A scenario where user fee is collected on Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB)-funded roads will enable KIIFB to use it as a revenue source to repay its loans and, over time, phase out government grants, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday. Strongly defending the KIIFB model during the budget discussion in the State […]
Two major Sunni factions in Kerala, led by Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal and Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar, are celebrating the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama’s centenary in different ways. Both of them claim to be the torch-bearers of the Samastha, an organisation of traditional Islamic scholars formed in 1926 with the sole objective of countering Islamic […]
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has unearthed fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) transactions amounting to ₹1,196 crore by exposing a network of bogus companies and arrested a person, as per an official release. DGGI, Pune zonal unit, conducted searches at multiple locations in Pune, Delhi, Noida and Muzaffarnagar. The investigation showed that the […]
In raids conducted as part of Operation Soundarya, to find spurious cosmetics in the market, the State Drugs Control department officials have seized perfumes/aftershave lotions with extremely high content of methyl alcohol, the use of which can lead to highly dangerous methanol toxicity in the body. The perfume containing methyl alcohol (methanol) up to 95 […]
Defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Safran Electronics & Defense of France have announced a partnership to create a joint venture for the manufacturing, customisation, sale and maintenance of HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) Smart precision guided air-to-ground weapon in India. The HAMMER is mounted on the Rafale of the […]
The Congress on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) asked the Narendra Modi-led Union government to come clean on the claims made in a news report that it had changed the rules regarding land allocation near international borders to help the Adani group build a renewable energy park in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch at the India-Pakistan border. […]
Amid allegations of fund misappropriation in the Kottayam municipality, attempts to convene a meeting of the council failed in view of strong protests from the Opposition side here on Wednesday. For the second consecutive day, the meeting was adjourned after the Opposition’s resolution was not allowed for discussion. As the tension between the ruling UDF […]
A high-level meeting headed by the Additional Chief Secretary and head of the forest force has decided to form 10 missions to tackle the rising human-wildlife conflict in the State. The meeting has decided to issue notices to the owners of forested estates to immediately clear the wildlife growth on the estates. A real-time monitoring […]
With Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday this time, Bengaluru-based couples are making the most of it by going for weekend getaways and short vacations. Apart from romantic getaways, experiential and spiritual tours are also being preferred. “We have seen a demand surge from couples for the upcoming Valentine’s Day long weekend; with significant additional […]
A workshop on fostering innovation and entrepreneurial spirit was organised for the polytechnic and engineering students as part of the ongoing ‘Swadeshi Mela’ at Dr B.R. Ambedkar stadium in Karimnagar on Wednesday. The mela featured a host of other events aimed at promoting the indigenous products and handicrafts as well as awareness sessions on government […]
