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STUDENTS’ PUBLICATION NOVEMBER CAMPUS COURIER 2020 KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) | DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA STUDIES VOLUME 6 : ISSUE 2 In Athirapally: India’s first conversation: A Heaven female Sumesh on Earth farrier Sundar PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 Increase in online frauds Rise in drunk driving in Guwahati during lockdown Haptarshi Roy Saikia ence of alcohol hits anoth- are well aware of the fact er vehicle, the accused has that a general fine to the As per the ministry’s data, to go through a procedure lower ranked officers would 12,256 road accidents oc- where his/her vehicle gets let them escape and that curred in 2019 which were seized as well as their driv- they do not really under- related to drunk driving. ing license and that they stand the value of money Guwahati, the metro city have to visit court hearings and the consequences that of Assam has seen a rise and pay a hefty amount for might come along if some- in drink and driving cases the release of the vehicle body is found driving un- in the recent years. There and for their Driver’s Li- der the influence of alcohol. is no severe action tak- cense to be released, some- The only solution and en against people caught times it also leads to the message that Mr Kul- in drunk driving. This is cancellation of the Driver’s apradip had was that “It is because the patrolling of- License depending on how the duty of the parents to Photo credit : Shoppingthoughtss ficers are not doing their severe the accident was. be strict towards their ward are using their social media Joseph, a retired employ- duties as per procedure After speaking to Mr. about drinking and driv- Gayathri R channels to make people ee of a private firm. He and hence lets the law Kulapradip Bhattacharyya, ing and the consequences aware of financial attacks received calls and mes- breakers escape easily with DSP of Namrup he men- it has and make them un- that are called mishing, sages from an unknown a small fine on spot with- tioned that the problem in derstand that it is not only The data provided by the phishing, and smishing number and asked about out any challan records. the rise in drunk and driv- us the department of po- National Payments Corpo- in cybersecurity terms. his details to verify KYC According to law, when ing cases in Guwahati is be- lice and traffic that can re- ration of India (NPCI), it Law enforcement agen- to Paytm and this led to a person under the influ- cause that the law offenders solve such an issue alone”. can be seen that in Septem- cies in the country are him losing thousands. ber, transactions depended also issuing advisories to Many have fallen for on Unified Payments Inter- prevent digital payment such traps especially In- Covid care robot to aid health workers face (UPI) hit a volume of frauds in the country. But dia’s older generation. Facebook page, the robot the help of UV radiation over 180 crores — nearly the way people are hiding They are easily traced Chanchal V will be used to transport while the bot is transport- double the 99.9 crores vol- behind the screens and and made prey. Accord- food and medicine and ing them back to the home ume recorded in April. Total victims who get trapped ing to experts, the num- Government medical col- dispense of the waste pro- satation so that any other transactions have addition- not reporting the cases, ber of such incidents is lege in Ernakulum in Ko- duced in the isolation ward individual touching the ally reached Rs. 3,29,027 makes it difficult for the on the rise in the wake of chi has deployed a robot to housing the COVID-19 things does not run the risk crores. Platforms including authorities to take action. COVID-19, since most serve food and medicines patients, to reduce human of contracting the disease. Google Pay, Paytm, and Keerthy, a housewife part of one’s life is virtu- to COVID-19 patients exposure to the virus.The The KARMI-bot addition- PhonePe have also seen a from Kerala, had seen al nowadays. Gift cards with an aim to reduce KARMI-bot can carry a ally has the element of fo- significant increase in their an online advertisement from sites like Amazon, risk of infections for doc- payload of up to 25kg of cused sterilization splash. transactions. So as a result, about a job that ensured a Flipkart etc appear to tors and health workers. weight, the robot is capable This can help significantly scams have also increased. very good pay. She talked be a popular way for the The robot named of achieving a maximum on the grounds that the iso- Despite the growth in to them and they had sent scammers to spend the KARMI-bot was given by speed of 1m per sec, has lation ward could contain the digital transactions, tons of proof to show that money. They can then be Malayalam Actor Mohan- been customized to steril- the spilling of some bodily virtual job offers and new they were genuine. After used later or even sent to lal’s Viswasanthi Foun- ize the environmental fac- fluids like urine or vomit. users making cashless pay- completing her work, she others in order to make dation to the Government tors utilizing cleansers and Since the infection spreads ments, there has been a still hasn’t been paid for it harder to track the Medical College in Kala- bright beams. The robot from droplets, exposure lack of awareness among the work. Instead, they people behind the scam. massery. The robot de- was hand over to District to these fluids could be the people and about digi- have snatched an amount Online financial, job veloped by ASIMOV Ro- Collector S. Suhas by the harmful for caregivers. tal literacy in the country. from her in the name of frauds and digital pay- botics, includes facilities directors of Viswasanthi The KARMI-bot could ini- This is resulting in issues security charges. “Things ment scams are not ex- like UV disinfection and Foundation Major Ravi tially be sent into the ward like KYC updation frauds, were not so good in my actly new in the coun- targeted detergent spray to and Vinu Krishnan along for electrostatic spray, and job frauds and many such house. We were in need try, there are even cases ensure sanitation and fo- with Jaya Krishnan, CEO then the human caregivers online frauds. Digital pay- of money, so I thought of where the scammers have cused on cleanser splash of ASIMOV. The bot has could go in after to take ments platforms the Re- helping my husband in any targeted well-known and to guarantee sterilization. been made in a manner that care of remaining things,” serve Bank of India and the ways that I can,” she said. influential people as well. According to information items used by the patients Jaya Krishnan said. Ministry of Home Affairs Similar was the case for shared by the Actor on his can be disinfected with CAMPUS COURIER NOV 2020 2 Athirapally: A Heaven on Earth through the verdant Chanchal V mountain for about 100 greenery of Vazhachal meters. There is an- Athirapally is the land of Forest towards the Ara- other waterfall on the rivers ,forests and great bian Sea, creating a way from Athirappilly waterfalls. It is Kera- spectacular vista of scin- to Vazhachal Falls, in la’s most famous and tillating water, emerald close proximity to the largest waterfall at over jungles and azure sky. road and is often called 80 ft high. The sight of The sheer volume of the as “Charpa Falls”. An- the water crashing onto water that flows down other interesting fact to the mountains is over- the ground leaves you note is that the fall joins Photo credit : Google with a sense of wonder whelming and tranquil- forces with the Chalak- at the sheer power and lizing at the same time. kudy river before reach- Tourists who are com- 90 km tour across the makers. Famous songs magnificence of nature. The cool breeze coupled ing its final destination ing specially to see the Sholayar range through like “Jiya Jale” from Dil This splendid waterfall with the gentle chirping into the Arabian sea. Athirappally waterfall the rainforests of Ker- Se and Aishwarya Rai’s is a delight to witness. of birds from the forest There are a couple of should visit here during ala. The prominent at- “Barso Re Megha” from Athirapally Falls is a nearby is a welcome water theme parks on the monsoon season tractions covered are the movie Guru have marvellous cascade of change from the din of the way to Athirappil- to see it in full glory. Kauthuka Park, Thum- been shot here show- frothy waters that makes city life, and you will ly called Silver Storm The Tourism Promo- boormuzhy Dam, But- ing the beautiful views its way from the Ana- thoroughly enjoy a trip and Dream World and tion Council of the dis- terfly garden, Vazhachal of the falls. More re- mudi mountains of the here with friends and many resorts as well. trict in collaboration falls, Athirapally falls, cently, song sequences Western Ghats. Also family. There is a pool The region experiences with the administrative hills, valleys, rainforest for the film “Bahubali” called as Bahubali Wa- above the falls where tropical weather the best body of Athirapilly or- full of resident wildlife were shot here as well.

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