valanchery municipality

Valanchery police have registered case against 47-year-old municipal councilor who is an influential local leader of CPM, for sexually abusing a minor girl for 2 years.

Higher education minister K T Jaleel on Sunday denied the allegation raised by sister of minor girl who was sexually abused at Valanchery that minister tried to protect the accused of the incident.

Valanchery police have registered a case against valanchery municipality councillor and local leader of the CPM Shamsudheen Nadakkavil, 47, for sexually abusing a minor girl for two years.

Ten people, including three migrant workers in Valanchery, have tested HIV-positive after allegedly sharing syringes for drug abuse. The discovery was made during a screening by the Kerala AIDS Control Society. This marks the first time the state has reported such a significant cluster of HIV-positive cases linked to a single group.

A Nipah virus case has been confirmed in Kerala's Malappuram district, affecting a 42-year-old woman from valanchery municipality who is currently receiving treatment in Perinthalmanna. Initial tests indicated Nipah, which was later confirmed by the Pune virology lab. While close contacts have tested negative, a containment zone will be established, and health officials urge precautions like mask-wearing and hand sanitization.

Health minister K K Shailaja said here on Wednesday that her department was planning to organize a public reception in Kozhikode soon to honour the health workers "who fought bravely against the Nipah fever outbreak".

Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) sanctioned projects worth Rs 4,351.55 crore for Kerala Water Authority (KWA). The amount has been sanctioned for 69 projects. Of this, 33 projects are above Rs 50 crore each.

As the severe drought due to the shortage of rainfall has resulted in substantial crop loss and drinking water shortage in various parts of Malappuram district, the authorities have decided to take immediate measures to address the situation

Health workers across the state have played a pivotal role in reining the spread of the disease