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Transport Minister C.P. John meets Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss transport-related issues
He urges the government to withdraw the proposal to cut tax rates on low-volume alcoholic beverages and abandon the PM SHRI scheme
They warned of an indefinite agitation from July 1 if steps were not taken to ease traffic snarls
The decisions of the UDF in continuing with the PM SHRI scheme and reducing tax on low-alcohol liquor go contrary to the Leagues long-held position. While in Opposition, the party had called for PM SHRIs rejection, but has now taken a restrained position. IUML State president Thangal maintains that UDFs declared policy will be alcohol abstinence
The restoration, undertaken as an offering by the Venugopalaswamy Trust under the TVS Group, was carried out with the approval of the Archaeological Survey of India, following traditional conservation practices to preserve the monuments original character
Forest and Wildlife Minister Shibu Baby John announces that the State government will prepare a comprehensive action plan to address the issue
The project, conceived during the tenure of the Oommen Chandy government, is being implemented by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
Crackdown as part of Operation Toofan
Satheesan says the amendment created conditions in which non-governmental organisations could not function in the country
Verdict pertains to the second sexual abuse case registered against 40-year-old Manu M.; court also finds him guilty in a third case under similar circumstances
Responding to reports that an inquiry had been announced into the incident, Minister says the video of the episode clearly shows that it was an accidental occurrence that can happen in a crowd
Launched in 2017, Kalayanad market is one of the premier agricultural trading hubs in Kollam district
The proposed Hill Highway project will connect Nilambur in Malappuram district and Meppadi in Wayanad district
Ban on heavy vehicles, including lorries and tippers, from operating on public roads in Kollam during peak hours, specifically from 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and from 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
A founding leader of the Kerala Socialist Youth Federation (KSYF), the precursor to the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), he served two terms as a Minister in the E.K. Nayanar Cabinet
Church airs concerns over the manner in which the revised regulations were introduced, maintaining that stakeholders should have been consulted before the changes were proposed
He observed that work experience is highly valued in the labour market and that apprenticeships provide young people with an opportunity to acquire such experience
The directive is aimed at preventing any wastage of food grains within the public distribution system.
The filmmaker and the screenwriter seem to have taken the period setting of the film in the early 1990s a little too seriously, for the writing and making have a visible hangover of that era
Petitioner states that damaged condition of road severely hinders ambulance movement, especially in adverse weather, and affects health care access to the elderly, pregnant women, schoolchildren, and emergency service users
V.D. Satheesan had been staying at Cantonment House, the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition, while maintenance work was being carried out at Cliff House
Unnithan says liquor tax cut cannot not be implemented without discussion within UDF and without its approval
Minor scuffle breaks out between LDF and BJP councillors as LDF councillors block Mayor V.V. Rajesh from entering the office, resulting in a woman councillor being injured in the melee. LDF councillors have demanded removal of BJP councillor R. Sugathan arrested under KAAPA
M.B. Rajesh rejects Satheesans claim in Assembly that the proposal originated during previous LDF governments tenure when current CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan held Excise portfolio
Chennithala clarifies that there is no move to close down bars
Sudheeran says proposal should have been discussed within party and UDF before the Revised Budget; urges government to drop tax cut provision
G.H. Yathish Chandra, Ernakulam Range DIG, says the seized contraband carries a street value of about 18 crore
The post claimed that Basheer had said deaths due to communicable diseases were Gods decision and that the Health Minister should not be blamed, the police said
Questioning is after Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday obtained copies of 134 documents collected by Serious Fraud Investigation Office in connection with the case
The Pala municipal chairperson is steadily growing into a role that demands far more than her age might suggest
The MoU was entered into by the Secretary, Education Department, Government of Kerala, and the Additional Secretary, Department of Education, Government of India, and not in the name of the President and the Governor as mandated under Article 299. Hence, the said MoU is a nullity
Twelve-year-old Rihana Kathrine Andrews, a Class VII student, succumbed to severe head injuries after losing control of her bicycle and falling from the elevated road at Mavelipuram in Kakkanad into the premises of an apartment complex below
Failure to comply with the instructions or continued deployment of unqualified principals will be viewed as a deliberate violation of university norms, says Registrar
Satheesan says the project will be implemented through a consortium consisting of Coal India Ltd, Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd., Travancore Titanium Products, and the Non-Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre

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