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Health ministry sends experts to bird flu-hit states, no human case found yet
By Rhythma Kaul | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 06:39 PM IST
The department of animal husbandry on January 4, 2021, had notified detection of Avian Influenza (H5N8) in samples of dead ducks from Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala. A similar report of bird flu has also been received from poultry samples from Panchkula district of Haryana.
Central team to visit bird flu-hit areas of Kerala tomorrow, culling of ducks continue
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 06:08 PM IST
The state government has also announced relief for affected farmers-- they will be given Rs 100 for each culled duck. In three days at least 46,000 birds will be culled in Alappuzha 38,000 and 8000 in Kottayam. There is a ban on trading of ducks till further notice in the two districts.
Bird flu outbreak: Kerala issues high alert, declares virus as state-specific disaster
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 03:36 PM IST
The virus was reported from four panchayats--Nedumudi, Thakazhy, Pallippad and Karuvatta--in Kuttanad region of Alappuzha district and from a duck farm in Neendoor panchayat in Kottayam district.
Alappuzha, Kottayam in Kerala on high alert after bird flu cases detected
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 03:50 PM IST
Bird flu, also known as avian flu, is a variety of influenza caused by a virus in birds. It can spread to humans and can trigger a person to person transmission, experts say.
Sister Abhaya Murder: Kerala priest, nun get life imprisonment
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 02:21 PM IST
Main accused Thomas Kotoor will have to undergo double life-term for trespassing into the convent (Section 449) but he can undergo both sentences concurrently, the court said.
28 years later: Priest, nun convicted in Sister Abhaya murder case; experts hail verdict
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 04:57 PM IST
The CBI took over the probe after material evidence in the case was either destroyed or tampered with by the local police and crime branch. But its meticulous and scientific probe earned the central agency a lot of praise.
After wait of 28 years, verdict in Sister Abhaya murder case tomorrow
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 03:34 PM IST
Sister Abhaya, a plus-two student, was found dead in the well of the Pious X Convent in Kottayam.
Rape accused ex-bishop Franco Mullakal on church calendar, protests follow
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2020 09:04 PM IST
The case against Mullkal surfaced in 2018 after a 43-year-old nun, also a mother superior, had complained to the police in Kottayam that Mullakkal had raped her several times between 2014 and 2016.
Kerala local body elections: 8,116 wards, 451 local bodies, 5 districts in 2nd phase polling
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 06:20 AM IST
As many as 12,643 polling booths have been set up and webcasting has also been introduced in 473 problematic polling booths. A total of 63,187 personnel have been deployed for election duty.
Kerala church activist threatens nuns over Franco Mulakkal case, arrested
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON OCT 31, 2020 10:23 PM IST
In the complaint, the victim and other nuns who supported her said he was frequently posting threats and objectionable materials to portray them in bad light.
Rape accused former bishop surrenders in Kerala court, given bail with conditions
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON AUG 07, 2020 05:29 PM IST
On the last two occasions, he skipped the court saying he was staying in a containment zone in Jalandhar and later he said he had tested positive for coronavirus. But the prosecution questioned the veracity of both claims.
Heavy rains likely in 10 districts as IMD issues yellow alert
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON AUG 01, 2020 08:54 PM IST
The districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts have been issued yellow alert.
Covid-19: IIMC to skip entrance exams this year, first semester classes to go online
By Fareeha Iftikhar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2020 09:53 AM IST
IIMC, an autonomous institute under the ministry of Information and Broadcasting, offers eight postgraduate diploma courses
Kerala court cancels ex-Bishop’s bail in rape case, issues arrest warrant
By Ramesh Babu and Gagandeep Singh| Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram/Jalaandhar
UPDATED ON JUL 13, 2020 10:10 PM IST
The prosecution claimed that the former bishop of Jalandhar has dodged hearings citing wrong reasons and tried to delay the trial.
Kerala HC rejects Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s discharge plea in nun rape case
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JUL 07, 2020 07:32 PM IST
He had moved the HC after a trial court in Kottayam had dismissed his discharge plea in March.
With 211 new Covid-19 cases, Kerala to increase tests, tighten quarantine norms
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2020 08:53 PM IST
In the last 12 days, the daily number of cases crossed 100 every day, but there is some relief as the rate of recovery also increased proportionally.
Parish priest found dead inside a well in Kerala
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2020 02:23 PM IST
Last month, a 20-year-old nun was also found dead inside a well located near her convent.
Franco Mulakkal moves Kerala high court to quash rape case against him
By Ramesh Babu | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2020 08:33 PM IST
The state government opposed his plea, saying there is strong evidence against him and that he was filing unnecessary petitions to delay the trial.
60-year-old woman murdered in Kerala, husband critical: Police
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON JUN 02, 2020 12:57 AM IST
Police said besides stab wounds, the woman also suffered electric shock. The gas stove was also found in the bed room with the nob turned on. The two were tied with a wire and electrocuted.
Kerala reports 62 new Covid-19 cases, one death
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29, 2020 11:06 PM IST
A 65-year-old man, who returned from the middle-east, last week died in Kottayam on Friday taking the death toll to 9.
With masks being the new normal, Kerala photographer develops one which reveals identity
By Ramesh Babu | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON MAY 24, 2020 07:40 PM IST
Binesh said he came across different masks carrying pictures of Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Dora, Chotta Bheem, teddy bears, film actors and animals but did not come across a mask carrying one’s own photo. He said this forced him to sit up and think.
‘Once we don PPE we worry only about our patients’: Kerala nurses fighting Covid-19
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON APR 05, 2020 05:04 PM IST
Reshma Mohandas, a nurse at the Kottayam medical college hospital, turned coronavirus positive while treating 93-year-old Thomas and his 84-year-old wife Mariyamma. She was discharged the same day the old couple left the hospital.
With lakhs under home quarantine, Kerala employs counsellors to help quell anxiety
By Ramesh Babu | Thiruvananthapuram, Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON APR 03, 2020 11:18 AM IST
The counsellors work 24x7 in shifts answering to a number of calls from people with stress and anxieties and say a few of them may not need counselling but others need them desperately.
British couple with coronavirus symptoms slip out of hospital in Kerala
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON MAR 13, 2020 10:08 PM IST
According to the police, they reached Kochi on March 9 and moved to Alappuzha on March 12. Both later developed diarrhoea and other complications and came to the medical college hospital for a check up. In the medical college hospital they were advised to go to the virology hospital and doctors there advised them to get quarantined.
3 fresh cases test positive for coronavirus in Kerala, confusion over Kottayam man’s death
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON MAR 13, 2020 09:06 PM IST
A man admitted to an isolation ward in Kottayam died on Friday but state health authorities said he had not tested positive and the exact cause of death will be known only after the final report from the National Institute of Virology in Pune.
Kerala man admitted to coronavirus isolation ward in hospital dies
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON MAR 13, 2020 06:19 PM IST
State government officials are awaiting the initial coronavirus test results for the person.
Nuns urge church to take action against Mulakkal under Canon law
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2020 11:40 PM IST
The statement of one of the witnesses surfaced on Friday in which she said she had also undergone sexual harassment by Mulakkal.
Take action against ex-bishop under Canon laws, Kerala nuns tell church
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2020 07:44 PM IST
Five nuns and the victim are confined to a convent in Kottayam and leading a secluded life since they raised the complaint against Franco Mullakal. They were not allowed to participate in religious services and there were also attempts to transfer them to different locations to weaken the case.
Trial against ex-bishop Mulakkal to start on Nov 11
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON OCT 23, 2019 11:28 PM IST
The district court in Kottayam has summoned him on November 11 when charges against him will be framed.The chargesheet against him was filed two months ago after agitating nuns threatened another round of sit-in protest.
Kerala student who was hit by a hammer at state sports meet, dies
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthpuram
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2019 07:57 PM IST
Abheel was rushed to the Kottayam medical college hospital with severe head injuries where he was operated upon twice during the past couple of weeks. His condition deteriorated on Monday and efforts to revive him failed.
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