Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan rejects CPM-SDPI 'deal' allegation as "baseless""Our stand is unwavering. The LDF does not want or need the support of communal or extremist organizations. We do not engage in 'under-the-...
29 Mar, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Kerala polls: Development, public welfare are LDF's core issues, says VijayanKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is seeking a fresh mandate for the ruling LDF in the upcoming Assembly polls. He highlights the LDF'...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Centre weakening Kerala rubber sector: Jose K ManiJose K Mani, Kerala Congress (M) chairman, claims the Centre is weakening Kerala's rubber farmers. He alleges a planned move to shift rubbe...
08 Feb, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Proposals for AI solutions invited under Kerala AI initiativeInnovators, students, researchers and startups can submit AI-based governance solutions that can be leveraged by various governing bodies o...
13 Sep, 2025, 09.13 PM IST
EPFO's scheme more beneficial for construction workers: Regional provident fund commissionerThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation scheme offers superior protection for construction workers. A regional provident fund commission...
02 May, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
No cut in welfare pension, govt considering hike, says Kerala Finance MinisterKerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal assured that there is no reduction in welfare fund pensions and the state is considering increasing t...
10 Mar, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
Kerala govt enhances retirement age of state PSU employees to 60The state leadership of the All India Youth Federation (AIYF), the youth wing of the Communist Party of India (CPI), protested against the ...
31 Oct, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
Kerala's decision to kill 'dangerous' dogs unlawful: Maneka GandhiShe said the Kerala Cabinet's decision to kill dangerous canines to deal with the dog menace can be misused.
26 Aug, 2016, 02.50 PM IST
States spend one-fifth of Rs 25,000-crore construction cess on welfareThe minister said that the responsibility of collecting cess and its utilisation for welfare of construction workers lies with the respecti...
24 Feb, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
In a boost to coastal security, over one lakh Kerala fishermen given biometric ID cardsFishermen should keep the ID cards when they go for fishing and it should be produced when security agencies conduct checks.
22 Jul, 2015, 02.04 PM IST
P Sathasivam leaves for Kerala to take over as GovernorP Sathasivam reiterated that he would work for the welfare of the people and use his knowledge for their betterment.
04 Sep, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
- States sleep over building workers welfare cess funds
Fifteen years after imposition of a cess on the construction industry to fund the welfare of construction workers, only 14% of it has been ...
25 Oct, 2011, 02.45 AM IST
Kerala CM says no to BT brinjalKerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on Tuesday strongly opposed any move to introduce Bt brinjal.
02 Feb, 2010, 07.19 PM IST
- Kerala mulls new schools as exodus of Gulf kids looms
Norka is mulling establishment of three schools in the state, at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Malappuram to cater to children of non-resid...
31 Mar, 2009, 02.49 PM IST
- Cess collected by state governments remains unutilised
The state governments have not even utilised 25% of the cess collected, meant for welfare of construction workers in the last six years, sa...
23 Feb, 2009, 04.14 PM IST
- Unemployment Kerala's major problem: CM
Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on Saturday said unemployment was a major problem faced by the state.
03 May, 2008, 11.05 PM IST
- Alcoholic tendency among youth on rise
The increase in drinking habit among the youth in Kerala is a cause for worry but sharp decline in smoking is a great relief.
18 Jul, 2007, 12.45 PM IST