Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George said a special alert has been issued in 7 districts against dengue fever.
Special alert has been given to the districts where dengue fever cases like Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Malappuram are increasing. Other districts should also be cautious. Mosquito control and source control activities should be carried out in all districts. The Minister also directed to intensify prevention and awareness activities in view of increasing dengue fever in many districts due to continuous rains.

A meeting was held under the leadership of the Minister to assess the situation of the districts. The situation of Ernakulam district was evaluated separately. Each district should carry out activities according to the action plan. It should be evaluated accurately. Ward level sanitation fund should be utilized effectively for this. It was also decided to observe Reda Day once a week at the state level. Vector control units should be used effectively by the district health department. DVC units should be deployed in required high risk areas and conduct operations. Instructions for this should be given from the respective places. The minister also directed that the weekly report should be evaluated at the district level.

Prolonged fever should be noted. Many people come to the hospital when they get complications from the flu. This can make the disease worse. So, if you have a fever, you should make sure that it is not another contagious disease. Importance should be given to the destruction of the source of the mosquito. Care should be taken not to let water stand inside or outside the house. There is a possibility that the trays where the houseplants are kept are waterlogged. Therefore, the water in the trays of the pots and the fridge should be changed weekly.

Foreclosed homes, establishments, unused tires, blocked gutters, houseplants, water tanks, closets in hardware stores, foreclosed homes, and old vehicles should also be noted. Special care should be taken to see if there is breeding activity in areas where construction activities are taking place. Fogging should be made scientific. A special squad should be formed and operations should be carried out. Institutions, hospitals and hostels should be properly cleaned. Accommodation of guest workers should also be taken care of.

Kochi Mayor Adv. M. Anil Kumar, Director of Health Department, Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, District Medical Officers, NHM. Program Managers, and participated in the meeting.

Thiruvananthapuram: There is a change in the way of reporting only after the vacancy in PSC. The PSC has clarified that the vacancies of one year should be reported in advance.

This year, the method of reporting vacancies that may arise from January 1 to December 31, 2023 before the 30th of this month will begin this year. Leave of more than six months will also be treated as leave.

Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Asha Thomas issued an order in this regard. Vacancies reported to PSC should not be filled up through recruitment, the order said. The number and date of vacancies reported to the PSC should be communicated to the Civil Service Reforms Department. Leave for more than six months should be treated as leave and reported to the PSC.

There is also a new proposal that all vacancies arising while a rank list is in existence should be filled from that list itself. No temporary appointment in PSC list. If any post has PSC rank list, appointment to that post on daily wage basis, on contract basis or through employment exchange shall not be allowed. The instruction also states that the number of vacancies should be reported to the department on December 1.

Thiruvananthapuram: Local bodies’ ombudsman has sent a notice to mayor Arya Rajendran in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation letter controversy. A notice has also been given to the Corporation Secretary. The action was taken on the complaint filed by Youth Congress leader Sudhir Shah Palod. The complaint was that the mayor had violated his oath. The notice states that the mayor must respond to the complaint in writing by the 20th of this month. He has also been asked to attend the online sitting on December 2.

The complaint was that Mayor Arya Rajendran had taken a nepotistic stance in a manner unbecoming of a representative of the people. Meanwhile, in the context of the letter controversy, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation will meet a special council on the 19th of this month. 35 BJP councilors had issued a notice demanding to call a special council. The protest of the opposition continues even today regarding the letter controversy. The mayor’s office is under heavy security.

An investigation into the source of the controversial letter has so far led nowhere. The crime branch chief, who is on leave, will return on Friday. Decisions regarding a detailed investigation will be taken after this.

Kochi:  Crime branch notice to Shawn George in the case of assaulting the actress. The notice has been given stating that they should come to the Kottayam crime branch office tomorrow afternoon for questioning. The action is in the case of spreading defamatory messages.

In connection with the case, the crime branch team had raided Shaun George’s house earlier and checked it including his mobile phone. Shaun George admitted that he had sent screenshots of chats he had received through social media to Dileep.

The case is based on the fact that Shawn George sent the screenshots to Dileep’s brother Anup, which was circulated as a conspiracy against Dileep in the case of assaulting the actress. These chats were found to be fake. But Shawn George said that he got these from social media.

Thiruvananthapuram:  11 RSS workers, including the BMS leader, accused in Narayanan Nair’s murder case in Anavoor, got life imprisonment. Rajesh (47), state general secretary of BMS Transport Employees Sangh from Keezharur, Prasad Kumar (35) at Puthanveet in Arashuvila, Girish Kumar (41) at Karthika Sadanam, Prem Kumar (36) at Bhagyavilasam bungalow in Elivalankonam, Arunkumar Anthappan (36) at Geetha Bhavan in Pevarathalakuzhi, Baiju (42) of Vadakkekara house, brothers Anil alias Kunnu (32) of Kavallur Manikanthavilasam, Ajayan alias Unni (33), Sajikumar (43) of Sri Kalabhavan in Pasuvannara, Binukumar (43) of Shastamkonam Vala residence, and Girish alias Anikutan (48) of Parajikonath residence were punished.

The judgment belongs to the Neyyattinkara Sessions Court. Narayanan Nair, a member of the state committee of the KMCSU, Sivaprasad’s father, was hacked to death by the RSS gang for obstructing him while he was trying to kill him. On the night of November 5, 2013, Narayanan was killed in front of his family members. Narayanan Nair was also an employee of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation.
There were 45 witnesses in the nine-year-long case. 23 vehicles including vehicles were produced. Currently, DySPs S Anil Kumar, J Johnson, VT Rasith, CIs J Mohandas, Ajith Kumar, SI Balachandran, and ASI Krishnankutty are investigating the case at various places.

Kochi:  The High Court criticized the Governor for canceling the appointment order of the Kufos Vice-Chancellor. The High Court pointed out that it was wrong for the Governor to approve the appointment of K Riji John.

The High Court canceled the appointment of Dr. K. Riji John as Kufos VC. The purpose of the Division Bench Search Committee observed that the search committee for the appointment was formed with political motives. It was also assessed that Riji John was only made the chairman. In the order, the court also stated that the Governor’s action in accepting the recommendation of the selection committee without a UGC representative was wrong.

Two petitions have reached the High Court questioning the appointment of Dr. K Riji John. After hearing the details of the case, the bench headed by the Chief Justice passed the order dismissing Kufos VC. The court has rejected Dr. Riji John’s contentions on eligibility.

Meanwhile, Riji John asked for 10 days to appeal the case, but the court did not allow it. The court directed the VC to vacate the post immediately and directed the chancellor to take further steps.

Palakkad: Milma Milk’s recommendation to increase milk price by Rs 8.57 per liter will be submitted to the government tomorrow. According to Milma’s recommendation, the price hike should be implemented by the 21st of this month.

MILMA has made the recommendation based on the interim report of the expert committee appointed to study milk price hike. Milma’s decision was taken at an emergency meeting held today at Kallepully, Palakkad to discuss the price increase. Representatives from three unions came to the meeting.

The committee gave a report to Milma that the demand of the farmers should be increased by Rs.7 to Rs.8 per liter. According to the report, only if the price of milk is increased, the farmer will get at least six rupees after commission etc. Last time, the farmers had complained to the committee that even when the price of milk was increased by four rupees, it did not help.