NOTES ON "THE MATCHBOX"(12 READER) AS UPDATED ON 08072020

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A detailed analysis on the story Matchbox by Arun sir.... Thank you sir..

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A powerful introduction.Especially the linking of the story with the "dare the difference " thrust of the speech by Christine Lagarde.The discussion can be extended to the role of women organisations like Kudumbasrree in empowering the women.
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1. Covid-19 : 

- Australian city of Melbourne to re-enter lockdown; India deaths pass 20,000.
- Kerala reports highest ever 272 cases on Tue; 111 recoveries.
- 24-year-old youth who returned from Dubai is Kerala's latest victim, toll now 28.

2.Gold smuggling scandal rocks Kerala.

-Sivasankar goes on leave after being removed from secretary post, Mohammed Safirulla appointed new IT secretary.
- Removal of M Sivasankar as CM's secretary, just an eye-wash :  Opposition leader.

3. CBSE decides to reduce syllabus by 30% for classes 9 to 12.

4. After Chinese pullback, Indian troops also move 1.5 km away from Galwan Valley clash site: official.

5. Kanpur encounter: 3 more including close relative of Vikas Dubey held.

6.Bahadur Singh resigns as Indian athletics chief coach after 25 years.

7.TikTok leaves Hong Kong after China security law enactment.

8.Dubai welcomes tourists with safety measures in place.

9. Siberian Arctic sees record average temperatures.

10.Death toll from flooding in Japan rises to 50, dozen missing.
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Headlines Vocab
 eye-wash 
ˈaɪwɒʃ/
 കണ്ണില്‍പൊടിയിടാന്‍ വേണ്ടിയുള്ള
​words, promises, etc. that are not true or sincere
"That’s complete eyewash and you know it!"
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HeadLines 07.07.2020 #319, Tuesday

1. 193 COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Monday; 167 recoveries.
2.Former Consulate official grilled by Customs over 30-kg gold smuggling in TVPM.

- Swapna Suresh dismissed by IT dept.
3. Kerala Plus Two result postponed due to lockdown, missig answer scripts recovered
4.Chinese troops shift 2 km from Galwan Valley clash site.
5.India-China ties in complex situation, says Beijing after Doval-Wang icebreaker.
6.Eight lakh Indians may be forced to leave as Kuwait approves expat quota bill.
7.Pakistani officials were using suspended J&K cop to obtain sensitive info: NIA.
8.With PM Oli under fire, Nepal removes 2 new border outposts near Uttarakhand.
9.Outspoken China critic detained in Beijing.
10. World's 'most visited' museum,
Louvre, reopens in Paris.
11.Oscar-winning, 'The Hateful Eight' composer Ennio Morricone dies at 91.

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Headlines Vocab
grill
/ɡrɪl/
ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യുക
to ask somebody a lot of questions about their ideas, actions, etc., often in an unpleasant way
"They grilled her about where she had been all night."

Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel,MGHSS Pathanapuram
Headlines extracted and organised by Nishad Abdulkareem,GHSS Cherthala South

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WEEKLY ANALYSIS

HeadLines 06.07.2020 #318, Monday

COVID-19: 7-day triple lockdown in Tvm; secretariat to be closed.
1.Kerala reports 225 COVID-19 cases on Sun; 126 recoveries.
2.India overtakes Russia to become country with third highest confirmed cases.
3.Police stop film artistes' meet in COVID containment zone in Kochi, no decision on pay cut.
4.Kerala Ordinance makes masks compulsory; Rs 10,000 fine and 2 years in jail for violation.
5.30 kg gold sent in diplomatic baggage seized in Kerala; Misuse of immunity by syndicate suspected: Customs.
6.Govt blocks 40 websites of banned pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice.
7.It takes 18 months to develop good vaccine: Ex-ICMR chief.
8.Taj Mahal to reopen with social distancing, masks.
9.Families mourn as Myanmar jade mine disaster kills more than 170.
10.WHO halts hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs in COVID trials after failure to reduce death.
11. DuckDuckGo is back online for users in India after brief blockade.

Headlines Vocab

1. Syndicate 
/ˈsɪndɪkət/
 സംയുക്തസമിതി
​a group of people or companies who work together and help each other in order to achieve a particular aim
"a crime syndicate "

2. Diplomatic baggage
-also known as a diplomatic pouch, is a container with certain legal protections used for carrying official correspondence or other items between a diplomatic mission and its home government or other diplomatic, consular, or otherwise official entity.

3. immunity 
/ɪˈmjuːnəti/
ഒഴിവാക്കല്‍
the state of being avoided from something
"The spies were all granted immunity from prosecution."

4. DuckDuckGo - The privacy-focused search engine was blocked in India earlier this week by many ISPs.

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Madhyamam, Manorama, TNIE Matrubhoomi, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Al-Jazeera, The Guardian, Reuters, CNN

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Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel,MGHSS Pathanapuram,

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1.COVID-19:
- infections keep on rising in Kerala: 240 new cases on Saturday, 209 recover.

- Kerala in the middle of community transmission, says IMA.

2. HC stays order to acquire Cheruvally Estate land for Sabarimala airport.
3. 19 Keralites, one Bangladeshi win Rs 30.5 crore in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw.
4. LAC face-off : New Delhi readies for meeting of India-China Special Representatives.
5.Amid row, ICMR defends COVID-19 vaccine deadline.
6. Bajaj Auto unions demand factory halt after 250 workers catch coronavirus.
7. State of Nagaland bans sale of dog meat.
8.China blames SPAIN for coronavirus suggesting Covid-19 originated in Europe and not in Wuhan.
9. Heavy rains flood Japan, over a dozen presumed dead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53290211

Headlines Vocab

 presume
/prɪˈzuːm/
ഊഹിക്കുക
to suppose that something is true, although you do not have actual proof

"I presumed that the wounded man had been attacked by a group of people."

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Today's headlines are extracted from following news portals

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Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel,MGHSS Pathanapuram

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HeadLines 04.07.2020 #316, Saturday

1.Highest single-day COVID-19 spike in Kerala: 211 new infections on Friday, 201 recover.

2.11 members of a family test COVID-19 positive in Alappuzha.

3.Virus is the enemy, not patients; CM slams social discrimination against COVID-19 patients.

4.India bringing modern technologies from around world for armed forces: PM.

5.JEE, NEET exams postponed to September

6.Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hits Alwar, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR.

7.Eight U.P. policemen killed after assailants open fire at them in Kanpur, two accused shot dead later.

8.Intel to invest $255 million in Reliance's digital unit Jio Platforms.

9.Global coronavirus cases exceed 11 million.

Headlines Vocab
 assailant 
/əˈseɪlənt/
പ്രതിയോഗി
​A person who attacks somebody, especially physically

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1. Kerala records 160 COVID-19 cases on Thu; 202 recoveries.
2. Strict curbs in Ernakulam as COVID-19 cases surge.
3. 'Dream Kerala' project to tap potential of returnees
4. Amid LAC stand-off, India approves purchase of jets, weapons worth Rs 38,900 crore.
5.Sattankulam custodial deaths: Inspector, three policemen arrested.
6.Ban came as shock, but we support the government: TikTokers.
7. Bihar Assembly elections: Centre extends postal ballot facility to voters above 65, COVID-19 patients.
8.At least 126 killed as Myanmar jade mine collapse buries workers.
9.More than 360 elephants die from mysterious causes in Botswana.
10.Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa shot dead in Addis Ababa.
11. U.S., South Africa report new record coronavirus rises.

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Headlines Vocab
 jade /dʒeɪd/
(പച്ചനിറത്തിലുള്ള കടുപ്പമുള്ള രത്നം)
​A hard stone that is usually green and is used in making jewellery and beautiful objects
"A jade necklace"
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Headlines organised by Nishad Abdulkareem,GHSS Cherthala South

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1. Kerala govt withdraws 'two negative' norm for discharge of COVID-19 patients.
2.Kerala Assembly to meet for 1 day in Jul.
3. Kerala Cabinet approves bus fare hike.
4.Fish production falls in Kerala, sardine catch lowest in 20 years.
5. Jose K Mani faction can return to UDF if they accept leadership's decision: Ramesh Chennithala.
6.PM Narendra Modi quits Chinese social media Weibo as India bans 59 apps.
7.India to ban Chinese companies from highway projects, says Gadkari.
8.Five dead, 10 injured as boiler explodes at Neyveli lignite plant in Tamil Nadu
9.Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC Chairman, Imran Khwaja takes over as interim head.
10.Turkey: President Erdogan vows social media controls over insults to family.
11.Russians grant Putin right to extend his rule until 2036 in landslide vote - initial results.
12.Dr Reddy's Labs partners with Fujifilm to sell Avigan as COVID-19 treatment.
13. Italian police seize the largest drug haul in the world.
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https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/07/01/about-46-crore-females-missing-in-india-due-to-son-preference-unfpa-report.html

Headlines Vocab

1. sardine 
/ˌsɑːˈdiːn/
(ചാള)
​a small sea fish that is either eaten fresh or preserved in tins

2. landslide 
/ˈlændslaɪd/
വന്‍ഭൂരിപക്ഷത്തോടെയുള്ള തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പു വിജയം
​An election in which one person or party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties
  "She was expected to win by a landslide ."

3. haul 
/hɔːl/
 (നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായതോ മോഷ്ടിക്കപ്പെട്ടതോ ആയ വസ്തുക്കളുടെ വലിയ ശേഖരം)
​A large amount of something that has been stolen or that is illegal

Headlines picked from:-
Al-Jazeera, TNIE, TOI, Reuters, Matrubhoomi, Manorama, Business Standard, Zee news, CNN

Vocab - Lalji Daniel, MGHSS Pathanapuram

HeadLines are extracted and organised by Nishad Abdulkareem, GHSS Cherthala South

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DEAR PARTICIPANTS , CONGRATULATIONS !

1.SWATHY M.S     says....Even though we are at the stage of total modernisation and what not, gender equality, gender roles and discrimination remains a sensitive talk

2.SANOOJA  says...The world is rapidly changing..........

 say3.ROY   says ....True, the family umbrella supports women empowerment.

4.Merin  Elizabeth  (Commerce Batch ;SCS HSS;Thiruvalla.) says

           

Yes, the family umbrella really support women empowerment ..........

 5.REHMA SULTHANA  ( XII- science ,Concordia Luthern Higher secondary school)

says......Women are the miracle gifted by the God to this world.....................................

6.Vinayan..............................................................................................................

7.Vaishak Vaishnav...............................................................................................

8.Gopika

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CONCORDIA LUTHERAN HSS,PEROORKADA.

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01.07.2020 #313, Wednesday
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1. 23 CISF personnel among 131 COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Tuesday.

2. Kerala SSLC Results: 98.82% qualify, 41,906 secure full A+.

3. 2,800 expats to arrive in Kochi on Tuesday.

4. SN College golden jubilee fund case: Crime Branch questioning Vellappally Natesan.

5.‘ PMGKAY extended till November, 80 crore people to get free ration for 5 more months’: PM Modi

6. Ladakh standoff | Corps Commanders talks begin in Chushul.

7. Patanjali takes a u-turn, says never claimed Coronil can cure Covid.

8. Covaxin: India to hold human trial of coronavirus vaccine in July

9.‘No doubt’ India was behind Karachi stock exchange attack, says Imran Khan .

10. China study warns of possible new 'pandemic virus' from pigs.

11.China passes Hong Kong security law, deepening fears for future.

12. Iran journalist who 'inspired' 2017 protests sentenced to death.

13. Third of advertisers may boycott Facebook in hate speech revolt
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 PMGKAY - PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana is a Rs 1.7-lakh crore financial package announced by the government to minimise the impact of Covid-19 lockdown on economy and poor

Headlines picked from:-
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Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel,MGHSS Pathanapuram

HeadLines organised by Nishad Abdukareem,GHSS Cherthala South

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