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Thiruvananthapuram Jan 18 PTI The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to strictly implement the COVID-19 health protocols as there is a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the state which reported over 28500 new infections Kerala which had recorded 2435 new positive cases on January 1 witnessed a steady rise in the number of cases The daily cases increased to 5296 on January 7 On January 12 the daily infection rate went up to 12742 and the state reported 22946 fresh infections on January 17 The state government has informed that a decision on restrictions including the closure of colleges and offices and curbs on people traveling in public transport among other matters will be discussed and decided in the COVID-19 evaluation meeting to be held on Thursday The chief minister who is abroad for the purpose of treatment will chair the meeting online government sources said The functioning of the state secretariat here has been partially affected as a few ministers offices have been shut due to the spread of infection among the staff State General Education Minister V Sivankutty former minister and Kazhakootam MLA Kadakampally Surendran tested positive Sources in the police department said at least 650 members of the police force are down with the infection mostly those who returned after Sabarimala temple duty The KSRTC also has many of its staff down with COVID-19 affecting a few services Police officers of at least eight police stations in Thiruvananthapuram city and rural including Circle Inspectors and DySPs have been found infected As many as 24 security staff of the famed Padmanabha Swamy temple have also been tested positive As per todays health bulletin 215 health workers are also among the infected Including doctors 17 health workers tested positive and one nursing officer lost her life P S Saritha 44 a nursing officer from Varkala was tested positive yesterday but lost her life today the health ministers office said State capital Thiruvananthapuram has recorded 48 per cent of Test Positivity Rate TPR which means one in two persons tested here turns positive says state Transport Minister Antony Raju after an evaluation meeting There are nearly 7000 cases here The TPR is at around 48 per cent that means one in two persons tested turns positive This is a very serious matter and the guidelines issued by the District administration needs to be implemented strictly Stern action will be taken against the violators Minister said The evaluation meeting was held to discuss the situation in the state capital He said the number of people allowed for weddings is 50 and there are incidents in which more number of people are participating Higher Education Minister R Bindu said the government was considering a move to close down colleges and shift to online classes due to the worsening COVID-19 situation The college authorities have been asked to close down the college for 15 days in case a cluster is formed there the minister said in a statement There are 142512 active COVID-19 cases and the state capital has the most number of cases--36250 followed by Ernakulam with 21612 cases and Kozhikode and Thrissur districts with 14408 and 14407 cases respectively Meanwhile the state police informed that 344 cases were registered in the state on Tuesday for violating COVID-19 health protocols Cases were registered against 3681 people for not wearing masks Meanwhile the opposition Congress on Tuesday lashed out at the Left government saying there are more COVID-19 cases than the official numbers Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said currently the infection is spreading at a faster pace than that of the first and the second wave The health department is standing still during this pandemic The government has disbanded the COVID brigade Other than a warning from the health minister that COVID-19 will spread faster in two weeks the government has not taken any step to mitigate that Satheesan alleged The health department has decided to reopen the COVID-19 First Line Treatment Centres CFLTCs in the regions where clusters have been formed The state government had earlier informed that the students of class 1 to 9 will have online classes from January 21 after considering the worsening COVID-19 situation PTI RRT RRT SS SS

Ahmedabad Dec 21 PTI The Congress in Gujarat on Tuesday demanded an inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into the leak of a question paper for the exam conducted recently for the recruitment of government head clerks The party said that big fish was always let off whenever such paper leaks happened in the past Earlier in the day the state government declared that the exam held on December 12 was cancelled following the leak of the question paper ahead of the written test Over 30 MLAs of Congress led by Leader of Opposition Sukhram Rathva met with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday and handed him a memorandum demanding a High Court-monitored probe This is not the first time a paper has been leaked in the state It is happening again and again because the government never goes to the root of the entire conspiracy Big fish are always let off while petty criminals are held for the sake of action Thus we demand a thorough investigation under the High Courts supervision Rathva told reporters in Gandhinagar after meeting the CM On the other hand BJP said it will take action against anyone who is found guilty in the paper leak probe Earlier in the day Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi had said that the paper leak case will be tried in a fast track court to set an example The written exam for the recruitment of 186 head clerks was held at different centres across the state on December 12 by the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board GSSSB with nearly 88000 aspirants appearing for the test The Congress also demanded that GSSSB chairman Asit Vora a senior BJP leader resign on moral grounds If he does not voluntarily accept his responsibility and tenders his resignation the state government should remove him from the post said Rathva When asked about Voras responsibility in this entire paper leak episode Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil said the police will take action against the guilty without any discrimination Vora is a respected person and a senior BJP leader But a free and fair probe is being conducted and the guilty will not be spared The BJP does not believe in any favouritism This is a matter of the future of our young people Stern action will be taken against the culprits Paatil told reporters At least 14 people have been arrested so far from different parts of Gujarat in connection with the case according to police Congress also demanded that since candidates have incurred expenses on the preparation of the now-cancelled exam each of the 88000 candidates should be given Rs 5000 per month to meet their expenses till the fresh exam takes place The government has announced to conduct a fresh exam in March next year The 14 people arrested by the police include the main accused Jayesh Patel who had acquired the paper a day before the exam was conducted from the manager of a private printing press where the paper was printed The question paper was sold to more than 15 candidates The accused also helped the beneficiaries in solving this question paper at various locations a day before the exam as per the investigators An FIR was registered at the Prantij police station under the Indian Penal Code Sections 420 cheating 409 criminal breach of trust and 120-B criminal conspiracy against the accused PTI PJT PD NSK NSK

Americans who identify as nonbinary, or neither entirely male nor female, advocates have long advocated for an “X” designation on government IDs. United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker. It denotes someone who is neither exclusively male nor female, informed the State Department. The department did not identify the passport recipient. Dana […]