V P Sanu @VP_Sanu Social Justice Long Live! MHRD forms committee to look into the unfulfilled reservation in IIT’s after SFI submitting a detailed report on TWEET Dec, 2019. We welcome this decision and appeals the govt to remain OF THE DAY vigilant against such unconstitutional scuttling of reservation policy. FRIDAY 05 14 l08l2020 newindianexpress com COVID SPREADS TO Police take Rehana Fathima to her house, seize tablet SUBURBS, DISTRICT SEES 115 CASES EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Kochi from there. Rehana was presented before a magistrate and remanded in judicial Cases rise in , I 3 inmates of Karunalayam care home and convent test +ve THE South police on Thurs- custody on Thursday. The case was regis- day carried out evidence collection along tered under POCSO and IT Acts after the EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE@Kochi positive cases have been report- with activist Rehana Fathima in the case Police’s Cyberdome reported the ed in the coastal hamlet since related to circulation of a video in which circulation of the video through social COVID-19 cases are rising in August 7. Adlux FLTC to be upgraded to her children were seen painting on her media. Earlier, the High Court and Su- Ayavana and Vazhakulam near “In , wards 15, 16, semi-nude body, on social media. preme Court had rejected her bail appli- Muvattupuzha and Thrikka- and 17 were the hotspots earlier Second-Line Treatment Centre Rehana, who had surrendered before cations. Justifying her act, she had sub- kara in the district which re- and rest of the areas were not police on August 8 after the Supreme mitted before the court that her children ported 115 new cases on Thurs- that affected but now the virus EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Kochi BETTER CARE Court rejected her bail petition, was sent need to be imparted sex education and day. Of the new patients, 113 got has spread to the nearby wards. the police custody from Wednesday morn- made aware of the body and its parts. She FLTC Total Current infected through local Therefore, the cases are ris- SECOND-LINE Treatment Centres beds patients ing till Thursday evening. Police conduct- also wanted her children to view it as a transmission. ing,” said a health official. have been readied in Ernakulam ed evidence collection at her residence at different medium altogether rather than As many as 15 persons in On a positive note, 109 per- district. The Adlux Convention CIAL 250 152 and seized a tablet seeing it as a sexual tool alone. Ayavana, 10 in Thrikkakara in- sons recovered from the infec- Centre in has been up- Keezhmad 100 71 cluding three inmates of tion in the district during the graded to a Second-Line Treatment NUALS 165 151 Karunalayam care home and day. A total of 1,359 persons are Centre (SLTC). As many as 200 beds convent, and 11 persons in undergoing treatment for Cov- have been arranged in the facility. EMS Hall 85 52 Vazhakulam tested positive for id-19 in the district. According to health officials, pa- U C College 98 82 the virus. “The sources of in- tients with symptoms, including fe- Rajagiri, 164 133 fection of all these persons COVID DEATH ver, cough, and mild breathing dif- have been identified and we The district also reported a ficulty, will be admitted to the Mattanchery 72 64 have also taken measures to Covid death. Seventy-three- second-line treatment cen- quarantine their contacts and year-old native Ab- tres. However, those with be there at the SLTC. The facility of increase testing in the worst- dul Khadar, who was un- serious and severe health ICU ambulance is also facilitated so affected areas,” said a health dergoing treatment for issues and symptoms that even in an emergency situa- official. Covid at Government will be shifted to Gov- tion, we will be able to shift the pa- In West Kochi, the situation MCH, Kalamassery, ernment Medical Col- tient to the Covid hospital,” said a continues to be challenging. passed away on Thurs- lege Hospital, health official. Six persons in , eight day. According to the Kalamassery. Patients will only be admitted af- in Mattanchery, and one person hospital authorities, he “With the setting up of ter the visit of District Collector S in Chellanam tested positive. had heart ailments and high SLTCs, we have upgraded the Suhas to the centre. The Chellanam cluster which blood pressure. According to treatment facility in the First-Line As of now, 705 patients are being saw a dip in the Covid positive Dr A Fathahudeen, nodal of- Treatment Centres (FLTC). The ICU treated in seven FLTCs that are ful- cases in the first week of this ficer for Covid-19 in the MCH, facility and healthcare staff, includ- ly function in the district. As many month is now witnessing an in- seven patients are in a critical ing nurses experienced in ICU as 934 beds have been arranged alto- crease. As many as 40 Covid condition at the hospital. treatment, and doctors, will always gether in FLTCs. Ghanaian footballers finally get to go home RAMU R @Kochi AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS STRANDED IN STATE GHANAIAN footballer Ste- Ivory Coast 76 phen Kwazi Men- Sierra Leone 22 za, who has been Liberia 24 under treatment Ghana 25 for a life-threat- ening disease Arko Moris Mali 3 Fire and Rescue Services personnel spraying foam after a fire broke out in a lorry since March at Guinea 2 carrying LPG cylinders at Neerpara in Ernakulam on Thursday the MCH in Uganda 2 , will soon be able to go Togo 1 home. Cameroon 1 Lorry carrying LPG cylinders Having ar- Stephen Burkina Faso 1 rived last Decem- Kwazi Menza catches fire, tragedy averted ber to play in vari- Total 157 ous seven-a-side football EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Kochi inside the lorry, which is owned by tournaments across the state, FC said, clubs have been find- Hindustan Gas Agency in players from various African ing it hard to pay for the ac- THE timely intervention of Fire . nations were stranded due to commodation and day-to-day and Rescue Services personnel Following an alert, personnel the nationwide lockdown. expenses of the players. “Fam- averted a tragedy when a lorry car- from the fire station Menza will be part of the ilies of some players are also rying empty LPG cylinders caught rushed to the spot and doused the group of footballers who have suffering financially as they fire at Neerpara near Arayankavu fire in about half an hour. “Though been permitted to board a spe- are unable to go back,” he here on Thursday. Though the driv- the cylinders were empty, there cial chartered flight arranged said. “Since the matches were er’s cabin was gutted, there were no were chances of an explosion. We by the Ghanaian embassy on suspended, we have been stay- injuries. pumped water and sprayed foam on August 22 from New Delhi to ing indoors and doing noth- The incident took place around the vehicles,” said an official. Accra. Though he is happy ing. The Covid situation is bet- 10.15am on the Kottayam-Ernaku- “It is learnt that a short circuit that he can fly back home, he ter in my home country which lam route. from the battery led to the fire. The is worried that he will have to is the only source of relief,” The lorry was carrying around 50 cylinders were empty. An inquiry is shell out around `1 lakh be- said Al Minhal empty cylinders for refuelling at the on,” said A S Joji, District Fire Of- fore August 18 to ensure his player and Liberian interna- Udayamperoor plant. Seeing smoke ficer, who visited the spot. seat on the flight. tional Arko Moris. The lack of coming out from the engine, driver Fire units from Tripunithura and The Thrissur-based Jaya any specific information as to Rahul Raj stopped the lorry and im- fire stations had also Bakery team, who brought when the flight services will mediately disconnected the vehi- reached the spot. The cylinders and Menza to the state, is hit hard resume is a concern for cle’s power connection to the bat- the lorry were shifted after the due to the suspension of the players. tery. Rahul was the only person incident. football tournaments due to All Kerala Sevens Football the pandemic. “We are still Association president K M looking for sponsors, but they Lenin said: “There is already OBITUARY are hard to come by because of a fear that players will stop the pandemic,” said a member coming to Kerala from next Soly Stanley of the team. The story is quite season due to the way they similar for the remaining 156 have been treated this time Kochi: Soly Stanley, 53, wife of Stanley Thekkeveettil, players who have been stuck around. Local players will also Waterfront Enclave, Chilavanoor, died here on Thursday. in the state due to the pandem- get less international expo- Children: Stancy and Sneha. Son-in-law Anish. She is from ic. Mohammed Saeed, manag- sure if international players Puthussery house, Thopramkudy. The funeral will be held at er of the Thrissur-based Usha do not come.” Fathima Matha church, Elamkulam, at 11am on Friday. EXPRESS READ Trade union strike hits functioning of gas agency Five women held EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Kochi ion leaders are mentally torturing for theft at closed the workers,” said the complainant. star hotel A widow running a gas agency in Gigi has been running the firm for the city has come up with a com- Though the police provided security for the past eight years after the death Kochi: The Ernakulam plaint that trade union activists are the functioning as per our request, now it of her husband Dileep. As the de- Central Police on Thursday not allowing her to run her firm. is also withdrawn following pressure by livery of cooking gas comes under arrested five women, all Following the stir, the functioning the union leaders. The union leaders are essential services, the job of deliv- natives of , on of the gas distribution agency has mentally torturing the workers ery boys was not affected even dur- charges of intruding into a been disrupted for the past 38 days, Gigi Dileep, an IOC LPG distributor ing lockdown days. Following the five-star hotel, which was she said. issue, the district labour officer closed, near Ernakulam Gigi Dileep, an IOC LPG distribu- for delivery boys from the present convened a meeting to settle the Junction railway station tor at under Surya Gas `12,800 to Rs 21,800 per month last matter but the CITU leaders kept and stealing television Agency, has lodged a complaint be- month. “As we are providing wages a w a y. sets and other home fore the district collector, Kochi under the Minimum Wages Act and When contacted, CITU leader appliances from there. The City Police, DCP and district supply are giving benefits including ESI, Anil Kumar P K dismissed the al- police caught the accused officer alleging that the CITU-led we hesitated to sign the agreement. legation that the workers have been when they noticed the union was behind the issue. The Following this, they threatened our engaged in a strike in the gas agen- women moving with these district supply officer intervened in workers and forced them to supply cy for the past 38 days. “The com- appliances. Jyothi the matter and permitted the firm only 10 cylinders per day. Though plaint of a strike is baseless. If such Raghavan, 25, Mithra to function under a cash and carry the police provided security for the a stir is going on, the residents Jasvin, 21, Ammu Vinod, 20, system. functioning as per our request, now would have come up with com- Selvi, 20 and Ponni Appu, According to Gigi, Anil Kumar, a it is also withdrawn following pres- plaints of not getting gas cylinders. 18, all residents of Gandhi CITU leader, demanded a wage hike sure by the union leaders. The un- There are no such issues,” he said. Nagar in Coimbatore were the arrested. The theft occurred at the Bueau Monte Hotel which was sealed by tahsildar, . The police recovered the stolen items from the shop where they sold the appliances.