Police introduce safety armband for children arriving at Sabarimala temple
Pathanamthitta (PTI): Police have introduced a safety armband for children to prevent them from getting lost in the crowd during the Sabarimala pilgrimage, officials said on Sunday.
According to police, all children below the age of ten are provided the armband at Pamba, with the child’s name and the mobile number of the accompanying guardian printed on it.
The band also carries a QR code containing the child’s details, they added.
The safety armband helps police quickly locate parents if a child gets separated in the crowd. Other pilgrims can also assist lost children using the information on the band.
Police officials have urged parents to ensure that the armband is not removed until the pilgrimage is completed and the child is safely back in the vehicle.
The 'mandala-makaravilakku' season, which began on November 16, will conclude in January next year.
On average, over 70,000 pilgrims, including children, visit the hill shrine daily.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
