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Kollam: Health Minister Veena George complained of uneasiness and was admitted to Kottarakkara Government Taluk Hospital on Thursday evening. According to reports, the minister developed health issues due to high blood pressure. She experienced discomfort while travelling to Thiruvananthapuram from Kottayam. She was soon taken to the Taluk Hospital, where doctors administered an intravenous (IV) drip. The minister is expected to be discharged from the hospital soon. The minister was hospitalise ...Read More >
Kottayam (Kerala), Jul 3 (PTI) Kerala Health Minister Veena George is facing mounting pressure to resign after a woman died when part of a building collapsed at Kottayam Medical College Hospital on Thursday. While opposition Congress-led UDF demanded her resignation, citing serious lapses in rescue operations and broader failures in the state's public health system, the BJP said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan "is no longer fit to remain in his position even for a moment" and must resign. ...Read More >
Kottayam: As the Congress-led opposition called for the resignation of Health Minister Veena George over the death of a woman in the collapse of a building at Kottayam Medical College Hospital on Thursday, the Youth Congress and Youth League intensified protests across the state. Bindu, a native of Thalayolaparambu, died after being trapped under the rubble of a 68-year-old building that collapsed on Thursday morning. She had come to the hospital as a bystander for her daughter, who was undergo ...Read More >
Kottayam: Opposition Leader V D Satheesan held Health Minister Veena George and Ports and Cooperation Minister and Ettumanoor MLA V N Vasavan responsible for the delay in the rescue operation after a building block collapsed at Kottayam Medical College on Thursday, leaving one dead and three injured. Addressing the media, he called the incident "deeply unfortunate". ''The rescue operation was not carried out properly. The ministers declared that no one was trapped in the building soon after the ...Read More >
Kottayam (Kerala), Jul 3 (PTI) A woman died and at least two others, including a child, were injured after a part of the Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam collapsed on Thursday, police said here. The injured -- an 11-year-old girl and a hospital staff member --were admitted to the casualty department shortly after the incident. The woman was pulled out from the debris more than two hours later and was declared dead. Her identity was later confirmed as Bindu, a resident of Thalay ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: In what could be termed as grave negligence, a woman trapped under the debris of a collapsed building at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam died due to delays in conducting rescue operations on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Bindu, 52, a native of Thalayolapparambu in Kottayam. A portion of a building at the Government MCH collapsed around 10.30 am. While people on the spot managed to rescue two persons with minor injuries from the debris, Health Minist ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Jul 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday warned that taking isolated issues out of context could unfairly tarnish the state's hard-earned reputation for having one of India's best public health systems. His comments followed recent remarks by Dr Haris Chirakkal, a senior government surgeon at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, who flagged shortages of surgical equipment and delays in critical procedures. The doctor's revelations had sparked debate ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a day meant to honour the medical fraternity, Kerala witnessed political protests instead, as opposition parties trained their guns on State Health Minister Veena George over alleged failures in the public health sector. Marking World Doctors' Day on Tuesday, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP staged protests across the state, triggered by startling revelations made by whistleblower Dr Haris Chirackal, a popular urologist an ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Surgeries under Urology Unit I at the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College, led by the Head of the Department Dr Haris Chirakkal, is all set to resume following an intervention by Health Minister Veena George. The procedure had been halted after the probe used in the EMS lithoclast device malfunctioned last week. Following this, the Health Minister directed officials to ensure that a replacement probe was provided without delay. However, similar surgeries were carrie ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has set up a four-member expert committee to investigate serious allegations raised by Dr Haris C H, Head of the Urology Department, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. The move follows a grievance he shared on social media, which quickly gained traction across news outlets and prompted the Health Department to initiate a preliminary inquiry. Based on the initial findings, the government authorised the formation of an official fact-finding co ...Read More >
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health Minister Veena George has ordered an investigation into allegations raised by Dr Haris Chirakkal, head of the urology department at Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital, a day after he publicly criticised the lethargy of senior officials in addressing critical shortcomings in patient care. Describing Dr Haris as "honest and hardworking," the minister on Sunday acknowledged that systemic lapses could have contributed to the delay in resolving issues. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Health minister Veena George on Sunday sought to downplay the row over a senior govt doctor's disclosure about issues at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. She said the doctor, Dr Haris Chirakkal, head of the urology department, pointed out systemic lapses that led to a crisis at the hospital, and they would be thoroughly examined. The govt has appointed a four-member committee headed by Dr Padmakumar, principal, Alappuzha Medical College, to probe the allegations l ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 29 (PTI) A senior government doctor's disclosure regarding a shortage of surgical equipment and delays in surgeries at the state-run Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital has triggered a controversy in Kerala, prompting the Health Department to order an inquiry. Haris Chirakkal, head of the Urology Department, had highlighted the issue in a strongly worded Facebook post, which he later deleted. However, speaking to reporters on Sunday, he maintained that his conce ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 29 (PTI) A senior government doctor's disclosure regarding shortage of surgical equipment and delays in surgeries at the state-run Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital has triggered a controversy in Kerala, prompting the Health department to order an inquiry. Haris Chirakkal, head of the Urology department, had highlighted the issue in a strongly worded Facebook post, which he later deleted. However, speaking to reporters on Sunday, he maintained that his concern ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The women & child development department is taking strong measures to make Kerala a child labour-free state, said minister Veena George. As part of 'Saranabalyam' project, implemented to identify and rehabilitate kids involved in child labour, 704 rescue drives were organised in the last financial year. Fifty-six children at risk of child labour were identified and rehabilitated, said George.In 2025, a survey was conducted in all districts to identify child labour and child b ...Read More >
Bengaluru Power Cuts: Citizens of Bengaluru brace yourself for long hours of power outages from June 29 and June 30. More than 100 areas will be impacted as BESCOM undertakes its quarterly maintenance work in various of its division. Bengaluru Power Outages June 29: According to the update by BESCOM on its X handler, there will be power outages in Kittaganahalli, Palasandra, Saptagiri, Maruthinagar, Sankapur, Raghavendra Nagar, Goolarivee, Baddihalli, Kesaramadu, C.M Badawan, Kalalli and SKS v ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (UNI) Kerala will soon become a child labour-free state with the effective intervention of the Women and Child Development Department to completely eradicate child labour. As part of the 'Saranabalyam' project, aimed at identifying and rehabilitating children involved in child labour, the Women and Child Development Department conducted 704 rescue drives in the last financial year, Kerala Health, Women and Child Development Minister Veena George has said. During the ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The museum police have arrested three caretakers of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for allegedly injuring a two-and-a-half-year-old child. The accused -- Ajitha, Maheswari, and Sindhu were taken into custody on Tuesday under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the BNS. The incident reportedly happened when the child was hurt in the genital area as a punishment for urinating on the bed. The injury came to light when the child was being bathed. On noticing it, CWC Genera ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: In a devastating event, five MBBS students from TD Medical College Vandanam, Alappuzha, perished when their car crashed into a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus on Monday night. The deceased, all first-year MBBS students, were identified as Devanathan, 19, from Malappuram; Sreedev Valsan, 19, from Palakkad; Ayush Shaji, 19, from Kottayam; P. P. Mohammad Ibrahim, 19, from Androth Lakshadweep; and Mohammad Abdul Jabbar, 19, from Kannur. The accident occurred at 9:30 ...Read More >
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