Set up parallel bridges on a war footing: islanders

Set up parallel bridges on a war footing: islanders

Traffic snarl along the Goshree bridges continues unabated, with only 12 days left in the 25-day window to complete restoration and open the parallel bridge to the second Goshree bridge for commuters. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT An all-party delegation coordinated by the Federation of Residents Associations Apex Council in Goshree Islands (FRAG) will meet […]

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Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

The State government has provided land to Pichammal, a Tamil Nadu native who has been making a living by collecting and selling scraps near Manjeri, as part of its extreme poverty alleviation programme. Revenue Minister K. Rajan, while distributing land deeds to 33 families of extreme poverty here on Friday (August 15), assured Pichammal that […]

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Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

Expert committee to suggest changes in tech aspects of bridge construction

The State has decided to appoint an expert committee to study the changes to be made in the technical procedures to be followed for bridge construction works in the State. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the reports of recurring accidents during bridge construction works in the State. A high-level meeting chaired by […]

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Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

Error in teacher text for Class IV students kicks up row

An error in a draft of a teacher text prepared by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) to teach students the new textbooks has kicked up a political row. The teachers’ handbook for Environmental Science for Class IV students mentioned that freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose fled to Germany fearing the British. […]

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Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

Chittayam Gopakumar elected CPI Pathanamthitta district secretary

Chittayam Gopakumar, MLA, has been elected as CPI Pathanamthitta district secretary. Representing the Adoor Assembly constituency since 2011, he currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Assembly. The appointment of Mr. Gopakumar is widely seen as an attempt to bring consensus within the party’s district unit which has long been marred by factionalism. Reacting […]

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Centre should not have asked President to issue Reference, says Kerala

Centre should not have asked President to issue Reference, says Kerala

A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai is scheduled to hear the Reference from August 19, 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The State of Kerala said the Centre should not have advised President Droupadi Murmu to issue a Presidential Reference, “obliquely” challenging the Tamil Nadu Governor case judgment prescribing […]

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Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

Girl infant found in Ammathottil

A week-old infant was received at the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare’s Ammathottil electronic cradle at Thycaud here on Saturday evening. As the arrival of girl child coincided with the nation’s 79th Independence Day celebrations, she was named Swathantra, council general secretary G.L. Arun Gopi said. The infant, who weighed around 2.8 kg, was […]

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Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

Transgender housing scheme to be launched in Kerala this week

The Social Justice department will begin calling for applications for its housing scheme for transgender persons this week. The department hopes to begin handing over financial assistance under the scheme this year itself. Minister for Social Justice R. Bindu had told The Hindu in an exclusive interview earlier that the State government was planning a […]

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Homeless Tamil woman gets land under poverty eradication scheme

Monthly premium for Phase 2 of Medisep enhanced to ₹750

The State has issued a government order (GO) approving Phase 2 of Medical Insurance Scheme for State Employees and Pensioners (Medisep), specifying that the monthly premium for the Phase 2, including taxes, will be enhanced to ₹750, subject to the finalising of the bid. The monthly premium during Phase 1 had been ₹500. The scheme […]

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