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The Hindu
10-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Bindu's family prioritises daughter's recovery over compensation
The family of D. Bindu, who lost her life in the building collapse at the Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), has welcomed a State Cabinet's decision to provide financial aid. However, they emphasised that their immediate priority is the surgery of Bindu's daughter, Navami. 'Right now, our only concern is our child's health,' said Vishruthan, Bindu's husband, who has been at the MCH in connection wih the surgery of his daughter. He expressed satisfaction with the government's handling of the situation. 'It is good that the Cabinet has taken decisions. Let them announce and provide what they can. Offering a job to our son and other measures are all procedural. If they come through, that Is fine,' he added. Review meeting Meanwhile, Health Minister Veena George convened a review meeting on Wednesday evening to assess the progress of work on the operation theatres in the new surgical block at the Kottayam MCH. The meeting directed the Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limited (KMSCL) to complete the theatres within the stipulated timeline. Instructions were also given to ensure the PACS machine is made available at the earliest. The meeting further directed that telephone connections and other essential utilities in the surgical block be arranged without delay, and that all pending construction work be completed on time. It was also decided that staff appointments should be made in line with the available infrastructure. The Director of Medical Education and the General Manager of KMSCL were instructed to visit the college, assess the progress on-site and initiate necessary follow-up actions. Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan, Additional Chief Secretary of the Health department, State Mission Director of the National Health Mission, Principal and Superintendent of Kottayam MCH, and other senior officials were present at the meeting. Alternative building Meanwhile, due to concerns regarding the structural safety of the men's hostel block on the MCH campus, college authorities have decided to relocate medical students to an alternative building. According to officials, the students will be temporarily shifted to a newly constructed hostel designated for paramedical students. In the meantime, maintenance work of the men's hostel block will be completed within a month. The authorities also decided to expedite the procedures for constructing a new building for the men's hostel. The proposal to construct a new hostel building at an estimated cost of ₹20.5 crore was submitted to the government around five months ago. However, no action has been taken so far.
Time of India
08-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
NSS volunteers to complete Bindu's house construction
Kottayam: Higher education minister R Bindu said that the National Service Scheme (NSS) units under the department would complete the construction of the house for the family of D Bindu, who was crushed to death when a part of the Kottayam medical college hospital building collapsed last week. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The minister visited Bindu's house at Thalayolaparambu and handed over the agreement to the contractor on Tuesday morning. Vaikom MLA C K Asha, NSS state officer R N Ansar and NSS Mahatma Gandhi University coordinator E N Sivadas were also present. All three of them will supervise the construction. An estimate of Rs 12.80 lakh has been prepared. The construction is expected to be completed in 50 days. The minister said NSS students were collecting money to complete the work, but hoped well-wishers would also chip in with donations. The minister met Bindu's mother Seethalakshmi, husband Visruthan and son Navaneeth and promised them that the govt would provide all possible assistance. The minister also assured the family of completing daughter Navami's treatment successfully. Navami was admitted to the medical college hospital on Monday for further treatment and surgery.
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bindu's daughter admitted again to Kottayam MCH for treatment
Kottayam/Kozhikode: Navami, daughter of Thalayolaparambu-native D Bindu, who was killed in the medical college hospital building collapse, was admitted again to Kottayam MCH for further treatment on Monday. District collector John V Samuel visited her in the morning. She was admitted to the casualty wing CS4 ward of the hospital. The district collector was accompanied by medical college principal Dr Varghese P Punnose and superintendent Dr T K Jayakumar. Samuel told Navami's relatives that all treatment facilities were assured by the govt. The collector also spoke with Navami's relative, Divya. Navami was admitted to the MCH on July 1 for surgery. She was accompanied by her parents Visruthan and Bindu and Divya, who is the daughter of Bindu's sister, Renuka. Bindu was killed in the building collapse on July 3. Navami was brought back home that evening. Ports minister V N Vasavan also visited Navami at the hospital on Monday. Protests continue across state Meanwhile, a march taken out by BJP to the general hospital demanding health minister Veena George's resignation turned violent in Alappuzha on Monday. Two workers, including BJP central region president N Hari, were injured after the workers clashed with police. The march, which started from BJP district committee office, was stopped by police by putting up barricades in front of the hospital. The workers, including women, jumped over the barricades and entered the hospital compound. Violence erupted as police tried to forcibly remove the workers. More force arrived, and the workers were removed from the place. In Kozhikode, the Youth Congress protest march to the district collectorate demanding the resignation of Veena turned tense with protesters clashing with police and blocking the national highway. The march was inaugurated near the civil station by DCC president K Praveen Kumar. He alleged that the Congress will not rest until Veena resigns and held her primarily responsible for the issues plaguing the Kozhikode medical college as well. Tension escalated when protesters attempted to breach police barricades, leading to a scuffle. The agitators then vandalized a flex board near the civil station bearing the image of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. As the situation intensified, police deployed water cannons to disperse the crowd. Protesters who blocked the highway were taken into custody and removed by police. Compound wall collapse at Koz MCH Meanwhile, a portion of the compound wall of Kozhikode govt medical college collapsed on Monday night. The laterite wall, which was built decades ago, near dental college collapsed and fell onto the main road side. No one was injured in the incident but two vehicles parked nearby sustained minor damage. Locals said they had been raising the danger posed by the old wall but no action was taken.
New Indian Express
06-07-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Family upholds tradition of serving Podapitha in Bargarh
BARGARH: For eight generations, the Satpathy family of Gopalpur has upheld a cherished tradition of preparing the sacred Podapitha Bhoga for Lord Dadhibaman Mahaprabhu during the Bahuda Yatra in Bhatli, so much so it has become an important part of the Rath Yatra in Bargarh. After nine days at the Mausi Maa Temple, Lord Dadhibaman is offered Podapitha, believed to be his beloved food. This year, six quintals of the delicacy were prepared by 16 skilled pithakars brought together by the Satpathy family. Made using traditional ingredients like wheat flour, jaggery, ghee, dry fruits, and aromatic spices, the Podapitha is baked in a time-honoured process; wrapped in sal leaves and slow-baked under hot embers, preserving its ritualistic essence through centuries. According to legend, after a devastating fire damaged the temple in the 17th century, the practice of offering Pitha Bhoga instead of Anna Bhoga began. Since then, the tradition of offering Podapitha during Bahuda Yatra has remained unbroken in Bhatli. Devotees believe that Lord Dadhibaman had expressed his wish to taste Podapitha made by his Mausi Maa, adding a deeply personal and intimate layer to the ritual. Kabi Satpathy, a member of the Satpathy family, said preparing Podapitha for Lord Dadhibaman for the last eight generations has been the family's tradition. 'It's a divine blessing to carry this tradition forward. We start preparations early on Navami, and it takes several hours of dedicated effort. With each passing year, we've increased the quantity. This isn't just a ritual but an emotion that binds us to our ancestors.'
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Time of India
Hospital building collapse kills family's breadwinner
Kottayam: D Bindu (52), the woman who died after a portion of the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) collapsed on Thursday, was the main breadwinner of her family, which included her husband Visruthan, children Navami and Navaneet and her 75-year-old mother, Seethalakshmi. Bindu worked at a textile shop in Thalayolaparambu, while Visruthan was a mason. She raised both children on her modest income. Navami is in her final year at a private nursing college in Andhra Pradesh and Navaneet, an engineering graduate, works at a private firm in Ernakulam. The family lived in a partially constructed house on five cents of ancestral land in Ummamkunnu, Thalayolaparambu. On Tuesday, Bindu and Visruthan brought Navami to MCH for spinal surgery and had been with her since. Seethalakshmi, who was staying at a relative's house during the incident, broke down when she learned about her daughter's death. The neighbour had turned off the TV to prevent her from seeing the news, but she was informed by a relative. In shock, she ran out of the house, inconsolable, as neighbours tried in vain to calm her. Navami, still recovering, was shifted to a relative's house by evening. Navaneet had spoken to Bindu on Thursday morning about Navami's condition. Shortly after, he got a call from Gireesh, Bindu's nephew, asking him to rush to the hospital. By afternoon, Navaneet, Gireesh and friends reached MCH. Police escorted them to the morgue in a buggy car, where Navaneet was asked to identify his mother's body. Overwhelmed, he collapsed in tears, saying he couldn't live without her. Bindu's funeral will be held on the premises of her home at 11am on Friday. Her body was shifted to the morgue of a private hospital in Muttuchira after the autopsy at MCH. Congress workers led by Chandy Oommen MLA staged a protest outside the MCH morgue, briefly preventing the body from being moved. Bindu's relatives joined the protest. After police removed the protesters, the ambulance took the body to Muttuchira. Chandy Oommen demanded Rs 25 lakh compensation for Bindu's family, govt coverage of Navami's Rs 3.4 lakh surgery cost and a government job for Navami.
