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₹20,000 crore COVID-19 revival package and steps to expedite coastal highway project are some of the key highlights of the first Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal in the Assembly on Friday, June 4, 2021.
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Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal presenting the revised Budget for 2021-22 in the Legislative Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, June 4, 2021.
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₹20,000 crore COVID-19 revival package and steps to expedite coastal highway project are some of the key highlights of the first Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal in the Assembly on Friday, June 4, 2021.
Kerala Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal presented his maiden budget at the Legislative Assembly on Friday. The revised budget is for the 2021-22 financial year.
Need to speed up containment measures, says Minister
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Minister for Electricity V.Senthil Balaji (third left) reviewing the COVID-19 situation in Salem on Thursday. MP S.R. Parthibhan (left) and District Collector S.A. Raman (second left) are in the picture.
Minister for Electricity V. Senthil Balaji appreciating the containment measures taken here, advised officials that the pace of containment measures must be increased to bring down the daily caseload.
Mr. Balaji, the Minister in-charge for COVID-19 measures for Salem visited the district on Thursday and reviewed containment and treatment measures here. District Collector S.A. Raman, MPs S.R. Parthibhan, A.K.P. Chinraj, and Pon. Gouthama Sigamani, DMK legislator R. Rajendran and senior officials took part in the meeting.
Vaccination at stadium likely to be wound up
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Authorities finding difficulty in managing crowds there
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People wait for their turn for COVID-19 vaccination outside the Jimmy George indoor stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. File photo.
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Authorities finding difficulty in managing crowds there
Faced with criticisms over the conduct of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the district health authorities are mulling over winding down the mega vaccination camp at Jimmy George indoor stadium.
During the initial phase of the drive, the indoor stadium enabled the district administration to inoculate sizeable numbers, even while ensuring physical distancing.
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Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar inspects the Cath Lab at Pudukottai Government Medical College Hospital on Thursday.
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Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar on Thursday inaugurated a sophisticated Cath Lab set up at a cost of ₹3.5 crore at the Pudukottai Government Medical College Hospital.
Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the facility, Mr. Vijayabaskar said Cath Labs had been established in 18 Government Medical College Hospitals in the State this year through the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation.
He said angioplasty procedure had been done on a little over 9,000 persons free of cost at the government hospitals so far this year. A network has been created for providing treatment to those with heart-related problems and infrastructure created in the 18 government medical college hospitals in this regard by providing sophisticated equipment.