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Sunanda Pushkar was on seven-day medication for undisclosed illness, says Kerala hospital

January 18, 2014
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 18: Sunanda Pushkar suffered from a rheumatological illness and was given a thorough medical checkup at a leading hospital in Thiruvananthapuram just three days before she was found dead in a five star hotel in New Delhi on Friday evening.

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She was to return to the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) later this month for detailed treatment based on the reports.

"We gave her a seven-day course of medicines as she divulged that she had rheumatology problems," says E M Najeeb, executive director, KIMS. The hospital would not reveal the exact nature of her illness.

Sunanda, 52, mentioned the hospital in one of her last tweets on Friday: "Got so many issues diagnosed in KIMS that now who knows when I got 2 go with joy Hastay hua jayegay " (will go smiling).

The tweet sparked off speculation that she was suffering from a life-threatening ailment. Her friends told TV channels on Friday evening that she suffered from lupus, a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body, skin, joints, and organs.

Sunanda was admitted for executive health checkup at KIMS on Sunday, prescribed a seven-day drug-course and scanned by specialists from the cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, dental and rheumatology department.

Tharoor visited her all three days in room 929 on the ninth floor of KIMS, stayed with her on Monday night and left on Tuesday afternoon. Sunanda checked out of the hospital that evening as she wanted to go to Delhi.

"There was nothing amiss during her stay here, Sunanda was extremely pleasant," says Najeeb.

"I spoke with them for nearly an hour on Monday evening. I even heard Sunanda asking Tharoor to take a respite from politics and to look after his health," Najeeb says.

The investigations on her were conducted under medical superintendent Dr. Lissy Thomas while Dr. Vijayaraghavan was in-charge of the cardiology checkup. She was subjected to a barrage of echo and endoscopy tests. The hospital was planning a medical board meeting over the next few days after all the results are known. The hospital was also examining the old medical records that she had brought in.

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March 10,2020

Bhopal, Mar 10: The number of MLAs who have resigned from the Congress in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 20 on Tuesday afternoon with another legislator quitting the ruling party, sources said.

While 19 MLAs, most of them believed to be loyal to expelled party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, have sent their resignation letters via e-mail to Raj Bhavan, Bisahulal Singh submitted his resignation letter as an MLA to the Assembly speaker.

"We have received resignations of 19 MLAs through e-mails with attachments," a Raj Bhawan official told PTI.

Sources in Congress produced a copy of Bisahulal Singh's resignation letter which he submitted to the speaker.

Former chief minister and senior BJP leader later announced that Singh (65) has joined the BJP.

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May 24,2020

Lucknow, May 24: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has banned Corona patients from keeping mobile phones inside isolation wards of COVID-19 hospitals in the state.

Patients admitted in dedicated L-2 and L-3 COVID hospitals will no longer will allowed to take mobile phones along with them in the isolation wards in order to check the spread of the infection.

According to an order issued by the state government late on Saturday night, two mobile phones will now be available with the ward in-charge of the COVID care centres so that patients and talk to their family members and administration if required.

Further, the orders specify that the mobile numbers should be communicated to the family members of the patients also.

Director General Medical Education, K.K. Gupta, who issued the order, has informed all concerned officials and directors of dedicated COVID hospitals.

"To facilitate the communication between COVID-19 patients admitted in clinics, with their family members, or anyone else, ensure that two dedicated mobile phones while adhering to infection prevention norms, are kept with ward in-charge of COVID care centre," the order said.

According to the latest data available on the website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Uttar Pradesh now has 5,735 cases of Corona positive patients and the numbers have been growing steadily since the past ten days.

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June 15,2020

Nuapada, Jun 15: In a shocking incident, a 70-year-old elderly woman had to drag her 100-year-old bedridden mother on a cot to the nearby bank to withdraw pension money of Rs 1,500.

The incident came to light after a video of the woman dragging her bedridden mother on a cot to a bank in Odisha's Nuapada district went viral on social media.

The woman from Bargaon village dragged her mother on the cot after the bank official allegedly asked for physical verification. The incident took place on June 9.

"I went to the bank several times in last three months and requested the bank official to release the pension amount. However, the official informed that they would release the pension if I bring my mother to the branch," said Punjimati Dei.

Bank manager Ajit Pradhan allegedly asked Dei to bring her bedridden mother Labhe Baghel to the bank.

Her mother is an account holder under Jan Dhan Yojana of the Central government.

The Centre had announced Rs 500 monthly assistance for women Jan Dhan bank account holders from April to June in view of the COVID-19 situation.

A district administration official informed that the woman reached the bank with her mother before the manager could visit her home for the verification.

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