Kerala nets 13% less SW monsoon rainfall, braces for above-normal northeast monsoon

[ad_1] Although the four-month southwest monsoon season drew to a close on a positive note with the country registering above-normal rainfall (108% of the long-period average), Kerala witnessed a shortfall of 13% in rainfall during the season. This year the month-wise spatial distribution of rain in Kerala was in tune with the pattern of the […]

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Velur becomes Kerala’s first panchayat to secure full National Legal Guardianship

[ad_1] Velur has scripted history by becoming the first grama panchayat in Kerala to achieve complete National Legal Guardianship, ensuring both legal protection and self-reliance for persons with disabilities. The milestone was achieved by distributing legal guardianship certificates to all eligible individuals above the age of 18 covered under the National Trust Act. At the […]

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New team of experts to examine KSRTC bus terminal building

[ad_1] A team of experts from the Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, to assess the structural safety of the KSRTC bus terminal in Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh A team from Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram, will examine the KSRTC bus stand terminal in Kozhikode for its alleged structural weakness. The team comprising […]

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Technopark-based service provider chosen among best-ranked workplaces

[ad_1] Reflections Info Systems, a technology innovation services provider based in Technopark here, has been featured among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces for Women 2025 (mid-size category) by Great Place To Work India (GPTW), a workplace culture ranking platform. The company has been chosen for the recognition for fostering a sense of gender equity and […]

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Government plans to modernise prisons and upgrade their capacities: CM

[ad_1] Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announced a series of prison reform measures aimed at enhancing security and infrastructure across the State’s prison system. In the light of the recent escape of rape-and-murder convict Govindachamy from the Kannur Central Prison, Mr. Vijayan informed the Assembly that electric fences had been operationalised at the Thiruvananthapuram, […]

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Media Festival in Thiruvananthapuram | Continue to ask questions, journalists told at media fete

[ad_1] African media professional from Burkina Faso, Mariam Ouedraogo receiving the Media person of the year 2025 award from Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan during the International Media Festival of Kerala at Tagore theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on September 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Journalists have to continue to ask questions, however challenging a situation, […]

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Plan to set up State Investment Promotion Board, Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell

[ad_1] The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday referred to the subject committee the Kerala Industrial Single Window Clearance Boards and Industrial Township Area Development (Amendment) Bill, being amended for constituting a State Investment Promotion Board, an Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell, and an Investment Promotion Monitoring Committee. The State Investment Promotion Board, headed by the Chief […]

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Shashi Tharoor seeks intervention of Union Minister to restore Air India Express services

[ad_1] Shashi Tharoor MP requested the intervention of Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu to restore services withdrawn from Kerala to various overseas destinations. In a post shared on social media platform X on Monday, Mr. Tharoor said that he had also written to Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson, expressing his […]

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Aided teachers’ collective to file contempt plea against Minister

[ad_1] A group of aided school teachers, whose appointments have not been approved by the State government, are planning to approach the Kerala High Court seeking contempt of court proceedings against General Education Minister V. Sivankutty for his recent statements related to reservations for differently abled applicants in aided schools. The apex court had, in […]

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State records steady decline in alcohol sales over the last decade: Minister

[ad_1] Kerala has been witnessing a steady decline in alcohol sales during the last decade, Minister for Excise and Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh informed the Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to queries raised at the Question Hour, Mr. Rajesh said the sales of Indian-made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) fell from 241.78 lakh cases in 2011-12 to 228.6 […]

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