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Couple with post-Covid complications dies by suicide

24Jul

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Couple with post-Covid complications dies by suicide

A newly married couple died by suicide in their Worli flat by drinking some poisonous substance. Quoting police newspaper The Hindu reported that they left behind a note stating that they were taking the extreme step as they were suffering from post-Covid complications and were having trouble living a normal life. Ajay Kumar (34) and Suja S (30) had got married 10 months ago and was living in the flat on rent at Bharat Mills society. Suja’s mother, who stays in Kerala, was trying to reach her but she did not answer the calls. So, the mother asked her colleague to check on her. The friend broke open the door and found the couple motionless on the floor. The friend informed the police. The post-mortem examination at Nair Hospital found traces of poison in the bodies, but the poison...

28Jun

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M.A. Momin, calligraphist

Urdu writer and Calligraphy expert M.A. Momin passed away in Hubballi on June 27 following COVID-19 related complications. He was 72. Momin -- a recipient of the Karnataka Urdu Academy award – was renowned for his Nizamat or anchoring Urdu Shayari sessions across North Karnataka districts. Besides frequently organizing Urdu learning training courses for non-native Urdu speakers, Momin used to also conduct calligraphy training sessions for school and college students. He was also an active member of Idara Farogh-e-Urdu Hubli, a literary organisation.

27Jun

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Vandana Mishra, entrepreneur

Vandana Mishra, chairperson of women’s wing in the local chapter of the Indian Industries Association, died of Covid-19 complications while being stuck in traffic in Kanpur on June 25. She was 50. The incident occurred when the local police set up many diversions across the city for movement of President Ram Nath Kovind’s convoy. Mishra had complained of nausea and vomiting and was going to a private hospital when she got stuck in traffic between the Nand Lal intersection and Govindpuri fly. An ADCP level officer would be investigating this incident, Kanpur Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) B B G T S Murthy stated even as the Kanpur Police Commissionerate apologized on Twitter for the death of Mishra. “Kanpur City Police and I personally seek forgiveness for ...

23Jun

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Poovachal Khader, lyricist

Malayalam cinema lost one of its most prolific lyricists in the death of Poovachal Khader, who succumbed to COVID-19 in Thiruvananthapuram on June 22. The 72-year-old songwriter had been under treatment for COVID-19 at the Govt. Medical College. Khader, during his five-decade career, wrote more than a thousand songs for over 350 films, while being credited for some of the biggest-ever hits in Malayalam film music. His song-writing talent ensured him being one of the busiest lyricists in the 1970s and 80s, when he penned evergreen songs like “Natha nee varum kalocha” (Chamaram), “Shararanthal thiri thaazhhum” (Kayalum Kayarum), “Aadya samaagama lajjayil” (Ulsavam), “Sindoora sandhyaykku mounam” (Choola), “Ente janman neeyeduthu” (Aattakkalasam), (Itha Oru Dhikkari), “Eth...

23Jun

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Jayanta Naskar, politician

Trinamool Congress MLA Jayanta Naskar passed away in a hospital in Kolkata on June 19. He was 73. The MLA had tested positive for Covid-19 in May, but had been declared COVID-19 negative in another test conducted on June 18. The Gosaba MLA was initially treated at the state-run MR Bangur Hospital before being transferred to the private medical facility a few days ago due to comorbidities, hospital authorities said, adding that though he tested negative for Covid, the prolonged illness had damaged his lungs. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee offered her condolences to the family and supporters of the deceased MLA. Expressing pain over the death of the three- time MLA from Gosaba, she stated that Naskar ...

23Jun

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Guruprasad Mohapatra, bureaucrat

Guruprasad Mohapatra Guruprasad Mohapatra successfully managed the distribution of emergency oxygen in India in the ongoing coronavirus scenario, but lost his own life to the dreaded disease after being hospitalized at the AIIMS in Delhi. The Gujarat cadre 1986-batch IAS officer was supposed to retire from service on 30 April, 2022. He was the head of one of the Empowered Groups to combat the Covid-19 crisis. Mohapatra, as Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), was responsible for monitoring the supply of medical oxygen across the country under very challenging circumstances during the second wave of Covid-19. However, he contracted COVID-19 in the process of overseeing the oxygen distribution to the affected in the country, and was r...

21Jun

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Tapu Mishra, singer

Famous Odiya singer Tapu Mishra passed away due to post-COVID complications in Bhubaneshwar, family sources said on June 20. She was 36. The singer, who breathed her last on the night of June 19 at a private hospital in the Odisha’s capital, was put on ventilator support two days ago after her oxygen level dropped to 45. The lungs of Tapu, who was admitted on May 19, also suffered extensive damages The Ministry of Culture sanctioned ₹1,00,000 for her treatment from the Artiste Welfare Fund as her family members planned to shift her to Kolkata for an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment, sources said. The Odiya film industry, or Ollywood, also started raising funds for the treatment of Tapu, who debuted in Odiya film Kulanandan. Tapu, who had lent her voi...

19Jun

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Milkha Singh, Indian sprint legend

Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh passed away on June 18 after a month-long battle with COVID-19. He was 91. Singh, who is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters, died at 11.30 p.m, a family spokesperson told media. The Padma Shri awardee had recently lost his wife -- former national volleyball captain Nirmal Kaur (85) -- to the dreaded coronavirus, when she passed away at a private hospital in Mohali. The athlete had contracted COVID-19 in May but was tested negative on May 16 before being shifted to general ICU in a hospital. However, his condition became critical with complications, including fever and dipping oxygen saturation levels. Milkha Singh, who was a four-time Asian Games gold medallist and 1958 Commonwealth Games champion,...

14Sep

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Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, politician

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, an Indian politician, passed away at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on September 13, 2020, following complications arising from Coronavirus Just two days after he sent a hand-written note to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav notifying him of his decision to resign from the party after being in it for over three decades, senior party leader and former state minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away from Covid-19-related complications. Singh, a lifelong fixture of the RJD, died on Sunday morning at the AIIMS. He was 74. Yadav, who had summarily rejected Singh’s resignation asking him to get well first and then talk about his future with the RJD, reacted in disbelief saying “Dear Raghuvansh ...

14Sep

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Xavier Rego, policeman

Xavier Rego, an Indian policeman, passed away from Covid-19 on Sunday morning (September 13, 2020). The 53-year-old inspector, who was attached to Vakola police station and had recently been hospitalized after a minor road accident, was not on duty and was recovering. As per the protocol, samples were collected for a Covid test, which came out positive later on Sunday. A 1993 batch police inspector, Rego was earlier attached to Borivali police station as a Police Inspector (Crime) before being transferred to Dindoshi police station a few months ago. According to sources, Rego was involved in a road accident a fortnight ago and had sustained minor injuries and a hand fracture. After this accident, however, Rego was recovering and recuperating from the injuries. During h...