Accidents involving two-wheelers in Kerala are rising at an alarming rate and to spread awareness among motorists, Palakkad traffic unit distributed ladoos to those riding vehicles without helmets yesterday.
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Former Vice President of Maldives, Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, who had sought political asylum in India, has been sent back to his home country, the police said Saturday.
Taking note of effluent and industrial waste being discharged into the Ganga river, the CPCB has directed four State pollution control boards to take action on units, including closing them, if they don’t comply with environmental norms.
He also said an economy cannot be ‘delinked’ from society, politics and governance, and alleged that the ruling party ‘actively’ promotes social disharmony.
Australia’s Steve Smith said he had contemplated the end of his career after marking his first Test since a year-long ball-tampering ban with a superb century on the opening day of the 2019 Ashes.
R Sri Raghavendra Prasad (5/48) scalped five to guide Grove Cricket Club to a 24-run victory over Triplicane Recreation Club in a low-scoring TNCA Fifth Division ‘C’ match here.
After a humiliating loss at the hands of New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final last month, India is back on the road as the focus shifts to the T20 World Cup 2020 and preparations for that are all set to begin at Florida tomorrow with the T20 series against West Indies.
Sources in the Ministry also said 100 companies (10,000 personnel) of Central forces had been ordered for deployment about a week ago and they are in the process of reaching their destinations.
A one per cent flood cess on goods and services has been imposed in Kerala from yesterday to mobilise additional revenue for the rebuilding of the flood-hit state, which suffered a massive destruction in the August deluge last year.