18 more people tests positive for COVID-19 in Kasargod on Thursday; 3616 persons under observation
Kasargod: The District on Thursday reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 according to the latest health bulletin. 18 people including 13 who arrived in the District from Maharashtra, tested positive for the virus on Thursday.
This include, a woman and 17 men, said District Medical Officer Dr AV Ramadas.
A 41-year-old resident of Paivalike Gram Panchayat limits, who came to the district on May 23; a 51-year-old resident of Kasargod City Municipality limits, who came on May 24; a 54-year-old resident of Kumble Gram Panchayat limits, who came by car on May 17; a 39-year-old, a 48-year-old and a 42-year-old residents of Kasargod City Municipality limits, who came on May 24 by bus; a 38-year-old resident of Madhuru Gram Panchayat limits, who came by bus on May 23; a 45-year-old resident of Paivalike Gram Panchayat limits, who came by bus on May 22; a 40-year-old resident of Mangalpady, who came by bus on May 18; a 37-year-old resident of Paivalike, who came by bus on May 17; a 29-year-old resident of Mangalpady Gram Panchayat limits, who came by bus on May 18; a 28-year-old resident of Mangalpady Gram Panchayat limits, who came by bus on May 19; and a 40-year-old resident of Paivalike Gram Panchayat limits, who came by bus on May 17 have been confirmed as positive.
A 23-year-old resident of Kotom-Belur, who came by bus from Tamil Nadu on May 20, was also declared as positive. In addition, a 48-year-old native of Madikayi Gram Panchayat limits who came from Kuwait on May 20; a 31-year-old native of Kuttikol Gram Panchayat limits, who came from Kuwait on May 19; a 59-year-old native of Chengala Gram Panchayat limits, who came on May 24 from Sharjah; and a 24-year-old woman from Kumble Panchayat limits, who also came from Kuwait on May 19, were confirmed as positive cases of Corona.
3616 people under observation in the district of which 3065 are under home quarantine and 551 are under observation at hospitals. A total of 39 people were admitted to isolation Ward on Thursday.
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Bengal: On way to PM's rally, 3 mowed down by train amid dense fog
Kolkata (PTI): Three persons died and three others were injured after being hit by a train amid dense fog on Saturday, while travelling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Taherpur in West Bengal's Nadia district, a senior official said.
The incident occurred between Taherpur and Badkulla railway stations under the Sealdah-Krishnanagar section of Eastern Railway, he said.
Modi, whose helicopter could not land at Taherpur due to dense fog and low visibility, condoled the death of the “BJP workers” in his virtual address from Kolkata airport.
“I have come to know that some BJP workers, while travelling to the rally, lost their lives in a rail accident. My condolences are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones, and I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Modi said.
The Eastern Railway official told PTI that the incident occurred in the morning when these people, who were travelling by a bus, had stopped the vehicle and walked to the railway tracks to answer nature's call.
"While three persons died on the spot, two others with injuries were admitted to a local hospital," he said.
Another person with minor injuries was released after having been administered first aid, the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Ramprasad Ghosh (74), Shaktipada Sutradhar (55) and Gopinath Das (38).
Meanwhile, Mahua Moitra, Trinamool Congress MP from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district, alleged that the BJP ignored the incident and went ahead with the rally.
"Terrible tragedy hushed up at altar of @narendramodi ego. @BJP4India supporters brought from far Murshidabad for PM rally in Ranaghat today," she said in a post on X.
"4 went to answer nature's call and were killed by 31814 down local train near Taherpur. BJP ignored, blacked out & went ahead with rally," Moitra claimed.
Reacting to her remarks, the West Bengal BJP, in a post on X, asserted that the TMC "has always been adept at milking tragedies", and was being "disrespectful to the unfortunate victims of this tragedy".
The TMC alleged that BJP leaders have not shown "neither concern nor compassion" over the mishap.
"The loss of three lives in Taherpur should have united everyone in grief. But @BJP4India leaders showed neither concern nor compassion," it said in another post on X.
"At this painful moment, Smt @MamataOfficial and Shri @abhishekaitc put humanity above party lines and stood beside the families of the deceased," the party said.
TMC’s on-ground leaders promptly reached out to the grieving family members, ensuring them of help and assistance, it said.
"While Delhi’s rulers chase Bengal with arrogance, our leadership chose empathy. This is the difference between politics of power and politics of people!" the TMC added.
