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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
He says the government will examine if Life certificate submission for non-resident Keralites pension could be changed from annual to once every two or three years
Congress ward member of the Vadakkanchery grama panchayat in Palakkad too asked to retake oath
District secretary slams Chief Minister, alleges RSS agenda behind policy move
Failure to display Tourism Ministry and Incredible India logos on publicity materials cited as key lapse
Accused allegedly attacked officers with crude explosive and pepper spray during Toofan patrol duty
The initiative will operate under the Productive Alliance Scheme of the Kerala Climate Resilient Agri-Value Chain Modernisation project, ensuring sustainable pricing and secure markets for local farmers
A 1991 batch IAS officer, he had served as Keralas Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. He has two more years of service left and is slated to retire in 2028
Linking a non-scientific subject like astrology with astronomy is not appropriate
The court found him guilty of repeatedly abusing a nine-year-old girl during the last year
A special court in Ernakulam had earlier allowed the agency to access the copies of documents collected by the SFIO
State-wide anti-drug campaign combines enforcement, awareness and rehabilitation efforts; 417 cases were registered and 422 people arrested in Kozhikode during the first 22 days of June
Bindu Krishna was replying to a submission by Mathew Kuzhalnadan, Muvattupuzha MLA, in the Assembly on steps to ensure that women got six months of maternity leave under the welfare legislation
The protesting employees allege that section officers attached to several key administrative wings of the university were transferred arbitrarily to serve narrow political interests
Independent councillor Maya Rahuls planned resignation from her vice-chairperson post on June 26 is now in jeopardy, as sources indicate she may refuse to step down, complicating the UDFs efforts to finalise a successor amid escalating tensions between Congress and independent members.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader A.M. Ariff who contested against him challenged the Congress MPs victory
Satheesan says low-alcohol beverages as a new category was notified by the LDF government as part of its 2022-23 liquor policy. The present UDF government had merely fixed the tax rates.
Anti-youth policies, rampant corruption, and anti-democratic actions of the BJP regime have pushed the future of the nations youth and students into complete darkness, says senior Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh
It has been more than a month since Deepak Joy, Thripunithura MLA, resigned from the position of the Deputy Mayor as well as the councillor after his win in the Assembly polls
Deceased identified as Gokul and Ashwin, both in their early 20s and natives of Irinjalakuda, Thrissur
The inquiries started after the track between Q9 Berth of the port and the office of Tata Global Beverages were found dismantled, triggering suspicions about loss of valuable steel rails
Proposed defensive system to comprise AI-based surveillance and early-warning tools, followed by hanging fences and, where necessary, stronger defensive structures
While Deputy Mayor G.S. Ashanath and councillor R. Vinod took their oath in January in the name of Bharath Matha, some of the councillors took oath in the name of balidaanis. Some chose to take oath in the name of their local deities
Both sides accuse the other of surrendering to Sangh Parivar agenda
V.D. Satheesan writes to his counterparts in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to join forces sharing to dismantle criminal enterprises that thrive on drug smuggling through joint enforcement and intelligence
High Court declares invalid the oaths of several BJP councillors in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

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