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Former Kerala Additional Chief Secretary, Dr Babu Paul passes away

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April 13, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 13: Former Additional Chief Secretary of Kerala, Dr Babu Paul, passed away after a heart ailment at a private hospital here on Saturday early morning.

Dr Paul was 78. His wife Anna Babu Paul (Nirmala) died in 2000. He is survived by daughter Mariam Joseph (Niba) and son Cheriyan C Paul (Nibu). His son-in-law is Satish Joseph, son of former DGP M K Joseph, and daughter-in-law is Deepa, daughter of former DGP C A Chali.

Dr Babu Paul joined the government service at the age of 21 as a junior engineer and later cleared the civil service examination. He took the voluntary retirement from the IAS at the age of 59.

He was born in 1941 to Rt Rev Paulose Cheerothottam Kor Episcopa, a priest of Jacobite Church and headmaster of MGM High School, Kuruppampadi and Mary Paul, a teacher.
His brother K Roy Paul is a former aviation secretary and member of the Union Public Service Commission.

Babu Paul was a member of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). He also served as a member Ombudsman for local self-government institutions of Kerala during 2000-01. 

Dr Babu Paul, an Additional Chief Secretary in the rank of Chief Secretary of State, was also served as a Vice Chancellor of Kerala University and a Lecturer in Civil Engineering. The completion of Idukki hydel project was one of his achievements in his service.

Babu Paul published his first book at the age of 19. The book ' Oru Yathrayude Ormakal' was written in memory of his trip to Europe to participate in the International Student's Conference.

His autobiographical service story 'Katha Ithuvare' was published in 2001. He was the writer of the first Malayalam Bible Dictionary 'Veda Sabda Rathnakaran'. He has written various other English and Malayalam books.

Babu Paul received numerous awards for his Bible dictionary, ' Veda Shabda Ratnakaram'. He received Honorary Doctorate from Damascus St Efraim University, Gundert Award presented by International School of Dravidian Languages for the best dictionary in Dravidian language, Guruvayoor Nair Samajam Award, Alexander Marthoma Award, N V Sahitya Puraskaram, Samskara Deepam Award by Indian Institution of Christian Studies, and a fellowship conferred by the same; Christian Literary Award.

Other awards received by Babu Paul include -- Kerala Sahitya Academy Award in 2000, Kerala History Association Award for 'Queen's Story' which is the history of Cochin port, Sophia Award for the total contribution in the field of culture, MAGA Award from the Malayali Association for his contributions to the cultural development of Kerala, M K K Nair Award for exhibiting interest in temple arts, Bar Eto briro Award (The highest a lay man can aspire for in the Syrian Orthodox Church, the only recipient in India), Rajiv Gandhi Award for his excellence in Civil Service.

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August 7,2020

New Delhi, Aug 7 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Central government as India crossed the 20 lakh COVID-19 positive cases.

Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader reiterated his earlier tweet, sent out on July 17, which stated "The 10,00,000-mark has been crossed.

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, by August 10, more than 20,00,000 will be infected in the country. 

The government must take concrete, planned steps to stop the epidemic."
"20 lakh-mark has been crossed, Modi government is missing," the Congress leader tweeted today.

The Union Health Ministry has said active cases as a percentage of total cases have seen a significant drop from 34.17 per cent on July 24 to 30.31 per cent.

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July 26,2020
Bhopal, Jul 26: BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Saturday appealed people to recite the Hanuman Chalisa five times a day till August 5, which she believes will rid the world of the coronavirus pandemic.
`Bhoomi pujan’ or the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya is to take place on August 5.
“Let us all of us together make a spiritual effort to wish people good health and end the coronavirus epidemic.
Recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ five times a day at your home from July 25 to August 5,” the Bhopal MP tweeted.
“Conclude this ritual by lighting lamps on August 5 and offering ‘aarti’ to Lord Ram at home,” she added.
She also shared a video on Twitter, in which she said the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is making efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus by imposing lockdown in Bhopal till August 4.
“Though the lockdown will be over on August 4, this ritual (recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa, a hymn in praise of Lord Hanuman) will end on August 5, when ‘bhoomi pujan’ for Ram temple in Ayodhya will be performed. We will celebrate that day like Diwali,” she added.
“When people... Hindus from across the country recite the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in one voice, it will definitely work and we will be free from coronavirus...This is your prayer to Lord Ram,” said Thakur.

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April 5,2020

Alappuzha, Apr 5: Coming to the rescue of a toddler in need of crucial treatment for cancer, the Kerala health department scrambled its resources for transporting a toddler from here to Hyderabad on Sunday.

In a co-ordinated action, the department arranged for an ambulance and necessary travel permits for the nearly 16-hour 1,100 km inter-state journey that started at 7.15 am from Cherthala in this district with the entire cost to be borne by the state government.

Health Minister K K Shailaja on Saturday said all steps have been taken to facilitate the travel of the toddler and her family members to Hyderabad after local media reports highlighted the plight of the child.

The state Chief Secretary had discussed the matter with his counterparts of other states en route to ensure a smooth journey,the Health Ministry said.

"The travel permit and directions to other states through which the ambulance has to pass were issued from the police headquarters. All district police chiefs were given instructions from the headquarters to arrange for passage of the ambulance," it said in a release.

The journey started at 7.15 am and they are expected to reach Hyderabad at 11 pm.

"The state government will bear the expenses incurred for the journey. The ambulance will remain in Hyderabad and will return with the family," it said.

The first phase of treatment was done at the L V Prasad Hospital in Hyderabad and the family was supposed to travel again within 21 days for the next phase of treatment.

As the family could not undertake the journey in view of the nation-wide lockdown to check coronavirus scare, the state government swung into action to help the child.

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the country climbed to 3,374 on Sunday while the death toll rose to 77, according to Union Health Ministry data.

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