Daily News Dose: IUML Kerala president Panakkad Thangal passes away | Mar 6, 2022

Hello listener, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Ajish Jimmy George. These are the major news stories of the day

1. IUML State President Panakkad Sayyid Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal passes away
2. BSF jawan fires at colleagues, kills four before taking his own life
3. Annual exams for classes 1 to 9 from March 23
4. More than 559 people detained at anti-war protests in Russia
5. India outplay Pakistan in ICC Women's World Cup opener

Let’s get into the details.

1) Panakkad Sayyid Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal, the state president of the Indian Union Muslim League, died on Sunday.

The 74-year-old Thangal, breathed his last at a private hospital in Angamaly, where he was undergoing treatment for cancer.

According to party sources, his mortal remains will be taken to Malappuram and will be kept at the town hall for the public to pay their last respect.

He will be laid to rest on Monday.

2) A Border Security Force jawan allegedly opened fire at a camp in Amritsar on Sunday, leaving four of his colleagues dead and another injured.

The accused constable Sateppa S K reportedly killed himself. The incident took place at the campus of the 144th battalion in Khasa area, about 12 to 13 km from the Attari-Wagah border crossing along the India-Pakistan international front.

Officials said the accused was apparently upset about his duty hours and even fired shots at the vehicle of the commanding officer parked in the campus.

3) The annual examinations for classes one to nine will commence on March 23 and end on April 2, whereas the examinations for first-year high secondary and VHSE will be held from June 2 to 18.

As announced earlier, the SSLC exams will be held from March 31 to April 29, and Plus-Two students will have their examinations from March 30 to April 22.

4) More than 559 people were detained at protests on Sunday in 21 cities across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent Russian-based protest monitor.

Opposition activists posted videos showing protests in other cities.

Russia's interior ministry had warned on Saturday that any attempt to hold unauthorised protests would be prevented and the organisers held to account.

5) The Indian team thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs to begin their campaign in the ICC Women's World Cup on a rousing note.

Opting to bat after the coin landed in India's favour, in-form opener Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar struck useful half-centuries to help their team recover from an early wobble and post 244 for seven at the Bay Oval.

Chasing a tricky target of 245, the Pakistan team fell way short of the mark and was all out for 137 in 43 overs, losing its 11th straight game against neighbours India in the 50-over format.

Now, let’s check out the covid update

6) India reported 5,476 fresh Covid infections and 158 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Sunday morning.

With the new deaths the toll has climbed to 5,15,036 in the country.

Meanwhile, the active Covid cases have further reduced to 59,442, which constitute 0.14 per cent of the country's total positive cases

The weekly positivity rate has further come down to 0.77 per cent while the daily positivity rate has fallen at 0.60 per cent.

That brings us to the end of this episode! Be sure to come back tomorrow. As always, thanks for listening to Daily News Dose.