NABARD offers training to rural youths in digital marketing, accounting

Candidates who completed training in digital marketing and accounting during a photo session in Malappuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) scripted yet another success story in rural employment on Tuesday when it offered free skill training in digital marketing and accounting to 200 youngsters […]

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New office-bearers for Indian Academy of Echocardiography

K. Suresh, former Head of the Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, and the Head of the Department of Cardiology, SK Hospital, has been elected as the president, and S. Praveen, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, as the Secretary of the Kerala chapter of Indian Academy of Echocardiography. Dr. Praveen S. […]

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Commuters have a harrowing time at Vyttila Mobility Hub

The Vyttila Mobility Hub at 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday when there was total power outage.  Commuters who visited the Vyttila Mobility Hub (VMH) on Monday night and early Tuesday morning had a harrowing experience as the bus terminal was engulfed in darkness. Even as sources in VMH Society attributed it to a snag in a […]

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KIMS performs advanced endovascular intervention to correct brain aneurysm

A 51-year-old patient who was detected to have a large aneurysm in the brain was saved using advanced endovascular interventions, avoiding complex surgical procedures at the KIMS-Health hospital here, a press release issued by the hospital on Tuesday said. The patient, who was admitted with severe headache and nausea, was detected with a large aneurysm […]

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Veteran theatre personality Vikraman Nair passes away

Theatre activists of Kozhikode led by former district panchayat president Babu Parasseri paying tribute to Vikraman Nair who passed away in Kozhikode on Monday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The story of veteran theatre personality Vikraman Nair who passed away on Monday, the World Theatre Day, is closely knit with the story of theatre in […]

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Kerala Cabinet to discuss minimum age of school admission on Wednesday

A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday will discuss the issue of raising the minimum age of admission to Class I in the State to six years. This follows directions by the Union government to all States and Union Territories to fix the minimum age of admission to Class I as six years in line with the […]

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Azhikal fishing port project will be completed in two years, says MLA

The ₹25.37-crore project to upgrade the Azhikal fishing port to international standards will be completed in two years, K.V. Sumesh, MLA, said here on Tuesday. He added that the tender process would be completed, and work in accordance with the master plan would commence soon. Mr. Sumesh had submitted a petition to the Fisheries Minister, […]

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No single group can claim all credit for Renaissance: Valsan Thillankeri

Kerala has developed through Navodhanam (Renaissance) and all sections of society have contributed to it. However, a group of people is claiming credit for it, Hindu Aikya Vedi working president Valsan Thillankeri has alleged. “Collective efforts of social and spiritual leaders led to Renaissance. But a few people are claiming that the Communist party, which […]

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Greens seek comprehensive probe into felling of rosewood trees in Wayanad

Environmental organisations in Wayanad have sought a comprehensive investigation into the illegal felling of gigantic rosewood trees on private coffee estates on the Brahmagiri hill slopes in Thirunelly village and Chelode in the Kunnathidavaka village in the district. Over 50 rosewood trees, nearly 500 years old, were axed on the Brahmagiri hill slopes alone with […]

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Raj Bhavan writes to Kerala government on successor for KTU V-C in-charge Ciza Thomas

Kerala Raj Bhavan wrote to the Higher Education department on Tuesday seeking clarification regarding the prospective candidates who could officiate as Vice Chancellor (V-C) in-charge of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) in place of the incumbent Ciza Thomas who is set to retire from service March 31. Digital University of Kerala (DUK) V-C Saji […]

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