Remove media access restriction for Parliament coverage: Editors Guild to Birla, Dhankhar
New Delhi (PTI): The Editors Guild of India on Monday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to remove access restrictions on the media for covering proceedings of Parliament.
The Guild, in a letter to Birla, said the practice of restricting the number of media persons, including those holding permanent accreditation, came into force when Covid19 protocols were in place.
"The country has fought the scourge and moved on and we hope limiting access is also done away with," it said in a letter to Birla.
The Guild also expressed concern over the non-reconstitution of the Press Advisory Committee that was first founded in 1929 under the guidance of the president of the Central Legislative Assembly, Vithalbhai Patel.
The Guild urged Dhankhar to restore complete access to all media accredited media persons to the House without the need for them to secure additional access passes, which only adds to the bureaucratic work at a time when the effort is to reduce the load.
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Boy dies of infection caused by rare brain-eating amoeba in Kerala
Kozhikode (PTI): A 14-year-old boy, who was under treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, died at a private hospital here.
Mridul died at 11.20 pm on Wednesday, Kerala state health department said on Thursday.
This is the third case of fatal infection reported in the southern state since May.
The first instance was the death of a five-year-old girl from Malappuram on May 21 and the second was a 13-year-old girl from Kannur who died on June 25.
According to the health department sources, the child had taken a dip at a small pond here and preventive measures were being taken.
Medical experts said the infection occurs when free-living, non-parasitic amoebae bacteria enter the body through the nose from contaminated water.
The health authorities have advised people to exercise caution against amoebic meningoencephalitis.
The disease was earlier reported in coastal Alappuzha district in the state in 2023 and 2017
