Seminar lays stress on relevance of local history in north Malabar

[ad_1] A history seminar focussing on north Malabar’s local history and women’s movements was held on the second day of Kannur Heritage Festival on Friday, presenting new perspectives on the region’s past. The seminar, organised at St. John’s CSI Church, was inaugurated by Minister for Registration, Museum, Archaeology, and Archives Kadannappally Ramachandran. Director of the […]

Continue Reading

Community workshop on Spinal Muscular Atrophy held in Thiruvananthapuram

[ad_1] A community workshop titled “Kaikorthu – Together in KARE This New Year,” aimed at empowering the families of children affected by Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), was organised on Friday at the CRC Auditorium here in the presence of Health Minister Veena George. It involved medical experts, patient advocacy groups, and families affected by the condition.   Ms. George said that […]

Continue Reading

Entities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal can directly buy coal from CIL

[ad_1] Image used for representation. | Photo Credit: AP State-owned CIL on Friday (January 2, 2025) said buyers from neighbouring nations Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal can now join its online coal auctions directly, skipping the Indian middlemen. The move will help in utilising the surplus coal resources better and promote transparency. Earlier, access to Coal […]

Continue Reading

CPI(M) alleges serious errors in draft electoral roll in Kozhikode

[ad_1] Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Kozhikode district secretary M. Mehaboob has alleged that the draft electoral roll published as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) contains serious errors, and that the revision was done in a hasty and unscientific manner. Addressing the media here on Friday (January 2), Mr. Mehaboob said a […]

Continue Reading

NTPC in talks to buy minority stake in U.S.-based nuclear tech firm CCTE

[ad_1] NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited). File | Photo Credit: Reuters NTPC is in talks to buy a minority stake in U.S.-based nuclear fuel technology company Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE), the state-owned firm said on Friday (January 2, 2025). In a reply to a BSE query, NTPC said it continuously explores investment opportunities […]

Continue Reading

Vellappally-Binoy Viswam spat takes an ugly turn

[ad_1] The spat between Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan and Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Binoy Viswam intensified on Friday, with Mr. Natesan accusing the CPI of taking money from him.  He also charged the CPI with taking stances inimical to the interests of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), citing its strident […]

Continue Reading

Kanthapuram urges leaders to avoid communal rhetoric

[ad_1] Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar at a reception accorded to the Kerala Yatra organised by the Kerala Muslim Jamaat in Kannur on Friday. | Photo Credit: S.K. MOHAN Sunni leader Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar on Friday said that community leaders should refrain from making communal statements, warning that such rhetoric could endanger Kerala’s social fabric. He […]

Continue Reading

Assam Rifles to hold outreach drive for ex-servicemen in Kerala

[ad_1] Under the initiative of the Director General of Assam Rifles, a team from the Assam Rifles will conduct an outreach drive for redressal of grievances of Assam Rifles Ex Servicemen, Veer Naris, sick and bedridden ex-servicemen, widows, and dependents, at different stations in Kerala, from January 6 to 22. The outreach programme will begin in Kozhikode on January 7 at 10 a.m. at the Sainik Welfare Hall. The team will subsequently visit Palakkad […]

Continue Reading

Administrative nod for sports complex at Perumanna

[ad_1] A sketch of the Mangathaya Kesavan Namboothiri memorial hi-tech sports complex, which will come up at Perumanna in Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The State government has accorded administrative sanction for the construction of a hi-tech sports complex at Perumanna in Kozhikode district. The project will be implemented at a cost ₹3 crore. […]

Continue Reading

Govt. extends time for textile PLI scheme

[ad_1] The government has extended the time for submission of applications under the Production Linked Scheme (PLI) for textiles till March 31, 2026. The PLI scheme application portal was re-opened in August 2025 and with encouraging response, including those interested in manufacturing manmade fabrics, apparel, and technical textiles, the government has decided to accept application […]

Continue Reading