Kaushik death: Police to examine CCTV footage

dren, old age people and people suffering from comorbidities who are particularly at risk and vulnerable to H1N1, H3N2, Adenoviruses, etc.

The letter said gradual rise in COVID-19 test positivity rates in some States is a concerning issue that needs to be promptly addressed.

make the environment conducive to the circulation of a number of viral respiratory pathogens like Influenza A (H1N1, H3N2 etc.), Adenoviruses, etc,” the letter reads.

He added that special care should be taken in the case of young chil-

“Despite low number of new cases, equally low number of hospitalisations and significant advances made in terms of COVID-19 vaccination coverage, there is a need to remain vigilant and focus on the five-fold strategy of testtrack-treat-vaccination and adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour.”

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New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday approved the appointment of Pramod Tiwari as deputy leader of the party in Rajya Sabha. He has taken over the post left vacant by Anand Sharma. The party also approved the appointment of Rajani Patil as the party’s whip in the Upper House. Sources said the appointments were made by the Congress president to fill the vacancies following the retirement of Anand Sharma and the demise of Rajeev Satav.

Bengaluru: An air hostess, who flew down to the city from Dubai to meet her male friend, reportedly jumped to her death on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

According to police, the incident took place on the premises of Renuka Residency in Koramangala locality. The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Archana from Himachal Pradesh. She had jumped from the fourth floor of the apartment. Preliminary investigations reveal that she worked for a reputed airline company and had come down from Dubai to meet her friend Adesh, a software professional. Adesh hailed from Kerala and is working in Bengaluru. Police state that both were in a relationship for the past several years.

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Guwahati: Assam Police have seized 1.3 kg drugs near border with Mizoram, officials said on Saturday. The seizure was made from a vehicle on Friday, which also led to the arrest of three persons on charges of drugs peddling. The vehicle was reportedly coming from Mizoram.“Yesterday (Friday), we got a tip-off that a car heading from Mizoram was transporting drugs. We deployed a naka to monitor the route and stopped a car. We discovered 100 drug-filled soap containers totaling 1.3 kg during the check,” the police said.

New Delhi: The ED has arrested Vivek Aranha, partner in Rosary Education Group, Pune, under the provisions of PMLA, an official said on Saturday. Aranha was produced before a Sessions Judge Mumbai on Friday which remanded him to ED’s custody till March 20. The ED has alleged that Aranha had obtained multiple loans totalling Rs 46 crore from Cosmos Cooperative Bank, Pune, by submitting fabricated documents of property as mortgage with the bank, and thereafter diverted the same for his extravagant lifestyle causing a loss of Rs 45 crore to the bank.

Kerala’s church body seeks ban on drama

Kochi (PTI): Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC), the apex body of the Catholic Church in the state, has urged the state government to ban the staging of a Malayalam drama alleging that it portrayed Christianity along with its congregations and convents in a bad light.

A recent meeting of bishops and heads of various congregations, chaired by KCBC president Cardinal Baselios Cleemis here, condemned the play ‘Kakkukali’ and opined that its staging was a blot on the culture of Kerala. A play based on the

New Delhi (ANI): After receiving the detailed post-mortem report of Bollywood actor Satish Kaushik, the Delhi Police is examining seven hours of CCTV footage at the farmhouse in Delhi where he celebrated Holi. The detailed post-mortem report of Kaushik confirms that the death was a “natural” one and occurred due to cardiac arrest. According to the post-mortem report, the cause of death was cardiac arrest due to coronary artery blockage which is associated with coronary artery diseases. Death appears to be natural in manner, sources said.

“OBJECTIONABLE MEDICINE FOUND FROM FARMHOUSE”

New Delhi: Delhi Police have found packets of ‘objectionable medicine’ from the farm house in Bijwasan where Satish Kaushik fell ill after playing Holi, and later died on the way to hospital.

The farm house belongs to Kaushik’s friend Vikas

Malu. Police are now trying to find out who the medicines were meant for. It will be clear after investigation if Satish Kaushik had anything to do with it, sources said. The police have also discovered that there was an old rape case against Vikas Malu.

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She made the claim in a complaint she lodged with the Delhi Police Commissioner’s office, alleging that Kuashik was demanding the money back which her husband didn’t want to repay. She alleged that Kaushik was murdered with some pills which were arranged by her husband. The woman claimed that she got married to the businessman on March 13, 2019, adding that she was introduced to Kaushik by her husband and the late actor met them regularly in India and Dubai. She claimed that on August 23, 2022 Kaushik had visited their house in Dubai and demanded Rs 15 crore from her husband.

WBSSC case: Kin of Didi, Min in black list

Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has published a list 842 nonteaching staff in the Group-C category of different state-run schools whose services have been terminated following an order from a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court.

Of names figuring in list, two names are currently in focus as they are relatives of CM Mamata Banerjee and Minister Srikanta Mahata. The 155th name on the list is that of Bristy Mukherjee posted the at Bolpur High School in Birbhum district. It

NPCL’s new initiatives for its consumers

Noida: The NPCL has announced installation of additional supply indication lamps at the point of supply for its consumers residing in group housing societies.

story of Malayalam writer Francis Noronha, ‘Kakkukali’ revolves around a young nun and her struggles and challenges which she comes across in a convent.

Alappuzha-based Neythal Nataka Sangham gave the story a stage adaptation under the direction of Job Madathil.

“We understand that our consumers face difficulties determining whether the grid supply is available or not, especially during power outages. To address this, we have installed additional indication lamps at the point of supply, which will help consumers verify whether grid supply is available or not when there is no supply in their individual dwelling unit,” NPCL said.

SALUTE TO THE TALENT is learnt that she is a niece of the CM and her father Nihar Mukherjee happens to be the maternal cousin of CM Mamata Banerjee. Admitting about the family ties, Nihar Mukherjee told medi persons that his connections with the administrative head of the state are extremely limited these days.

Anurag Thakur inaugurates 4th Y20 Consultation Meet in Pune

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Pune: The fourth Y20 Consultation Meeting was held at the Symbiosis International University (SIU) in Pune on Saturday Union Minister for Youth affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting Anurag

Thakur was the Chief Guest for the inauguration ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said “I am delighted to be in Pune, a city known for its thriving manufacturing industry, which is home to some of the world’s largest automo- bile engineering and electronics companies. Pune’s reputation as the cultural capital of Maharashtra and a leading education hub cannot be overstated.

With over 10 universities and 100 institutes, the city has been a beacon of knowledge and culture for generations, attracting students and scholars from across the world. Institutions like Symbiosis provide quality education to thousands of students across the globe. There could not be a better place to organize this Y20 event. Such institutions sow and nurture the seeds of change.”