Kerala

Briefly

Meet on medication

KOLLAM: District Medical Officer N. Prassanna Kumar inaugurated a State-level workshop on medication organised by the Bishop Benziger College of Nursing here on Thursday. A class on `Safe staffing saves lives' was held on the occasion. Experts in the field of medical care spoke. — Staff Reporter

Career counselling

KOLLAM: Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellapally Natesan will inaugurate a career counselling camp at S.N. College for Women here on May 17. The camp is being organised by the SNDP Youth Movement and the SNDP Kollam Union. Kannur University Vice-Chancellor P. Chandramohan, head of the Kerala University Commerce Department M. Sarangdharan and head of the Kerala University Computer Department Ajaya Kumar will address the camp. — Staff Reporter

Medical camp

KOLLAM: The Kollam Nadar Sangam is organising a free ENT and dental medical camp for the public on May 14. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. at Nadar Sangam Hall near the Kollam District Congress Committee office. — Staff Reporter

Consumer information centre opened

KOCHI: The Kerala Civil Supplies Corporation Limited has opened a consumer information centre at the Corporation's office in the city. A press release said here on Thursday that a facility would be put in place for consumers to test the food samples they bring. Spices, cereals, oil, fruits and vegetables can be tested at the facility. More information can be had on the phone 2205165 or 9447975206. — Staff Reporter

Victory celebrations

KOCHI: The mood outside the District Collectorate, from where real-time information on the progress of counting of votes in 14 constituencies was announced, bore a sombre look from the time counting began.People gathered in large numbers inside the Collectorate but did not enter the civil station premises due to the strict warnings issued against people thronging the area around the media centre. The collectorate was connected to the 14 counting centres and the counting progressed without any hitch. — Staff Reporter

Achan re-appointed

Thrissur: The Reserve Bank of India has re-appointed N. R. Achan as chairman and chief executive officer of the Catholic Syrian Bank with effect from June, according to a press release here. —

Staff Reporter

Robbery attempt foiled

KOZHIKODE: An attempt by four persons to rob the main branch of State Bank of India (SBI) at Mananchira here on Thursday was foiled by the intervention of the employees and security staff. The police said S. Suresh, 29, frS. Kumaran, 28, G. Jan, 35, from Trikkarampalli in Tamil Nadu, and R. Raju, were overpowered by the security staff and employees and handed over to the police. —

Staff Reporter

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