QWrap: Nipah Virus Spreads; Anti-Sterlite Protests Kill Many in TN
Here’s a video wrap of the top stories of the day.
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1. Nurse Tending to Nipah Virus Victims Dies, Leaves Behind Letter
Lini Puthussery, one of the three nurses who had fallen sick after tending to the patients diagnosed with the Nipah virus in Kerala, passed away on Monday, 21 May.
Puthussery, who worked at the EMS Memorial Cooperative Hospital at Perambra, had reportedly fallen sick a few days ago, as she was treating two brothers who were the first victims of the virus that broke out in Kozhikode.
Although a report on her blood and fluid samples is yet to be released, it is suspected that her death was a result of her having contracted the Nipah virus, and as a precautionary measure, her body was hastily cremated at an electronic crematorium so as to prevent the disease from spreading further, reported The News Minute.
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2. Anti-Sterlite Protests: At Least 9 Killed, Over a Dozen Injured
The months-long protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, took a violent turn on Tuesday, 22 May, with agitators allegedly pelting stones and toppling police vehicles after they were prevented from marching towards the plant.
According to local reports, at least 9 people including a woman have been killed and over a dozen injured following clashes between police and demonstrators, The News Minute reported.
As tension simmered in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami appealed to the public to maintain peace.
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3. Boycotting Hinduism, Dalits Keep Their Pride But See No Equality
“Mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism”...a headline we often come across. Especially from regions where tensions between upper-caste Hindus and Ambedkarites have been on the rise – one such region is western Uttar Pradesh.
The Quint traveled to Mathura, Agra and violence-struck Saharanpur to meet with Ambedkarites, some of whom are being vigorously led by Chandrashekhar Azad’s Bhim Army. We wanted to understand the desire to abandon a religion that shaped their identity for generations, and if life had changed for the better afterwards.
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4. OpIndia, Our Sri Sri Story Isn’t Fake News. Just Face The Facts!
Dear OpIndia,
Looks like you did not appreciate our birthday messages to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Our aim was to send out a reminder about how Art of Living had damaged the Yamuna floodplain during their 'World Culture Festival’ event in 2016, and dissuade the spiritual preacher and Art of Living from ever doing the same again.
Just to re-assert an incontestable FACT, the National Green Tribunal – empowered by law to rule on environmental issues – assessed the damage done to the Yamuna floodplain by the Art of Living’s World Cultural Festival, and put a figure of Rs 5 crore, which the foundation had to pay. Case closed!
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5. Relief For Flyers: No Cancellation Charge Within 24 Hrs of Booking
The Ministry of Civil Aviation opened up the first draft of passenger’s charter for public consultation, spelling out reforms in cancellation fee, compensations and plans of introducing in-flight wifi services.
A revamped version of the AirSewa mobile and web application is being planned which will allow users to login using their social media IDs in a safe manner, reported News18.
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