Pongala: fire department issues safety directions

Pongala: fire department issues safety directions

The Fire and Rescue Services have issued directions for preventing accidents during Attukal Pongala on March 7. In a statement here on Tuesday, Fire and Rescue Services Director General B. Sandhya urged women offering Pongala to light the brick hearths for making the offerings very carefully and inspect their surroundings. Only cotton clothes should be […]

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Pongala: fire department issues safety directions

Tie Kerala holds discussion on vision for the State

KOCHI  Former IT and Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan said Kerala should focus on female participation in labour force, ecofriendly innovations, and building creative economy.   Taking part in a discussion on a vision for Kerala held by TiE Kerala here on Tuesday, she said participation of women in labour was around 25% in Kerala, whereas Himachal Pradesh, […]

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Pongala: fire department issues safety directions

PARAKH will pull back public education sector: Sivankutty

The Union government move to implement PARAKH (Performance Assessment Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), a national assessment regulator, will push the public education sector into danger academically, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said. In a statement here on Tuesday, the Minister said there were reports that as part of the […]

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Chakkakompan attacks vehicle, Arikompan destroys roadside shop in Idukki

Chakkakompan attacks vehicle, Arikompan destroys roadside shop in Idukki

The vehicle that was attacked by wild tusker Chakkakompan at BL Ram near Chinnakkanal in Idukki. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A wild rogue tusker, locally known as Chakkakompan, attacked a vehicle at BL Ram near Chinnakkanal, Idukki, on Tuesday. Radhakrishnan, a driver and a resident of Bodinayakanur, Theni, dropped workers at a cardamom plantation […]

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Pongala: fire department issues safety directions

KIIFB allocations will bolster higher education: Bindu

Higher Education Minister R. Bindu has said the allocation of ₹611.75 crore by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) for various initiatives, including translational research centres and international hostels, will provide great impetus for the advancement of higher education in the State. An allocation of ₹232.05 crore has been made for the Pinarayi Education Hub […]

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Pongala: fire department issues safety directions

CM gives away media, photography awards

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday presented the Swadeshabhimani Kesari award for 2020 to veteran journalist and former associate editor of Deshabhimani S.R. Sakthidharan. The Swadeshabhimani Kesari award is the highest honour given by the State government for comprehensive contribution to journalism. It comprises a purse of ₹1 lakh and a statuette designed by sculptor […]

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Bengaluru wins a thriller but Calicut makes the semifinals despite the loss

Bengaluru wins a thriller but Calicut makes the semifinals despite the loss

Ibin Jose was a star player for Bengaluru Torpedoes in its win over Calicut Heroes at the Prime Volleyball League Championship in Kochi, Kerala, on February 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Down in the fifth rung, Bengaluru Torpedoes stunned third-placed Calicut Heroes 3-2 in a thriller in the Prime Volleyball League at the […]

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Two residents of Sri Chitra Home in Kerala capital tie the knot

Two residents of Sri Chitra Home in Kerala capital tie the knot

Sri Chitra Home for the Destitute and Infirm residents Malu (second from left) and Sharika with their bridegrooms Kiran Chandran and Nandakumar in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two residents of Sri Chitra Home for the Destitute and Infirm tied the knot on Tuesday. Malu got married to Kiran Chandran and Sharika to […]

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