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[00:00:10] Hello, this is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama. I am your host Deepa Soman and these are the major news stories of Saturday, June 22, 2024. Bihar police obtained reference question papers of neat exam, plan to tally with seized documents.
[00:00:30] Meanwhile, centre notifies seven-member panel to reform process of competitive exams. Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy debt toll mounts to 53. Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens as fighting rages. Hawks bomb threat to air Arabia flight in Kerala's Khorikode airport. Heavy rain to continue in Kerala till June 26.
[00:01:01] Let's get into the details. The Bihar police's economic offences unit on Saturday claimed to have obtained reference question papers of the tests conducted by National Testing Agency. They are probing the alleged neat UG paper leak case and are apparently planning to
[00:01:19] compare the reference question papers with documents recovered last month from a flat in Patna. The unit is also exploring the possibility of conducting narco-analysis and brain mapping tests of some of the arrested, police sources said. They also indicated that the enforcement directorate might investigate the money laundering
[00:01:38] aspect of the alleged irregularities in the neat test. On Saturday, the Bihar police detained six people from Jharkhand's Deokhar district in connection with the same. The unit had arrested 13 people last month as well as part of its investigation into the case.
[00:01:56] Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education said it has constituted a high-level committee of experts led by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan. This is to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency. The committee will make recommendations on reforms in the mechanism of the examination
[00:02:17] process, improvement in data security, protocols and the structure and functioning of the agency. The death toll in the Kallakuruchi Hooch tragedy rose to 53 on Saturday. The administration said the condition of 140 people is currently safe. 193 people were admitted to various government medical facilities after they consumed this
[00:02:43] furious liquor on Tuesday night. Seven people have been arrested so far in connection with the incident. Israeli forces pounded Raffa in southern Gaza on Friday as well as other areas across the enclave, killing at least 45 Palestinians. This is following the troops engaging in close-quarter combat with Hamas militants
[00:03:06] according to residents and the Israel's military. Residents said the Israelis appeared to be trying to complete their capture of Raffa, which borders Egypt. Tanks were forcing their way into the western and northern parts of Raffa, having already captured the east, south and centre.
[00:03:24] The offensive has left Gaza in ruins and killed more than 37,400 people and left nearly the entire population homeless and destitute, according to Palestinian authorities. A Hawks bomb threat was made with regard to an Air Arabia flight, which was scheduled
[00:03:42] to leave for Sharjah from Khorikod International Airport on Saturday morning. This led to the aircraft being grounded while the bomb detection squad of the police inspected it, according to airport sources. One of the passengers who arrived on the aircraft from Sharjah to Caligarh had left
[00:04:00] a note saying, ''Bomb'' on one of his seats. It was found by the ground staff before boarding commenced, a senior airport official said. Subsequently, the police were alerted, the aircraft was grounded and the bomb detection squad carried out a thorough inspection of the plane.
[00:04:18] It was later found that the note was a Hawks bomb threat and the police is investigating who left it on the plane. The India Meteorological Department has revised its rain forecast as several parts of Kerala, especially the northern districts, continued to record heavy rainfall.
[00:04:37] A red alert was sounded for Malapuram on Saturday as extremely heavy rainfall above 204.4 mm was expected within 24 hours. Most of the districts are likely to witness thunderstorms accompanied by high winds and lightning till June 26. Coastal residents are advised to exercise extreme caution as there are chances for
[00:04:59] high tidal waves. IMD has sounded red, orange and yellow alert in various districts in the next five days.