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Sitharaman says people who vote for BJP will face ire of LDF in Kerala
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON APR 03, 2021 07:14 PM IST
- Sitharaman said that the Left Front parties have threatened anyone who have challenged their ideology. She said BJP voters risk angering the LDF in Kerala.
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PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 01:02 PM IST
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Kerala government to include 'Transgender' as gender option in application forms
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 10:22 AM IST
In a landmark decision, the Left Front government in Kerala on Monday decided to include transgender as gender option in all application forms in its departments.
Covid-19: Kerala prohibits public gatherings on New Year’s eve
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 08:35 AM IST
Kerala is the latest to impose curbs on new year celebrations in the wake of the new strain of the virus that has been found in the United Kingdom. Delhi too imposed similar measures for December 31 and January 1.
Supreme Court sends notice on PIL over forced sacramental confessions
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Abraham Thomas and Ramesh Babu
PUBLISHED ON DEC 15, 2020 03:51 AM IST
The demand to do away with sacramental confession gained ground after two cases surfaced in central Kerala in 2018 in which priests allegedly sexually exploited women, leveraging their confessions.
‘Will hear views of all parties’, says Kerala CM after withholding controversial Police Act amendment ordinance
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 04:32 PM IST
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said on Sunday that the act will in no way be used against free speech or impartial journalism and apprehensions to the contrary are unfounded.
Sreesanth set to play T20 tournament in Kerala
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2020 04:24 PM IST
Sreesanth featured in the Indian squad that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007. Four years later, he became a part of the Indian team that lifted the Cricket World Cup at home.
Covid-19 patients missing postal ballots to be allowed to vote in last hour in civic polls: Kerala govt
Thiruvananthapuram | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2020 08:57 PM IST
The government had recently amended the acts to extend the voting time by an hour till 6 pm and also to provide postal ballot facility to Covid-19 patients.
Kerala govt withdraws general consent to CBI
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By Ramesh Babu
UPDATED ON NOV 05, 2020 02:25 AM IST
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Kerala on Wednesday revoked the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe cases on the state’s territory, following the example of five other non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-governed states.
As Covid-19 cases gallop, Kerala bans big gatherings; test positivity rate at 14.35%
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 11:15 PM IST
The government was forced to tighten measures after cases increased manifold and recovery rate dipped.
Kerala CM Vijayan calls for all-party meeting amid surge in Covid cases
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 28, 2020 08:05 PM IST
In last one week, the state has reported more than 41,000 cases and the test positivity rate has also gone up to 12.59 but mortality rate is 0.4 per cent, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The national test positivity rate is around 8 per cent.
Postal ballot facility for Covid-hit in Kerala local body election
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 16, 2020 07:35 PM IST
Since the assembly is not in session it will be brought as an ordinance, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office.
Kerala govt to fight privatisation move
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By Ramesh Babu
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2020 02:30 AM IST
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan also wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi deploring the move on Wednesday, announced soon after a Union cabinet meeting in New Delhi that approved a proposal to lease out three airports run by the Airports Authority of India, in Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram ,on a public- private partnership model.
Water level at Mullaperiyar reservoir in Kerala’s Idukki reaches 136 feet: Official
Idukki | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2020 06:51 AM IST
According to information provided by the Idukki district administration, the water level at Mullaperiyar at 10 pm on August 9 was 136 feet.
Kozhikode airport rescue team will be tested for Covid-19: Kerala health minister
Thiruvananthapuram | By Asian News International | Posted by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2020 03:09 PM IST
Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DG), Civil Aviation Ministry senior officials, Airports Authority of India, and Air Navigation Service members will meet in Delhi on Saturday over the crash-landing of an Air India Express flight in Kozhikode on Friday.
SC seeks Centre, Kerala replies on plea against ban on animal sacrifice
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Murali Krishnan
UPDATED ON JUL 17, 2020 07:03 AM IST
Killing of animals for consumption of their meat is allowed as per the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. However, the law which is under challenge in the present case, the Kerala Animals and Bird Sacrifices Prohibition Act, 1968 (Act), prohibits killing of animals for appeasement of deity in temples.
Supreme Court upholds royals’ rights on Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Murali Krishnan
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2020 04:21 AM IST
The court also accepted the suggestion made by the royal family on the constitution of a five-member administrative committee which shall administer the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple from now on.
Royal family welcomes Kerala temple verdict
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By Ramesh Babu
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2020 01:38 AM IST
“It is not the victory of royal family. It is the victory of people and devotees. Finally, the will of the Lord Padmanabhaswamy prevailed. We dedicate this to the presiding deity,” said Aswathi Tirunal Lakshmi Bayi, a member of the royal family.
Will get to the bottom of gold smuggling racket, says junior foreign minister
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By Ramesh Babu| Edited by Sabir Hussain
UPDATED ON JUL 08, 2020 08:13 PM IST
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan cannot absolve himself in the smuggling case.
Week-long triple lockdown starts in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram today
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 06, 2020 05:58 PM IST
The announcement about the triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday came hours after K Surendran, the state’s tourism minister, said the district was ‘’sitting on an active volcano’’ with rising number of Covid-19 cases.
Kerala announces rehabilitation project for expats who returned home
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUL 02, 2020 12:01 AM IST
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said at least 60 per cent of the expatriates who returned home have lost their jobs and it is the duty of the government to rehabilitate them and make use of their expertise.
Kerala scraps demand for Covid-free certificate for expats returning home
By Ramesh Babu| Edited by Sabir Hussain
PUBLISHED ON JUN 24, 2020 10:19 PM IST
The Kerala government now says expats will have to don PPE in flights.
Kerala firm on Covid-free certificates for expatriates returning home
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By Ramesh Babu| Edited by Sabir Hussain
PUBLISHED ON JUN 16, 2020 07:41 PM IST
Last week, the government had said the Covid-free certificates would be mandatory for those taking chartered flights from West Asian countries but it modified its stand to include everybody flying in from abroad from June 20.
Kerala issues travel guidelines for short stay in state amid pandemic
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2020 10:48 PM IST
Covid-19 cases in Kerala have gone up with the return of expatriates and its people from other states.
Kerala priests don’t want shrines to open, say peak of Covid-19 yet to come
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By Ramesh Babu | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2020 03:49 PM IST
Earlier, many religious heads had written to the government to open shrines saying it left a spiritual and emotional vacuum among the faithful.
Kerala SSLC and plus two exams will be conducted as per schedule, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON MAY 20, 2020 06:18 PM IST
The examinations will be conducted as per the schedule from May 26 to 31.
Kerala SSLC, Plus 2 exams postponed to first week of June
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 20, 2020 01:29 PM IST
On Monday morning, the Kerala government had thought of postponing the SSLC and plus two examinations 2020 after the central government extended the nationwide lockdown till May 31.
Kerala Governor gives nod to ordinance which allows govt to temporarily cut salaries
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By Ramesh Babu
UPDATED ON APR 30, 2020 05:50 PM IST
The Kerala government was forced to bring the ordinance after the High Court stayed its order to slash employees’ salaries for six days every month for the next five months.
Kerala braces for huge influx of expatriates amid Covid-19 pandemic
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON APR 29, 2020 09:17 PM IST
In three days, more than three lakh people who are waiting to return home from foreign countries have registered themselves in a Kerala government portal.
Covid-19: Over a lakh Keralites, mostly from Middle-East, register to return home
Thiruvananthapuram | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2020 03:08 PM IST
This new facility was opened by the Kerala government, after the Centre, following the numerous requests from several quarters decided to take a positive step.