THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Trivandrum Division of Southern Railway has conducted special ticket checking drive to detect ticketless travelers. 702 cases were detected during the last seven days which includes 631 cases of ticketless travel, 33 c ases of irregular travel and 38 cases of unbooked luggage and an amount of Rs.2,50,480 was realized. The distressing point realized […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the aim of getting youngsters to actively participate and contribute views and creative ideas, Tobacco Free Kerala is organising cartoon competition for students on the theme ‘Tobacco Free Schools, Colleges and Homes’. The competition is open to students from classes 8 to 12 in Kerala. The first two winning entries, identified by an […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Central Government-owned HLL Lifecare Ltd, partnering with the Thiruvananthapuram District Panchayat, is set to install their sanitary napkin vending machines, Vendigo, and sanitary napkin incinerators, in 150 government and aided schools in Thiruvananthapuram district. Minister Kadakampally Surendran will inaugurate this project at the Central Stadium in the city on November 22 at 3.00 PM. […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior CPM leader M M Mani, who had earlier said his party had a history of killing political rivals from a prepared list, will be inducted into the Kerala Cabinet on Tuesday. Mani will replace CPM central committee member E P Jayarajan, who was forced to quit following allegations that he appointed close relatives […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: More than a half of the high school and higher secondary school students surveyed found illegal tobacco sales near their educational institutions, according to a study carried out in the district’s rural areas by the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here. An alarming 60 per cent of students in the higher secondary group (HSS) and […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Divisional Railway Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram Petah was started on 15th November 1991 as a 50 beded Hospital. In 2009,4 bed ICU was also established.Along with 6 health Units at Nagercoil, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur it serves the health needs of around 70000 railway beneficiaries. The Hospital provides round the clock casualty service, […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH) together with the Directorate of Social Justice is conducting the 13th online Interactive Disability Awareness Seminar (NIDAS) on November 19. The seminar, which deals with Cochlear Implantation in young children with Deafness- Audiological and Habilitation Perspectives will be handled by Ms Jeena Mary Joy, Senior Lecturer, […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of World Diabetic Day observation, HLL Life Care Limited’s Hindlabs Specialty Clinic will organise a free diabetes camp at its clinic near Thiruvananthapuram Govt. Medical College on November 14, Monday. The camp will be open to public from 8 am to 12.30 pm and will offer consultation by Dr Dinesh Prabhu and […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the implementation of 85 per cent pictorial warnings on all tobacco product packs, India has moved several spots up into third place on a global ranking index that surveyed tobacco health warnings in 205 countries. India has climbed up from the 136th position in 2014, according to the ‘Cigarette Package Health Warnings International […]