LDF candidate Sathyan Mokeri submitted his nomination papers for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election on Thursday. The candidate, CPI's state secretary Binoy Viswam, addressed the LDF election convention and highlighted the government's focus on reviving Wayanad, which was devastated by the recent disaster.
In the wake of a cholera outbreak in the Kundanamkunnu tribal settlement in Noolpuzha panchayat, Wayanad District Collector D.R. Meghasree has declared containment zones in a 500-meter-radius around other tribal settlements in the area, effective from ugust 22. The containment zones include the Kundanamkunnu, Thiruvannur and Lakshamveedu settlements, where the spread of the disease is suspected. District Medical Officer P. …