Month: April 2022

Cafe Kudumbashree’s food court will welcome visitors to the sale and exhibition organised as part of the first Kerala Games on the Kanakakkunnu Palace premises. Nine units under the Kudumbashree in the State and five Cafe Kudumbashree units from other States will participate in the food court. Two Cafe Kudumbashree units from Punjab, and one […]

The State police have booked Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) leader and former legislator P.C. George on the charge of making incendiary comments on a particular group of people to cause communal discord and provoke rioting. On Friday, Mr. George’s remarks at the Ananthapuri Hindu Maha Sammelan had stirred a controversy and drawn flak from organisations on […]

A two-day national workshop on ‘Emerging trends in emergency management’ organised by the Kerala Fire and Rescue Services and the Safety and Fire Engineering Division of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) concluded here on Friday. Disaster management experts from within the country and outside presented papers on weather monitoring and prediction, incident […]

The foundation stone for a ro-ro jetty at the Kochi port was laid on Saturday by Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in the presence of Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The new ro-ro facility, under the Centre’s Sagarmala scheme, will be developed between Q1 berth […]

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) said on Saturday that it has lifted the curbs on power supply in the State as alternative arrangements are in place to bridge shortfall. However, the State power utility has advised consumers to keep consumption down as much as possible between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. The KSEB has […]

Trees of Thekkinkadu Maidan, the iconic staging arena of the historical Thrissur Pooram around the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, are in bloom. These trees will flower without fail during the pooram time, providing a picturesque background to the mega festival. The city will be in the grip of carnival spirit as these trees flower, heralding the […]

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader M.K. Muneer, MLA, has said that a breach of privilege motion will be moved against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the Assembly for the latter going back on his words that no legal action would be taken against those who participated in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and […]

The CITU-backed KSEB Workers’ Association (KSEBWA) has emerged the lone recognised trade union in the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). Winning 53.42% of the votes, the KSEBWA has also secured the position of ‘sole bargaining agent’ in the process. The AITUC and INTUC unions in the State power utility have lost their recognition, having failed […]