Two batches of school students from Lakshadweep and Wayanad visited the Kerala High Court and interacted with judges and lawyers on Wednesday as part of the ‘Samvada’ programme aimed to provide them with an insight into Indian law and legal practices. The programme was jointly organised by the Kerala State Legal Services Authority and the […]
Prominent political leaders, including Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, Union minister Ram Mohan Naidu and Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, visited the Maha Kumbh on Wednesday and took a holy dip at the Sangam, officials said. Sitharaman, who was accompanied by her family members, described the experience as a “profound moment” […]
The Excise department has intensified the activities of Vimukthi clubs in educational institutions in Ernakulam district after noticing a disconcerting rise in substance abuse among students, especially teens. Apart from conducting awareness sessions about the pitfalls of substance abuse, the clubs are supposed to serve as conduits for information about drug pushers targeting students. In […]
In a case of lack of internal coordination within the Union government’s Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), the official website is providing a misleading picture about Tamil Nadu with regard to the extent of ration cards in circulation. On the web portal that deals with the National Food Security Act (NFSA)’s coverage, there […]
P. Parameswaran Master, a pioneer of library movement from Tanur, was commemorated on his 25th death anniversary. Inaugurating the function, Minister for Sports V. Abdurahman said that the new building of Sobha GLP School at Tanur would be named after Parameswaran Master. Commemorating Master, the first recipient of the P. N. Panicker Award, The Minister […]
With summer starting to make its presence felt in the State, day temperatures are set to rise by 2° to 3°C above normal in some parts of the State. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has alerted that day-time maximum temperature in the State is expected to be 2° to 3°C above normal on […]
Kurisilapattu police arrested two persons for razing a farmers’ house and his crops over property dispute near Tirupattur town on Wednesday. The arrested persons — K. Chinnaraj, 51, and B. Perumal, 57 — were relatives of the key accused, M. Mahesh Kumar, 35, who absconded. The police said farmer S. Natarajan, 57, and his brother […]
Nagavelli Rajalinga Murthy, husband of the former municipal councillor Sarala, was allegedly stabbed to death by miscreants in the heart of Bhupalpally, the district headquarters town of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, on Wednesday night. The gruesome murder of Murthy, 52, who had filed a petition in the local court against the persons at the helm in […]
The team behind Startup Singam, a startup reality show, on Wednesday said that they have introduced ValueCorn, an initiative designed to encourage entrepreneurs to focus on long-term value creation rather than getting caught in the race for high valuations. Kumar Vembu, Founder of Mudhal Partners & GO Frugal Technologies and Co-Founder of ZOHO, said, “Startups are meant to […]
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized a consignment of 22 kg of ganja from the Tata Nagar (Jharkhand)-Ernakulam Express at Arakkonam railway station on Wednesday. The police said an RPF team was conducting a surprise check at the railway station, when they noticed two abandoned tourist bags in the general compartment of the express train. […]
