New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Parliamentary Board Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Tuesday morning after recovering from a systemic infection.According to a statement issued by the hospital, she had been admitted on the night of March 24 at around 10.22 p.m. with complaints of fever.Chairman of the hospital, Dr Ajay Swaroop, said she was treated with a course of antibiotics for a systemic infection under the supervision of a team of s…
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Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) The Congress-led Karnataka government’s decision to allocate an additional Rs 10 crore to victims of Kerala’s Wayanad landslide tragedy has sparked political controversy, with the BJP and JD(S) launching sharp attacks on the move on Tuesday. Bengaluru South MP and BJP Yuva Morcha National President Tejasvi Surya criticised the state government, questioning its “sense of dignity and accountability.”On X, Surya said, “Is there any sense of dignity or acco…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) With campaigning gathering pace for the April 9 Assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, on Friday, struck an emotional and political chord with voters in Kerala, positioning the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) as a cohesive and people-centric alternative. Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.Incidentally, LoP Rahul Gandhi’s chord with Kerala began intense ever since he secured a historic vict…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday publicly apologised to Malayalam cinema icon Mammootty after a controversy erupted over the actor’s interaction with CPI-M leaders during his visit to the Wayanad township project, followed by a wave of cyber attacks on social media.Breaking his silence on the issue, the Chief Minister said Mammootty’s intervention during the visit had been made with “good intentions” and that the legendary actor should never have…
Thiruvananthapuram Mar 9 (IANS) Outrage surrounding Mammootty continued unabated on Monday, even after the superstar called up CPI (M) district secretary in Wayanad K Rafeek to clarify on the circumstances that led to storm on social media.What began as a brief exchange at a disaster rehabilitation township has now spiralled into a political and social media storm, with the outrage showing little sign of fading. Mammootty has been facing barrage of criticism from the public.The row began during …
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) With Assembly elections on the horizon and political tempers running high, a government rehabilitation function in Wayanad has triggered a fresh controversyThe episode unfolded on Sunday afternoon near Kalpetta, where houses were formally handed over to survivors of the July 30, 2024, landslide tragedy.The function took an unexpected turn when Congress’ Kalpetta MLA T. Siddique was heckled by a section of Left workers as he rose to speak and also during his spe…
Wayanad, Feb 28 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad and AICC General Secretary, on Saturday criticised the Centre for being “not very forthcoming” in extending financial assistance to survivors of the July 2024 landslides, even as she welcomed the pace and quality of rehabilitation work in the district.Addressing the media during her visit, the Congress leader said she was “very happy” to see the progress on the ground and expressed satisfaction with the standard of h…
Wayanad, Feb 28 (IANS) A disaster that tore through lives and landscapes in Wayanad has given rise to one of Kerala’s most ambitious rehabilitation efforts spread across 49 hectares.On Sunday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the newly-built resettlement township near Kalpetta, a project conceived not merely as a housing scheme, but as a complete social ecosystem for families uprooted by the tragedy that washed away four villages on July 30 in 2024.The tragedy left over 200 dead…
Wayanad, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant outreach to landslide-affected families in Wayanad, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday laid the foundation stone for 100 houses being constructed by the Congress for survivors of the Chooralmala–Mundakkai disaster.Addressing beneficiaries, Priyanka recalled her first visit to the region soon after the tragedy struck on July 30, 2024.”What I saw that day will never leave me,” she said, recou…
Kalpetta, Feb 25 (IANS) In a significant outreach to landslide-affected families in Wayanad, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will lay the foundation stone on Thursday for houses being constructed by the party for survivors of the Chooralmala Mundakkai disaster that took place on July 30, 2024.Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be present at the ceremony scheduled for 2.30 p.m. in Kalpetta.Rahul Gandhi is slated to arrive at Kannur airport on Wednesday and will first attend…