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Pinarayi on CAG report: Move to discredit KIIFB

November 17, 2021 03:43 IST

Addressing an awards function at Raj Bhavan, also attended by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Vijayan said any developmental work will not be stalled.

In Malappuram district, restaurant owner K Bharathan, 49, hanged himself as the long lockdown left him in a debt trap.

Job loss, debts after lockdown: 3 die by suicide in Kerala

November 17, 2021 03:21 IST

Thundathil Madhu, 55, tried farming after he lost his mahaut's job with the tourism department's elephant safari at Thekkadi.

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CAG flags Kerala’s off-budget borrowings to pay for welfare schemeSubscriber Only

November 13, 2021 07:59 IST

The CAG report on state finances — tabled before the Assembly on Friday — said if the state resorts to an off-budget route to finance its welfare schemes, the liabilities of the state may increase and lead to a debt trap.

After hearing all stakeholders, the government and the Animal Welfare Board of India, the court said such clauses defeat the objectives of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the principles recognised under the Constitution.

Bylaws barring flatowners from keeping pets illegal: Kerala HCSubscriber Only

November 3, 2021 04:00 IST

The bench of Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and P Gopinath were acting upon a petition moved by an apartment owner, who was aggrieved by the stand of the residents’ association of his apartment complex that the bylaws prohibited occupants from keeping pets in their flats.

The Kerala High Court Thursday asked organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women, in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013. (File)

Rebuff to NIA, Kerala HC says no ground for UAPA in gold case; eight get bailSubscriber Only

November 3, 2021 08:11 IST

Tuesday’s order comes as a setback to the NIA, which had invoked Section 15 of the UAPA (that defines ‘terrorist act’) against the eight accused on the grounds that “smuggling from offshore locations threatens economic stability and national security”.

Centre’s vaccination scheme has created 2 classes of citizens in India: Kerala HC

November 2, 2021 13:45 IST

The observation by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came during the hearing of a man's plea for a third jab of an internationally recognised vaccine so that he can go abroad for work.

Kerala: After 20 years in CPM, veteran leader returns to CongressSubscriber Only

October 30, 2021 06:16 IST

Cherian had quit Congress before 2001 Assembly elections after the party denied him a ticket. He was seen as sulking in the Left camp recently since CPI(M) did accommodate him in Parliamentary politics.

17-year-old Kerala girl delivers baby with help from YouTube videos

October 28, 2021 07:18 IST

On the basis of the girl's statement, the police have arrested a 21-year-old man from her locality for allegedly impregnating the minor.

The Kerala MGNREGS Mission launched the training programme ‘Mikavu’ (excellence) in 56 village panchayats across the state on a pilot basis.

Kerala to train 1 lakh workers for skilled jobsSubscriber Only

October 27, 2021 02:31 IST

At present, the workers under MGNREGS in Kerala are engaged in unskilled areas, mainly as farm hands.

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Kerala child’s custody: Court stays adoption processSubscriber Only

October 26, 2021 03:50 IST

After Anupama’s demand to get back her child gathered support in recent days, the state government decided to inform the family court about the latest developments.

Sources at Kerala Hindu Aikyavedi, an umbrella outfit of various Hindu organisations, said the KDS has the backing of the Sangh Parivar.

Kerala Hindu leaders form body for issues confronting communitySubscriber Only

October 25, 2021 07:28 IST

A meeting held in Kochi on Saturday was attended by representatives of leading ashrams and institutions.

Pinarayi Vijayan urges Stalin to draw water from Mullaperiyar dam as levels rise

October 25, 2021 05:31 IST

Pinarayi Vijayan made the appeal as water levels in the dam, situated on the banks of Periyar river in Kerala’s Idukki district but managed by Tamil Nadu, crossed 137.05 feet on Sunday night.

Forced adoption: SFI leader sits on protest; Kerala govt offers helpSubscriber Only

October 24, 2021 03:38 IST

Women and Family Welfare Minister Veena George said the state will take Anupama S Chandran’s demand for her child to the family court.

Kerala orders probe into ‘forced adoption’Subscriber Only

October 23, 2021 04:18 IST

The issue has come as an embarrassment for the ruling CPI (M) as the parents of the SFI leader, Anupama S Chandran, are local party leaders. It has also emerged that party leaders had been privy to the matter.

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Customs: Kerala IAS officer warned gold smugglers about intel info

October 23, 2021 12:31 IST

The complaint has been filed against 29 accused, including Sivasankar, at the economic offences court in Kochi as a part of initiating prosecution proceedings against them.

After the FIR was registered Tuesday, police again approached the child welfare committee. Sources said they are hoping to get information considering a case has been filed

Daughter looking for son ‘forcibly taken’, Kerala CPM leaders bookedSubscriber Only

October 22, 2021 08:16 IST

Police sources said, this was difficult the child had been adopted from the shelter where he was left, and the regulations do not permit disclosure of his identity or whereabouts.

Three shutters of Idukki reservoir were opened Tuesday.

Kerala braces for more rain, alert sounded in landslide-prone areasSubscriber Only

October 20, 2021 07:36 IST

Keeping in mind last week's devastating landslides in Idukki and Kottayam districts, the Kerala government for the first time has begun evacuating people residing in landslide-prone areas in the eastern hills of the state, while district administrations have readied fishermen with boats to evacuate people from low-lying areas.

Kerala to open Idukki dam, 2 others today; evacuations onSubscriber Only

October 19, 2021 10:24 IST

Kerala rains: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said an alert has been sounded and steps are on to shift people to safer locations when dams are opened. The number of relief camps has been increased to 240.

In the case of natives dying of Covid-19 outside the state, the assistance will be given to their dependent families if they are permanently settled in the state.

Kerala to give aid each month to BPL kin of Covid victimsSubscriber Only

October 14, 2021 01:57 IST

This relief, meant for three years from the date of first payment, is in addition to the existing financial assistance, mainly ex-gratia of Rs 50,000, to the families of Covid-19 victims.

The cobra that bit her and later found in the same bedroom was reported to have inflicted the bite in the night as Uthra, her husband Sooraj and their one-year-old child slept.

Uthra murder case: Man gets 17-year rigorous imprisonment, 2 life terms for using snake to kill wifeSubscriber Only

October 14, 2021 01:40 IST

According to the prosecution, the accused, Sooraj S Kumar, had married Uthra, a person with disability, on March 25, 2018 with the objective of certain financial gains.

BJP Muslim face quits party role after Kerala reshuffleSubscriber Only

October 13, 2021 06:15 IST

Meanwhile, BJP minority morcha state committee member Syed Thaha Bafaky Thangal resigned from the party and its affiliated organisations, saying that the saffron party was insulting the entire Muslim community.

Unlike the previous sero-surveys held by the ICMR, this time the 13000-odd samples were collected from all districts.

82% in 18+ age group have antibodies, finds Kerala sero surveySubscriber Only

October 12, 2021 07:30 IST

The third phase of seroprevalence survey was held in September among six categories of population — those aged above 18, pregnant women, children between 5-17, the tribal community, residents of coastal areas and urban slum dwellers — to diagnose the rate of infection.

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Rancour in Kerala BJP after organisational shuffleSubscriber Only

October 10, 2021 03:16 IST

Several senior state BJP leaders, who are not close to the Surendran-Muraleedharan duo, have been sidelined in the reconstitution of the party organisation, insiders said.

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Kerala to add 7,000 Covid-19 deaths; toll touches 33,000Subscriber Only

October 9, 2021 08:25 IST

Announcing the decision, state Health Minister Veena George said 7,000 cases had gone unreported in official data for want of relevant records. “If complaints exist about omissions in the list, the Health Department is open to look into them,” she said.