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Demand to include sign language as 23rd official language of India

S.H. Panchapakesan submits memorandum to State govt. to recommend to Central govt. to include Indian Sign Language in 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution. Petition from Varughese Mathew, Principal of St. Xaviers’ College of Arts and Science in Kozhikode, points out that 2.23% of Indian population are differently abled and deaf…

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Organ transplant institute in Kozhikode: tender date extended again

Kozhikode: Last date for submission of tender documents for proposed Institute of Organ Transplantation extended to Sept 25. EMD & tender fee waived for MSEs, Start-ups.

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Community surveillance will continue in Kozhikode, says Health Minister

Health Minister Veena George reviews preventive measures against Nipah virus, announces One Health project to be implemented in district. No positive cases reported in last 8 days; 372 samples sent for tests; 915 persons in contact list. Special lab set up at Medical College Hospital to monitor situation.

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Kozhikode Corporation seeks Kudumbashree’s help to run She Lodge, women’s hostel

Kozhikode Corporation seeks help of Kudumbashree to run she-lodge and women's hostel. Facilities offer accommodation to travelling and working women. Hostel and lodge have capacity to accommodate 125 and 75 women respectively.

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Seven more samples test negative for Nipah virus

Kozhikode: 7 samples test negative for Nipah; 66 removed from contact list. 915 persons under observation, 127 from Cheruvannur. 1,200 calls to special call centre, 20 attended on Fri. 69 of 75 rooms at GMCH vacant; 3 ICUs, 4 ventilators ready. All patients improving, 9-yr-old on ventilator recovering. Containment zone…

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Passenger associations oppose extension of Bengaluru-Kannur express via Mangaluru to Kozhikode

Passengers fear that the extension will severely affect people travelling from Mangaluru and surrounding areas to and from State capital Bengaluru

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Condition of Nipah-infected nine-year-old boy in Kozhikode improving

Nine-yr-old boy infected with Nipah virus in Kozhikode improving; 3 other infected persons also getting better. 981 persons on contact list. 27 body fluid samples tested negative. Restrictions in nine grama panchayats relaxed

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Accused in forest office attack case acquitted

Kozhikode court acquits all 34 accused in Thamarassery forest office attack case due to lack of evidence and hostile witnesses. The attack was part of a protest against Kasturirangan panel report, causing ₹77 lakh loss to Forest dept.

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Kozhikode likely to be covered under One Health programme

Kerala Health Dept. exploring expanding One Health programme to Kozhikode to prevent, predict, detect, and respond to health threats. Programme part of Rebuild Kerala Initiative, Nava Keralam Karma Padhathi-2. Centre for One Health Kerala managing, State Health Systems Resource Centre-Kerala nodal agency. Programme launch in May 2022 due to recurrent…

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Motor vehicle workers in crisis with Nipah outbreak

Motor vehicle workers in Kozhikode seek tax waivers, financial aid from State govt. due to Nipah outbreak. Unions appeal for more time to pay taxes, exemption from Welfare Fund Board Fund. Worst-hit are rural taxi operators; many suspend services, quit public transport sector due to financial crisis.

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Thiruvonam Bumper: ₹25-crore first prize of mega lottery in Kerala goes to ticket sold in Palakkad

Kerala's Thiruvonam Bumper lottery has awarded its ₹25-crore first prize to ticket number TE 230662, sold by Bava Agency in kozhikode. This year's lottery had 85 lakh tickets, a record for the department, with a prize structure of ₹20 crore for the second prize and ₹50 lakh each for the…

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New Vande Bharat service in Kerala likely from Sunday

Second Vande Bharat train for Kerala likely to start Sun; will run b/w Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram via Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam South, Thrissur, Shoranur, Kozhikode & Kannur. PM Modi to flag off opening service along with 9 others. Train to take 8 hrs to reach Thiruvananthapuram & 7 hrs 55 mins to reach…

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Caretakers, free treatment for TGIs in government hospitals

Kozhikode district's TGIs can now avail free treatment, incl. investigations, and a caretaker at GMCH, thanks to a petition filed by Sisily George.

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Bengaluru-Kannur express may be extended up to Kozhikode

Railway Board Chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha has assured MP M.K. Raghavan that the extension of Bengaluru-Kannur express to Kozhikode, infrastructure development for Feroke and Kadalundi railway stations, more stops, and withdrawal of decision to cut down sleeper coaches in trains will be investigated and suitable action taken.

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Nipah scare is far from over: CM

The Nipah scare is far from being over even though swift identification of the outbreak and efficient containment measures by the Health department in Kozhikode have been successful in preventing further spread of the disease, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said

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Greens slam move to issue permits to 40 granite quarries in Wayanad

Env. orgs. in Wayanad slam govt. for failing to take action against SEIAA for issuing env. clearance to granite quarries in ecologically fragile areas w/o impact assessment. NGT directed govt. to dismiss SEIAA for granting clearance to ₹350-crore project in Kozhikode flouting norms.

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No genetic mutations in Nipah virus in tested samples, says Veena George

Kozhikode Nipah virus has not mutated, Health Minister Veena George said. Samples from 2018, 2019, 2021 & current outbreak similar. No new cases reported, 49 samples negative. 281 people on contact list completed isolation. 11 in isolation, 3 clinically stable, child improving. Fever survey in 52,667 houses. Wild boar deaths…

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No relaxation in urban containment zones in Kozhikode

Even though Nipah-related regulations have been relaxed in many wards of the nine Grama panchayats in rural Kozhikode, there will be no reprieve for the Feroke municipality and the seven wards in Kozhikode Corporation that have been declared as containment zones.

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Steps to ensure smooth conduct of online classes in Kozhikode

Education department to ensure online classes for all schools in district due to Nipah restrictions. Teachers to be trained in Google Suite software; video files of classes to be made available for students without gadgets

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Apprehensions over Nipah subsiding in Kerala

Kozhikode: No new cases reported in two days; 42 body fluid samples test negative; 9-yr-old on oxygen support; four infected persons responding well to meds; 1,233 contact list, 352 high-risk; 36 body fluid samples of bats sent to Pune; Central team continues field visit.

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Nipah outbreak | Central team to carry out field investigations in Kozhikode

Central team to investigate Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode; DAHD directs team to submit daily reports & advise Animal Husbandry Dept on measures for disease prevention. Team from SIAD, KVASU & Forest Dept to join. Animal Husbandry Dept issued guidelines for farmers & public.

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Suspected ties with drug peddler: Civil Police Officer placed under suspension

Kozhikode CPO M.B. Rajilesh suspended for alleged ties to drug trafficking suspects. Internal investigation launched after photo of CPO with prime suspect emerged. Complaints of unpermitted leave also raised. CPO reportedly in touch with Ayoob Khan, a drug peddler arrested from Koodathayi.

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Two samples from Capital sent for Nipah testing

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Nipah Virus | Kozhikode in panic mode after Nipah reported in urban area

For 1st time, Nipah infection confirmed in Kozhikode city, 38 wards of Feroke municipality locked down, 7 divisions of Kozhikode Corporation declared containment zones. Desk set up in Corporation office to provide guidance, safety kits.

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Why Nipah virus outbreaks are occurring only in Kerala

Kerala's superior healthcare system & high index of suspicion help detect Nipah virus cases early. NIV Pune survey finds Nipah virus antibodies in fruit bats in 9 States, including. Kerala. Nipah virus may be endemic in bats in Kerala or cases may be going undetected in other States. Kerala's healthcare…

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