Tag: Kerala
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Gold smuggling case in Kerala turns political
With the suspects in the case discovered to have ties to the chief minister’s office, opposition parties have been protesting and demanding accountability. Protests erupted in several parts of Kerala with opposition organisations calling for the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the recent case of smuggled gold apprehended at the Thiruvananthapuram airport. Protests ... -
India Becomes World’s Ninth Worst Coronavirus Hit Nation
India’s coronavirus contracted cases seem to have overtaken even Italy with a single day spike being reported to more than 7000 cases. Reports of casing shooting up are coming from everywhere in India. Cases are reported more from Maharashtra and Orissa. Currently, a nationwide tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases has, unfortunately, crossed a 1.6 lakh ... -
Kerala CM Embarrass Himself Asking Foreign Returned Citizens To Pay For Quarantine
A quarantine row has erupted in Kerala as the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed all returning Keralites from abroad to pay for the mandatory 15 day quarantine period. Put into effect from today, Vijayan said that this is as a result of the sudden upswing in the number of Covid-19 cases. He has further ... -
Maharashtra continues to reel under COVID, seeks doctors from Kerala
In just over two months since the first COVID-19 death was recorded in the state, the tally has reached a record high of 1792, with close to a hundred people dying in a single day. As of Tuesday this week, Maharashtra has recorded 1,792 deaths due to the coronavirus. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which includes ... -
How this small district has kept itself safe of Covid-19?
Chamarajanagar has been able to protect itself against the corona virus outbreak, at a time when its state of Karnataka was becoming a hotspot in the spread. It was surrounded by states that had cases multiplying by the numbers. But it could still keep itself clear off any contamination, from the time the first case ... -
Why Kerala’s easing of lockdown restrictions is a cause of worry for the Home Ministry?
On Monday, Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, permits the opening of eateries, MSME enterprises, optical sales and repair shops and bus services. The Home Ministry, in a separate letter to Kerala, has firmly objected to its decision and expressed that it’s a dilution of Central Government’s lockdown rules. On Sunday, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla ... -
Coronavirus: Other states in India could learn from Kerala as it reported only one new case in 24 hours on April 16
According to the latest updates by the Union Health Ministry’s, the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India has reached 13,387, around 437 deaths, and 1,749 recovered. In fighting the Covid-19, the State of Kerala has been the first state to have reported just one new case of COVID-19 on April 16. Kerala managed ... -
Kerala Will Use Robots To Protect Its Medical Staff Of Corona Virus Exposure
Containing the corona virus and protection medical aids from self infection is becoming more and more difficult for nations across the globe. But India might have a solution to protect its medical aids from the danger of exposure to the virus. The particular state of Kerala was first hit with cases of corona. It quickly ... -
Coronavirus: Amid lockdown, should India consider alcohol under essential items list?
Since Prime Minister Modi announced a 21 days lockdown in India, only essential commodities such as milk, groceries, and medicines, vegetables, and fruit shops are allowed to remain open for public. In mid-March, the WHO announced the coronavirus spread a pandemic. The WHO chief asked all nations to fight and requested them to test, treat, ...