With lack of smartphones, laptops tribal students to miss out another year of online classes
Even after one year, most students in settlements in forest areas still don’t have smartphones or laptops. TNIE looks into their experience of virtual classes
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Children at Podiyam, a tribal settlement in Kottoor are bound to miss out on another year of lessons. They cannot afford smartphones neither do they have decent internet connectivity | Vincent P
Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A new academic year has begun and this year too, classes are being held online through KITE Victers channel and other virtual platforms. But for Kiran Sanal, a Class X student at Government Model VHSS, Vellanad, who lives in the tribal settlement of Melehamla situated about 20km from Kottoor, there is no excitement of a new academic year. It is just another year when Kiran will be missing out on his online classes due to the lack of a smartphone or laptop.
LDF pulls off major upset in Aruvikkara
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G. Stephen pips sitting legislator K.S. Sabarinathan to seat by 5,046 votes
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G. Stephen pips sitting legislator K.S. Sabarinathan to seat by 5,046 votes
Aruvikkara, a Congress stronghold where it has never lost since 1991, witnessed a major upset with LDF candidate G. Stephen defeating sitting MLA K.S. Sabarinathan by a margin of 5,046 votes. For Mr. Sabarinathan, who was widely tipped to win following two consecutive electoral victories and his prominent presence in the UDF s protests, the defeat comes as a shocker.
Mr. Stephen polled 66,776 votes, while Mr. Sabarinathan 61,730. NDA candidate C. Sivankutty was a distant third with just 15,379 votes to his kitty despite the massive campaign he had mounted. The LDF candidate gained an early lead and continued to maintain it till the end, upsetting all projections.
Prohibitory orders in four more panchayats
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In Kalliyoor, Athiyannoor, Parassala and Madavoor panchayats
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In Kalliyoor, Athiyannoor, Parassala and Madavoor panchayats
The district administration on Wednesday invoked Section 144 of the Cr.PC for tightening restrictions in four more grama panchayats in the district for curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Prohibitory orders have been issued in Kalliyoor, Athiyannoor, Parassala and Madavoor panchayats as the test positivity rate has crossed 25%, District Collector Navjot Khosa said.
In these panchayats, not more than five people may assemble for functions in places of worship and public places.
The number should not exceed 25 for marriages and other public functions. Moreover, such events should be registered in advance on the COVID-19 Jagratha portal. Commercial establishments other than those selling provisions, fruits and vegetables and medical stores and petrol pumps should down shutters by 7.30
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Active casepool rises to 15,205
The active COVID-19 caseload in Thiruvananthapuram grew to 15,205 on Sunday after 2,020 new cases were recorded in 24 hours. As many as 861 people recovered from the disease during the period.
According to official data, six more deaths have been attributed to the disease, taking the total COVID-19 toll to 953.
The deceased included four men, aged 68, 65, 64 and 59 years, and two women, aged 60 and 58.
48,572 in quarantine
The number of people under quarantine has gone up to 48,572 with 4,145 people being asked to go into isolation in 24 hours.
A total of 310 people were allowed to conclude quarantine after completing the mandated period without developing any symptom.