Alappuzha: Following the brutal murders of two politicians, the Alappuzha District Collector imposed prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 in the district on Sunday and Monday.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kozhikode Police in Kerala have registered a case against India’s ‘golden girl’ PT Usha and six others under Section IPC 420 (cheating and dishonesty) based on a complaint filed by a former athlete, Jemma Joseph.

New Delhi/Mumbai: India’s Omicron COVID count rose to 145 on Sunday after a 45-year-old NRI and a teenage boy, who recently arrived in Gujarat from the United Kingdom, tested positive for the variant.

Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands): Andaman and Nicobar Islands achieved 100 per cent double-dose COVID-19 vaccination coverage, becoming the first State/UT to achieve the milestone using only Covisheild, informed the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration on Sunday.

Geneva: The Omicron variant has now been identified in 89 countries and is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant in places where community transmission is high, with a doubling time between 1.5–3 days, the WHO has said.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 2,995 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, informed the health department in a press release.