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New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Union Health Ministry is considering deploying the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Kerala to assist the government in implementing public health measures, following the detection of two Nipah virus cases, sources said on Saturday. The Central Surveillance Unit of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NCDC, is in close contact with the state unit and is actively monitoring the situation, they added. Also Read | Uttar Pradesh: 6 Policem ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Union Health Ministry is considering deploying the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Kerala to assist the government in implementing public health measures, following the detection of two Nipah virus cases, sources said on Saturday. The Central Surveillance Unit of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NCDC, is in close contact with the state unit and is actively monitoring the situation, they added. The State Control Room has been acti ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The youth wing of the CPI-M -- the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) -- on Saturday warned the opposition protesters that they will not sit idle if State Health Minister Veena George is targeted. The DYFI said it will go to any extent to protect George as there is no reason to target her over the recent building collapse in which a woman was killed. For the second day in succession, the Congress-led UDF and the BJP workers have been on a ram ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 5 (ANI): A group of Youth Congress workers staged a protest march outside the official residence of Kerala Health Minister Veena George in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, demanding her resignation over the building collapse at the Kottayam Medical College. Police used water cannons to disperse the workers of the Youth Congress and detained them. Also Read | Navi Mumbai Shocker: Man Forces Wife and Mother-in-Law To Perform Black Magic Rituals Without Cl ...Read More >
Kottayam, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The husband of Bindu, the 56-year-old lady who was killed after a toilet block of the Kottayam Medical College hospital came down on Thursday, said the state government has assured the family of all help. Speaking to the media on Saturday, he said State Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan who visited their home has assured all help. "We have been assured that the treatment to my daughter going on at the Kottayam Medical College Hospital will be taken over by the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram/Palakkad, Jul 5 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ought to have sought Health Minister Veena George's resignation before going abroad in view of her alleged "inefficiency", "indifference", and "grave mistakes". The opposition Congress is seeking the Health Minister's resignation over the death of a woman in the collapse of a part of the Kottayam Medical College two days ago. Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, while launch ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram/Palakkad, Jul 5 (PTI) Protests seeking resignation of Kerala Health Minister Veena George, over the death of a woman in the collapse of a part of the Kottayam Medical College two days ago, continued on Saturday with the Congress' women's wing holding a march to the Palakkad district hospital. The Mahila Congress workers with their mouths tied shut with a black cloth marched to the Palakkad district hospital carrying banners and placards seeking George's resignation. The prot ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, along with his wife, flew to the United States today for specialized medical treatment. The Chief Minister, whose trip is scheduled for ten days, departed from Thiruvananthapuram Airport in the early hours via Dubai. He is visiting the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for follow-up consultation and further treatment, having previously sought care at the same facility. During his foreign visits, the Chief Min ...Read More >
PALAKKAD/ KOZHIKODE : Triggering fresh concerns, the deadly Nipah virus has resurfaced in Kerala, claiming the life of an 18-year-old girl from Malappuram. Another person, a 39-year-old woman from Palakkad, is in a critical condition after having contracted the virus. The samples of the two tested positive at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, on Friday. The teenager had died at a private hospital in Kozhikode on July 1, while the woman is under treatment at a private hospital in ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal unit of BJP, under the leadership of its new State party President Samik Bhattacharya is making all efforts to ensure a political rally in the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing it, before Trinamool Congress's annual Martyrs' day rally in Kolkata on July 21. An insider from the state committee of BJP said that the week before July 21, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go for an election campaign in Bihar where the Assembly polls ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): A group of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) youth wing workers staged a protest march outside the official residence of Kerala Health Minister Veena George in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, demanding her resignation over the collapse of a building block at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam. The incident claimed the life of one person, while two others were injured. Visuals from the scene showed IUML workers trying to breach p ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): A group of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) youth wing workers staged a protest march outside the official residence of Kerala Health Minister Veena George in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, demanding her resignation over the collapse of a building block at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam. The incident claimed the life of one person, while two others were injured. Also Read | 'Seeking Clarity Is Not Misinformation': CM Sidda ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala has sounded an alert in three districts after test results of an 18-year-old, who died in Malappuram district on July 1, confirmed that she was Nipah positive, while there are two more cases. Health alerts have been issued in the districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Palakkad. At present, two patients have tested positive for Nipah from the tests conducted in Kerala and for final confirmation, the two samples have been sent to the National I ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid calls for the resignation of Kerala Health Minister Veena George coming from various quarters, the ruling CPI-M's top leadership, at their weekly meeting on Friday, categorically dismissed the demands. Angry opposition activists, who demanded George quit, engaged in protests across the state and at several places, they clashed with the police. At a few places, police used water cannons and force to chase away the protesters. Calls for George's ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): Health authorities in Kerala have issued an alert in three districts -- Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad after two suspected cases of the Nipah virus were detected. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the suspected cases of Nipah virus are from Palakkad and Malappuram districts. 'An alert has been issued in three districts of Kerala, namely Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad, in connection with two new Nipah virus cases,' she said. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): Health authorities in Kerala have issued an alert in three districts -- Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad after two suspected cases of the Nipah virus were detected. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the suspected cases of Nipah virus are from Palakkad and Malappuram districts. Also Read | India-US Trade Pact Likely Before July 9; Certain Issues Still Pending in Agriculture, Auto Sectors, Says Official. "An alert has been issued ...Read More >
Kochi: A 38-year-old woman in Kerala's Palakkad district has tested positive for the Nipah virus, while a suspected case from Malappuram district is currently awaiting test results, health officials said on Friday. The woman, who is a resident of Nattukkal, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district. Her samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for Nipah virus testing. "The district collector informed me that th ...Read More >
Kottayam, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress party in Kerala on Friday demanded a judicial probe into the Kottayam Medical College building collapse incident. The building in the government medical college collapsed on Thursday morning, killing a woman and injuring two people. State Congress president Sunny Joseph and numerous other state party leaders reached the hospital complex to see for themselves what happened. "We demand a judicial probe into the entire episode. District Collector is ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 4 (ANI): Kerala Police used water cannons to disperse BJP workers who staged a protest march on Friday against State Health Minister Veena George following the building collapse at Kottayam Medical College, in which one person was killed and several others sustained injuries. The protest began in response to an incident where a building block at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam district collapsed. Also Read | 'Golden Home' Controvers ...Read More >
The Kerala Health department on Friday (July 4, 2025) issued an alert in three districts - Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad - after two cases of the Nipah virus have been reported from Palakkad and Malappuram districts. Preliminary tests done at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital and Malappuram have turned out to be positive for Nipah. Nipah virus in Kerala | The return of the dread An official statement from the Health department said directions have been issued to districts to immedia ...Read More >
Kerala Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan on Friday (July 4, 2025) rejected allegations that search and rescue operations at the collapsed portion of a building at the Kottayam Medical College Hospital (MCH) were delayed or stopped and termed such claims as "politically motivated". Speaking to reporters a day after one woman was killed and three others were injured in the incident, the Minister said that his and State Health Minister Veena George's remarks about no one being there in the collaps ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram/Kottayam, Jul 4 (PTI) Kerala Cooperation Minister V N Vasavan on Friday rejected allegations that search and rescue operations at the collapsed portion of the Kottayam Medical College were delayed or stopped and termed such claims as "politically motivated". Speaking to reporters a day after one woman was killed and three others were injured in the incident, the minister said that his and state Health Minister Veena George's remarks about no one being there in the collapsed s ...Read More >
Kottayam: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Adv Sunny Joseph raised a sharp criticism against Health Minister Veena George and Ports Minister VN Vasavan over alleged lapses in the search operations following the building collapse at Kottayam Medical College Hospital. Bindu (52), a native of Thalayolaparambu, died in the accident after being trapped under the rubble for more than two hours. Addressing the media here on Friday, the KPCC president alleged that the two ministers, w ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: The 68-year-old building that collapsed at Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) on Thursday had been deemed structurally compromised 12 years ago. The public works department had classified the building as structurally compromised way back in 2013. However, paying no heed to the warning, surgical wards continued to operate in the building for 12 years. Even when it was officially closed, its washrooms were evidently being used by patients and bystanders. The area that c ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: At a time when the LDF has been pulling out all the stops to win a third straight term in the state, back-to-back setbacks for the health department have placed the government in a spot. The department was on the defensive following Dr Haris Chirackal's recent revelations about inadequate facilities at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital (MCH). Then came Thursday's tragic incident at Kottayam MCH, where a building collapse resulted in the death of a 52-year-old woman. Opposit ...Read More >
By Jaikrishnan PKOTTAYAM: One woman was killed and two were injured after a part of a building in the govt medical college hospital collapsed here on Thursday. The woman got stuck in the debris of the collapsed building. It was the rescue team that found the dead body of the woman amongst the debris. The husband of the deceased complained that his wife was missing after the building collapsed. According to him, the woman went to take a bath in the washroom in the collapsed part of the building. ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: A 52-year-old woman died and two others were injured when a portion of a decades-old and dilapidated building at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, collapsed on Thursday. The death of D Bindu, who was trapped under the debris for more than two hours, has sparked allegations of delay in rescue operations. The incident has triggered widespread outrage, with Opposition parties alleging negligence on the part of Health Minister Veena George and Cooperation Minister V N Vas ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The man, identified as Kedar Soman, had reportedly posted a comment on Facebook that MNS workers found offensive and disrespectful to their leader. Enraged by the post, a group o ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition leader V D Satheesan has demanded the resignation of the health minister following the death of a woman in the building collapse at Kottayam Medical College Hospital. He said the most disturbing aspect was that no rescue operation was carried out because ministers claimed the building was unused."The health minister and the cooperation minister visited the site and declared the building was closed and unoccupied. Hence, no rescue efforts were initiated. However, re ...Read More >
Kottayam, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Protests broke out across Kerala on Thursday with the Congress and the BJP party workers taking to the streets demanding the resignation of state Health Minister Veena George. The protesters pointed out had the two Ministers (George and State Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan) acted diligently, the precious life of a 56-year-old home maker Bindhu -- who was trapped under the debris following a three storied building at the Kottayam Medical College hospital coll ...Read More >
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