Category: City News

Four youth went missing in sea, two bodies found

Trivandrum Life

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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Central prison turns Covid-free in a month

Trivandrum Life

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

Trivandrum Life

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

Jisha Surya

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

Jisha Surya

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

Trivandrum Life

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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Kazhakoottam-Kadambattukonam national highway: NHAI issues land acquisition notification

Jisha Surya

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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Adani to operate Trivandrum Airport

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife>> The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved proposal to lease out Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani Enterprises for a period of 50 years. Though Adani Enterprises had won the bid to operate and manage the airport over a year ago, the state government had been opposing it. The state-run Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) had participated in the bid, which was finally won by Adani in February 2019. Challenging the decision, the state had argued in high court and supreme court that they must be given preferential treatment considering…

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61 inmates test positive for Covid 19 at Poojappura Central Prison

Trivandrum Life

Trivandrum>> On Wednesday, 59 inmates of Poojapura Central Jail were tested positive for Covid 19. Most of the convict prisoners and under trials lodged in one of the 11 blocks of the central jail, who tested positive, are asymptomatic. The mass reporting of Covid positive cases came after two prisoners, who showed symptoms of fever, tested positive on Monday. The total number of cases in prison is now 61. Two days ago, the two inmates were taken to Medical college hospital after they developed symptoms of fever. After they turned…

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Health dept seeks police protection, stops test at Pulluvila

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife>> Due to the recurrent attack against health workers in Pulluvila, the health department has temporarily stopped testing in the area, which is a critical containment area due to spike in Covid cases. Three days ago, a group of people had barged into the Covid First Line Treatment Centre at Pulluvila and attacked health workers. They also threatened to throw out inmates of the centre, who were under treatment for Covid. Following this, the Covid testing has completely stopped at the area for the past three days. Sources in the…

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