Thiruvananthapuram – Disappointment for the rubber farmers who were anxiously waiting for the support price of rubber to cross 200. There is only a nominal increase of Rs 10 in the budget. With this, the current support price of Rs 170 will increase to Rs 180. At the same time, MLA Mons Joseph, who was … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram – Former transport minister Antony Raju has taken a stand in the city’s electric bus controversies. Antony Raju’s response was that traveling by electric bus is more comfortable than by plane. He was speaking at a meeting of former teachers of SMV School. “Our electric bus is more comfortable than autorickshaw, car or plane. … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram ∙ CPM rejected the minister KB Ganeshkumar who announced without any discussion that they will no longer buy electric buses which are low operating cost and environment friendly. State Secretary MV Govindan stated that the electric buses will not be discontinued and such decisions should not be made by the minister but by the … Read more
Kollam: On the fourth day of the State School Arts Festival, the Kannur district continued to dominate with 871 points when the competition was completed in 220 events. Kozhikode with 866 points and Palakkad with 860 points are in the second and third positions. This year’s Kalolsavam is to conclude tomorrow, and the competition in … Read more
New Delhi ∙ The state government has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict canceling the re-appointment of the Kannur VC. There is a demand that the Supreme Court’s judgment, which quashed the High Court’s judgment upholding the re-appointment, should be reconsidered. The government pointed out in the petition that Dr. Gopinath Ravindran … Read more
Kochi – CPM leader T.N. Seema’s husband G. has been appointed as director of C.D.T. The government’s move to appoint Jayaraj backfired. The High Court quashed the government order reassessing the appointment eligibility for the post of C Dt Director. The notification issued in succession to this and the further proceedings including the appointment are … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram – The crisis related to Thrissur Pooram was resolved when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan suggested that the Thrissur Pooram should be conducted as per the existing agreement. The decision of the government is that there is no need to increase the ground rent of the exhibition city and the rent of the Pooram exhibition … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram – The opposition is mocking the state government for alleging that a person who sought a loan waiver of four lakh rupees was reduced by Rs 515 in the Nava Kerala assembly. An application was filed in the New Kerala court seeking relief in the dues of the Co-operative Bank in Kannur. In this, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Justice RF Nariman has identified four disturbing things that have happened in India this year, one of which is a ‘connection’ with Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. Justice Nariman listed the action of Arif Mohammad Khan as ‘disturbing’ for waiting for 23 months without taking a decision on the … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram ∙ Even after a month, most of the artists who performed in the ‘Keraleeyam’ Mela organized by the state government in the capital on the occasion of the birth of Kerala have not been paid. While the ‘VIP’ artistes were paid huge sums of money on the spot, even the tribal-traditional artists who were … Read more