Sabarimala temple to open for annual festival and monthly pujas

March 12, 2024 07:57 pm | Updated 08:01 pm IST - PATHANAMTHITTA The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will open on Wednesday for the five-days long monthly pujas, followed by the 10-days long annual festival. Head priest P.N. Mahesh Namboothiri will open the temple in the presence of the Chief …...Read More

Kerala Forest dept. to launch project to conserve ‘Vayals’ in Wayanad: Minister

March 12, 2024 07:57 pm | Updated 08:00 pm IST - KALPETTA Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran has said that the Forest department, with financial support from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), is gearing up to launch a project to conserve ‘Vayals’ (marshy areas) inside the forest …...Read More

Water Metro ferries to link four more terminals from March 14

March 12, 2024 07:56 pm | Updated 07:57 pm IST - KOCHI Water Metro ferries will begin calling at South Chittoor, Eloor, Cheranalloor and North Mulavukad terminals from Thursday (March 14), according to a release from Kochi Water Metro Limited. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the terminals online at …...Read More

Automatic mutation of land records from March 13: Karnataka Revenue Minister

March 12, 2024 07:56 pm | Updated 07:56 pm IST - BENGALURU The Karnataka government has decided to implement automatic mutation of land records from Wednesday (March 13, 2024) to avoid the role of middlemen and visiting of landowners to the offices of tahsildars. Sharing details in this regard at …...Read More

Country’s future lies in AI, semiconductor and electronics research: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

March 12, 2024 07:55 pm | Updated 07:56 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Jal Shakti, has said India’s future lies in the growth of the start-up ecosystem driven by artificial intelligence, semiconductors and electronics. He was …...Read More

Milma ramps up supply of products to beat summer heat

March 12, 2024 07:53 pm | Updated 07:53 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by the brand Milma has ramped up production and supply of ice cream, soft drink and health drink brands in the market in view of the rising summer heat in …...Read More

KSCDC cashew factories resume functioning

March 12, 2024 07:50 pm | Updated 07:50 pm IST - KOLLAM With the arrival of raw cashew nut (RCN) from Tanzania, factories under the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) have resumed operations after a break. “The workers are happy as the revised wage hike of 23% has come …...Read More

Karnataka High Court orders registration of FIR against rape accused police constable for obtaining court order through fraud

March 12, 2024 07:50 pm | Updated 07:51 pm IST - Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka ordered registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against a police constable, who is facing rape allegation, for fraudulently securing bail from the trial court by suppressing the orders passed by the High …...Read More

BRS, BSP urge govt. to hold TET before DSC to help 7.5 lakh qualified youth

March 12, 2024 07:50 pm | Updated 07:50 pm IST - hyderabad hyderabad Former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao has requested the State government to conduct Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) before conducting the teachers recruitment through the Departmental Selection Committee (DSC). In an open letter …...Read More

Kuttampuzha panchayat cries for round-the-clock healthcare facility

March 12, 2024 07:49 pm | Updated 07:49 pm IST - KOCHI The tragic death of an autorickshaw driver from Kuttampuzha panchayat after his vehicle collided with a sambar deer that shot across his path while taking a patient to a hospital in Kothamangalam town has again drawn attention to …...Read More