Gold jumps Rs 159; silver gains Rs 206

New Delhi: Gold jumped Rs 159 to Rs 46,301 per 10 gram in the national capital on ..

Pottery gains VIP status in market

Dates imported from Saudi dominate Ramzan market in Kozhikode

Road construction begins for second tunnel in Kuthiran

LDF govt paid Rs 17.87 cr as lawyers’ fee for legal battle

Kochi: As the political battle is being dragged to the court, the government has been spending crores on lawyers’ fees. Pinarayi ..

Grocery shops close to ration shops to come under scanner

Alappuzha: Grocery shops close to ration shops will come under scanner in the state. The civil supplies department will carry out investigation ..

Water tariff hike comes into effect in Kerala; water bill to go up by 5 pc

Thiruvananthapuram: Water charges will go up by 5 percent in Kerala as the hike in water tariff has come into force. The state government ..

MA Yusuff Ali honoured with Abu Dhabi Award

Abu Dhabi: NRI businessman and Lulu group chairman MA Yusuff Ali bagged the Abu Dhabi Award, the highest honour for social service ..

Sensex tanks over 400 pts in early trade; Nifty drops below 14800

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 400 points in early trade on Monday, dragged by losses in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI ..

Govt suffers loss of crores due to battle between probe agencies

Kochi: The legal battle between the centre and state probe agencies has been continuing for a long time. It is learned that the public ..

GST collections at record high of Rs 1.23 lakh cr in March

New Delhi: GST collections in March touched a record high of over Rs 1.23 lakh crore, a 27 per cent growth over the year-ago period, ..

Kayamkulam thermal power plant to remain closed indefinitely

Alappuzha: Kayamkulam thermal power plant has been closed indefinitely on Wednesday. It is reported that the production of power using ..

Govt to withdraw cut in rate on small savings schemes: FM

New Delhi: In a relief to savers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government will withdraw orders to cut interest ..

Higher TDS if PAN not linked with Aadhaar by March 31

New Delhi: As per the directives of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), it is mandatory for all Permanent Account Number (PAN) ..

Mizoram lottery makes re-entry to Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: Sale of Mizoram lottery will resume in Kerala from April. Mizoram state government has forwarded a letter to the ..

Booking for trains from Bengaluru to Kerala extended

Bengaluru: The Indian railway has extended the bookings of trains from Bengaluru to Kerala. The bookings for three trains namely Bengaluru-Kanyakumari ..

Power usage increases in state as mercury level rises

Thiruvananthapuram: Consumption of electricity is increasing in the state with rise in temperature level. Kerala recorded the highest ..

Water Authority squad starts crackdown on water theft

Kochi: The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has initiated action to crackdown on water theft as water scarcity became a major issue during ..

Power usage increases in Kerala, likely to hit record in April

Idukki: With the mercury level rising in the state, power consumption is increasing day by day. KSEB reported that 84.8 million units ..

No off or leave for KSRTC staff on Friday, Saturday, Monday

Kochi: KSRTC management has decided to restrict employees from taking off or leave on Friday, Saturday and Monday. The collections ..

Railways to operate 5 more special trains

Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian railway will start operating five new special trains. Passengers have to reserve seats for travelling ..

No kerosene for blue, white ration cardholders in March

Palakkad: Kerosene supply from ration shops will be interrupted in the state. According to reports, white and blue ration cardholders ..

MEMU trains to have 21 stops between Shoranur and Kannur

Kannur: Shoranur-Kannur-Shoranur MEMU (06023/06024), the first unreserved train in Post-COVID India, will have stops in 21 railway ..

Season tickets to be back after long break

Kannur: The Indian Railway has decided to bring back season ticket system that was cancelled amid the COVID-19 outbreak. In the first ..

KSRTC to scrap 1200 old buses

Thiruvananthapuram: Out of the 6200 buses, KSRTC will scrap 1200 old buses. Most of these buses are in poor condition similar to the ..

MEMU trains to start service from Monday

Palakkad: MEMU special trains will start service from Monday. Passengers can travel on these trains without reservation. Ernakulam ..

Congress may field K Muraleedharan from Nemom, Soumini Jain from Tripunithura

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress will announce the final list of candidates for the Kerala assembly polls on Thursday. Considering the ..

Price fall of tuber crops hits farmers

Palakkad: Farmers who are cultivating tuber crops like tapioca, elephant yam, purple yam, colocasia and other crops like ginger and ..

Kerala opposes power supply under private firms without license

Thiruvananthapuram: The central government has amended the draft of electricity bill again. The new conditions in the bill strengthen ..

International passenger traffic: Kozhikode airport in 4th position

Karipur: Amidst the financial crisis, Kozhikode International Airport here has placed within the top 10 airports in India which recorded ..

MEMU trial run conducted from Shoranur to Kannur

Kannur: Trial run of MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train was conducted from Shoranur to Kannur and vice versa on Thursday ..

Govt fixes size of ‘Karimeen’ to be caught from public water resources

Chavakkad: The state government has issued a notification fixing the size of ‘Karimeen’ (Pearl Spot) that could be caught ..

Govt allots 4-acre land to Satsang Foundation; issues order

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government issued an order allocating 4-acre land to Sri M, founder of Satsang Foundation. The land ..

EPFO fixes 8.5 pc interest on EPF deposits for 2020-21

New Delhi:Retirement fund body EPFO on Thursday decided to retain 8.5 per cent rate of interest on provident fund deposits for the ..

Fuel prices skyrocket for 11th consecutive day

Kochi: The petrol and diesel prices have gone up again in the state on Thursday. The price of petrol was increased by 34 paise while ..

KFC to issue Debit Card

Kochi: Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC) will issue debit cards soon. Rupay platinum cards with a validity of 5 years will be distributed ..

Govt approves pay revision, pension hike

Thiruvananthapuram: The state cabinet has approved the salary and pension revision in the state. An official order regarding this will ..

Now, get bill details, other KSEB services on mobile app

Kotttayam: A mobile app will provide details of KSEB services including the bill. KM Eldho, sub engineer at Muvattupuzha electrical ..

No kerosene for blue, white ration cardholders in February

Alappuzha: The state civil supplies department has informed that kerosene will not be supplied to blue and white ration cardholders ..

Thrissur man develops machine to peel tender coconut, receives Rs 25 lakh from centre

Thrissur: KC Sijoy, a native of Kanjani here, has developed an automatic tender coconut peeling machine as a major contribution to ..

Arecanut price hits record high in Kerala

Kasaragod: The arecanut price has recorded an all-time high in the state. In Kanhangad market, dried arecanut was sold at Rs 440 per ..

SC orders KSRTC to reinstate staff terminated over long leave

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued an order upholding the Kerala High Court order which directed KSRTC to reinstate the staff ..

KSRTC revenue collection crosses Rs 100 crore in January 2021

Kochi: Giving relief to KSRTC, the monthly revenue collection has crossed Rs 100 crore in January 2021. It is for the first time, the ..

Cabinet approves pay commission report, appoints sub-committee to study implementation

Thiruvananthapuram: The state cabinet has approved the 11th pay commission report which proposed hike in salary and pension of the ..

Union Budget disappoints BSNL, no funds or renovation package for FY 2021

Thrissur: The Union Budget 2021 has failed to make any major announcements for BSNL which is struggling to overcome the financial crisis ..

Centre to make Aadhaar mandatory for driving licence, RC

Thiruvananthapuram: Aadhaar card will be made mandatory to obtain driving licence and registration certificate of the vehicle across ..

No effective initiative in Budget to overcome country's financial crisis: MP Shreyams Kumar

Kozhikode: Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) leader M V Shreyams Kumar on Monday said the Union Budget does not have any effective initiatives ..

Aamir Khan decides to turn off his phone completely

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is going on a communication detox and has decided to turn off his phone completely, so that ..

FM doubles healthcare spending, imposes new agri cess in Budget for FY22

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed more than doubling of healthcare spending while imposing a new agri ..

Govt to borrow about Rs 12 lakh crore from the market in FY22: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: The government will borrow Rs 12.05 lakh crore from the market in 2021-22, lower than the Rs 12.80 lakh crore estimated ..