Tourist guides in Kerala to be covered under welfare board, says Minister

Tourist guides in Kerala to be covered under welfare board, says Minister

Tourist guides also will be covered in the welfare board that would be constituted for employees in the tourism sector, Minister for Public Works and Tourism Mohamed Riyas said here on September 22 (Sunday). The announcement followed a meeting with representatives of tourism guides’ association. He added that foreign languages too would be included in … Read more

Vengeri overpass to be opened in September, says Kerala Public Works Minister

Vengeri overpass to be opened in September, says Kerala Public Works Minister

Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas inspecting the progress of work on the Vengeri overpass across NH 66 at Vengeri in Kozhikode on August 23. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas on Friday said that the overpass across the National Highway 66 at Vengeri situated at the intersection … Read more

PWD quarters to be allocated to victims of Wayanad landslide, says Kerala Public Works Minister

PWD quarters to be allocated to victims of Wayanad landslide, says Kerala Public Works Minister

Public Works Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said that the government has decided to allocate the Public Works department (PWD) quarters to victims of the Chooralmala landslide for temporary stay until their rehabilitation is completed. Addressing the media, Mr. Riyas said the department would utilise its 27 quarters, including 15 quarters at Kalpetta, six at … Read more

Riyas accuses Congress leaders of trying to sabotage UCC seminar

Riyas accuses Congress leaders of trying to sabotage UCC seminar

Minister for Public Works and Tourism P. A. Mohamed Riyas has said that some Congress leaders were sleeping agents of the BJP, and that they made deliberate attempts to sabotage the national seminar against the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) held in Kozhikode on Saturday. He was speaking to reporters in Kozhikode on Sunday. He accused … Read more

Draft design policy moots people- friendly initiatives to boost tourism

Draft design policy moots people- friendly initiatives to boost tourism

Tourism and Public Works Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas receiving the draft of the Design Policy from Director of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Prof Praveen Nahar at the valedictory function of the three-day Design Policy workshop, jointly organised by the departments of Tourism and Public Works, in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. Kerala today came out with a draft … Read more