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Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
No decision yet on low-alcohol beverages, says Liju
Tax cut on low-alcohol beverages: CPI(M) alleges it benefits liquor firms, govt rejects charges

Poet P. Narayana Kurup is no more
The award-winning poet, whom the nation honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022, was 92

Thenmala Punarjani shelter home case: Kerala HC expresses concern over unregistered elderly care institutions
HC Bench raises issue while considering a petition registered after reports of alleged ill treatment of residents at a shelter home, Punarjani in Thenmala, surfaced
KWA steps up efforts to resolve water supply disruption in Kozhikode
Recent downpours forced the KWA subdivision to reduce water supply from the JICA drinking water project for nearly a week. Continuous intake of highly turbid water led to heavy siltation in the treatment plant’s filter beds, causing widespread shortages in dependent areas

No safety lapse at Chirakkal gate, says DRM
Divisional Railway Manager Madhukar Roat said that the Mangaluru-Chennai Mail (Train No. 12602) stopped before the level-crossing signal as it was not cleared
Decision to cut tax on low-alcohol beverages baffling: Pinarayi
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Kerala Revised Budget an ‘opening speech’ to total privatisation: M.V. Govindan
CPI(M) State secretary says the Kerala Budget betrays the people, while seeking to gift the State’s wealth to corporates
State Budget draws mixed reactions from youth, professionals, homemakers and fishers
Stakeholders highlight both its growth focus and concerns over implementation and fiscal impact


Malayali elected to policy council of ICANN
Ajith Francis was elected unopposed to the prestigious 21-member council, which is often referred to as the ‘Parliament of ICANN’

Kudumbashree’s sweet potato value-added products launched
Six value-added products, made from sweet potato cultivated by tribal women farmers in Attappady, have been developed using technology transferred by ICAR-CTCRI as part of ‘Punarjeevana Madhuram’ project

Case registered over ‘I love Pakistan’ message found on vessel being built at Cochin Shipyard
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Over 32,000 people initiate Census self-enumeration in Ernaklulam in five days
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Colloquium on fiscal accountability and governance on June 22
It is being organised by the CAG and ICSSR
Two Tamil Nadu youths arrested for sexually abusing minors in Idukki
Accused had contacted the girls through social media and travelled to Munnar to meet them
State Budget eyes privatising critical mineral resources, says former Industries Minister
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AI-powered inspection technology deployed to address blockage in KWA pipeline
The blockage was detected in a pipeline network supplying water to the Vennala region in Kochi city
Plus One admission: second allotment results to be published on June 21
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