Nearly 400 cases registered for lockdown violations
The Hindu
907 people fined for not wearing masks; 276 vehicles seized
The Kochi City and Ernakulam Rural police are continuing the strict enforcement of the triple lockdown in Ernakulam even as the district borders remain sealed. Nearly 400 cases were registered under the Kerala Epidemic Diseases Ordinance across the district with the city police registering 95 cases and rural police 280 cases. Rural police also arrested 90 persons. Both police forces collectively fined 907 people for not wearing masks and 1,047 for not maintaining physical distance while 276 vehicles were seized.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.