Seven-year-old girl in Kollam succumbs to rabies despite receiving anti-rabies vaccination, immunoglobulin serum

Seven-year-old girl in Kollam succumbs to rabies despite receiving anti-rabies vaccination, immunoglobulin serum

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu   A seven-year-old girl from Pathanapuram in Kollam district died of rabies at the SAT wing of the Government Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (May 5, 2025.)  On April 8, a stray dog attacked the child, Niya Faisal, while she was playing in front … Read more

Female Tribal Students to participate in long march for not receiving accommodation in govt hostels

Female Tribal Students to participate in long march for not receiving accommodation in govt hostels

  Pratiksha Kavate, 17, is an 11th-grade student who lives with her parents in Kavatewasti, which is atleast an hour away from her college in Junnar Taluka in Maharashtra’s Pune district. Pratiksha’s classes start at 7 am, she wakes up at 5 am to do household chores and catch the bus at 6 am to … Read more

Aasara pensions: 5,650 persons including government pensioners receiving double pensions 

Aasara pensions: 5,650 persons including government pensioners receiving double pensions 

The State government has reportedly found irregularities in the ‘Aasara’ pension scheme with 5,650 pensioners, including some retired government employees, receiving double pensions in violation of rules and causing a dent to the exchequer. Sources say that the financial mismanagement of the welfare pension scheme has severely impacted the State’s coffers. In Khammam district, officials … Read more