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  • Night curfew, Sunday lockdown will be withdrawn in Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

    CM Pinarayi Vijayan, in a press meet held within the night, stated the choice to withdraw the Sunday lockdown and night time curfew was taken throughout the COVID evaluate assembly.

  • BJP chief JP Nadda slams Vijayan govt over COVID-19 ‘mismanagement’

    By ANI

    NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Tuesday lashed out at Pinarayi Vijayan led Kerala authorities for mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and mentioned that the state authorities had not performed its function to sort out the pandemic.

    While inaugurating the celebration’s newly constructed district committee workplace constructing in Kozhikode through video convention, Nadda mentioned, “Kerala government had not played its role to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. There are nearly 20,000 cases in Kerala on average. At this point in time, 1.08 lakh cases are present in Kerala, contributing to almost 50 per cent of the total burden of COVID cases. This is gross mismanagement. It is a model of mismanagement.”

    “70 per cent of tests were done were antigen tests! The real mode was RT-PCR, and this is why the burden of COVID has increased to this level. We also know that the proactive role that was to be taken by the govt was not taken here in Kerala,” he added.

    “In Kerala, a day before yesterday, Union Health Minister has given a special package worth Rs 267.35 crore for strengthening healthcare and for preparing the state for the third wave,” he added additional.

    Nadda additional focused the Kerala Chief Minister and mentioned, “Kerala is being identified by terrorist modules operating in various shapes, gold smuggling, ISIS recruiting centres and thus, the state is having a lot of problems. Even the office of the CM is under a cloud in case of gold smuggling case.”

    “The Central government wants to assist Kerala, but the present government is posing hindrances as far as development is concerned. Women are being targeted, children are being targeted and rapes are taking place. Police have been mere spectators,” he added.  

  • Kerala Govt Medical Officers Association urges CM Vijayan to step up safety at hospitals

    By PTI

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Days after an obligation physician was attacked at Fort Taluk hospital right here, the Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association (KGMOA) on Sunday petitioned the Chief Minister to extend the safety at hospitals and submitted a set of recommendations.

    The KGMOA stated the services at hospitals have been insufficient to forestall assaults leading to affecting the sleek supply of important medical care to widespread folks.

    “The repeated incidents of hospital attacks in the recent past have demoralised doctors who have been tirelessly working in the forefront to control the Covid pandemic. We are sure that you understand the gravity of the situation and will see to it that such untoward incidents are not repeated,” the Association stated in a letter addressed to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

    Police had on Friday arrested two folks for attacking an obligation physician and a safety guard on the Fort Taluk hospital on Thursday evening.

    As a part of the recommendations, KGMOA requested thestate authorities to recognise all healthcare establishments below Kerala State Health Services as particular safety zones below Section 83 of the Kerala Police Act 2011.

    “Police Aid posts needs to be established in all hospitals having casualty service.

    Infrastructure services of healthcare establishments needs to be improved to boost safety.

    Security cameras needs to be established and sufficient safety workers needs to be posted in all healthcare establishments.

    Post of safety workers should be created in main hospitals,” the letter stated.

    The medical doctors additionally demanded that each one instances of hospital assaults needs to be charged below Hospital Protection Act (The Kerala Health Service Persons and Healthcare Services Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act 2012 and sought immediate motion in opposition to the culprits of hospital violence.

    The KGMOA additionally sought environment friendly steps to scale back the heavy rush and lengthy queues in healthcare establishments.

    “The patient load in most healthcare institutions is unmanageable due to improper staff patterns Doctors and paramedical staff are inadequate for the increased patient load. Necessary steps should be taken to assess the patient load of individual institutions and increase the number of posts accordingly,” the KGMOA stated.

    On Thursday evening, the 2 accused attacked the responsibility physician and verbally abused her.

    The accused have been on the hospital to get their wounds brought about throughout a drunken brawl handled.

    Police stated they refused to attend and began abusing the physician and attacked her and the safety guard.

     

  • Appoint Special Public Prosecutor in Assembly ruckus case for truthful trial: Chennithala to Kerala CM

    By PTI
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A particular public prosecutor (SPP) ought to be appointed within the case associated to the Assembly ruckus incident of 2015 for making certain a good and impartial trial, Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala has stated in a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

    Chennithala, who has from the beginning opposed the CPI(M) authorities’s makes an attempt to withdraw the case, has advised the identify of the SPP who’s dealing with the Soumya homicide and the actress sexual assault instances to be appointed to guide the prosecution on this problem additionally, a launch issued by him stated.

    He has, within the launch, stated that because the ruling occasion within the state was making an attempt to withdraw the Assembly ruckus case, if it was argued within the trial courtroom by any prosecutor or lawyer in authorities service or those that sided with it in withdrawing the case, the matter could be “turned into a farce”.

    He additionally stated that appointing a lawyer or prosecutor in authorities service to argue the matter “will defeat the justice system and subvert the public interest”.

    Chennithala has additional stated that even the Supreme Court had strongly criticised the federal government’s try and withdraw the case and it was “unfortunate” that the federal government was not taking any motion towards the accused within the case the place public property was destroyed.

    The UDF-led opposition has been for the previous few days demanding the resignation of General Education Minister V Sivankutty, who’s accused of destroying Assembly property through the ruckus.

    The opposition has additionally boycotted Assembly proceedings a number of occasions.

    The Chief Minister had categorically rejected their demand saying that the courtroom had not discovered any specific particular person responsible or named anybody and so the difficulty of resignation isn’t developing.

    Justifying the federal government act of approaching varied courts together with the apex courtroom with a plea in search of withdrawal of the case involving the Left entrance MLAs, he had stated taking legal motion towards a legislator within the identify of protest contained in the Assembly was one thing typically exceptional within the nation.

    In the backdrop of such a stand, Chennithala has stated that it was essential to appoint a SPP in order that the case isn’t subverted and to make sure justice.

     

  • Union authorities avoiding dialogue with states on concurrent record topics towards federalism: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

    By PTI
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday mentioned that the central authorities’s choice to keep away from discussions with the states whereas enacting legal guidelines on topics within the concurrent record was towards the essence of federalism.

    Vijayan mentioned that it was additionally a violation of the federal ideas of the Constitution and urged the MPs from Kerala to boost the difficulty through the Monsoon session of Parliament.

    In a gathering of MPs held earlier than the Parliament session, the chief minister mentioned that in latest instances the central authorities enacted plenty of legal guidelines in violation of the federal ideas, one instance of which was the farm legal guidelines, which has led tolarge-scale peasant protests and agitations.

    He additionally alleged that the Centre formulated insurance policies for centralisation and privatisation of training with out contemplating state-level traits.

    Referring to what’s occurring in Lakshadweep, he mentioned it was a “sign of many things to come in the future” as there seems to be a transfer to utterly sever ties with Kerala and due to this fact, a robust unanimous protection must be mounted towards the identical.

    Lakshadweep has been witnessing protests by varied political events ever because the administration began implementing reform measures within the islands.

    Vijayan mentioned that everybody ought to take a place which contributes to the event of the nation and requested for a concerted motion by all of the MPs on points affecting the state, just like the unilateral legislations by the Centre.

    Another difficulty which he highlighted was the provisions of the Ports Bill, which, he contended, supplies for the removing of the powers of the states.

    He additional mentioned that since Kerala is sticking to its stand for repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act, the implications of going forward with the legislation needs to be raised earlier than the central authorities.

    He additionally requested the MPs to pressurise the Centre to implement the GST compensation in a well timed method, take away the phrases of mortgage restrict and grant sectoral and state particular grants.

    He additional mentioned that the Centre must also be requested to simplify guidelines relating to expenditure of the states from the Disaster Relief Funds, implement nationwide freeway improvement tasks in a well timed method, enable extra flights for returning expatriates and announce a reduction package deal for them.

  • Vijayan’s Kerala Cabinet 2.0: Full record of portfolios

    A day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his new 20-member Cabinet of Ministers took the oath of workplace, the portfolios of the incoming ministers had been introduced on Friday. While Vijayan, who’s returning to workplace for his second consecutive time period, will retain Home, Vigilance and IT portfolios amongst others, a number of key portfolios have additionally been assigned to first time ministers like Veela George and PA Mohamed Riyas.
    Soon after he was sworn in on Thursday, Vijayan handed over the portfolios of respective ministers to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the federal government order on this connection was issued late final night time.
    Here is the complete record of portfolios:

    Pinarayi Vijayan
    General AdministrationAll India ServicesPlanning and Economic Affairs Science, Technology and EnvironmentPollution ControlScientific InstitutesPersonnel and Administrative ReformsElectionIntegrationInformation TechnologySainik WelfareMisery ReductionState HospitalityAirportsMetro RailInter-State River WatersCoastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation Information and Public RelationsNon- Resident Keralites’ AffairsHomeVigilanceAdministration of Civil and Criminal Justice Fire and Rescue ServicesPrisonsPrinting and StationeryWelfare of MinoritiesAll essential coverage mattersSubjects not talked about elsewhere

    Shri Okay Rajan
    Land IncomeSurvey and Land Records Land ReformsHousing
    Shri Roshy Augustine
    IrrigationCommand Area Development Authority Ground Water DepartmentWater Supply and SanitationShri Okay KrishnankuttyElectricity ANERT

    Shri A Okay Saseendran
    ForestsWild Life Protection
    Shri Ahammad Devarkovil
    Ports Museums Archaeology ArchivesAdv. Antony RajuRoad Transport Motor Vehicles Water Transport
    Shri V Abdurahiman
    SportsWakf and Haj Pilgrimage Posts & Telegraphs Railways
    Adv. G R Anil
    Food and Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs Legal Metrology
    Shri Okay N Balagopal
    FinanceNational SavingsStores BuyCommercial Taxes, Agricultural Income Tax TreasuriesLotteriesState AuditKerala State Financial EnterprisesState InsuranceKerala Financial CorporationStamps and Stamp Duties
    Prof. R Bindu
    Collegiate Education Technical EducationUniversities (Except Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Medical and Digital Universities)Entrance ExaminationsNational Cadet CorpsAdditional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Social Justice

    Smt. J Chinchurani
    Animal HusbandryDairy Development, Milk Co-operativesZoosKerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
    Shri M V Govindan Master
    Local Self Governments – Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations Rural DevelopmentCity PlanningRegional Development AuthoritiesKILA Excise
    Adv. P A Mohamed Riyas
    Public Works Department Tourism
    Shri P Prasad
    AgricultureSoil Survey & Soil Conservation Kerala Agriculture University Warehousing Corporation
    Shri Okay Radhakrishnan
    Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes DevaswomsParliamentary Affairs
    Shri P Rajeeve
    LawIndustries (Including Industrial co-operatives) CommerceMining and GeologyHandlooms and TextilesKhadi and Village IndustriesCoirCashew Industry Plantation Directorate

    Shri Saji Cherian
    FisheriesHarbour EngineeringFisheries UniversityTraditionKerala State Film Development Corporation Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and Kerala State Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board Youth Affairs
    Shri V Sivankutty
    General Education Literacy Movement LabourEmployment and Training Skills, Rehabilitation Factories and Boilers Insurance Medical Service Industrial Tribunals Labour Courts

    Shri V N Vasavan
    Co-operation Registration
    Smt. Veena George
    HealthFamily WelfareMedical Education Medical University Indigenous Medicine AYUSHDrugs ControlWoman & Child Welfare

  • Kerala: Donation drive for vaccine price picks tempo on social media

    TWO DAYS after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi objecting to sure situations within the Centre’s new Covid-19 vaccine distribution coverage and demanding free vaccines for the states, a social media marketing campaign has begun to take form, searching for donations to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) to cowl the price of vaccine photographs.
    The marketing campaign is basically being pushed by Left-affiliated teams with hash tags similar to “Stand with Kerala’’, “CMDRF challenge’’ and “Donate for vaccine.”
    Vijayan informed reporters that the CMDRF account on Thursday bought Rs 22 lakh as contributions from those that had taken the vaccine.
    “This is the specialty of this state. Till 4.30 pm, the CMDRF got Rs 22 lakh as contribution from those who had taken the vaccine,” he stated. “It shows the attitude of the people to stand with the government in a critical juncture. This gesture from the people gives much strength to the government.”
    Making a contribution to the CMDRF for the vaccine, an individual claiming to be working within the UAE, wrote on his Facebook web page: “UAE gave me two vaccine shots free of cost. Hence, I am donating the amount required for vaccinating two people in Kerala to CMDRF.”

    Another individual wrote, “Myself and household will get free vaccination from Saudi Arabia. I’m contributing the equal quantity of my household’s vaccination to CMDRF Kerala. We will overcome this example collectively.’’ Those who contributed to the CMDRF as a part of the marketing campaign shared display screen photographs of the donations.
    One of causes that’s apparently serving to the marketing campaign choose tempo is the criticism of the Kerala authorities by BJP chief and Union Minister V Muraleedharan for writing to the Prime Minister on vaccines.
    Referring to the Chief Minister’s letter to the Prime Minister, Muraleedharan stated Kerala should purchase the vaccine as a substitute of ready for the quota from the Centre. He blamed the state for creating pointless concern among the many individuals by elevating the vaccine scarcity, which, in line with him, didn’t actually exist. “Anarchy prevailed at vaccination centres in Kerala,’’ Muraleedharan stated.

    The ruling CPI (M) has slammed Muraleedharan, saying he was insulting the individuals who have been dealing with vaccine scarcity.
    On Wednesday, Kerala introduced that the state would give free vaccines to all eligible individuals.

  • ‘Provide vaccines free of cost’: Kerala CM writes to PM Modi

    Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rethink the brand new coverage on vaccine distribution and supply the required amount of vaccines freed from value to the state governments.
    Referring to the coverage that the producers must make an advance declaration of the value for 50 per cent provide that might be accessible to state governments and in open market, Vijayan mentioned states have been requested to get vaccines from the manufactures at a value. “The state governments are already going through further monetary commitments because of the pandemic. The further burden of buying vaccines will place appreciable pressure on state funds,’’ he mentioned.
    The union authorities had said that fifty per cent of the vaccine doses are to be earmarked for the central authorities, and the stability 50 per cent is to be distributed to state governments and within the open market.
    Vijayan mentioned the states have Constitutional obligation within the well being sector and do want an assured quota of vaccines which needs to be supplied free within the pandemic scenario. It is crucial that vaccines are to be supplied freed from value to the states.
    He mentioned although the coverage states that the central authorities would supply vaccine freed from value to the state governments from the 50 per cent of the quota based mostly on the standards, the states require a reassurance that they might not be left to compete with open market gamers.
    He mentioned open market distributors could also be permitted to have a specified quota of the vaccines, for which reasonably priced value needs to be mounted in order that unscrupulous gamers don’t exploit the general public.
    Vijayan additionally urged the Prime Minister to allot Kerala 50 lakh doses of vaccines for implementing the state’s mega vaccination plan.

  • Congress’ Veena S Nair assaults CM Pinarayi Vijayan for violating COVID norms

    By Express News Service
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition on Thursday alleged that the Kerala Chief Minister violated Covid -19 protocol and continued to mingle with individuals even after he examined constructive on April 4.

    In a veiled assault towards Pinarayi Vijayan, Vattiyoorkavu Congress candidate Veena S Nair took to her Facebook account. She claimed that the Kozhikode medical faculty authorities had said that Pinarayi was having signs of Covid -19 since April 4, when the State had gone to the polls on April 6.

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    Veena wrote the Facebook put up below the backdrop of this. She requested the ”comrades” whether or not or not they might have destroyed her home if she had violated the Covid protocol.

    “Imagine if I developed Covid symptoms on April 4 and I attend the election campaigning. Then I stand in the queue along with the people to cast my votes. After turning Covid positive, I violated the Covid protocol and did not undertake any tests. Comrades, would you all have resorted to destroying my house,” requested Veena in her Facebook put up.

    However, the highest honchos of the Congress occasion are but to react on this problem.

  • ‘Only stated people’s want’: BJP’s flip-flop on Sreedharan as social gathering’s CM face in Kerala

    The BJP in Kerala on Friday did a flip-flop on the social gathering’s chief minister candidate for the meeting elections.
    Hours after the social gathering acknowledged that E Sreedharan, popularly often called ‘Metro Man’, could be social gathering’s chief minister candidate, BJP state chief Ok Surendran sought to take again the announcement. “What I stated was the wish of the party as well as the people. But I cannot make a decision. There is no confusion on the issue,” he stated.
    However, Surendran added: “There would be a BJP government in Kerala which would be led by Sreedharan from the front.”
    On Thursday, whereas addressing social gathering’s Vijay Yatra in Thiruvalla, Surendran had acknowledged that Sreedharan could be the chief minister candidate of the social gathering within the state meeting elections. He wished folks of Kerala to provide a possibility for a authorities led by Sreedharan to implement the developmental initiatives of the Modi authorities.

    Soon after Surendran made the declaration concerning the social gathering’s chief minister candidate, the problem was endorsed by Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, who has appreciable stake within the social gathering’s Kerala affairs. Muraleedharan tweeted, “@BJPKeralam will fight #Keralapolls with E Sreedharan as its chief minister candidate…the new Kerala under E Sreedharan will pave way for an efficient and effective government in the state.” Later on Thursday night time, the union minister, who hails from Kerala, withdrew his tweet.
    Party sources stated the central management was irked over the announcement made by Surendran even because the social gathering has not addressed the identical problem in different poll-bound states.

    On Friday, Surendran stated, “The party central leadership would decide (on chief minister candidate) after deliberations. What I stated was that party workers and people wish to have the leadership of Sreedharan. No doubt, Kerala would have a BJP government and persons like Sreedharan would lead it from the front,” he stated.