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Civic body seeks an IAS officer
KOZHIKODE, Jul 3: Mayor M. Bhaskaran has shot off a letter to Minister for Local Self-government Paloli Mohammed Kutty seeking the services of an IAS officer for the civic body. The civic body is under pressure to implement several projects, Bhaskaran told reporters yesterday.
Delegation from Sweden in State
KOZHIKODE, Jul 3: Kerala is ahead of other States in child welfare, members of delegation from Sweden, on a visit to the State, said here yesterday. The team from Lund University was delegated by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).SIDA funds several projects in developing countries and had provided training in 'Child rights and school management' to academics and teachers in the State.
Farmers to protest against EFL Act
KOZHIKODE, Jul 3: Farmers and farm labourers who are under the threat of eviction due to the enforcement of the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act 2003 have convened meetings to uphold their cause. The conventions would be held in Wayanad, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thodupuzha, and Kollam, Malayora Karshaka-Karshaka Thozhilali Bhoo Samrakshana Samithi general secretary Shaji Kokkadan said here yesterday.
Homoeopaths' protest
KOZHIKODE, Jul 3: Activists of the Institutions of Homoeopaths (IHK) Kerala, yesterday observed Doctors' Day as 'black day' in protest against an order of the State government that allows unqualified persons in the Malabar region to practise homoeopathy. A meeting of the IHK held here warned that it would launch a strike if the order was not withdrawn.
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Health mission's impact on State evaluated
KOZHIKODE, Jul 3: The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has its flaws, but it has helped significantly increase government spending in the health sector, said K.P. Aravindan, Head of Pathology, Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. Dr. Aravindan was speaking at a discussion here yesterday, organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on the 'The NRHM's impact on the Kerala health system.' The IMA celebrates July 1 as 'Doctor's Day' in honour of the former West Bengal Chief Minister Dr. B.C. Roy, an acclaimed medical practitioner, whose date of birth and death falls on July 1.Dr. Aravindan said the 'myth' of the Kerala health model now rested only on low infant mortality, with the State falling behind in several health indices.
52-year-old NRI dies of suspected swine flu
KOCHI, Jul 3: A 52-year-old NRI, who was suspected to have contracted swine flu, died shortly after he was admitted to a hospital in Kollam district Wednesday night, a health official said yesterday.
The throat swabs of Stanley Pelis, who arrived in Kerala two weeks ago from UK, have been sent to the National Institute of Communicable diseases, New Delhi, yesterday morning.
If confirmed, he would be the first victim of the flu in the country.
Pelis, hailing from Kollam, was admitted to Holy Cross Hospital at Kottiyam in the district with high fever and breathlessness at around 7 pm Wednesday night and passed away at 9 pm., Dr K Shylaja, Medical Director, told reporters.
Steps taken to ensure tourist safety: Kodiyeri
T'PURAM, Jul 3: Home and Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told the state assembly yesterday the government had taken all measures for the safety of foreign tourists visiting the state.
Besides the Tourism Police, the government would seek the assistance of other forces, including local police, during the peak tourist season of December and January, he said in a written reply to A A Aziz (RSP) and others. Balakrishnan said the police had registered 36 cases against attacks on foreign tourist the last year.
A total of 598,929 tourists had visited the state last year, he added.
Oppn stages walkout over filling vacancies via KPSC
T'PURAM, Jul 3: The entire opposition UDF yesterday staged a walkout in the assembly to protest the delay in filling vacancies in government services through the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC).
The opposition staged a walkout after Speaker K Radhakrishnan rejected the admissibility of an adjournment motion sought to be moved by Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan of the Congress. Opposing the motion, Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac said there was no delay in filling up the vacancies and the KPSC had sent advice memos to about 9,000 candidates in the last two months.
His government had created about 7,000 new posts in the last three years, whereas the previous Congress-led UDF Government had taken away about 15,000 posts, he claimed.
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VS was not invited due to tight schedule, says Vaikkom Viswan
T'PURAM, Jul 3: In a press release, LDF convener Vaikkom Viswan yesterday said that Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan was not invited for the LDF meet held Wednesday, due to his tight schedule. He has to attend the assembly session and had other responsibilities.
The LDF meet held Wednesday to discuss self financing issue, was not a complete one. Not only that the chief minister was not invited as he was very busy. The absence of VS was highlighted by the media in order to create confusion amongst the people.
The LDF meet was convened at 4 pm as the cabinet was scheduled to meet at 5 pm, he said.
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Two more quarantined for suspected H1N1
KOCHI, Jul 3: Two passengers, including a woman, who arrived at the Nedumbassery International Airport near here yesterday morning, were quarantined as they showed symptoms of H1N1 flu.
The 20-year-old woman reached here by an Emirates Flight from the US and the 33-year-old man by an Etihad Flight from Ireland, official sources said.
Both were shifted to the Aluva Taluk Hospital after the initial medical screening at the Influenza Testing Desk in the airport. The throat swabs of the duo were sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in New Delhi, sources added. Four cases of H1N1 flu had already been confirmed in Kerala.
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Jayalalithaa says Raja telephoned judge
CHENNAI, Jul 3: AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Thursday named Union Communications Minister A Raja as the one who had spoken to a Judge of the Madras High Court in favour of an accused in a pending criminal case.
In a statement, she said the disclosure in the open court on June 29 by the Madras High Court judge Justice R.Raghupathy in an anticipatory bail case of a doctor and his son that a Union Minister had called him and sought to influence him to grant anticipatory bail was indeed shocking.
She claimed that the doctor hailed from Perambalur, which is also Mr Raja's native town and where the minister reportedly had his law office in a building owned by the doctor.
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Air India employees to get salaries today
NEW DELHI, Jul 3: Air India on Thursday said it was working on the formalities to disburse salaries to lower grade employees by Friday, as per the agreement reached with the unions last week.
"Air India is working towards paying wages and salaries to its employees in the lower grades on July 3 as part of the decision finalised at a meeting with the unions last week," an airline spokesperson said.
He said since the payments were being made only to those employees as a special case on July 3 instead of the earlier decision of doing so in the middle of the month, "the process of identifying all eligible employees in various departments on various grades, is taking time."
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India gay sex ruling could set precedent: UN
GENEVA, Jul 3: A landmark ruling in India to legalize gay sex could set an example for about 80 countries which still outlaw homosexual sex, a UN agency said on Thursday. It would also encourage more HIV victims in India to come forward to seek treatment and information, added the United Nations joint programme on HIV and AIDS.
"We think this will set an important precedence throughout the world," said Susan Timberlake, who heads UNAIDS' human rights and law team. She added that in almost all of the countries that outlaw homosexual sex, "both the law and the homophobia... results in both the denial of human rights of men who have sex with men, transgender people and lesbians, but also in the denial of health care services that they desperately need in the world of HIV."
Michael Jackson's funeral set for July 7: Reports
LONDON, Jul 3: After plans for a grand public memorial at 'Neverland' fizzled out, the funeral of 'King of Pop' Michael Jackon may be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles next Tuesday.
British tabloid 'Sun' which had published the leaked autopsy report of the pop star claimed that the service will start at 10am at the arena which is home to the LA Lakers basketball team, quoting sources in the US.
The venue which is owned by AEG Live, the organisers of Jackson's comeback gigs at London's O2 arena, has a seating capacity of 20,000 and is expected to be packed to the full.
AEG also plans to put up giant screens outside the venue for the thousands who will not be able get inside.
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Somdev surprised his Grand Slam debut came in doubles
NEW DELHI, Jul 3: Somdev Devvarman, back from his maiden stint at the Wimbledon tennis championships, says he is amused that his Grand Slam debut happened to be in the doubles event.
Somdev, who turned professional last year, made a first round exit in the singles qualifiers of the Wimbledon but made it to the doubles main draw with South African partner and good friend Kevin Anderson.
However, the two were unlucky to run into stalwarts Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the very first round. But they did manage to take a set off the more experienced pair.
Gambhir, Bhajji top Indian players in ICC rankings
DUBAI, Jul 3: Gautam Gambhir is India's highest ranked Test batsman at number three and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, at sixth, is the highest placed Indian bowler in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings issued Thursday.
Gambhir, the Delhi left-hander with 847 rating points, is the only Indian to figure in the top 10 batsmen's chart, followed by Sachin Tendulkar (13th), VVS Laxman (15th) and Virender Sehwag (20th).
In the bowlers' chart, Harbhajan is the lone Indian in top 10, followed by Zaheer Khan (11th) and Ishant Sharma (20th). |
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