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Separate entry fee for children irks beachgoers Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The separate entry fee fixed for local and foreign children after the renovation works on the Kappad beach has irked beachgoers and local residents. There is also criticism against the DTPC in social media over a board erected on the beach showing the entrance fee for ‘foreign child’. The premium entry fee for local children is ₹50. Foreign tourists will have to spend ₹75 for a child. Though such a clas...

650 fresh COVID cases reported in Kozhikode Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA As many as 650 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Kozhikode district, while there were 790 recoveries. This is the second highest number of new infections in the State. According to the District Medical Officer, there were 641 locally acquired infections and the source of seven others was not known. Kozhikode Corporation accounted for 186 cases of local transmission while Vadakara had 34, Chelannur 30, and Ku...

New ECHS polyclinic building opened Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A new building for the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinic at Painavu in Idukki district was commissioned on Sunday by Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. The building was constructed by the PWD at a cost of ₹1.15 crore. Over 2,000 ex-servicemen are dependent on the polyclinic. The inaugural function was attended, among others, by Roshy Augustine, MLA...

Chadha seeks security for farmers from Punjab CM Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Sunday wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asking him to deploy State police for the security of farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the three new agricultural laws. ‘Goons from BJP’ Mr. Chadha said: “AAP demands that you deploy Punjab Police in sufficient numbers to surround the camps where the peaceful protests are being held. This protection t...

Construction worker done to death Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A 40-year-old construction worker was murdered allegedly by his friend following an argument after consuming alcohol at Jagadgirigutta on Sunday. Police said that the accused, Ajay, attacked Purushotam with a brick on the head, resulting in his death. A murder case has been registered and teams were formed to arrest Ajay, who is at large. Meanwhile in a separate incident in Kundanbagh of Punjagutta police station limits, Vis...

Delhi reports 140 new virus cases, 4 deaths Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Capital recorded 140 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday with four deaths and 211 recoveries in 24 hours, a health bulletin released by the Delhi government said. Also, 60,695 tests were conducted with a positivity rate of 0.23%, the bulletin said. Out of the total tests, 38,746 were RT-PCR and 21,949 were rapid antigen tests. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi has climbed to 6,35,096 and the number of deaths...

Nine killed as van overturns in Odisha Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Nine persons died and 11 sustained serious injuries when the pick-up van they were travelling in overturned in Odisha’s Koraput district on Sunday evening. The toll is likely to increase. The accident took place at Murtahandi on National Highway 326 under Kotpad police station on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. The victims, who hailed from Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur area, were returning to their village from Sindhigu...

Maoists call for boycott of panchayat elections Updated: Updated: ‘Polls are an attempt to mislead people’ Share Article ‘Polls are an attempt to mislead people’ The CPI(Maoists) has called for boycott of the Panchayat elections. In a letter released here on Sunday, the Maoists lashed out at the BJP, YSR Congress Party and the TDP here on Sunday. The letter, which was in the name of Visakha-East Division Committee Secretary Aruna, said that the elections were an attempt to mislead peop...

This January recorded maximum cold wave days in 13 years Updated: Updated: Minimum temperature touches 3.1°C Share Article Minimum temperature touches 3.1°C Cold wave continued in the Capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature touching 3.1 degrees Celsius. The IMD said this January, there have been seven “cold wave” days, which is the maximum number of such days in January since 2008. The minimum was five degrees colder than the normal for this time of the year. The maximum tempera...

PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi Updated: Updated: Gandhi’s death anniversary is observed today as Martyrs Day Share Article AAA Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying homage at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi. File photo   | Photo Credit: PTI Gandhi’s death anniversary is observed today as Martyrs Day Paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his ideals continue to motivate millions. Gandhi was sho...