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Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Fuel price surge jolts Kerala as people brace for all-round price rise
Indian Oil Corporation appears more lenient, allowing dealers to pay for a load already delivered before receiving the next within two or three days. The other two companies, however, insist on advance payment, said a petroleum dealer
A mural on India’s maritime history to feature on the walls of the Kochi Naval Base
A collaborative project by the Better Kochi Response Group, Regional Sports Centre and the Indian Navy, the Kochi Naval wall art will portray India’s sealinks from ancient times to modern day
V.D. Satheesan vows to cushion cost of living crisis exacerbated by fuel price hike in Kerala
The new State government might consider partial work-from-home options for public offices and the private sector to help employees save on increasing commuting costs
Fuel delivery delays spark concerns across northern Kerala districts
Dealers in Kozhikode, Wayanad and Malappuram districts say many outlets are facing unforeseen disruption in fuel supply, leading to uncertainty over regular operations. They also claim that supply restrictions have been in place soon after reports emerged about the increase in fuel prices.
Former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre for hiking fuel prices
He said the Centre had used the rise of crude oil prices owing to the crisis in West Asia to fleece ordinary people, who would feel the bite of the fuel price hike acutely
A detente emerges in Congress as Ramesh Chennithala belatedly backs Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan
Mr Chennithala also appeared to dispel reports that he would eschew joining Mr Satheesan’s cabinet. When asked whether he would join the government as a Minister, Mr Chennithala said, “Forming the cabinet is the Chief Minister’s prerogative”
UDF leadership meeting to lay out the contours of the next Kerala cabinet gets underway
The UDF is seeking to turn the page on the uncertainty that gripped the alliance following the Congress’s ten-day delay in choosing its Chief Ministerial candidate by fast-tracking the government formation process.
Kerala politics LIVE: UDF leadership meeting to decide next Kerala Cabinet underway
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said that the CM has the prerogative to decide the composition of the Cabinet
Trading in organs illegally in Kerala, with forged documents
A State-wide raid held on May 8 exposed an extensive organ trade racket in which forged documents were used to bypass laws that plug loopholes in organ donation. Five cases were registered, nine people arrested, and fabricated documents seized. The illegal trade thrives on patients’ desperate need for transplant and the monetary benefits that come the donors’ way.
Effluent discharge into canal suspected to have triggered hepatitis A outbreak
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Sabarimala reference hearing concludes; Supreme Court reserves judgment
Courts cannot give up their duty to review religious practices, says CJI
KCBC hands over 70 houses to Vilangad landslide-hit families
The rehabilitation scheme was launched after families affected by the July 30, 2024, landslide at Vilangad complained of delays in government assistance
PG resident doctors at Thiruvananthapuram MCH threaten to strike again as many yet to receive stipend
Kerala Medical Postgraduates Association says that due to administrative failure, over 200 resident doctors are yet to receive their stipend for the month of April
Five facts about Kerala’s new CM VD Satheesan
After days of speculation, Congress leader V D Satheesan has been announced as Kerala’s new Chief Minister. The UDF’s victory led to a close contest among senior leaders before the final decision. Here’s a look at Satheesan’s journey and key facts about the new CM.
SCTIMST to hold annual convocation of 42nd batch
A total 130 senior residents and students will receive their degree/diploma during the event
SSLC results to be declared on Friday
General Education Principal Secretary Sharmila Mary Joseph will announce the results
Circular ends confusion over norms to obtain school fitness certificate
It rolls back stipulation of getting no-objection certificates from five departments for issue of fitness certificate to schools
