Mangaluru: Team B-Human Mangaluru and Puttur Community Centre, came together to donate six oxygen cylinders to the government hospital through the Puttur MLA’s COVID War Room.

Puttur MLA Sanjeev Matandur received the cylinders from Taluk’s Block Education Officer S. Lokesh and Businessman Haris Parladka. To encourage the MLA’s COVID War Room operations, businessman Haris Parladka said that he’d offer more support whenever the need may arise. 

MLA Sanjeev Mantandur, who spoke later said that the Team B-Human and Community Centre had taken an excellent decision in contributing to the COVID War Room.

“’Human’ indicates humanity, ‘Team’ indicates working together. Working together as a team in a humane manner can result in defeating Corona. To effectively resolve COVID, government organizations and people must work together as teams.  Already now, Team B-Human along with the Community Centre has contributed six oxygen cylinders worth 1 lakh 60 thousand rupees to the government hospital. In this manner, we should all come together and cooperate to tackle COVID. Necessary actions are being already undertaken through the War Room. We are monitoring every patient and every region, the team put together is working hard day and night. Here, it is very important that we have citizens’ cooperation” MLA Sanjeev Matandur said.

“Amid the adversity faced by the state with regards to COVID, MLA Sanjeev Matandur has been effectively running the COVID War Room in Puttur Taluk, through his able leadership. In Puttur Taluk which has taken various Towns and villages into its fold, the MLA has been working with his team since the past year to ensure precautionary measures are in place, and that has proved to be helpful in the current scenario”, Haneef Puttur, the chief of the Community Centre said.

“The team inside the COVID War Room is fully prepared to conduct rapid operations to ensure that emergency services are provided to the patients and distressed parties in any part of the Taluk. Various departments/centres to provide Information centre, Hospital facility, Ambulance, Ventilator, Vaccination, I.C.U, procurement of medicines, Ayushman Bharath, Funeral rites, and Emergency Services with assigned Team Leaders have already been created, in this regard.  Along with the promotion of phone numbers of each department, promotions have also been undertaken to create awareness among people to know the roles and functions of individual departments. After the opening of the Government Hospital, now COVID centres have also been opened for the treatment of patients. The cooperation of various private hospitals and schools has already been taken for this purpose. Our MLA is available anytime during the 24 hours of the day.  To support and encourage such an effort put forth by the MLA, Team B-Human and Puttur’s Community Centre have contributed these oxygen cylinders. In case of future requirements, we are ready to provide more such support”, Haneef Puttur informed.

Puttur Government Hospital’s Medical Officer Asha Jyoti, City Council President Jeevander Jin, City Council Vice-President Vidya Gauri, PUDA President Bami Ashok Shenoy, Taluk Panchayat Standing Committee President Saja Radhakrishna Alva, Puttur Government Hospital’s Health Care Committee member Rafeeq Darbe, Team B-Human Puttur Taluk President Imthiyaz Perle, Community Centre’s Muhammed Taufeeq, Muzammil Choice and other were present during the occasion.

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Kozhikode (PTI): Violence erupted overnight at various places across Kerala, particularly in northern districts, following the announcement of local body election results, police said.

In Eramala in Kozhikode district, tension prevailed throughout the night after the Indira Gandhi Bhavan, a Congress office, was allegedly attacked by CPI(M) workers.

According to an FIR registered at Edachery police station, around 200 people marched towards the Congress office carrying dangerous weapons and vandalised the building, causing damage estimated at around Rs five lakh.

A statue of late prime minister Indira Gandhi was also damaged in the attack, police said. Soon after, UDF activists gathered at the spot, further aggravating the situation.

However, with the deployment of additional police personnel, the situation was brought under control, an officer said.

Police said another violent incident was reported at Marad, where stones were allegedly pelted at a UDF victory procession, leaving several persons injured.

In Sultan Bathery in Wayanad district, police registered a case after a car carrying a UDF activist and his family members was allegedly attacked by around 40 CPI(M) workers, an official said.

Sultan Bathery police also booked UDF activists in a separate incident for allegedly attacking a CPI(M) worker who objected to the bursting of crackers near his house, the officer said.

In Panoor in Kannur district, houses of several Muslim League activists were allegedly attacked by CPI(M) workers. Vehicles parked at the houses were also damaged.

According to Panoor police, the violence broke out after a UDF victory rally was allegedly stopped by CPI(M) workers armed with swords and daggers. Some UDF leaders sustained injuries in the clash.

Clashes were also reported between UDF and LDF workers at Ulikkal in Kannur district, though police intervention brought the situation under control later in the night, an officer in the Ulikkal police station said.

In Bedakom in Kasaragod district, an LDF victory march turned violent after CPI(M) activists allegedly intercepted UDF workers passing through the area. Some policemen who intervened suffered minor injuries, an officer said.

Similar violence was reported from Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram district following clashes between CPI(M) and BJP workers. Police said workers from both sides sustained minor injuries and were admitted to hospitals. Cases will be registered after formal complaints are received, police said.