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 ..

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

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

Flash strike is not govt’s policy: Transport minister

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 ..

BSNL employees excited to take VRS; Management not prepared to face staff shortage

Thrissur: The management of the Indian state-owned telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is all aghast to ..

PSC profiles should be linked to Aadhaar

Thiruvananthapuram: As part of implementing biometric system, the PSC (Public Service Commission) job applicants are directed to link ..

Kuwait MPs demand strict restriction on recruiting foreigners

Kuwait City: Senior MP Khaleel Al-Saleh demanded in the Kuwait parliament a ban on recruiting foreigners in order to resolve unemployment ..

Pay Commission report to be submitted in 6 months

Thiruvananthapuram: The cabinet approved the criteria of the 11th Pay Commission formed to revise the salary of government employees ..

36.25 lakh are unemployed in Kerala; outnumbers national average

Thiruvananthapuram: The number of unemployed youth in Kerala is higher than the national average. A total of 36,25,852 persons, including ..

Kerala traders strike today; all shops remain closed

Kochi: Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi has announced a strike on Tuesday to protest against the actions taken by officers ..

Muthoot Finance employees' stir ends; all branches to open today

Kochi: A 52-day long strike by a section of employees at Kerala-based Muthoot Finance Company ended on Thursday following discussions ..

Top women officials celebrate Dussehra with public in Coorg

Kannur: When flood ravaged Coorg, three women officials played a significant role to rescue the people and rehabilitate them to safe ..

Crisis in KSRTC continues even after appointment of temporary drivers

Thiruvananthapuram: The staff shortage crisis in KSRTC continues after terminating empanelled employees based on high court order. ..

Drivers join KSRTC for daily wage duty; temporary relief for staff shortage

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has been facing labour shortage for a long time. In order to ..

CK Abdul Rehim is acting Chief Justice of Kerala HC

Kochi: Justice CK Abdul Rehim has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. The appointment was made following ..

KIIFB CEO receives huge salary violating service rules: Reports

Thiruvananthapuram: It is learnt that K. M. Abraham was appointed as the CEO of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) ..

Muthoot issue: CITU to continue strike as talks fail; Management threatens to shut more branches

Thiruvananthapuram: The discussions chaired by Minister for Labour T. P. Ramakrishnan in order to resolve the issues in Muthoot Finance ..

Cops must prove their innocence over complaints on misbehaviour, directs DGP

Thiruvananthapuram: In view of the complaints against police officials, Kerala police chief Loknath Behera declared that the police ..

CM demands PSC questions in Malayalam; Aikya Malayala Prasthanam’s protest yields result

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanded that question papers for all examinations conducted by PSC should be available ..

Wages of nurses in private sector; Kerala yet to enact law

New Delhi: Kerala has not yet implemented the report of the expert committee which was appointed by the supreme court to improve the ..

'Entitled' ESI beneficiaries to get treatment under Ayushman Bharat

New Delhi: The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Friday decided to provide cashless secondary and tertiary medical ..

Campaigns on fixing age limit of 35 yrs for work in Saudi is false

Riyadh: Campaigns regarding age limit for work fixed at 35 years is fake, confirmed the authorities. The official statement in this ..

Earthen pot making industry disappearing slowly leaving behind nostalgic tastes

Chengannur (Alappuzha): As time passes, the traditional style of celebrating Onam also has changed. Earthen pots were essential for ..

PSC exam in Malayalam: CM to hold talks with PSC on Sept 16

Thiruvananthapuram: In connection with the demand of PSC question papers to be available in Malayalam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ..

Priests from UP find livelihood in Kerala temples

Palakkad: Like migrated workers, priests from north India have started to find jobs in Kerala. In Palakkad, priests from Uttar Pradesh ..

Reforms Commission recommends Saturday holiday for govt offices

Thiruvananthapuram: The Administrative Reforms Commission chaired by V. S. Achuthanandan has recommended to reduce the number of working ..

Aircraft engineer switches to carpentry due to love for traditional job

Chengannur (Alappuzha): Though he learned to construct airplanes, a young aircraft engineer showed the courage to return to his traditional ..

Abhinandan flies MiG-21 with Air Chief Dhanoa

New Delhi: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday flew a sortie on a MiG-21 fighter aircraft along with Air Chief Marshal Birender ..

Govt. offices to remain shut from Sep 8-15

Thiruvananthapuram: With the Onam festivities, government employees will get a one week-long holidays from September 8 to 15. The government ..

Jails in Kerala to have shoe factory, petrol pumps soon

Kannur: The Kerala government has decided to start shoe factories, in the model of Tihar jail, in major central prisons in the state ..

Former DGP TP Senkumar enrolls as lawyer

Kochi: Former police chief TP Senkumar has enrolled as an advocate in Kerala High Court. Bar Council chairman administrated the oath ..

Kerala Police to purchase 500 guns, 1.5 lakh bullets

Thiruvananthapuram: In a move to strengthen the force, the Kerala police will purchase 500 Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) rifles ..

‘Angamaly Idli’ sets a new sensation

There are many food items like ‘Kozhikodan Halwa’, ‘Manjali Biriyani’ and so on which is popular and named ..

Centre’s direction to state to reduce arrests and get rewarded

Thrissur: Kerala Police have begun measures to reduce the number of arrests as per the directive of the Union Home Ministry. DGP Loknath ..

PSC exam fraud: Probe to be extended to first 100 rank holders

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided to extend the investigation regarding the conduct of police ..