KERALA

Fire in luggage van of running train doused in time in Kerala

3:31 pm January 17, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: A fire broke out in luggage van of a running train in Kerala on Sunday and was doused in time before it could spread to adjacent passenger coach, averting a possible major mishap, railway source said. The Thiruvananthapuram-bound Malabar Express from Mangaluru was stopped at Edava, about 60 km from here, after a gatekeeper […]

COVID vaccination drive: What people said

10:46 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: As India launched the world’s largest vaccination drive against the coronavirus pandemic, showing the light at the end of a 10-month tunnel that upended millions of lives, here are some of the quotes from people who took the jab and politicians: — Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan: These vaccines are ‘sanjivani’ in our fight against this pandemic. […]

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Free IAS coaching scheme for poor students launched in Kerala

8:02 pm January 16, 2021

Kochi: A scheme to provide free coaching to civil services and other competitive examinations to 10,000 meritorious but financially weak students across Kerala was launched by state Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday. Declaring open the ‘One School, One IAS’ programme being implemented by Vedhik Erudite Foundation with the support of sponsors, he said, ”This […]

COVID-19 vaccine drive launched in Kerala, 13,330 health care workers to be covered on Day 1

3:49 pm January 16, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: The vaccination drive to combat COVID-19 began in Kerala on Saturday at 133 designated centres with prominent government doctors among the first batch of frontline workers to be administered the vaccine. ”It’s a proud moment here in Kannur that the director of Malabar Cancer Centre, Dr Satheesan Balasubramanian became the first person in the […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive: Healthcare workers get first shots in Delhi amid cheers, applause

3:39 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: The COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in the national capital with healthcare workers, who were at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic, getting the first shots amid cheers and applause. Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker, became the first person to receive the vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here […]