Year: 2020

Work for Medical Devices Park to begin at Thonnakkal

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TrivandrumLife>>> MedSpark, the Medical Devices Park envisaged as a joint initiative of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), an Institute of National Importance under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC), the industrial and investment promotion agency of the Government of Kerala is going to be established in the Life Science Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram. The major objectives of the Medical Devices Park are to create an enabling support system for research and development, testing and…

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Four youth went missing in sea, two bodies found

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TrivandrumLife>> Body of two of the four youth who went missing in the sea off the Azhimala coast were found on Friday. Johnson, Manu Napolean, Santhosh Varghese and Sabu George are the youths who went missing in the sea on Saturday. Bodies of were found by the search team at the sea near Kovalam. Search is on for the missing two. Vizhinjam police said that bodies of Manu, 23, and Johnson, 24, were found near Kovalam hours after they went missing. A ten-member gang of friends, all hailing from Pulluvila,…

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Startup Mission invites startups for virtual expo of products for industry

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KSUM invites startups for virtual expo of products for industry  TrivandrumLife>> Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has invited startups to showcase their innovative products and services developed for industry through a virtual exhibition to be held from October 19 to 21. The expo will be conducted as part of the third edition of the ‘Big Demo Day’ series of KSUM. Startups from healthcare, consumer technology, Internet of things (IoT) and robotics sectors can participate in the ensuing edition of the event. The virtual expo is aimed at presenting a slew of…

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Central prison turns Covid-free in a month

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TrivandrumLife>> Central prison, Poojappura, which had turned into a Covid 19 institutional cluster, has become Covid-free now. In the latest round of testing done at the prison, the remaining 49 Covid positive inmates have turned negative. With all its inmates turning negative, the prison has resumed functioning of food unit, cafeteria, petrol pump, gents beauty parlour, organic farming etc. The prison had temporarily stopped all activities in the mid August when around 470 inmates tested positive for Covid. One 72-year-old inmate Manikantan, died while undergoing treatment for Covid at Medical…

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No plans to contest elections; No retreat on airport lease stand: GTech

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TrivandrumLife>> Group of Technology Companies (GTech), the industry body of information technology (IT) companies in Kerala, dismissed reports of joining any alternative political movements or contesting the forthcoming civic body elections. GTech was reacting to media reports that it is part of a platform preparing to contest elections upset over the stand of political parties on the privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport and various other issues related to the developmentof the city.“While we are distressed that the ruling and the opposition parties came together in the assembly to pass a resolution…

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Micro containment strategy yet to be implemented in coastal areas

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TrivandrumLife>> Segregating areas into micro containment zones is a strategy which is successfully being implemented in the city and rural areas of the district. This strategy was found effective as it would bring only an affected area – a street, a market or ward – which has active cases and primary contacts, under the strict regulations. However, micro containment strategy is yet to be adopted at coastal areas in the district, which were declared containment zones in mid-June.   Karumkulam panchayat in the coastal region of the district was declared…

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Fishermen died at Anchutengu test positive for Covid 19

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TrivandrumLife>> Three fishermen, who died after their boat capsized at Anchutengu, have tested positive for Covid 19 on Thursday. Swab samples collected from Thankachan, 55, Alex, 47 and Praveen, 33, who died on Wednesday, showed positive results in the test conducted ahead of post-mortem. The results point to the need of intensifying Covid 19 tests in coastal regions, where the number of tests drastically went down in the past few weeks. Rural SP B Ashok said the funeral will be conducted following Covid 19 protocols. The bodies were sent to…

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Covid 19: Sree Chitra develops canister bags for safe disposal of infected respiratory secretions

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TrivandrumLife>> Disposal of respiratory secretions of patients suffering from highly contagious diseases such as COVID 19, tuberculosis (TB) and influenza, poses high risk of infection among healthcare workers .For the safe management of infected respiratory secretions ,the researchers at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum Institute of National Importance under Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India. ,have come up with a method for safe handling and disposal of respiratory secretions in hospitals for ICU patients or those with copious respiratory secretions treated in the…

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Road Fund Board takes firm grip on city’s PPP model road project

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TrivandrumLife.Com>> PPP (Public Private Partnership) model has come into heated discussions again in connection with the proposal for privatization of Thiruvananthapuram airport. As debate for and against PPP model intensifies, one of the first PPP-model road projects in the state is witnessing new developments. The Kerala Road Fund Board, facilitator of the City Roads Improvement Project, has begun paying adjusted annuity over lapses from the part of project concessionaire and has saved Rs 34 crore since 2018.   The collapse of IL&FS, the parent firm of TRDCL has led to…

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Kazhakoottam-Kadambattukonam national highway: NHAI issues land acquisition notification

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TrivandrumLife>> After several years of delay, the National Highway Authority of India has finally issued notification for acquisition of land from the Kadambattukonam-Kazhakoottam stretch for the widening of the national highway from Cherthala to Thiruvananthapuram. However, the notification has excluded around 800 metres near the famous Thiruvarattukavu temple at Attingal. The 3 (D) notification was issued after completing survey of land required for widening of 29-km from Kadambattukonam to Kazhakoottam. With the 3 (D) notification, NHAI and district administration will be gearing up for evaluation of buildings and finalisation of…

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