"Congress Mahila Morcha is observing a 12-hour hunger protest from 6 am to 6 pm against the murder of Dr Vandana and demands to protect the life of health workers and doctors," Jeby Methar, President, Congress Mahila Morcha said.
Reacting to the Karnataka election results, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said that the results herald a positive future for the country and the people gave a befitting reply to the BJP.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday expressed grief over the death of a woman doctor, who was allegedly stabbed to death by a patient, assuring that necessary security will be provided in hospitals.
The government will bring the ordinance bill in the next cabinet meeting. The decision was taken during the high-level meeting chaired by the CM today in the wake of the murder of Dr Vandana Das while on duty.
Earlier the accused Sandeep was taken into police custody from his house on Tuesday night after a brawl with his neighbours. He was brought to the government hospital by Police for a mandatory medical checkup when he turned violent.
The court made the observation after initiating a suo motu case into the matter. The High Court also directed the Malappuram District Collector to file a report on May 12.
Priyanka on Monday held a roadshow in Bengaluru's Vijayanagar on the last day of campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly elections which are scheduled to be held on May 10.
A helicopter of the Indian Navy, with an aircrew diver, was set off on Monday for Malappuram, wherein a boat capsized drowning around 40 tourists, to assist in the ongoing rescue operations, a statement from Southern Naval Command said.
Kerala Revenue Minister K Rajan on Monday said that 22 people have died so far in boat capsize incident near Tanur coast in Kerala's Malappuram a day ago