Thiruvananthapuram: A special vaccination drive for children will be organized in the state today, tomorrow, and on the 27th. The aim is to vaccinate as many children as possible in view of the opening of the school.

The vaccination campaign for children is organized in collaboration with schools, residents’ associations, and volunteers.
Vaccination is available in major hospitals these days.

The vaccine can be obtained by registering through the Cowin portal or by registering directly at the vaccination center. School ID card or Aadhaar must be brought. The minister also said that it should be ensured that all children of this age are vaccinated.

The minister gave the directive at a meeting of the state rapid response team. The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Director, Department of Health, Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, RRT members, District Medical Officers, District Program Officers, and District Surveillance Officers.

Thiruvananthapuram: Isolated showers are likely in the state today. A yellow alert has been declared in four districts. The yellow alert is in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, and Kozhikode districts. Rainfall is due to the favorable westerly winds ahead of the monsoon.

Isolated heavy showers are likely in coastal and hilly areas.

The fishing ban continues on the coast of Kerala. According to the Met Office, the monsoon will reach Kerala by Friday.

Karipur:  Big gold hunt at Karipur airport. Police seized two and a half kilos of gold worth Rs 1.5 crore from a passenger. The gold was seized from Abdul Salam, a native of Balussery, who arrived on an Air India Express from Bahrain. Police seized the gold after it was released after completing a customs inspection.

2018g gold in mixed form, wrapped in a plastic bag and then tucked inside a fabric belt and wrapped around the waist.
Abdul Salam also tried to smuggle 774 grams of mixed gold in 3 capsules in a form that was cleverly hidden inside his body.

Abdul Salam, who hid 774 grams inside his body and 2018 grams around his waist, managed to escape the Karipur Air Customs check easily and get out of the airport, but the police searched on the basis of confidential information received by the Malappuram district police chief. Abdul Salam has been taken into custody and is being questioned in detail by the police.

Alappuzha: Two arrested for chanting anti-child slogans at a Popular Front rally. Ansar Najeeb, a resident of Erattupetta, and Popular Front Alappuzha district president PA Nawaz Vandanam were arrested for carrying the child on their shoulders. Both were taken into custody yesterday and were being questioned. The arrest was registered yesterday evening.

Police said Ansar was not a relative of the arrested child. District police chief G Jayadev told media persons that a decision on whether to charge the child’s parents would be taken only after a detailed investigation. Police are trying to identify people chanting slogans with the child from the scene. After this, they will be taken into custody. Action will soon be taken against the state and district leadership of the Popular Front, the organizers of the protest.

Apart from the police, the state child rights commission has also registered a case. The Child Rights Commission has written to the district police chief asking him to file a report within seven days. The child who shouted the slogan has not yet been identified.

Kollam: The verdict came in the Vismaya case awaited by Kerala. The court sentenced the accused and her husband, Kiran Kumar, to 10 years in prison. The sentence was passed by the Kollam Additional District Sessions Court. The court had yesterday found Kiran guilty in the case. The court upheld all the arguments of the prosecution.

Kiran said that he had to look after the family and that his father was an old man and therefore the sentence should be commuted. But Kiran Kumar told the court that Vismaya was suicidal and that he was not guilty but innocent. The prosecution argued in court that the case was not against the individual and therefore had no sympathy for the defendant. The prosecution had told the court that the verdict should set an example for the society.

Vismaya, a resident of the area, was found dead on June 21 at her husband’s house. The couple got married on May 30, 2020. Asst. Kiran, who was a motor vehicle inspector, was dismissed from the service after being charged.

Thiruvananthapuram: Twenty people, including children, were admitted to the Thrissur General Hospital due to food poisoning during a train journey. Those who went to Thiruvananthapuram by train were affected by food poisoning. Four children and two adults are currently in critical condition.

Others received first aid. The food poisoning occurred in a group traveling from Mookambika to Thiruvananthapuram.