Tag: Kerala

Cotton swab found in woman’s abdomen after delivery at Kerala hospital, case registered

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major incident of medical negligence, a patient had a cotton wad stitched into her abdomen after a C-section here at the Women and Child Care hospital in Thycaud. Alfna Ali (22) of Thiruvananthapuram is now admitted at SAT hospital after infection of internal organs posing a major threat to her life.

Kerala on high alert ahead of SC verdict on Sabarimala review petitions.

Source – hindustantimes.com Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Wednesday that his government would implement the Supreme Court order on Thursday on a bunch of review petitions questioning its September 2018 order which allowed women of all ages to worship at the Sabarimala Temple even as the administration made elaborate security arrangement for the pilgrimage season at

Jacobite Faction Prevents Orthodox Priests, Followers from Entering Church in Kerala.

Source – news18.com Kochi: The authorities on Monday failed to implement a court order directing to facilitate entry of Orthodox faction priests and followers into a church in Kothamangalam to offer prayers following strong resistance from Jacobite faction priests and faithful. The Orthodox faction priests and followers withdrew from the scene after their hours-long stand-off with

Tensions continue between two Christian factions over possession of church in Kerala following Supreme Court verdict.

Source – Tension prevailed in Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district in Kerala on Monday after a large number of priests and followers belonging to the Jacobite faction prevented those belonging to the Orthodox faction from entering a church to take its possession as per a Supreme Court’s 2017 verdict regarding the Church’s management. In its order, the apex

Make all roads motorable by January 2020: High Court tells Kerala government.

Source – thenewsminute.com The Kerala High Court has directed the government as well as local self governing institutions to make all roads motorable immediately, no later than January 2020. The directive was issued by Justice Devan Ramachandran while hearing a writ petition filed in 2008 on the bad condition of roads in Kerala. When the petition, filed by

A Kerala MLA and his illegal dam.

Source – newindianexpress.com The check dam constructed by Kerala MLA P V Anwar in Malappuram district is a classic case of subversion of the system through a combination of money and political power. The legislator, belonging to the ruling Left front, along with his father-in-law, built the dam as part of his theme park in

SC holds Maradu builders liable

Source: thehindu.com Apex court orders attachment of properties and accounts of builders Holding the builders of flats in Maradu responsible for illegal constructions, the Supreme Court has ordered the attachment of their properties and bank accounts. The Bench directed its registry to issue notices to Paul Raj of Alfa Ventures, Sany Francis of Holy Faith

Govts can’t only blame climate change for floods | Opinion

source: hindustantimes.com When the first of this monsoon’s waterlogging occurred in Mumbai in early July, Mumbai municipal commissioner Pravinsinh Pardeshi blamed climate change for the crisis. “The city’s infrastructure is not capable of handling climate change and change in rainfall pattern,” he told this newspaper on July 5. Indeed, in a matter of just eight days, from 8.30 am