Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (BPNS) Three separate incidents of suspected food poisoning among children have been reported in the state in the last two days. The incidents were reported from educational institutions at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Alappuzha. Springing into action state education minister V Sivankutty and state health minister Veena George ordered separate probes. While the […]

Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (BPNS) For the fifth straight day, Kerala reported more than 1000 new cases of Covid-19. With the active caseload breaching the 7,000 mark, state health minister Veena George calls for strict adherence to Covid appropriate behavior. Meanwhile, the minister also added that the situation is not alarming and the health infrastructure of […]

New Delhi, Jun 4  India logged a single-day rise of 3,962 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities, pushing the overall tally to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The data updated at 8 am also stated that the number of active cases in the country increased by 1,239 […]

Chennai June 4( BPNS) Two private hospitals in Erode, Tami Nadu is under scanner after police arrested three persons following a complaint by a minor girl that she was forced into illegal trade of her embryo in fertility centres. A 16-year-old girl lodged a complaint with the police that her mother’s lover sexually exploited her […]

Chennai, Jun 3 (PTI)  Tamil Nadu on Friday saw over 100 cases for the third consecutive day with 113 people testing COVID-19 positive in the last 24 hours, including a returnee from the United Arab Emirates, pushing the tally to 34,55,871, the Health Department said. The death toll remained unchanged at 38,025 with nil fatalities […]

Dileep. V. Kumar /Thiruvananthapuram ,June 3 A staggering 33 lakh people, who are 18 plus of age in the state are yet to take their second jab of the COVID vaccine. As of the vaccination stat available till June 1st, those who had taken their second dose were 2, 35, 83, 786. Meanwhile, those who […]

Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (BPNS) A rising trend in COVID 19 cases in the state has stirred concern among health workers. State in the past three days (from May 31st) had recorded 3,845 fresh infections. At the same time, the state health department said that the rising trend might be a result of people lowering their […]

Chennai, June 2 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department is on high alert over the increase in number of Covid -19 positive cases in the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Kelambakkam campus. The campus has around 15000 students of which 5600 are first-year students. The health department has conducted 4092 RT-PCR tests and 163 students […]

Chennai, June 1 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department is on a high alert after Covid -19 positive cases showed a slight increase. The number of Covid positive cases on Tuesday touched 98 and the health department said that the formation of clusters has led to the spike in cases. It may be noted that […]

Chennai, May 30 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Gramalaya floated by Padmasri Damodaran has launched ‘Menstrual Café’ at Tiruchi in the state. The café is launched as a safe space for women and adolescent children to speak about their menstrual health and to clarify doubts.  The café, according to Damodaran of Gramalaya is the […]