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Kerala Catholic Priest Suspended From Vicar Duty Hours After Joining BJP

October 2, 2023 admin

The church said Fr Mattom has been temporarily relieved of parish duties. (Pic credit: K S Aji/ Facebook) Thiruvananthapuram: Catholic priest under the Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar church was relieved of his duties as vicar on Monday, hours after he joined the BJP. Fr Kuriakose Mattam received the primary membership of the BJP from…

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‘Self-Radicalised’ Delhi Man Named In Chargesheet In Kerala Train Arson Case

September 30, 2023 admin

The NIA said the accused was radicalised through propaganda material available on social media. (File) New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted the sole accused in the Kerala train arson case that left three persons, including a child, dead and nine injured in April, an official said on Saturday. Sharukh alias Sharukh Saifi,…

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5 Killed After School Bus Collides With Auto-Rickshaw In Kerala

September 25, 2023 admin

As per officials, the school bus was returning after dropping off the students. (Representational) Thiruvananthapuram: Five people were killed after a school bus collided with an auto-rickshaw in Kerala’s Kasargod, officials said on Monday. The accident occurred in Pallathatukka near Badiydukka in Kasaragod. As per officials, the school bus was returning after dropping off…

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Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut In Kerala’s Kozhikode Till September 24

September 15, 2023 admin

Nipah Virus: As of now, six positive cases of Nipah Virus have been reported in the state. Kozhikode: In the wake of the Nipah virus infection, all educational institutes in Kerala’s Kozhikode will remain shut for a week until next Sunday, September 24. This includes schools, professional colleges, and tuition centres. Meanwhile, online classes will…

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Kerala To Test Samples Of All Persons In ‘High-Risk’ Nipah Contact List

September 15, 2023 admin

Kerala Health Minister said the mobile lab has 2 machines each of which can test 96 samples at a time. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the ‘high-risk’ contact list linked to the first Nipah victim, a 47-year-old man who died on August…

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Nipah Alert Sounded In Kerala’s Kozhikode After Two ‘Unnatural’ Deaths

September 11, 2023 admin

Deaths due to Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two “unnatural” deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. State Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting and reviewed the situation,…

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