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

Thrissur: The management of the Indian state-owned telecommunications company Bharat ..

PSC profiles should be linked to Aadhaar

Kuwait MPs demand strict restriction on recruiting foreigners

Pay Commission report to be submitted in 6 months

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 ..

Kuwait recruits 2000 nurses, 680 doctors from overseas

Kuwait City: Doctors, nurses and technicians from foreign countries will be recruited to the hospitals that starts functioning in 2019-20 ..

Fisherfolk hope for bumper catch as trawling ban ends

Kollam: Fisherfolk in coastal village are in excitement as the 52-day long trawling ban will end on Wednesday midnight. Fishing boats ..

Doctors' protest against NMC bill: Outpatient depts to remain shut across India on Wednesday

New Delhi: OPDs in government hospitals across the country will be shut on Wednesday as part of protests against the National Medical ..

Inform us of stand on plea to revise reservation list of BCs: HC to govt

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the government to inform it of its stand on a plea seeking to revise the list of reservation ..

CMFRI aims to develop online platform to benefit fish producers

Kochi: In a major initiative to benefit fish producers, consumers, traders and processors in the country, the Central Marine Fisheries ..

Indian embassy in Tehran working for early release of Indians on seized tanker: Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the Indian embassy in Tehran is in "constant contact" with ..

Lifetime achievement award for Dr Azad Moopen

Dubai: Aster DM healthcare chairman and managing director Dr Azad Moopen has been honoured with lifetime achievement award at the 9th ..

Beneficiaries who violate norms in Life Mission Project may face axe

Thiruvananthapuram: Beneficiaries of Life Mission project will face a setback if they violated the norms of the project while constructing ..

Passengers,… the train has been delayed due to ‘urine passing’

Kannur: When submitting the Combined Train Report (CTR) to their superior officer after completing their duty, loco pilots and guards ..

Rescue by fisherfolk successful; 4 fishermen missing from Vizhinjam return home

Thiruvananthapuram: The four fishermen who went missing after they ventured into the sea for fishing from Vizhinjam harbour returned ..

NRI businessman’s suicide: Govt gives clean chit to Anthoor municipality

Kochi: In the suicide of NRI businessman Saji Parayil at Anthoor in Kannur, the LDF government informed the High Court that there were ..

Hours after besieging ICDS office, Anganwadi workers receive salary arrears

Nedumkandam: Hours after besieging the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) office here, Anganwadi workers were paid one month’s ..

Recovery of answer sheets from accused house: SI shifted from duty

Thiruvananthapuram: Following the recovery of answer sheets from the house of the accused in the stabbing incident, a police official ..

University College issue: Appointment of accused will be postponed, says PSC Chairman

Thiruvananthapuram: PSC chairman M. K. Sakeer said that the appointment of the students who are involved in the stabbing case in University ..

University college murder bid: 3 more SFI activists arrested

Thiruvananthapuram: Police on Sunday arrested three more persons accused in the attempted murder of SFI activist Akhil at the University ..

Summer holidays in UAE, airports witness huge rush

Dubai: All schools in UAE have been closed for the two-month long summer holidays. With this, airports will witness huge rush of passengers ..

Forensic surgeon Dr B Umadathan passes away

Thiruvananthapuram: Dr B Umadathan, forensic surgeon and former medical education director, passed away here on Wednesday. He was 73 ..

Kerala ropes in Cisco to build smart farming ecosystem

Kochi: Networking giant Cisco on Monday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) ..

Emirates launches world's shortest flight on an Airbus A380

Abu Dhabi: The UAE-based Emirates airline on Monday launched the world's shortest A380 flight between Dubai and Muscat. "The ..