A Alexander

An outbreak of bird flu has been reported from Thakazhy Panchayat in Kerala's Alappuzha district prompting authorities to order culling of ducks, hens and other domestic birds within one km radius of the affected areas.

Kelewadi slum dwellers, who are likely to be displaced by the PMC's proposed Balbharti-Paud road, are uncertain about when the project will become a reality and their rehabilitation. All that the residents are firm about is that if displaced from where they have lived for decades, they want to be shifted to places around Paud Phata.

The district administration has decided not to open beaches and parks in the district till the Covid-19 comes under control. District collector A Alexander said that at present, they could not open beaches and parks in the district to the public as the disease is not under complete control in the district.

The joint action council of various online taxi drivers' unions on Friday called off the indefinite strike, which began on November 27, following a meeting chaired by labour commissioner A Alexander.

While Kareena Kapoor might be busy basking in the glory of her stylish maternity dresses, elder sister Karisma Kapoor just upped her style game at brother-in-law Saif Ali Khan's birthday bash.

S K Dogra, additional director general of police (ADGP), state traffic planning cell, has been posted as ADGP, civil supplies CID, Chennai.

A Alexander, a 76-year-old disabled man, was denied entry to a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus at Chetpet on Friday. The bus crew refused him admission because he came in his wheelchair, which they claimed would occupy space meant for four other passengers.

After a brief posting to a comparatively insignificant post, the government has handed over a couple of key portfolios to Biswanath Sinha, who had been facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour from junior women IAS officers.

Alappuzha crossed 500-mark by reporting 501 new Covid-19 cases.