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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Congress, BJP oppose outsourcing of jobs at PMSSY block of Kozhikode MCH
The Kozhikode District Congress Committee (DCC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kozhikode city committee have opposed the move to outsource 150 jobs at the recently built surgical super-speciality block of the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. Addressing the media here on Thursday, DCC president K. Praveenkumar alleged that the new posts created at the building constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) were on contract basis. Efforts were being made to appoint people through the backdoor. There had been persistent demands to appoint new employees at the hospital, which was in the grip of a severe staff shortage for quite some time. But, instead of taking in people through the Kerala Public Service Commission, the government was trying to recruit people through an agency. Mr. Praveenkumar alleged that it was an attempt to appoint people close to the CPI(M) at the hospital. He also alleged that those who were appointed through the employment exchange in the past nine years were all close to the ruling party. Mr. Praveenkumar claimed that the Congress would launch an agitation against the attempts to make the hospital a 'CPI(M) sub-centre'. Meanwhile, BJP Kozhikode city president K.P. Prakash Babu said it was shameful that the authorities had not been able to appoint permanent staff at the building constructed using Central funds though 500 beds have already been installed there. He said that the BJP would oppose any move to appoint CPI(M) nominees at the facility.
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Time of India
College woman murdered by estranged lover near Pollachi
COIMBATORE: A 19-year-old woman, who was a second year BSc (IT) student at a private college, was murdered by her estranged lover at her residence in Vadugapalayam near Pollachi on Monday. Later, he surrendered before police. The murdered woman has been identified as K Ashvika, 19, of Ponmuthu Nagar in Vadugapalayam. She was studying in a private college in Malumichampatti. She was murdered by R Praveenkumar, 25, of Annamalai Nagar in Pollachi who worked as a collection agent at a private finance firm in Pollachi. Earlier, he lived in Vadugapalayam with his family where he fell in love with Ashvika two years ago. Both families discussed the possibility of their marriage. Meanwhile, Ashvika used to keep photographs taken with her college friends as her WhatsApp status. Praveenkumar advised her not to keep photos of male students in the college as WhatsApp status. However, she continued to do so. Two months ago, she took a photo with her close relative's son and kept it as her WhatsApp status. Praveenkumar became angry on seeing the photo and complained about it to Ashvika's parents. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Artrose? Esta joelheira biônica pode ajudar a renovar seu joelho LegFix Undo Her parents advised him to end the relationship since they didn't like him suspecting their daughter and harassing her mentally. The relationship ended two months ago. Police said Ashvika posted an animated photo with the caption 'Most hated person' on her Instagram page and kept it as her WhatsApp status on Monday. Praveenkumar saw the animated photo on social media and became furious. He went to her residence when she was alone and argued with her. Later, he assaulted her with a penknife on her neck. When the penknife broke, he took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed her in three places. When she fell unconscious, he fled the scene and surrendered before the Pollachi West police. Her father, Kannan, returned home around 12.30 pm and found his daughter lying unconscious with severe bleeding injuries. He took her to Pollachi Govt Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. The police registered a case against Praveenkumar and remanded him in judicial custody.
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Kozhikode DCC seeks judicial probe into ‘lapses' in NH construction
The Kozhikode District Congress Committee (DCC) has sought a judicial probe into the alleged lapses and contractual violations in the construction of the national highway in the district. DCC president K. Praveenkumar told the media on Saturday (May 24) that the Gautam Adani-owned company that won the contract for widening the 40.8-km stretch of the national highway from Azhiyur to Vengalam for ₹1,838.1 crore had sub-contracted it for ₹971 crore to another company. The Congress leader claimed that the Adani-owned company made ₹900 crore through the deal. He alleged that the national highway development had become a platform for generating profits for the Adani group. People were scared to travel on the newly built roads. The one constructed near Kunniyoramala in Koyilandy was on the verge of collapse. Cracks were noticed on the road at Thiruvangoor and Vengalam. Mr. Praveenkumar alleged that road development had become a symbol of corruption and loot. He demanded that cases be registered against contractors for lapses. The Congress would stage a protest outside the local office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at 10 a.m. on May 28 in support of this demand. Meanwhile, Mr. Praveenkumar said his party would approach the Kerala High Court against the alleged unscientific delimitation of local body wards in the district. He said tea shops were marked as boundaries of some wards, while avoiding natural boundaries. Some other wards had been merged in violation of the Panchayati Raj Act. This was evident in places such as Vanimel, Nadapuram, Maniyoor, and Thurayoor, he added.
The Hindu
21-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Congress accuses CPI(M) of turning Kozhikode into its ‘hub of corruption'
The District Congress Committee (DCC) has accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] of turning Kozhikode into its 'hub of corruption' over the last nine years of Left Democratic Front rule and during its consecutive terms in power in the Kozhikode Corporation. DCC president K. Praveenkumar told the media on Monday (April 21, 2025) that the Congress would launch a campaign against corruption in May. He said that SAIL-SCL Kerala Limited, popularly known as the Steel Complex, a public sector undertaking in the city, had allegedly been handed over to a Chhattisgarh-based private company for a pittance. He alleged that senior CPI(M) leaders and certain people in power had a clear role in the deal, which was evident from the passive stand taken by the government counsel in an ongoing case against the acquisition before the National Company Law Tribunal. Mr. Praveenkumar added that the Congress would oppose any attempt by the private company to take over the land and properties of the Steel Complex. Another instance of corruption was the sale of land belonging to the century-old Comtrust Weaving Factory, which had been taken over by the State government through an ordinance years ago, Mr. Praveenkumar said. Of the 3.84 acres owned by the company in the heart of the city, 45 cents were sold to a society chaired by the father of Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas. Of this, 26 cents were taken over by an institution led by VKC Mammad Koya, former CPI(M) MLA. Another entrepreneur bought 50 cents, and a separate company, allegedly formed at the behest of the CPI(M), acquired one acre and 1.63 cents, he said. Mr. Praveenkumar demanded that a probe by a sitting judge be ordered to uncover the truth behind these deals. The Congress leader also alleged that there had been gross corruption in the renovation of the Corporation buildings undertaken at a cost of ₹19 crore. The water leakage reported from the renovated Town Hall was cited as an example. Mr. Praveenkumar further alleged that a company run by a CPI(M) leader had consistently secured the contract for installing advertisement boards in the city. Asked about an editorial published in Veekshanam, the party mouthpiece, criticising party leaders jostling for space during the opening of the new DCC office recently, he said that it reflected the Congress party's strong democratic convictions. 'We will take it as an opportunity to correct our lapses. Such an incident should not have occurred. The State Congress leadership has now issued clear guidelines on the participation of party leaders during events,' Mr. Praveenkumar said. The DCC will set up a Gandhi School to propagate the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi in Kozhikode. Tushar Gandhi, Gandhiji's great-grandson, will inaugurate the school on April 25.
