Congress triumphs Ballari Corporation, 23-year-old Triveni becomes youngest mayor of the state
Ballari: Ballari Municipal Corporation gets a new Mayor, as D. Triveni of Congress was elected to the post. Triveni, at the age of 23, has become the youngest Mayor in the state. On the other hand, B. Janaki of the Congress was elected as the Deputy Mayor without any opposition.
The election for the Mayor's post saw a total of 44 voters, out of which Triveni secured 28 votes, while BJP's Nagaratnamma received 16 votes. Meanwhile, B. Janaki's election was uncontested as no other candidate submitted nomination papers for the post of Deputy Mayor.
Triveni was elected to the corporation from the fourth ward, while B. Janaki represents the 33rd ward. The Congress party has managed to create a strong presence in the corporation, with 26 members and five non-party supporters out of a total of 39 wards. BJP has 13 members in the corporation.
The post of Mayor was reserved for Scheduled Castes, while the post of Deputy Mayor was reserved for ST women. The members of the Assembly, Legislative Council, and Parliamentarians also have the right to vote in the corporation elections.
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Another Mpox case reported in Kerala
The Kerala health department on Friday said another Mpox case was reported in the state and urged those who have symptoms to seek treatment.
The southern state had reported the country's first confirmed case of the new strain earlier this week.
A high-level evaluation meeting was held on Friday to evaluate the situation, the state health department said.
State Health Minister Veena George said the contact list of the patient has been prepared and the preventive measures have been taken.
The minister urged everyone who reached the state from abroad to approach the health department in case of any symptoms and seek treatment.
"Isolation facilities have been arranged in all the districts," the minister said in a statement.
On September 23, the health department had announced plans to release revised guidelines for the prevention and treatment of Mpox.
George had said that instructions were issued to take necessary action if the number of cases increases.
Official sources in New Delhi had earlier said that India had reported the first case of the Mpox strain in a patient from Kerala who tested positive.
They had said that the Clade 1b strain was detected in a 38-year-old man from Malappuram district who had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates.
Since the WHO's 2022 declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, 30 cases have been reported in India.
Mpox infections are generally self-limiting, lasting between two and four weeks, and patients usually recover with supportive medical care and management.
It is transmitted through prolonged and close contact with an infected patient.
Mpox typically manifests itself with fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complications.
