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Kerala High Court denies stay on government order reconstituting State Waqf Board
Court holds that the State government has the authority to cancel appointments made to the previous board. Petition by K.S. Hamza, former board chairperson, says government order is violative of an earlier High Court directive to fill vacancies on the previous board
KWA administrative fee on water tankers hits civic body’s water supply hard
Along with water charges, tanker operators have to pay administrative fees, and the increased cost is affecting drinking water supply through tankers, says Panampilly Nagar councillor Antony Painuthara. Health standing committee chairperson Seena Gokulan demands that the charges be rolled back.
Woman held for allegedly killing husband, dumping body on rail tracks in Kochi
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MVD, police detect 159 offences, impose ₹8 lakh fine in special drive
The offences detected included driving without a licence, evasion of road tax, non-payment of insurance, and illegal vehicle modifications, according to the RTO (Enforcement), Ernakulam.
Majeed Annan, the man who brought Khasakkinte Ithihasam alive for visitors to Thasrak, is no more
Majeed, who worked for years as a caretaker at the O.V. Vijayan Memorial Cultural Centre at Thasrak, was a link between the writer and the people who continued to visit the place in search of the novel’s world
SMA flays Waqf Board reconstitution in Keralam
District president K.V. Siddique Faizy said the exclusion two Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama groups was unfair, given the role of the two organisations in protecting Waqf properties and running religious and educational institutions in Keralam
Leopard trapped at Akathethara
The leopard was caught in a cage set up near the residential area
People with Sangh Parivar links nominated to Boards of Studies in Calicut varsity, allege pro-Left teachers’ organisations
Guest lecturers and teachers from other universities and self-financing colleges were accommodated in the boards despite the availability of experienced faculty members in affiliated colleges, the organisations allege
Couple on scooter crushed between trucks on NH 66 in Malappuram
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Calicut varsity picks member for KAU general council
P.A. Ahammed Shareef was chosen at a senate meeting of the university held on the main campus
Makkekadavu-Nerekadavu bridge to be inaugurated on October 18
The bridge, which is 800 metres long, has been built at a cost of ₹98.09 crore
RGCB researchers receive ₹7 crore grant to develop rapid, biopsy-free cervical cancer detection technology
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Keralam CM sets deadline for preparations at Sabarimala, seeks progress reports
Satheesan reviews preparations for pilgrimage season at Pampa, directs that all works at the Sannidhanam, Pampa, Nilackal and other pilgrimage centres be completed on a war footing
Keralam CM offers prayers at Sabarimala, reviews pilgrimage preparations
The visit marked the first time a Chief Minister had visited the hill temple since former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s visit in 2017
