Demir offered to help with the garage door when a car with darkened windows arrived, but he was told to leave the garden quickly, the indictment said.
Rights campaigners hope that the Istanbul trial will throw a fresh spotlight on the case and reinforce the argument for sanctions against Riyadh or for legal action against the suspects when they travel abroad.
If the process works, what this trial ...will strengthen is the possibility of universal jurisdiction, Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, told Reuters on the eve of the trial.
That could give European countries, for example, the basis to launch a trial if any Saudis linked to the case travelled into their territories, she said.
Justice in these complex environments is not delivered overnight...but a good process here can build up (evidence for) what can happen in five years, in 10 years, whenever the circumstances are stronger, Callamard said.
Khashoggi s fiancee Hatice Cengiz, who had waited unknowing outside the consulate while he was killed, said she would continue to seek justice not only in Turkey but everywhere possible .
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Comments Karnataka State Police Firemen, Other Recruitment: 1567 Vacancies Available Karnataka State Police: The last date for submission of fee for the recruitment is July 22.
New Delhi:Karnataka State Police has begun application submission process for Firemen, Firemen driver and Fire Station Officer recruitment. The last date for submission of application is July 20. Class 10th pass candidates are eligible for the recruitment. Candidates must have cleared Class 10 pass from CBSE, ICSE, state board and open schools like NIOS. A total of 1,567 vacancies are available for recruitment out of which 36 are for Fire Station Officer post and 309 for Firemen Driver.
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The last date for submission of fee for the recruitment is July 22.
The Karnataka State Police has also notified recruitment to various technical posts on contract basis for a period of 5 years. A total of 31 posts will be filled under Coastal Security Police based on consolidation salary and are recruited from retired Navy/ Coast Guard/ BSF (Water Wing) officers/ Staff. The last date for submission of application is July 10.
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Comments Maidaan : Ajay Devgn s Film Gets A New Release Date. Details Here Ajay Devgn in Maidaan. (courtesy: ajaydevgn )
Highlights- The film was earlier slated to release on December 11, this year
- The film will also release in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
- Amit Sharma will be directing the film
Ajay Devgn occupied a spot on Saturday s list of trends after he announced the new release date of his forthcoming film Maidaan. The film, which was scheduled to hit the screens on December 11, this year, is now slated to release on August 13 2021. Sharing a poster of the film on social media, the film s lead actor Ajay Devgn tweeted: 2021 Independence week. An untold story that will make every Indian proud. August 13, mark the date. Directed by Amit Sharma, Maidaan is a biographical sports drama inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football. The film has been co-produced by Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios.
Read Ajay Devgn s tweet here:
2021 Independence week. An untold story that will make every Indian proud. 13th August mark the date. #Maidaan2021@priyamani6@raogajraj@BoneyKapoor@iAmitRSharma@freshlimefilms@SaiwynQ@ActorRudranil@writish@saregamaglobal@ZeeStudios_@ZeeStudiosIntpic.twitter.com/we6JPgu2Ui
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) July 4, 2020Earlier this year, Ajay shared the first look of the film and he wrote: Yeh kahaani hai Indian football ke golden phase ki aur uske sabse badey aur successful coach ki (This is the story of Indian football s golden phase and of its biggest and most success coach).
Yeh kahaani hai Indian football ke Golden phase ki aur uske sabse badey aur successful coach ki.#Maidaan@Priyamani6@raogajraj@BoneyKapoor@iAmitRSharma@freshlimefilms@SaiwynQ@ActorRudranil@writish@saregamaglobal@ZeeStudios_@ZeeStudiosInt@BayViewProjOfflpic.twitter.com/djVktm8bft
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) January 30, 2020googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Sharing a separate poster of the film, the actor wrote: Badlav lane ke liye ek akela bhi kafi hota hai (A single person is enough to bring about change).
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— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) January 30, 2020Besides Ajay Devgn, the film also stars Priyamani, Gajraj Rao and Rudranil Ghosh and it will also release in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Ajay Devgn was last seen in the period drama Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. His upcoming projects include Rohit Shetty s Sooryavanshi(in a cameo appearance) and Bhuj: The Pride Of India, which is slated to release on Disney+Hotstar.
Comments Bengal s Unemployment Rate Far Better Than Rest Of India: Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee said West Bengall s unemployment rate is far better than rest of India (File)
Kolkata:Referring to a report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that the state s unemployment rate stood at 6.5 per cent in June this year, which was far better than the national average at 11 per cent.
She said this is due to the economic strategy adopted by her government to tackle the COVID-19 crisis and the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan.
We ve implemented a robust economic strategy to tackle #COVID19 and the devastation caused by Amphan. Proof lies in West Bengal s unemployment rate for the month of June 2020 which stands at 6.5 per cent, far better than that of India at 11 per cent, UP at 9.6 per cent and Haryana at 33.6 per cent, as per CMIE, Ms Banerjee said in a tweet.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });According to data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy on Wednesday, the country s unemployment rate fell to 11 per cent in June from 23.5 per cent in May, as economic activities resumed after the lockdown restrictions were eased.
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Comments Nobody Can Beat Indians At Jugaad . These Posts Are Proof These posts are proof that Indians are the ultimate masters of jugaad.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that nobody can beat Indians at jugaad. The Hindi word - which has even made it to the Oxford Dictionary - refers to the use of skill and imagination to find an easy solution to a problem or to fix or make something using cheap, basic items . Jugaad is often celebrated as an example of the Indian spirit of resourcefulness and enterprise. From innovations to keep locusts away to inventions that make social distancing possible in the age of coronavirus, there is no dearth of creativity in our country. Here are some posts that only serve as further proof that when it comes to jugaad, Indians do it best:
With schools and colleges shut amid the pandemic, one chemistry teacher found a way to make sure her students were following what she taught during virtual classes. Moumita B fashioned a tripod out of a clothes hanger and a plastic chair to film the lesson as she wrote on the chalkboard - a hack that won her much praise and appreciation.
I don t know where or who. But this picture made my day. A teacher setting up their online class with available resources. ❤️ There is so much passion in this picture makes me overwhelmed. #COVID19Indiapic.twitter.com/88C7PBdSEW
— Pishu Mon ???? (@PishuMon) June 9, 2020Also during the pandemic, a milkman found a creative way to make sure his customers kept their distance. IAS officer Awanish Sharan shared a picture of the milkman using a pipe and funnel to deliver milk to a customer, who stood a few feet away to maintain social distancing.
“Necessity is the mother of invention.”
In India: जुगाड़ पहले से तैयार है. आप काम बताओ. #Social_Distancingpic.twitter.com/ElcljWiDvK
Businessman Anand Mahindra is a fan of jugaad. He often shares examples of jugaad that catch his eye and in April, he tweeted a video of an e-rickshaw adapting to social distancing norms. The capabilities of our people to rapidly innovate & adapt to new circumstances never ceases to amaze me, he wrote while sharing the video.
The capabilities of our people to rapidly innovate & adapt to new circumstances never ceases to amaze me. @rajesh664 we need to get him as an advisor to our R&D & product development teams! pic.twitter.com/ssFZUyvMr9
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 24, 2020And speaking of jugaad on the roads - don t miss this video where one man helps a vehicle out of a ditch without using any fancy tools or machines.
Jugaad at its best ???? pic.twitter.com/NnLdgbUwk8
— Pawan Kamboj IRS (@PawanKambojIRS) June 28, 2020Of course, no post on jugaad would be complete without Anupam Kher s brilliant collection of pics. Last year, the actor shared a series of photographs with each one showing some or the other form of jugaad. We Indians are supposed to be the most innovative when it comes to inventions for necessities, wrote Mr Kher. We are the ultimate masters of jugaad.
View this post on InstagramWe Indians are supposed to be the most innovative when it comes to inventions for necessities. Here are some of the pics with great examples. You will laugh and marvel at our genius minds. There is also a word in Hindi for it. It is called #Jugaad. We are the ultimate Masters of jugaad. Enjoy.????????????
A post shared by Anupam Kher (@anupampkher) on Oct 31, 2019 at 2:52am PDT
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Donald Trump Jr s Girlfriend Coronavirus Positive Kimberly Guilfoyle had traveled to South Dakota.
Washington, United States:The girlfriend of President Donald Trump s eldest son has tested positive for coronavirus, US media reported Friday.
Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News television personality who is dating Donald Trump Jr, had traveled to South Dakota to see the US president s Fourth of July speech and celebration fireworks at Mount Rushmore.
Guilfoyle, 51, was immediately isolated after discovering she had the virus in a routine test conducted on anyone expected to come in close contact with the president, the New York Times reported.
In a statement to the newspaper, Sergio Gor, chief of staff to the Trump campaign s finance committee, said: She s doing well, and will be retested to ensure the diagnosis is correct since she s asymptomatic.
He added: As a precaution (she) will cancel all upcoming events. Donald Trump Jr was tested negative, but as a precaution is also self-isolating and is canceling all public events.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Guilfoyle is the third person close to the US president to return a positive COVID-19 test, US media reported.
Others include Trump s personal valet and the US vice president s press secretary.
The pandemic has claimed nearly 130,000 American lives and a recent resurgence puts the entire country at risk, top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has said.
Comments WHO Team In China Next Week To Investigate Coronavirus Origins WHO reported that Chinese authorities have determined that the outbreak is caused by a coronavirus.
New Delhi:Amid global concerns that China delayed giving information regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak, a team of WHO (World Health Organisation) will visit the country next week to investigate the origins of the virus and its spread to human beings.
The visit will take place more than six months after the WHO s Country Office in China picked up a statement from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on cases of viral pneumonia . WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke in January about an agreement with China for sending a team of international experts as soon as possible to work on increasing the understanding of the outbreak.
COVID-19 has killed over 500,000 people in the world and cases and deaths are increasing by the day.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO said that a thorough investigation needs to be done into the origins of the virus.
She said that the WHO has been working with the Chinese government for the visit. A team is going to China next week to investigate the origins of the virus, Dr Soumya Swaminathan told ANI.
What is needed now is a good investigation going back before December to find out where and how it jumped from animal to human. Was there any intermediate animal or not or it directly jumped from bat to humans which are also possible? Bats have been implicated in other viral diseases -- Nipah for example. It is possible it came directly. It is also possible that there was an intermediate animal-like in the case of SARS. That thorough investigation still needs to be done, she said.
Dr Soumya Swaminathan said that the Chinese government had reported an outbreak of typical pneumonia cases from Wuhan on December 31.
Our WHO country office in China picked it up and on January 1, WHO activated its international mechanisms which we do as part of international health regulations whenever there s any new signal gets reported. It is conveyed to everyone so that the whole world knows about it, she said.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Dr Soumya Swaminathan said that sequences show that the virus causing COVID-19 is very similar to bat viruses.
We do not know more than that in the sense where and how it originated. We know from the virus sequences that it is very similar to bat viruses. A lot of studies have been done in South-East Asia to show that bats have lots of coronaviruses. There are over 500 types of coronaviruses. There are also previous studies showing that populations living in southern China and even in other countries of South-East Asia have antibodies to coronaviruses, she said.
The pandemic has grown to more than 10 million cases and has caused over 500,000 deaths across the world.
The WHO Director-General had talked on January 29 of his agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the organisation would lead a team of international experts to China as soon as possible to work with the government on increasing the understanding of the outbreak and to guide global response efforts.
On December 31 last year, WHO s Country Office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of viral pneumonia in Wuhan. The next day, WHO requested information on the reported cluster of atypical pneumonia cases in Wuhan from the Chinese authorities.
WHO reported on January 9 that Chinese authorities have determined that the outbreak is caused by a novel coronavirus. The organisation said on February 11 that the disease caused by the novel coronavirus would be named COVID-19.
There have been reports of China delaying information and warning concerning the novel coronavirus which could have helped in containing its spread in the initial days.
Comments PM Modi Performed Puja On Bank Of Indus River During Ladakh Visit PM Modi performed a puja on the bank of the Indus river during his visit to Ladakh
New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a Sindhu Darshan puja at Ladakh s Nimu on Friday, during a one-day visit to an Indian Army base in the union territory, days after 20 soldiers were killed in a violent face-off with the Chinese troops in the Galwan region.
The Sindhu Darshan festival is a three-day event celebrated in June every year on the day of the full moon. The festival recognises the Sindhu (Indus) river as a symbol of unity, peaceful co-existence and communal harmony.
PM Modi also visited the War Memorial s Hall of Fame to honour soldiers who had died for their country and the Army General Hospital to interact with those injured in the Galwan violence.
During his visit, seen as a response to increased Chinese aggression at the LAC (Line of Actual Control) since May, the Prime Minister, without naming China, said: Age of expansionism is over, this is the age of development. History is witness that expansionist forces either lost or were forced to turn back.
Prime Minister @narendramodi performed Sindhu Darshan Puja on his arrival at Nimu the forward brigade place in #Ladakh, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/AhE4JtK2dI
— PIB India (@PIB_India) July 4, 2020Describing Indian soldiers as braves of the soil , the Prime Minister also said the weak can never accomplish peace, the brave do .
PM Modi also said India would not stop building roads and bridges in the border area, which is believed to have been the cause of China s aggression.
20 Indian soldiers were killed, including a Colonel, and 76 others injured after a violent fight with Chinese troops late on the night of June 15. Army sources said 45 Chinese also died in what was the first incident involving military casualties between the two nations since four Indian soldiers were killed in Arunachal Pradesh in 1975.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Since last month s violence, satellite images acquired by NDTV showed Chinese forces had intruded 423 metres into Indian territory.
In addition to a strong diplomatic position against China s actions, India has also responded by banning 59 Chinese-origin mobile phone apps, including video sharing platform TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is now anticipating a $6 billion loss.
Meanwhile, union ministers have also said India will no longer buy Chinese equipment for power stations and that Chinese construction firms will be barred from new road projects.
The Prime Minister s visit has also been seen as a strong riposte to the opposition Congress and other critics targeting the government over its handling of the China crisis.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Even Close To Being Over , Says WHO Chief Most people remain susceptible, the virus still has a lot of room to move, said the WHO chief
Geneva:The COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Monday.
Tedros noted that, six months after China first alerted the WHO to a novel respiratory infection, the grim milestones of 10 million confirmed infections and 500,000 deaths had been reached.
Most people remain susceptible, the virus still has a lot of room to move, he said.
We all want this to be over. We all want to get on with our lives. But the hard reality is that this is not even close to being over. Although many countries have made some progress globally, the pandemic is actually speeding up.
The head of the WHO s emergencies programme, Mike Ryan, told the briefing that tremendous progress had been made towards finding a safe and effective vaccine to prevent infection, but there was still no guarantee the effort would succeed.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });In the meantime, countries could fight the spread of the disease by testing, isolating confirmed cases and tracking their contacts, he said. He singled out Japan, South Korea and Germany for their comprehensive, sustained strategy against the virus.
The WHO plans to convene a meeting this week to assess progress in research towards fighting the disease, Tedros said.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Five people died in the attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on Monday
New Delhi:India on Monday slammed Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi for his absurd comments linking India to the terror attack at the Pakistan stock exchange building in Karachi.
In a strongly-worded response, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said unlike Pakistan, India has no hesitation in condemning terrorism anywhere in the world, including in Karachi.
He also reminded Mr Qureshi how the Pakistan prime minister described a global terrorist as a martyr .
Hours after gunmen attacked the Pakistani stock exchange in Karachi, Mr Qureshi alleged that the clues of the strike are leading towards sleeper cells activated by India.
India rejects the absurd comments of the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on the terrorist attack in Karachi. Pakistan cannot shift the blame on India for its domestic problems. Unlike Pakistan, India has no hesitation in condemning terrorism anywhere in the world, including in Karachi, Mr Srivastava said.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Foreign Minister Qureshi may wish to reflect on this, as also his own government s position, including his prime minister s description of the global terrorist as a martyr , the MEA Spokesperson said.
Four heavily armed terrorists attacked the busy Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi with guns and grenades on Monday morning, killing four security guards and a police officer before being shot dead in an exchange of fire, Pakistani authorities had said.
The terrorists, who arrived in a car, opened indiscriminate fire and threw hand grenades at the main entry of the multi-storey building situated in the city s high security commercial hub in an attempt to storm it.
Comments Delhi s COVID Tally Crosses 85,000 With 2,084 Fresh Cases Fifty-seven fatalities have been recorded in Delhi in the last 24 hours. (Representational)
New Delhi:Delhi recorded 2,084 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday taking the infection tally in the city to over 85,000, while the death count from the disease mounted to 2,680, authorities said.
The number of containment zones in the city also jumped to 435 on Monday, according to a Delhi health department bulletin.
The national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases on June 23. Recently, Delhi had eclipsed Mumbai as the city worst-hit by the pandemic in the country.
Fifty-seven fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, the Delhi health department bulletin said.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });It said the death count due to coronavirus has risen to 2,680 and the total number of cases mounted to 85,161. The number of active cases stands at 26,246, while 56,235 patients have migrated/recovered or have been discharged.
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Comments Triple Lockdown In Parts Of Kerala District Reporting 47 Cases In A Day Kerala reported the first three COVID-19 cases in India - students returing from China s Wuhan (File)
Thiruvananthapuram:Parts of Malappuram - a district in north Kerala - have been placed under triple lockdown - a containment strategy first implemented in Kerala s Kasargod district - to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The intensive lockdown comes after a spike in fresh coronavirus case in parts of the district, including those of two doctors, a staff nurse and two paramedical workers in two private hospitals.
They were asymptomatic before being tested as part of the sentinel campaign - the random testing of healthcare officials and workers, as well as others on the frontlines of the battle against the novel coronavirus.
On Saturday Malappuram recorded 47 new cases - 10 from local transmission. Samples of a Tamil Nadu native, who died at the Manjeri Medical College on June 24 also returned positive, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Monday.
Swabs of around 15 children admitted to the hospital where a doctor tested positive are being analysed on priority. We have (also) received a contact list of around 10,000 people and have asked people in those areas, as well as on the list, to maintain a double quarantine period, K Sakeena, the district medical officer, told NDTV.
The source of infection in many cases is still being traced. The doctors, in particular, are experienced and had lots of patients, the district officer added.
Chief Minister Vijayan said the triple lockdown had been implemented in Ponnani taluk of Malappuram from 5 PM Monday to midnight July 6 - a period of seven days.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });The government has decided to conduct extensive tests in Edappal and Ponnani, from where a large number of COVID-19 cases were reported. All those with fever and respiratory problems will be tested. In addition, health workers, hospital staff, bank employees, transport hubs and auto drivers will be tested even if they have no symptoms, the Chief Minister said.
Mr Vijayan also said that medical teams from Kozhikode, Manjeri and Thrissur Medical Colleges will be deployed in these areas.
They have been instructed to conduct cluster zone tests and house-to-house survey for the next three days. At least 10,000 tests will be conducted in areas where severe infections have been reported, he explained.
Kerala, which reported the first three COVID-19 cases in India, has done well to contain the outbreak so far. There have been only 4,189 confirmed cases with only 22 deaths linked to the virus.
Across India nearly 5.5 lakh cases have been confirmed, with 16,475 of those resulting in deaths.
Comments Filming Sadak 2 Was Like Homecoming For Alia Bhatt Alia Bhatt photographed with Pooja Bhatt. (Image courtesy: aliaabhatt)
Highlights- The villain is someone very different and totally unexpected, said Alia
- Sadak 2 is the road to love, she added
- Sadak 2 is slated to release on Disney+Hotstar
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt on Monday said if an opportunity comes her way, she would like to foray into the digital medium with preferably an investigative limited show. Citing the example of Sushmita Sen s Aarya, the actor said the web has opened up a new avenue for artistes to showcase their talent. Actors not only in the West but over here also are working directly on the OTT. It has created a huge opportunity for actors to showcase their talent. If I m offered something that I connect with, I would love to do an investigative type limited TV show. It would be quite interesting, she said at a virtual press conference, moderated by her frequent co-star Varun Dhawan.
Alia s next Sadak 2 is one of the films that is heading for a direct digital release on Disney+Hotstar VIP, skipping theatres in the wake of the uncertainty around the reopening of the cinema halls due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The film, which was scheduled for a July theatrical release, marks her first collaboration with father Mahesh Bhatt, who is returning to the director s chair after two decades. Sadak 2 is the sequel to the filmmaker s 1991 film, which also stars original leads Mahesh Bhatt s elder daughter Pooja Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt, along with another new entrant Aditya Roy Kapur.
Working on the film was a homecoming in its true sense, Alia said. That the whole family is coming to make a film together. That emotion is of another level altogether. I always wanted to be picturised in a song from the Bhatt camp, which has been famous for its music, she added.
The original followed a taxi driver (Sanjay) trying to rescue the woman he loves (Pooja) from a brothel. It also featured Sadashiv Amrapurkar as the iconic villain Maharani, the brothel owner and actor Soni Razdan, Alia s mother. According to the 27-year-old actor, the new movie is the re-creation of 1991 film of the same name.
The story of Ravi (Sanjay) will move forward. He meets these two new people (Alia-Aditya). The film has different love stories and also has (an element of) thrill. The villain is someone very different and totally unexpected, Alia said.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });She also unveiled the first poster of the film, produced by Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios, which showed Mount Kailash at the end of a long road. Reading out a message from her father, Alia said the sequel will take viewers on the mother of all love pilgrimages. Mount Kailash, the ageless mountain, has the footprints of gods and sages. It is the abode of the god of all gods, Lord Shiva. So do we really need anything else or actors in that sacred space? Since the beginning of time humanity found its shelter in Kailash. This is a place where all search ends. Sadak 2 is the road to love, she said.
Asked how she was spending her quarantine time, Alia said she was taking guitar classes and doing meditation. Laxxmi Bomb, Bhuj, Dil Bechara, The Big Bull, Lootcase and Khuda Haafiz are other titles which will release on Disney+Hotstar between July and October.
Producer Mukesh Bhatt, Alia s uncle who has backed the film, told PTI on Sunday that Sadak 2 will be heading for a digital release. I am compelled to come (on digital platform) because I don t see any light in the near future. This is the best I can do to survive. There are certain things that you do, not out of choice but out of compulsion. This is the only option left. It is a no-brainer, Mukesh Bhatt had said.
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Comments Maharashtra COVID-19 Cases Up By 5,257; Tally At 1,69,883 The state has added more than 20,000 patients in the last four days. (Representational)
Mumbai:Maharashtra on Monday reported 5,257 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of the infected patients in the state to 1,69,883 while fatalities rose by 181, including 21 in Mumbai, to 7,610, a Health official said.
Monday is the fourth consecutive day when Maharashtra has reported more than 5,000 cases in a single day.
The state has added more than 20,000 patients in the last four days.
Of the 181 deaths, 76 had occurred in the last 48 hours and the rest earlier, but they were not reported as COVID-19 fatalities, the official said.
With 2,385 patients being discharged in the day, the number of the recovered patients has mounted to 88,960, he said.
The number of active patients stands at 73,298. Of the total 1,69,883 cases in the state, Mumbai city accounts for 76,765 cases and 4,463 deaths.
Mumbai on Monday reported 1,226 new COVID-19 cases and deaths of 21 people, the official said.
With this, the Thane division that comprises areas under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has so far recorded 1,22,325 cases and 5,412 fatalities.
In Nashik division, 9,040 people have tested positive till now, of whom 521 have died, while in Pune division the overall tally stood at 24,980 with 1,040 deaths.
Pune city s case count stood at 17,223, while the number of dead is 634, he said.
In Kolhapur division, 1,997 cases have been reported with 51 deaths, while in Aurangabad division, the tally of cases stood at 6,004 with 258 fatalities.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Latur division is inching towards the 1,000-mark with 981 cases and 43 deaths, the official said.
There are 2,654 cases in Akola division and 126 deaths, while Nagpur division has so far reported 1,817 cases and 18 deaths.
Some patients who are from other states are also being treated in various hospitals in Maharashtra, the official said.
There are 85 such COVID-19 cases, while 23 have died so far, he added.
A total of 5,74,093 people are currently placed under home quarantine and 37,758 others under institutional quarantine.
A total of 9,43,485 people have been tested in the state so far, he added.
Maharashtra s COVID-19 figures are as follows:
Positive cases 1,69,883, new cases 5,257, deaths 7,610, discharged 88,960, active cases 73,298, and people tested so far 9,43,485.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Comments WHO Says Sending Team To China Next Week Over Search For Virus Origin The WHO did not specify what specifically its mission would consist of. (Representational)
Geneva, Switzerland:The World Health Organization said Monday it was sending a team to China next week in connection with the search for the origin of the virus that sparked the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The UN health agency has been pressing China since early May to invite in its experts to help investigate the animal origins of the novel coronavirus.
Knowing the source of the virus is very, very important, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing.
We can fight the virus better when we know everything about the virus, including how it started, he said.
We will be sending a team next week to China to prepare for that and we hope that that will lead into understanding how the virus started.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });He did not specify the make-up of the team, nor what specifically its mission would consist of.
Scientists believe the killer virus jumped from animals to humans, emerging in China late last year, possibly from a market in Wuhan selling exotic animals for meat.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Comments Maharashtra Okays Liquor Shops, Salons: What s Allowed, What s Not Mumbai will not allow people to travel beyond 2 km from their homes to avail salon services (File)
New Delhi:Maharashtra today announced the extension of the coronavirus lockdown till July 31 across the state amid a steady surge in the number of coronavirus cases which is now nearing 1.7 lakh.
The state government issued fresh guidelines for Mission Begin Again , saying that the movement of non-essential activities will be restricted within the neighbourhoods in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to curb the spread of the deadly contagion. However, under its Mission Begin Again , Maharashtra has also eased certain restrictions.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Here s What s Allowed In Maharashtra Under Mission Begin Again :
What s Not Allowed In Maharashtra Under Mission Begin Again :
On Monday, Maharashtra reported 5,257 coronavirus cases. With 181 deaths today, the death count has crossed to 7,500.
Comments Sonam Kapoor And Anand Ahuja s Lockdown Evenings Summed Up In A Pic Sonam Kapoor with Anand Ahuja. (courtesy: sonamkapoor)
Highlights- Lockdown evenings be like, wrote Sonam
- Also guess the face pack, she added
- Sonam and Anand got married in 2018
We love Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja s social media PDA and the actress latest Instagram entry reveals why. On Monday, Sonam shared a super cute picture of herself along with her husband Anand Ahuja, in which she can be seen with a face pack. Sonam wrote in the caption: Lockdown evenings be like...... Also guess the face pack. Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja got married in May 2018 after dating for a few years. Anand Ahuja is an entrepreneur. He runs the fashion label Bhane and the sneaker boutique VegNonVeg.
Take a look at her post here:
View this post on InstagramLockdown evenings be like...... also guess the face pack..
A post shared by Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamkapoor) on Jun 29, 2020 at 9:37am PDT
On Sonam s birthday this year, Anand Ahuja shared a special post and wrote: We all came together for a Quarantine photoshoot for the queen of photoshoots! Happy Birthday from us all. PS sorry no parents allowed at this party.
View this post on InstagramWe all came together for a Quarantine photoshoot for the of photoshoots! Happy Birthday from us all @sonamkapoor PS sorry no parents allowed at this party! cc @poojadhingra @khushi05k @kareenakapoorkhan @masabagupta @karanboolani @jahaankapoor26 @shanayakapoor02 @janhvikapoor @kunalrawalofficial @imranamed @samyuktanair @cookieboolani @deepika_deepti @malaikaaroraofficial @natasha_poonawalla @therealkarismakapoor @nikhilmansata @mohitmarwah @antara_m @shehlak_ @rooshadshroff @nimishshift @anshulakapoor @harshvarrdhankapoor @kashmab @gautamrajani @arpita__mehta @karishma @masabagupta @britsummervilla @aashitarelan16 @arjunkapoor @christinabgnorton @shehlak_ @seemz @amaker7 @neeha7 @alisha5dave @fionadsouza14 @aamirnaveedhair @chadders83 @chandiniw @manishamelwani @kshitijm @desertmannequin @tanvichemburkar @spacemuffin27 @official_maria_asadi @gangamakeup @abhilashatd @jalalmortezai
A post shared by anand s ahuja (@anandahuja) on Jun 8, 2020 at 12:05pm PDT
Earlier this month, Anand shared a video in which Sonam could be seen singing and dancing to a song and wrote, My entire world, Sonam Kapoor. Take a look at this hilarious video:
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });View this post on InstagramMy entire @sonamkapoor ! Happy Birthday Month! PS that s your playlist @rheakapoor
A post shared by anand s ahuja (@anandahuja) on Jun 10, 2020 at 10:28am PDT
Sonam Kapoor was last seen in the 2019 film The Zoya Factor, co-starring Dulquer Salmaan and Angad Bedi. Sonam also stared in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, alongside Anil Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao and Juhi Chawla, last year. The actress has not announced her upcoming projects as of now.
Sonam Kapoor - Anil and Sunita Kapoor s eldest child - is a renowned Bollywood actress, while Rhea Kapoor is a filmmaker. Their youngest child Harshvardhan Kapoor is also an actor, who made his Bollywood debut in Mirzya.
Comments Indian TikTok Handles Go Dark, Shadow Over Celeb Accounts After Ban TikTok is very popular among several Bollywood celebrities.
New Delhi:The government today banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok, over national security and privacy concerns just weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed nations.
The apps are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order , the ministry of information technology said.
The ban on the app has cast a shadow over several celebrity accounts and handles of government agencies on the video-sharing platform.
There was a time when TikTok wasn t very popular with the Bollywood stars but the app has now gained much recognition with them. From Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shahid Kapoor to Madhuri Dixit - most of the tinsel town stars have been using TikTok as a medium to stay connected with their fans and promote their films.
Actors Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani, Kartik Aaryan and Kirti Sanon are also among the dozens of Bollywood celebrities who are a part of the TikTok bandwagon.
Even the government, untill very recently, had an active presence on TikTok. The now deleted MyGov India account was a verified one and had more than one million followers before it was removed from the platform.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });MyGov isn t the only official government account on TikTok.
From the Karnataka Government, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Maharashtra Public Health Department to the Data Security Council of India, several multiple government agencies have been using the platform to put out information on better data security practices, spreading awareness about COVID-19. The Press Information Bureau, the government s nodal communication agency, has even been using its handle to share Prime Minister s messages on India-China standoff.
The Railways, which has recently cancelled a signals contract with a Chinese company citing poor progress, had an account on TikTok. The now deleted IRCTC handle was focused on travel and benefits of booking train tickets via IRCTC.
Upset over the India-China standoff at the Line of Actual Control or LAC in eastern Ladakh s Galwan Valley which led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers, citizens have been demanding a complete ban on Chinese apps in the country.
Comments Chinese Reserve Forces Brought Under Xi Jinping s Leadership: Report China s People s Liberation Army had said it will bring reserve forces under central leadership. (File)
Beijing:China s military reserve forces will be formally placed under the centralised and unified command of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Central Military Commission (CMC), both headed by President Xi Jinping, from July 1 to ensure the ruling party s absolute leadership over it and build a world-class army, according to a report.
At present, the reserve forces are under the dual leadership of military sectors and local Communist Party committees and they would be brought under the control of the ruling party and the CMC from July 1, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
China s People s Liberation Army (PLA) in 2017 announced plans to reduce the strength of the reserve forces and bring them under the control of the central leadership as part of the reforms of the military.
The reforms included cutting down the size of the military by three lakh troops reducing the size of the PLA, the world s largest military force, to two million personnel.
An official announcement on Sunday said the reserve forces are an important part of the PLA and the adjustment in the leadership structure is aimed at upholding the CPC s absolute leadership over the army and building a strong military in the new era.
It calls on relevant military and civilian units to take active and coordinated measures to implement the changes to the leadership structure.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Since he took over power in 2013, Xi Jinping, 67, has ordered all PLA ranks to strictly work under the CPC leadership. He is also the General Secretary of the CPC.
China watchers have called Xi Jinping the most powerful Chinese leader since Chairman Mao Zedong, especially since he managed to amend the Constitution to end the two-term presidential limit in 2018.
According to the reforms process announced in 2017, the CMC will take charge of the overall administration of the PLA, the Chinese People s Armed Police and the militia and reserve forces. This meant that all forces would work directly under central leadership headed by the President.
The thrust of the reforms included a reduction of the ground forces and an increase in the role and scope of the Navy and the Air Force as part of China s push to expand its global influence.
The structure of the reserve forces will adapt to information warfare from traditional combat-oriented and mechanised ones, the PLA announced in 2017.
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