Kerala State awards for persons with disabilities announced

Kerala State awards for persons with disabilities announced

Kozhikode district panchayat has bagged the award for the best disabled-friendly district panchayat in the State. Eloor municipality in Ernakulam, Vadakara block panchayat in Kozhikode, Punnayurkulam grama panchayat in Thrissur, and Pulpatta grama panchayat in Malappuram were also adjudged the best in the respective categories in rendering services to persons with disabilities (PwDs). Minister for … Read more

Kerala suspected Maoists encounter | Intensified vehicle checks continue at T.N.-Karnataka border

Kerala suspected Maoists encounter | Intensified vehicle checks continue at T.N.-Karnataka border

Intensified vehicle checks at Tamil Nadu’s border with Karnataka at three places in Erode district continued for the third consecutive day, to prevent suspected Maoists from escaping. A Kerala police special forces Thunderbolt team exchanged fire with suspected Maoists in the  Uruppumkutty forest in Karikkottakary, in Kerala on November 13, after which five suspected Maoists escaped into the forest area. Of the five, A. … Read more

Don’t insist on security documents from farmers under Paddy Procurement Scheme: Kerala High Court tells banks

Don’t insist on security documents from farmers under Paddy Procurement Scheme: Kerala High Court tells banks

The Kerala High Court building in Ernakulam (file) | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Kerala High Court has observed that the credit rating of farmers who effectively sell their paddy to the government under the Paddy Procurement Scheme (PRS) can never be affected as the court has already held that they cannot not be construed to be … Read more

Top Kerala News developments today

Top Kerala News developments today

CM Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the Tourism Investors Meet (TIM), organised by the Department of Tourism, in Thiruvananthapuram, today. File | Photo Credit: H VIBHU Here are the important developments in Kerala to watch out for today Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the Tourism Investors Meet (TIM), organised by the Department of Tourism, in … Read more

Top Kerala News developments today

Top Kerala News developments today

Key news developments in Kerala on Nov 11, Saturday November 11, 2023 09:52 am | Updated 09:52 am IST CM Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a public rally organised by the CPI(M) to support the Palestine cause in Kozhikode. File | Photo Credit: H VIBHU Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a public rally organised by … Read more

Waterlily hybridizer is first woman in Kerala to be recognised by international water gardening society

Waterlily hybridizer is first woman in Kerala to be recognised by international water gardening society

Nymphaea Sree, Viji’s waterlily | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT One of Viji Abi’s dreams was to have a waterlily with her name, a hybrid variety that she propagated. The dream was realised when the Thailand-based International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) accepted her entry, a hybrid waterlily, Nymphaea Sree. The bloom met several stringent … Read more

Maoists in Wayanad: Kerala Police carry out combing operations following gun battle

Maoists in Wayanad: Kerala Police carry out combing operations following gun battle

The Special Operations Group and the Thunderbolt Squad had followed the Maoists to the house based on intelligence inputs. (picture for representational purposes) | Photo Credit: K. RAGESH The Special Operations Group (SOG) and the Thunderbolt Squad of the Kerala Police are continuing combing operations in rural Kozhikode and the Periya forest region following an encounter … Read more

Kerala government moves Supreme Court against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan over pending Bills

Kerala government moves Supreme Court against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan over pending Bills

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala government has sought a declaration from the Supreme Court that Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has “failed to exercise his Constitutional powers and duties” in holding the Bills passed by the State Legislature for a long and indefinite period. Kerala raised the demand in a … Read more

Survey begins to recover excess land owned by Kerala MLA P.V. Anvar

Survey begins to recover excess land owned by Kerala MLA P.V. Anvar

P.V. Anvar, MLA | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Revenue department in Kerala has started survey measures to recover the excess land possessed by P.V. Anvar, MLA, at Kakkadampoyil in Kozhikode district. The action comes in the wake of a recent order by the Thamarassery Taluk Land Use Board. According to Revenue department sources, the … Read more

Kerala Police file FIR against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Kerala Police file FIR against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Ernakulam Central Police have filed a First Information Report under Section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with an intent to cause riot) and 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) of … Read more