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Bank employees in Kerala protest against beef ban in canteen
A Canara Bank branch in Kerala’s Kochi city organised a beef protest by eating meat in public, after the newly appointed regional manager allegedly imposed a ban in the canteen. The protest…
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Indian expat engineer dies of heart attack in Oman
Muscat: A 45-year-old Indian expatriate from Kerala passed away on Friday, August 29, after suffering a heart attack while swimming at Kalbooh Park in Oman’s capital Muscat. The deceased has been identified…
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Kerala witnesses landslides, waterlogging due to heavy rains
Thiruvananthapuram: Rains intensified in Kerala on Thursday, causing waterlogging, a rise in water levels of dams and landslides in some parts of the state, with the IMD issuing an orange alert in…
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Indian expat dies in Saudi Arabia a day after returning from vacation
Dammam: In a heart-wrenching incident, a 43-year-old Indian expatriate died of a heart attack less than 24 hours after returning to Saudi Arabia from his first vacation in two years, according to…
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Tribal man locked, starved and beaten for five days in Kerala
A 54-year-old tribal man was allegedly confined, assaulted, and starved for nearly a week by his employer and colleagues for drinking liquor in Kerala’s Pallakad district. Chambukkuzhi Vellayan, a resident of Moochakundu,…
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SC starts hearing on Presidential Reference on timeline for assent to bills
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced hearing on the Presidential Reference, which raised constitutional questions on whether the court can impose timelines for Governors and the President to deal with…
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SC appoints justice Sudhanshu Dhulia to head Kerala university search panel
New Delhi: To end the “impasse” between Kerala Governor and state government over the appointment of vice-chancellors for two technical universities in the state, the Supreme Court on Monday appointed former apex…
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Kerala agriculture growth doubles national average, says CM Vijayan
Thrissur: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Sunday that Kerala’s agricultural sector is on the path of growth and that the state has achieved more than double the national average growth. He…
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Kerala CM calls for united stand against communal forces trying to divide India
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that communal forces are strengthening their efforts to destroy the idea of India and called for everyone to be united to defeat such…
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UAE-based Indian businessman kidnapped in Kerala, rescued
A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian businessman who was kidnapped in the southern Indian state of Kerala has been rescued by the police, with four men arrested in connection with the incident.…
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SC adjourns plea to save Indian nurse on Yemen death row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, adjourned for eight weeks the hearing on a plea seeking the Union government’s intervention to rescue Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in…
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Indian nurse on Yemen death row: SC to hear plea today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Thursday, august 14, hear a petition seeking urgent intervention in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen. …
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GMR group conducts aviation training program for transgender persons in Kochi
GMR Aero Academy Kochi, operating partner of the Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) by the Government of Kerala, has commenced a professional training program for transgender beneficiaries under ‘Project Pride’. ‘Project Pride’…
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Kerala CM terms alleged attack on Catholic priests, nuns in Odisha as ‘Hindutva vigilantism’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday termed as “Hindutva vigilantism” the alleged attack on Catholic priests and nuns in Odisha’s Jaleswar on false charges of religious conversion. In a post…
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IMD forecasts extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala today
Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted extremely high rainfall in Kerala on Wednesday. Kerala is expected to see generally cloudy conditions on Wednesday morning, with rain advancing by early afternoon…