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Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Kerala faces burden of ₹5.07-lakh crore liabilities; fiscal structure under ‘serious’ strain, says White Paper tabled by CM
Kerala faces a ‘large burden’ of outstanding liabilities (₹5.07 lakh crore), committed expenditures (77% of total revenue receipts - TRR), and interest payments (20.9% of TRR), notes the document titled ‘Kerala’s Fiscal Health: A Status Report’
White Paper on Kerala finances calls for KIIFB overhaul, forensic audit of accounts
The document, however, notes it will be “wasteful” to dismantle KIIFB framework which has built valuable capabilities over the years
Five-storey under-construction building collapses in Kerala’s Idukki; no casualties
While the structure was completely destroyed, a family living in a nearby house had a narrow escape
Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan tables White Paper on State finances in Assembly
K.N. Balagopal, who was Finance Minister in previous CPI(M)-led LDF government, tables a dissent note arguing that the document should have been drafted by State Finance department and not by an external committee
Kerala monsoon onset: Why southwest monsoon arrival matters for India
The southwest monsoon onset in Kerala not only impacts local weather patterns but also plays a crucial role in shaping India's food security, agricultural GDP, and water supply across the nation.
Govt. to directly purchase land in Ayyankuzhi for waste management project
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Thousands of teachers likely to lose jobs in Calicut varsity’s self-financing colleges
The Vice-Chancellor’s office is learnt to have issued orders to enforce UGC guidelines in their appointment. Clearance of UGC-NET or PhD is mandatory to become faculty members
An app to help eateries sell surplus food
The Kozhikode Corporation backs the initiative, citing its potential to divert food from landfills and reduce methane emissions
Unregulated quarrying upsets upland residents in Kozhikode
Residents allege quarrying and transportation of mined rock continue unabated despite repeated representations to local administrators and various government departments
Govt. challenges eviction of seven families from Malayidamthuruth in HC
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Kochi-Bahrain AI Express flight cancelled amid Kuwait airspace closure
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Calls for bringing Attakulangara school campus alive
Improving the school’s standards and bringing its vast campus alive with children from the neighbourhood in the evenings and weekends are some of the suggestions to prevent further neglect
Attack on ED officials: court rejects SFI district president’s bail plea
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36 arrests in a day as Kochi City police launch ‘Operation Toofan’
33 NDPS cases registered during raids as part of State-wide drive against drug menace
Assault on young women in Kochi: police to issue lookout notice against main accused
The main accused and six others are on the run, while the three arrested have been remanded in judicial custody