A wild animal, suspected to be a leopard, triggered panic at Chathirur, Keezhpally, in Kannur and reportedly took away a pet dog from the house of Benoy, a resident, early on Tuesday morning. Residents who go for early morning rubber tapping have raised suspicion of a tiger’s presence in the area. Forest officials, who used…
Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (file) | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R. KUMAR The Kochi City police have stepped up action to get Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s allegedly contentious Facebook posts with reference to a popular woman actor deleted by approaching the social media platform. The Elamakkara police had registered a case against him on non-bailable…
The GCDA office at Kadavanthra in Kochi. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has requested the Seventh State Finance Commission to take steps to elevate it as a metropolitan development authority and also to vest the authority with powers to issue municipal bonds. The requests were placed at a meeting…
Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal (file) | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA With Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the 2025-26 Union Budget on Saturday (February 1, 2025), Kerala is eyeing fiscal prop-ups, including a renewed demand for a â‚ą24,000-crore special economic package, “to tide over the current liquidity stress.” The southern State is…
Customers queuing up in front of a Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) outlet (file). | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Liquor prices in Kerala increased marginally from Monday (January 27, 2025). The price increase ranges from â‚ą10 to â‚ą50 per 750 ml bottle sold through government-owned liquor retail shops in the State. Distilleries supplying Kerala had…
M. Mohan has been appointed as director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Mr. Mohan, who is currently Director (Projects) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), succeeds V. Narayanan as the LPSC director. ISRO issued his appointment order on January 25. Mr. Mohan was director of the Human Space…
“I dedicate this great recognition to the entire people of Kerala and the country,” was how renowned cardio-thoracic surgeon .Jose Chacko Periapuram responded after hearing that he has been awarded the Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order. A veteran in the field of cardio-thoracic surgery with an experience of about three-and-a-half decades, Dr….
The house of Radha, a 47-year-old tribal woman at Pancharakolly near Mananthavadi under the North Wayanad forest division, who was reportedly mauled to death by a tiger on Friday, January 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Situation remains tense at Pancharakkolly near Mananthavady in Wayanad where the combining operations by a special task force…
The public distribution system in Kerala is set to face disruption with conciliatory talks held by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal and Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil with ration dealers ending in a deadlock on Friday. The stalemate centres on the dealers’ demand to revise the commission they receive for ration supply. The outcome…
Kollam District Employment Exchange will conduct interviews for vacancies in private companies at the Employability Centre on January 28 at 10 am. Class XII is the minimum qualification required and those coming in the 18-35 age group are eligible to attend. Interested persons can register their names and attend with their Aadhar card and three…
