Israel tells Palestinians to evacuate Rafah ahead of long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts | Top News May 6, 2024

[00:00:10] I am Eho Swati Ajit and these are the major news stories of Monday, May 6, 2024.

[00:00:24] Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be the

[00:00:28] preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the Sadangasah strip city.

[00:00:36] The Council for Indian School Certificate examinations declared class 10 and 12 board

[00:00:40] exam results on Monday. 98.19% passed class 12 exams. The special investigation team probing

[00:00:50] the alleged sexual harassment of women by Hassan Jad's MP Prajwal Rehwanna has come out with

[00:00:55] a helpline number for the victims to approach them. About a dozen vehicles parked outside

[00:01:01] the Congress office in Amethi's Ghoriganj area were allegedly damaged by some miscreants

[00:01:06] the party said on Monday. Kerala government's revenue dipped by Rs 10,302 crore during

[00:01:15] the last fiscal year, according to the Accounting General's statistics.

[00:01:18] Let's get into the details. Israel issued evacuation orders to Palestinians in parts of

[00:01:26] Rafah on Monday, signaling preparations for a potential assault on Hamas strongholds

[00:01:30] in the Sadangasah strip city. The evacuation notices were conveyed through Arabic text

[00:01:35] messages, telephone calls and flyers urging residents relocated to what Israeli military

[00:01:39] termed an expanded humanitarian zone located 20 kilometres away. Despite the chilly

[00:01:45] spring rain, witnesses observed some Palestinian families complying with the evacuation orders

[00:01:49] and leaving the area. An Israeli offensive in Rafah would be devastating 1.4 million people

[00:01:55] sheltering there. The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA said on X adding it would

[00:02:00] keep a presence in Rafah as long as possible to provide eight.

[00:02:07] The Council for Indian School Certificate examinations declared class 10 and 12 board

[00:02:11] exam results on Monday. Out of the 99,901 who appeared for the exam, 98.19% passed class

[00:02:19] 12. Meanwhile, 99.47% of the total students who appeared for the class 10 examinations

[00:02:25] passed. The ICC class 10 and ICS class 12 results were announced at 11am. The results

[00:02:32] are available on the board's website, the careers portal and IG locker. The

[00:02:36] board has also decided to discontinue compartment exams for classes 10 and 12 from this

[00:02:41] session. The special investigation team probeing the alleged sexual harassment of women by

[00:02:48] Hassan J.D.'s MP Prajwal Rehwanna has come out with a helpline number for the victims

[00:02:52] to approach them. A CIT chief and additional director general of police be kissing said

[00:02:57] the victims need not have to visit the CIT office as the team would personally approach

[00:03:00] them to offer them relief. The CIT also warned people at large not to share the

[00:03:05] videos showing women being sexually assaulted and molested allegedly by Rehwanna on social

[00:03:09] media or personal messenger applications. While rape and molestation cases have been

[00:03:15] registered against Prajwal, his father and MLA H.D. Rehwanna has been arrested and

[00:03:19] remanded to police custody for kidnapping a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by the

[00:03:23] 33-year-old. About a dozen vehicles parked outside the Congress office in Amethi's

[00:03:30] Gauriganj area were allegedly damaged by some miscreants. The part is said on Monday.

[00:03:35] Congress District spokesperson Anil Singh accused the ruling BJP of orchestrating

[00:03:39] the incident that took place on Sunday night and claimed that some people sitting inside

[00:03:43] the cars had sustained injuries. Six people came in a car and damaged the vehicles. Some

[00:03:49] people got injured and were taken to the district hospital for treatment, Singh said.

[00:03:54] This is the result of the BJP's desperation, the Congress leader said, adding that a

[00:03:58] complaint will be lodged with the election commission. Kerala government's revenue

[00:04:04] dipped by Rs 10,302 crore during the last fiscal year, according to the account

[00:04:09] of the general's statistics. Though the revenue from GST, sales tax and sale of

[00:04:14] lotteries and liquor increased, the state witnessed a decrease in central grants and

[00:04:18] stamp duties. The central grants alone decreased Rs 15,904 crore from the

[00:04:23] previous financial year. Revenue from GST collections showed an increase of

[00:04:28] Rs 2,071 crore. However, only 84% of the targeted collection was achieved. Even as

[00:04:35] the state has been crying foul over the centre lowering the borrowing limit, Kerala

[00:04:39] availed a loan of Rs 7,389 crore more than it availed in the previous fiscal.