Kozhikode, Jun 5: The police on Wednesday took Badal, an inspector of the Central Excise, into custody, for threatening Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan.
Badal is reported to have called the Calicut City Police Commissioner and expressed caution of life threat on the Union Minister.
Police sources said the special branch of police is questioning the CE officer
Srinagar, Mar 31: In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday declared 20 villages of Kashmir division as 'red zone'.
"20 villages including Parray Mohala Hajin, Chandergeer Hajin, Batagund Hajin in Bandipora district, Gudoora, Chandgam, Pinglena, Parigam, Abhama, Sangerwani and Khaigam in Pulwama district, Waskura in Ganderbal, Sedew, and Ramnagri in Shopian district have been declared as red zones," said Department of Information and Public Relations, J-K, in a tweet.
In Srinagar district, Mehjoor Nagar, Natipora, Lal Bazar, Eidgah and Shalteng villages have been declared as red zones.
"Chadoora in Budgam district of Kashmir division has also been declared as red zone," another tweet said.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir climbed to 49 after 11 more people tested positive in the Union Territory on Monday. While three of these cases were reported from Jammu region, eight were from the Kashmir division.
New Delhi, Jun 5: Shares of Reliance Industries on Friday gained over 2 per cent to hit their one-year high level after the company announced sale of 1.85 per cent stake in its digital unit, Jio Platforms, to Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala.
On BSE, the heavyweight stock jumped 2.38 per cent to Rs 1,617.70 -- its 52-week high.
It surged 2.41 per cent to its one-year high of Rs 1,618 on NSE.
Earlier in the day, Reliance Industries announced the sale of 1.85 per cent stake in its digital unit to Mubadala for Rs 9,093.60 crore, the sixth deal in as many weeks that will inject a combined Rs 87,655.35 crore in the oil-to-telecom conglomerate to help it pare debt.
"Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) will invest Rs 9,093.60 crore in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore," the company said in a statement.
With this investment, Jio Platforms has raised Rs 87,655.35 crore from leading global technology and growth investors including Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR and Mubadala in less than six weeks.
Jio Platforms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, is a next-generation technology company.
Shimla, Apr 19: A man, who had recovered from the novel coronavirus, was again found suffering from the infection in Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
The man, a Tablighi Jamaat member, tested positive for the infection on Saturday within a week of his two reports coming out negative, they said.
Residents of different places in Mandi district, the man along with two other Jamaatis had been staying in a mosque of Nakroh village in Una'a Amb tehsil and all tested positive on April 2.
They were admitted to Tanda's Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC) in Kangra district on April 3.
As per the available information, they had tested negative for the first time on April 10 and they were declared as cured as per protocol after they tested negative for the second time on April 12.
Subsequently they had been discharged from the RPGMC and were kept in institutional quarantine.
However, with the man again testing positive, the total number of active cases in the hill state has increased to 23 out of the total 40 positive cases.
Four persons have been shifted to a private hospital outside the state. Eleven have recovered while two others have died.
A total of 16 confirmed cases were found in Una and health department statistics now shows 14 active cases and two cured.
Officials said 11 patients — three each from Chamba, Kangra, and Solan districts and two from Una district — have recovered.
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