KSRTC MD Biju Prabhakar takes up role of bus driver

Thiruvananthapuram: Biju Prabhakar, the new Managing Director of KSRTC, has taken ..

Govt to deploy 50 percent employees for COVID duty

Insurance for KSRTC staff: Mass errors in names of nominees

No sanitizer and mask: KSRTC staff stage protest in Pappanamcode

Film theaters remain closed for 100 days in state

Kozhikode: The film theatres which was closed due to the restrictions over coronavirus outbreak remains to be closed for the last 100 ..

Excess staff in secretariat: Expert panel recommends redeployment

Thiruvananthapuram: An expert committee appointed to study on expenditure cut recommended the government to redeploy the excess employees ..

Kerala to introduce 'Work Near Home'; Houseboats to turn offices

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government is all set to introduce the new scheme of ‘Work Near Home’ which assures proper ..

Biju Prabhakar is new KSRTC MD

Thiruvananthapuram: The state cabinet meet has decided to appoint Biju Prabhakar IAS as the managing director of KSRTC. The additional ..

Govt offices in Kerala to be completely operational from Monday

Thiruvananthapuram: Following the relaxation in the lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak, the state government has issued an order ..

No more arrests for bailable offences; Kerala Police to have new work criteria

Thiruvananthapuram: In view of the continuing COVID-19 scare, Kerala police have come up with new criteria for work. As per the new ..

COVID-19 fallout: Kerala beauty parlours in dire straits

Thiruvananthapuram: Even though the Kerala government has issued a direction to all beauty parlours in the state that they can now ..

KSRTC starts service for govt staff from Friday

Kottayam: Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has started operating special bus services for employees in collectorate and other ..

International Nurses Day 2020: Nurses narrate experiences at COVID isolation ward

Kanhangad: ‘We won’t forget you. I will keep each name and phone number on my mobile phone. How could I forget the love ..

24,088 migrant workers from Kerala returned to native: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak, 24,088 migrant workers in Kerala were safely taken to their native ..

Migrant workers to return home in 2 trains from Kozhikode on Wednesday

Kozhikode: Two special trains will take migrant workers from Kozhikode railway station to their native states on Wednesday. The trains ..

Only 2,250 expats will be flown to Kerala in first phase: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has informed that only 2,250 expats stranded in various foreign countries will ..

Collector deputes teachers for supervision at ration shops in Kannur

Kannur: District Collector TV Subhash has issued an order deputing teachers for supervision at ration shops. The action was taken as ..

After 45-days of struggle during lockdown, fishermen return with good catch

Chavakkad: Fishermen who ventured into the sea after a 45 days long break amid the lockdown returned with a good catch of prawns on ..

Migrant workers reach Odisha safe and sound, express gratitude to police

Aluva: “We reached safely and are placed in quarantine here,” Veerendra Malik called the COVID control centre at Ernakulam ..

Migrant workers paid full train fare to travel by special trains

Kozhikode: Railway authority informed that no relaxation was given in the train ticket of migrant workers who were taken in the special ..

Special train takes migrant workers home; two services from Kerala on Saturday

Aluva: Giving relief to thousands of migrant workers who got stranded in Kerala amid the lockdown, the first non-stop train to Bhubaneswar ..

HC appeals govt to avoid judges from salary cut, reveals official letter

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has forwarded a letter to the state government seeking to exclude judges from salary cut amid the coronavirus ..

Now, guest lecturers to get salary on time

Malappuram: Giving relief to the guest lecturers in aided colleges, the government has introduced a new mechanism to give salary on ..

Govt sanctions Rs 41 cr for Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed that the state government has sanctioned Rs 41 crore for implementing ..

COVID-19 relief fund: Ministers, MLAs to face salary cut in state

Thiruvananthapuram: The cabinet meeting held on Wednesday recommended cutting salary of ministers and MLAs in the state for COVID-19 ..

Repatriating expats without quarantine centres will create trouble, warns Minister Muraleedharan

Thiruvananthapuram: Union minister of state for external affairs, V Muraleedharan stated that repatriation of expatriates without arranging ..

COVID-19: Abu Dhabi begins survey on foreign citizens above 50 yrs for repatriation

Abu Dhabi: Firms in Abu Dhabi have started a survey to identify employees from other countries who are above 50 years and who wish ..

Migrant worker flees to Kolkata on borrowed cycle

Cherppu: Amid the lockdown restrictions, a migrant worker travelled to Kolkata on a borrowed bicycle from here in Thrissur. According ..

FIR against Kannan Gopinathan for misinterpreting govt order

Gandhi Nagar: An FIR was registered against Malayali IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan over alleged misinterpretation of government order ..

Provided all facilities for other state labourers: Minister V. S. Sunil Kumar

Kochi: Minister for Agriculture V. S. Sunil Kumar declared that the government has provided all facilities for other state workers ..

Action against contractors if migrant workers’ violate lockdown, warns V. S. Sunil Kumar

Kochi: Following the protest of migrant workers in Kottayam on Sunday amid lockdown, Minister for Agriculture V. S. Sunil Kumar warned ..

Saudi Arabia suspends work in private sectors except health and food for 15 days

Cairo:Saudi Arabia suspended work in private sectors except health and food services for 15 days, state news agency reported early ..

COVID-19: Govt staff ordered to stay at home for 16 days in Saudi

Riyadh: In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Saudi Arabia has suspended work of government employees for the next 16 days. The Ministry ..

On this Women’s Day, women to administer police stations, to operate Venad Express

Thiruvananthapuram: Celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8, women employees will take over the complete charge of police ..

Flash strike is not govt’s policy: Transport minister

Thiruvananthapuram: State Transport minister AK Saseendran slammed the flash strike observed by KSRTC staff here on Wednesday. He stated ..

Flash strike: 50 KSRTC employees to be booked

Thiruvananthapuram: Police registered a case against the KSRTC staff who interrupted traffic by abandoning buses on road during the ..

Kerala HC gets 4 new judges

New Delhi: Three lawyers and one district judge were appointed as additional judges in Kerala High Court. Lawyers TR Ravi, Bechu Kurian ..

Financial crisis: KSRTC staff to get delayed salary

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the financial crisis in Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), salary to the staff for the month ..

35 lakh applicants register in employment exchange; only 42,000 get jobs

Palakkad: Though there are 35.21 lakh unemployed youth registered in employment exchanges in the state, only 42,685 were given appointments ..

Govt restricts teachers on long-leave from resuming duty in March

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government issued an order restricting teachers, who are on long-leave, from joining duty in March, during ..

DMR tyre 3 project in crisis; another setback for Kerala Police

Thrissur: Following the CAG report, the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) tyre 3 project to modernise the communication system of Kerala police ..

Night-shift workers at risk of heart disease, diabetes

New York: Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have found that night shift workers are at a significantly increased risk ..

Giving wings to dreams, B.Tech graduate turns ‘pappad’ seller in Alappuzha

Ambalapuzha: Safeeq who passed Mechanical Engineering with 84 percent marks is popular at Mullakkal street as ‘pappad’ ..

Autorickshaw drivers hold strike against e-autorickshaws in Kozhikode

Kozhikode: Protesting against electric autorickshaws launched by the state government, a group of autorickshaw drivers under CITU is ..

Transgender community demands reservation in PSC appointments

Thiruvananthapuram: State Youth Commission Adalat considered a plea moved by transgender community demanding reservation in PSC appointments ..

Govt stops recruitment to lower posts through employment exchange

Kozhikode: The government has stopped recruiting temporary staff to lower positions in government offices through employment exchange ..

‘Akshaya Chechi’ to serve public with a smile

Alappuzha: Akshaya centres in the state will have a makeover with trained staff to serve the public. Now, there will be no need to ..

9 fishermen flee from Yemen by sea to escape sponsor: arrive safely in Kochi

Kochi: Nine Indian fishermen undertook a perilious sea journey from Yemen to flee from their sponsor and arrived here on Friday, officials ..

Govt approves EMS Memorial in Assembly building, children's library demolished

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has been accused of spendthrift yet again at a time when the state is going through severe ..

Mass transfer of staff for ‘indiscipline’; Order cancelled following row

Thiruvananthapuram: Treasury director has issued an order to transfer all employees from one of the district treasuries after finding ..