Delhi lieutenant governor ANIL BAIJAL on Wednesday resigned citing personal reasons, sources said. He has sent his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. Baijal, who took over office on December 31, 2016, after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung, has served a long tenure of more than five years and four months.But ever since, he […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The KSRTC is buying700 new buses. CNG buses are being bought as part of the hike in the diesel price. The buses are being purchased at a cost of Rs 455 crore. KIIFB is financing the project at an interest rate of 4%. The decision to buy the bus was taken at the cabinet […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ordered the release of A G Perarivalan, accused in the murder case of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The court verdict is in accordance with Article 142 of the Constitution. He has already spent more than 30 years in jail. He was arrested on June 11 in 1991.The Tamil Nadu […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government has ordered the reopening of 68 closed liquor shops in the state. The liquor shops which were shifted from the National Highways and those closed down following widespread protests by the locals, during the Oommen Chandy government is being reopened. The opening of liquor stores is part of the government’s new liquor […]
Kochi: The decision of the Kerala government to drop the on-site Social Impact Study marked the first victory of the anti-SilverLine protests, said opposition leader of Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Tuesday. The government on Monday decided to drop the on-site Social Impact Study and take up a GPS-enabled study instead. The opposition’s recommendation should […]
Kochi: LDF convener EP Jayarajan has alleged KPCC chief K Sudhakaran defamed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He demanded to register a case against Sudhakaran and arrest him for his defamatory remarks against the CM. He urged the voters in Thrikkakara to protest against the incident. K Sudaharan raised a sharp criticism against Chief Minister Pinarayi […]
Thiruvananthapuram: K-Rail has voiced discontent over the government’s decision to halt laying of survey stones for the SilverLine project. On Monday, the revenue department issued an order confirming that survey stones will not be laid as part of the social impact assessment of the project as the activity would be done by using the Global […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There will be no more stone-laying for K-Rail. Instead of laying stones, it has been decided to use geo tag system for the social impact assessment study. The new decision was made in the wake of the intensifying protests against the laying of stones. The order was issued by the revenue department as demanded […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The India Metrological Department has withdrawn the red alert issued for five districts in Kerala on Monday as rain subsided in the state. Meanwhile, IMD sounded an orange alert in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod on Monday. “The presence of cyclonic circulations over Lakshadweep and north Tamil Nadu coast are expected […]
Kochi: Aam Aadmi Party Kerala unit convener PC Cyriac stated that no special directions are needed for the people to vote for whom in the Thrikkakara byelection. If found necessary, the People’s Welfare Alliance will convene a meeting and decide on the matter, said PC Cyriac. Cyriac pointed out that the voters are not illiterate.Even […]