According to preliminary information received, the fire was caused by a short circuit in the AC in the room. (image for representation) | Photo Credit: AP Four members of a family from Pathanamthitta district in Kerala died in a fire that broke out at their residence in Kuwait. The incident took place on July 19…
Shashi Tharoor, MP, speaking at a protest organised by Joint Forum of Bank Retirees, Kerala, in front of the Secretariat on Friday. The Union government should not continue to ignore the demands, including that for an increase in pension, raised by retired bank employees who had a key role to play in the growth of…
The Amnesty 2024 tax arrears resolution scheme announced by the State government is meant to free the trade sector of decades-old dues under pre-GST tax regimes, Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal said on Friday. Doing away with these “tax residues” is expected to give a fillip to the trade sector, according to Mr. Balagopal. The…
“Fish curry is made by father himself.” This statement in the Class V Social Science textbook for the Kerala board syllabus, brought out in June, was just one of the changes made to break down gender norms as part of curriculum reforms initiated by the present Left Democratic Front government. Similar references to gender parity…
Members of Bibliochor (Readers’ Club) of the Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies, Kodakara, Thrissur, with the copies of The Hindu. Sridhar Aranala, vice president, sales & distribution, The Hindu Group, is seen. | Photo Credit: SPL Bibliochor Spectrum Talk Series, a monthly talk series by industrial experts organised under the aegis of Readers’ Club of…
Cover of book, Chithra Varnangal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There is to the song Manjal prasaadavum nettiyil chaarthi a certain freshness, innocence, that is timeless. Just like the singer who rendered it. Chithra had made her debut in Malayalam film music a few years earlier, but it was the song from Nakhakshathangal, along with…
Three teenage girls were found missing from a shelter home at Aluva in Ernakulam district of Kerala on July 18 morning. The girls – aged 15, 16 and 18 – were found missing when the authorities at the shelter home for girls asked the inmates to wake up around 4.30 a.m. They immediately alerted the…
Dr M. S. Valiathan | Photo Credit: THE HINDU Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condoled the death of renowned cardiac surgeon Dr M.S. Valiathan, 90, who passed away at a private hospital in Manipal in Karnataka early Thursday, July 18, 2024. In a message, Mr. Vijayan said Dr. Valiathan, who played a pivotal role in…
Poultry waste collection agencies will have their licences revoked if they are found to be charging excessive tipping fee or committing other contractual violations, District Collector N. Devidas said here on Wednesday. He was presiding over a district-level facilitation and monitoring committee meeting held at the Kollam collectorate. The licence of the agencies will be…
