Tree falls on track, delaying train services

Tree falls on track, delaying train services

Train services between Mavelikara and Chengannur railway stations were hit on Monday evening after a tree fell on the railway track. The tree fell on the railway track around 6.50 p.m. on Monday, resulting in the tripping of overhead power supply, disrupting the train movement along the route. According to a statement by the Railways, […]

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Tree falls on track, delaying train services

KGMCTA to launch protests on Doctors’ Day

Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) will launch a series of protest programmes starting from National Doctor’s Day on July 1 to protest against the government’s indifference in resolving several long-standing issues faced by teachers in government medical colleges. KGMCTA also plans to launch a social media campaign on the same day to highlight […]

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Tree falls on track, delaying train services

Cochin Shipyard gets orders for two bollard pull tugs

Polestar Maritime Limited has placed an order for two 70-tonne bollard pull tugs with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). This is in addition to the three 70-tonne bollard pull tugs contracted earlier with Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSL, said a release issued here. “The tugs will be built to the designs […]

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Tree falls on track, delaying train services

Aurobindo arm resumes Penicillin-G production after APPCB nod to operate fire-hit Kakinada plant

Aurobindo Pharma subsidiary Lyfius Pharma has resumed Penicillin-G production on receipt of Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board’s go ahead to operate the Kakinada plant whose operations were paused after a fire in April. “Lyfius, a wholly owned stepdown subsidiary, has re-started the production with immediate effect after receiving the consent to operate from APPCB on […]

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Tree falls on track, delaying train services

ITI Ltd to deploy BharatNet project worth ₹1,901 cr in North Eastern Region

ITI Ltd., independent India’s first PSU and a telecom manufacturing company, on Monday signed an agreement as Project Implementing Agency (PIA) with BSNL on behalf of the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) for NER-II (North Eastern Region) Package-15 of BharatNet Phase-3 Project. According to the PSU, the total value of the contract is ₹1,901 crore, including […]

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IIP growth slips to 9-month low of 1.2% on broad-based slowdown

IIP growth slips to 9-month low of 1.2% on broad-based slowdown

The manufacturing sector saw its growth rate nearly halving to 2.6% in May 2025 compared to 5.1% in May 2024, and 3.1% in April 2025.  | Photo Credit: Reuters Growth in industrial activity in India slumped to a 9-month low of 1.2% in May 2025, with the mining, electricity, primary goods, and consumer goods sectors […]

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Biological E. to produce Jiangsu Recbio Tech’s HPV9 vaccine REC603 

Biological E. to produce Jiangsu Recbio Tech’s HPV9 vaccine REC603 

Image used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Biological E. will produce Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Jiangsu Recbio Technology Company’s recombinant 9-valent HPV (HPV9) vaccine REC603 under a licensing cooperation agreement the companies announced on Monday. The Hong Kong stock exchange listed Recbio, under the agreement, will provide BE with drug […]

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Tree falls on track, delaying train services

Frame stringent anti-ragging law, Kerala HC tells State government

The Kerala government should frame a stringent law that provides severe punishment for those who rag students at educational institutions since the University Grant Commission’s (UGC) anti-ragging regulations are inadequate, the Kerala High Court has said. This is critical to end the menace of ragging and also to prevent deaths caused by unruly conduct by […]

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Tree falls on track, delaying train services

Bank credit to industry slowed to 4.9% in fortnight ended May 30

Bank credit to industry slowed to 4.9% at ₹38.7 lakh crore in the fortnight ended May 30, 2025, against 8.9% growth in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to RBI’s sectoral credit report. The lending stood at ₹36.9 lakh crore in the same period last year. Lending to micro/small industries slowed to 13.7% […]

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U.K. PM Keir Starmer claims tariffs slashed as trade deal with U.S. takes effect

U.K. PM Keir Starmer claims tariffs slashed as trade deal with U.S. takes effect

British car and aerospace manufacturers will benefit from slashed tariffs when exporting to America as the U.K.-U.S. trade deal comes into effect from Monday, June 30, 2025, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he welcomed the “historic” pact. | Photo Credit: Reuters British car and aerospace manufacturers will benefit from slashed tariffs when exporting to […]

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