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Kerala Floating Bridge sparks meme fest on Twitter, Tweeple compare Burkha-wearing women with Penguin, say Beach Pe Burkha

A video of the Kerala floating bridge has been shared on Twitter where people are trolling the burkha-wearing women and comparing them with the penguin.

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Kerala Floating Bridge sparks meme fest on Twitter, Tweeple compare Burkha-wearing women with Penguin, say Beach Pe Burkha

Good news for the Aquaphilia! Now you can float above waves! Yes, you heard that right. Kerala has come up with a one-of-its-kind floating bridge to give you a lifetime experience. The Kerala tourism department has built a floating bridge at Beypore beach in Kozhikode for people to walk along with the waves.

News agency ANI has shared the video of the floating bridge on its Twitter handle and since then it is doing rounds on the Internet. In a video, three Muslim women wearing Burkha are seen enjoying on the floating bridge but it didn’t take time for trollers to compare them with Penguin.

One of the users commented, Wow good job Kerala government now India can come to see Penguins as well, while another wrote that he has just switched his plan to Kerala from visiting Antarctica to see Penguins.

Here are the tweets

https://twitter.com/taus202/status/1508002320843689992
https://twitter.com/Jigarsinh_Muli/status/1507998651813179393

Kerala Floating Bridge Timings

The timings to visit the floating bridge are from 11 am to 6 pm.

Kerala Floating Bridge Features

The bridge spans 100 metres and is 3 metres wide. The floating bridge is constructed of HDPE blocks and provides a unique experience in the middle of the water. According to local media, 1300 HDP bricks weighing 7 kg were utilized to construct the bridge.

These are easily attached and shaken, allowing them to be moved around as needed. Supports are placed in low-lying blocks at 2-minute intervals.

The bridge is supported by 31 anchors weighing a total of 100 kg. The bridge moves up and down in response to the waves.

It has the capacity to hold up to 500 people at once. However, only 50 individuals wearing life jackets are permitted to cross the bridge at this time.

There is a 15-meter-wide platform at the end of the bridge, which reaches out to the sea, where tourists can enjoy the magnificence of the sea.

When will Kerala Floating Bridge be inaugurated?

According to Manoramaonline.com, the state public works minister and CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s son-in-law, PA Mohammed Riyas, would inaugurate the bridge on March 31 which is constructed with the assistance of the District Tourists Promotion Council (DTPC) and the Ports Department.

2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Election Commission books BJP MP Tejasvi Surya for seeking votes in the name of religion

Tejasvi Surya was booked by the Karnataka chief electoral officer for seeking votes in the name of religion in a video posted on X.

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Bengaluru South sitting MP and BJP’s candidate from the same seat Tejasvi Surya was reported to the chief election officer of Karnataka for uploading a video on X in which he asked for votes based on religion.

Karnataka Chief Election Officer tweeted on Friday during polling in the crucial seat where Tejasvi Surya MP is running against Congress’s Sowmya Reddy. He tweeted, case is booked against Tejasvi Surya MP and Candidate of Bengaluru South PC on 25.04.24 at Jayanagar PS u/s 123(3) for posting a video in ‘X’ handle and soliciting votes on the ground of religion.

Tejasvi urged people to cast votes and utilize their right to do so on multiple occasions. He released the last video at 2:00 PM, mentioning Ram Mandir in addition to border security and Article 370 in his plea to make the most of the final four hours of voting.

Earlier, Tejasvi gave an 80%–20% parallel to implore BJP supporters to turn out in large numbers at the polls. Only 20% of the BJP’s 80% voter base actually turned up to vote. C ongress’ voters are 20 % but they come out and vote 80%.  He added, in most circumstances, this is the actual situation at the polls. Telling the impportance of vote he said that every votes counts. He also urged to vote and added if you don’t, then 20% of Congress will undoubtedly be doing so.

Meanwhile, Karnataka recorded 50.93% voter turnout till 3pm, with Bengaluru South recording 40.77%. Up till 3 pm, Udupi Chikmagalur had the highest turnout (57.49%), Hassan had the next highest percentage at 55.92%, Dakshina Kannada at 58.76%, Chitradurga at 52.14%, Tumkur at 56.62%, Mandya at 57.44%, Mysore at 53.55%, Chamarajanagar at 54.82%, Bangalore Rural at 49.62%, Bangalore North at 41.12%, Bangalore Central at 40.10%, Bangalore South at 40.775, Chikkballapur 55.90%, and Kolar 54.66%.

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Salman Khan house firing case: NIA interrogates arrested shooters Sagar Pal, Vicky Gupta for three hours

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The investigation into the shocking firing incident that took place outside Salman Khan’s house on April 14 keeps bringing new updates with every passing day. In this case, Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the two suspected shooters, have already been taken into custody.

The two shooters have reportedly been questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), according to a new development. Every day that goes by, more information is revealed about the inquiry into the shocking firing incident that happened outside Salman Khan’s house on April 14. Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the two accused shooters, are being held in custody after their first arrests.

It was recently discovered that the two shooters were questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

NIA has reportedly begun questioning Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, who were detained a few days ago for firing openly outside Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai, according to a recent update posted on their X (Twitter) account. NIA has interrogated shooters Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, arrested in the firing case, the tweet said.

According to the reports, two Punjabi residents were taken into custody by the Mumbai Crime Branch yesterday on suspicion of being involved in the recent shooting incident outside the house of Bollywood actor Salman Khan.

The two men, Sonu Subhash Chander and Anuj Thapan, provided guns to Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the shooters, according to information released by the Mumbai Crime Branch. It was also reported that they had communication with the Bishnoi gang. For those who don’t know, hours after the incident, Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, allegedly took credit for the firing in a Facebook post.

The shooters’ custody has been extended by Mumbai’s Esplanade Court until April 29.

Meanwhile, on the workfront Salman Khan was last seen in Tiger 3 alongside Katrina Kaif.

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2024 Lok Sabha Elections

PM Modi calls for high voter turnout in second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, says your vote is your voice

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges citizens to participate in record numbers during the second phase of polling for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media as the second phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections of 2024 got underway across the country to encourage voters to cast votes in huge numbers. PM Modi emphasized in his speech the value of voting in preserving democracy and notably urged women and young people to cast votes.

Taking to social media X, formerly Twitter, PM Modi wrote, urging everyone in constituencies to participate in record numbers in today’s second phase of the Lok Sabha elections. He said our democracy is strengthened by high voter turnout. He especially urged female and youth voters to cast votes in large numbers. Your vote is your voice, he added.

It is important to remember that 88 Lok Sabha constituencies—spread among 13 states and Union Territories—are presently holding polls. Twenty seats in Kerala, fourteen in Karnataka, thirteen in Rajasthan, eight in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, six in Madhya Pradesh, five in Assam and Bihar, three in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one in each of Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, and Manipur are currently up for election. Notably, the untimely death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate has resulted in the Madhya Pradesh constituency of Betul being spared from voting on April 26.

Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar emphasized the thorough planning that has taken place over the previous two years and reassured the public of careful security measures at every voting place. They have been preparing for the last two years, he said. At each booth, the arrangements are ready. Everything has been prepared for the voters, including fans and drinking water. Voters must turn out to cast their votes. Safety has been considered. There is zero information available anywhere regarding violence. However, there will be forces at every booth.

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