Capital’s tally up by 1,777, TPR at 9.91%
The Hindu
1,659 people recover from disease, 8 health workers infected
The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Thiruvananthapuram district fell below 10% after several weeks as it stood at 9.91% on Saturday. As many as 1,777 more fresh cases have been reported, while 1,659 people recovered from the illness during the last 24 hours. The active caseload stood at 12,766 in the district.
In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












