Navy assists conduct of fire safety audit in government hospitals in Kerala
The Hindu
Audit of 101 out of 140 government/taluk hospitals and other treatment centres/infrastructure handling COVID-19 patients has been completed
The Southern Naval Command deployed five teams on May 14 to conduct fire safety audit of various hospitals in Ernakulam district, consequent to a request by the Chief Secretary to carry out such an audit of government hospitals across Kerala. After an initial assessment and taking into account the total number of hospitals that had to be audited in all the districts, an additional 22 teams were deputed from May 17 to undertake the audit of hospitals in the remaining 13 districts.
The first jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu for the year 2026 was held at Thatchankurichi village of Pudukottai district on January 3, 2026 (Saturday) marking the commencement of the sporting season in the State. Following it, Avaniapuram village in Madurai district hosted the next jallikattu, on the day of Pongal festival on January 15. On the day of Maattu Pongal (January 16), ‘jallikattu’ is being held at Palamedu village in Madurai district and at Suriyur village in Tiruchi district. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to inaugurate the world-famous Alanganallur jallikattu in Madurai district on January 17.

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