Kerala celebrates Id-Ul-Fitr within the bounds of the pandemic protocol
The Hindu
Under the guidance of religious scholars, mosques have drastically limited the number of persons attending congregational prayers.
Id-Ul-Fitr celebration on Thursday is likely to be a relatively low-key affair in Kerala, given the worrying upsurge in COVID-19 cases. The State is observing the culmination of an almost month-long period of daytime fasting and Ramadan prayers under the pall of the pandemic. The State is on alert following the uptick in Kerala’s COVID-19 death rate. The number of new cases and hospitalisations too remain disturbingly high.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.