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Kerala crosses 1-lakh mark in active Covid cases

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

With test positivity rate over 30% and active cases once again crossing the one lakh mark, the state is witnessing a rapid spike in Covid-19 cases...

Tenders called for constructing bridge across Vellayani lake

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Tenders are called for the construction of Vellayani bridge connecting Poonkulam and Kakkamoola. The authorities believe the bridge would resolve the traffic disruption along the bund road during monsoon...

Spl council meet on plastic ban

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

A special council meeting on enforcing plastic ban in the city will be held on Monday. Owing to Covid restrictions, the meeting is likely to be held online...

DLSA to hold national lok adalat on March 12

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The district legal service authority (DLSA) will hold the next chapter of national lok adalat on March 12 here...

Study on protein sheds light on heart disease risk

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The researchers at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here have identified Cyclophilin A, a protein which is a known player in several human diseases, as a potential drug target for reducing risk of heart diseases in patients with diabetes...

Corp identifies 700 defaulters owing tax dues above 1L

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The revenue wing of the city corporation has identified over 700 defaulters who owe corporation tax dues above Rs 1 lakh. The cumulative dues from these defaulters have been estimated at Rs 44 crore...

Vaccination in schools from Jan 19

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Vaccination in schools in the state will begin from January 19...

Corp identifies 700 defaulters owing tax dues above Rs 1L

4 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

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Kerala: 'No change in SSLC, Plus Two exam schedule'

23 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Education minister V Sivankutty on Saturday said that there could be no change in the SSLC, higher secondary examination schedule. Classes for junior students in schools have been suspended as a precautionary measure. There was no significant surge in Covid cases among children, he said...

Pinarayi govt 2.0 not as good as the first: CPM delegates

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The second day of the CPM district conference at Parassala here witnessed severe criticism against the second Pinarayi Vijayan government...

Stray puppy adoption drive

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The city corporation will organise an adoption drive for stray puppies on January 22 at 10 am at Poojapura stadium...

Minister orders enquiry into suicide cases in tribal areas

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The issue of alleged suicides of young victims of sexual abuse from backward communities in the rural parts of the district has caught the attention of minister Veena George who handles women and child development portfolio...

KSEB plans to jack up power generation capacity

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Power minister K Krishnankutty said KSEB is on a mission to jack up power generation from the existing 65MW to 100MW...

Judgment missed context: Prosecution

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

After going through the detailed judgment running almost into 250 pages in the nun rape case, the prosecution is learnt to have zeroed in on the fact that the survivor has been discredited on minor differences in various statements which is not acceptable and the judgment has..

Kerala reports 17,755 new Covid-19 cases

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala continued to register an upward tick in its daily Covid-19 infections, registering 17,755 new cases on Saturday, taking the tally to 53,51,583, the state health department said. Kerala also reported 106 deaths, pushing the death toll to 50,674, according to a government release...

LLM 2nd phase allotment begins

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The activities related to the second phase of centralised allotment to the LLM course for the year 2021 have commenced from January 14...

Six suicide cases reported in two months from tribal areas

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The law enforcement authorities in the district have taken note of the rise in alleged suicides among sexual abuse victims in tribal settlements in the rural district...

CM urges guv to remain chancellor

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

For the first time after governor Arif Mohammed Khan levelled a series of charges against the LDF government for interfering in university matters, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the governor had telephonic conversations...

Cong MLA moves breach of privilege notice against CM

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

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Kerala government to decide on offline classes today

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

On Friday, the government will decide whether more restrictions are necessary for educational institutions in view of the surge in the number of Covid cases in state. Minister for general education V Sivankutty said on Thursday that a final decision on more restrictions, if any, would be taken after the Covid review meeting on Friday...

‘Dance event should have been dropped’

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Ahead of the Thiruvananthapuram district conference, the CPM district leadership too has admitted the impropriety behind the ‘mega Thiruvathira’ dance performance organized by the party unit on the day when the body of SFI worker Dheeraj was taken in procession from Idukki to..

Thypongal holiday advanced to Friday, KTU postpones exams

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University has postponed its MCA, MBA exams scheduled on Friday after the state government advanced the local holiday for Pongal festival by a day. The exams will be held on January 19 and 28, respectively...

KSRTC launches city shuttle service

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

As part of ensuring better connectivity for the passengers from outside the city, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has launched city shuttle service...

Woman found dead in suspected murder-suicide

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

In a suspected case of murder, a 40-year-old woman was found dead in her house at Vilachikkala in Kollam on Thursday. Jasmine, wife of Shaiju Khan, is the deceased. The husband was also found unconscious in the same bedroom...

Kerala reports 13,468 fresh Covid-19 cases, 117 deaths

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala on Thursday reported more than 10,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the second day running with the state logging 13,468 new infections which raised the caseload to 53,17,490...

Isro chairman S Somanath: A problem solver & a manager with a vision

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

In a team brimming with brilliance and skill, S Somanath distinguished himself with a sharp vision and quick, problem solving skills. VSSC engineers who trained under him and his former colleagues (retired) are in awe of his eye for detail and micro-management...

‘No major issues in ration distribution’

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

thiruvananthapuram food and civil supplies minister g r anil on wednesday refuted reports that ration distribution across the state has faced major disruption since last saturday he said vested interest groups were spreading such a message for derailing the modernisation programmes in the sector“the technical failure was unexpected and was not as major and devastating as publicised steps have been taken to streamline the distribution alternative arrangements has been put in place until the technical issue aside until the technical issue is rectified...

21-year-old held for abetment to suicide

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

A 21-year-old man who stealthily took the mobile phone of his deceased girlfriend and tried to delete all details was caught red handed by the people, eventually leading to his arrest. Police recorded the arrest of the accused on Tuesday night...

‘Rlys focused on developing amenities’

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The MPs from the state recently had an interaction with the general manager of the southern railway in which several of the development works pertaining to the Thiruvananthapuram division were taken up for discussion...

LDF govt scuttled suburban rail, now planning unviable SilverLine: Chandy

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Former chief minister Oommen Chandy took a jibe at the state government saying that a government which cannot even construct a 10.7km rail connectivity to Vizhinjam port in the last six years is now claiming to construct the 530km SilverLine project...

Guv to take salute at R-Day parade

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The cabinet on Wednesday assigned the ministers who would participate in the Republic Day parade on January 26 in the state capital and 13 district headquarters...

Kerala logs 76 new Omicron cases; Cluster detected in private nursing college

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala on Wednesday reported 76 fresh Omicron cases taking the total number of people infected with the new variant of Covid-19 to 421, state health minister Veena George said here...

Anti-Modi slogans: Accused released on bail

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The UP native, who owned a car bearing slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was released on bail on Tuesday. The accused Ramanjeet Singh, hailing from Meerut in UP, was booked under relevant sections for disturbing public peace...

Dry waste collection drive to resume on Jan 15

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The special collection drive for non-biodegradable waste will resume in the city after a few months gap. The corporation will organise the collection drive from January 15. Collection points will be set up in all the wards and the drive will be held from 8 am to 12.30 pm...

‘Pusthakakoodu’ to amuse oneself at bus terminal

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The collective that runs the Pothencode library and reading room has put an end to the boredom of the passengers waiting for the bus at Pothencode bus terminal. Now, the passengers can enjoy their time at the terminal by reading books...

SupplyCo supermarkets to go online

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

All supermarkets under SupplyCo will launch online sales by March-end this year, said food and civil supplies minister G R Anil...

Art procession training camp for women begins

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Director and Kerala state film development corporation (KSFDC) chairman Shaji N Karun said here on Monday that society progresses when man and woman work together...

One more held for damaging lights

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

One more person was arrested in connection with the case related to smashing of streetlights at Pallichal in Pamamcode here on Monday. The arrested person was identified as Vishakh alias Vichavi, 26, who resides near Ponnmumangalam UP School...

Fight against fake news soon in higher edu institutions

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Satyameva Jayate, the state government’s digital media literacy campaign against misinformation and fake news, will be launched in all the higher education institutions in the state soon...

Lockdown will hamper revival: CII to CM

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

In a letter written to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has requested to avoid enforcing Covid control measures which will hamper the state’s industrial and economic recovery...

Guv admits DLitt pitch, slams VC for obnoxious language

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

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2.6L Covishield doses face wastage at private hospitals

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

A huge stock of 24,116 vials (more than 2.6 lakh doses) of Covishield vaccines, piled up at private hospitals across the state, are facing the threat of wastage. The reason: these vaccines will expire in February and March...

Tender issued for building flyover at Venjaramoodu

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The bottleneck at Venjaramoodu Junction, which has long been a headache for motorists and authorities, is set to get a solution with Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) issuing tenders for the construction of a flyover at the busy intersection...

Travelling photo show to go on tour from Jan 29

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

An international photography exhibition will be held from February 13 to 24 in the city in connection with the kickoff of the first ever ‘Kerala Olympic Games’ in the city next month...

Govt will address all concerns before land acquisition: Min

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Revenue minister K Rajan said the SilverLine project will not lead to an open war with the people. All the concerns of the people will be cleared and all the issues will be sorted out before land acquisition...

Kerala clocks 6,238 fresh Covid-19 cases, 44 deaths

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Fresh Covid-19 cases continued to rise in Kerala with the state on Sunday logging 6,238 new infections and 44 deaths which raised the caseload to 52,76,417 and the fatalities to 49,591...

No respite in violent crimes: Goons target cop’s family

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The incidence of violent crimes that spiked toward the end of the previous year under rural police district limits seems to have entered the new year with the same momentum, raising concerns over the law and order situation in the district...

73 units served notices on rule violations

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Searches were conducted in as many as 232 bakeries and sweet production units in the capital by the food safety department, of which 73 institutions were given notices for rectifying various practices that were found not in tune with the rules...

Panchayat on a mission to revive paddy farming

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Venganoor grama panchayat, once known for the sprawling paddy fields, has over the decades seen the farms shrink and give way to other crops...

Don’t use students for ‘thalappoli’ reception: Minister

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

General education minister V Sivankutty here on Saturday asked school authorities to put an end to the practice of deploying students to greet and usher in guests during various programmes in schools...

Operation Nirman: Vigilance conducts raids in corporation offices in Kerala

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau has found several irregularities in the raids conducted in six municipal corporation offices across the state on Friday...

Attukal pongala to be conducted sans crowd

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Education minister V Sivankutty who is holding the charge of the district said the increase in the Omicron cases might affect the conduct of the Attukal pongala festival this time...

NH work: Ordinary earth mining resumes

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala High Court has cleared the way for the works of the Mukkola – Karode NH Bypass project which was abruptly stopped three weeks ago following the intervention of the mining and geology department, which stopped mining of ordinary earth needed for the works...

Benched for role in gold case, Kerala reinstates M Sivasankar as principal secretary

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the CM whose suspension was revoked by the government, has been appointed as the principal secretary of sports and youth affairs department. He is set to retire from the service on January 31, next year...

Will continue only if there is no interference: Guv

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said that he could not continue as a chancellor at the cost of compromising with the dignity of national institutions...

Labourer dies as earth caves in during work

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

A 34-year-old construction labourer died on Thursday at Melvettoor near Varkala after earth from a higher plane nearby caved in over him. Vikas, son of Rajendran Nair and Susheela of Polachira near Chirakkara under Varkala police station limits, is the deceased...

Hog deer jumps off enclosure

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

A hog deer escaped from the animal enclosure in the zoo and scaled the compound wall, triggering mild panic here on Thursday. The deer was later spotted roaming around in a vacant plot at Kanaka Nagar. It was darted and transported back to the zoo...

Augment e-services quickly, says chief secy after review

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

All government departments were asked to quickly come up with dashboards for their services after a review found that the setting up of dashboards has not been keeping pace with the switching over of government services online...

Kerala clocks 4,649 fresh Covid-19 cases, 221 deaths

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala on Thursday logged 4,649 fresh Covid-19 cases and 221 deaths which raised the caseload to 52,58,939 and the fatalities to 49,116...

Kerala: Convene assembly session to discuss SilverLine project, says UDF

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The opposition UDF has asked the government to convene an emergency session of the state assembly to discuss concerns raised about the SilverLine semi high-speed rail corridor project...

Kerala: M Sivasankar reappointed as principal secretary

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Train services to be regulated

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Train services will be regulated for mechanised track maintenance works utilizing corridor blocks this month. The following train services will be partially cancelled due to traffic regulations for track maintenance in Punkunnam yard .Train No...

Green energy investors’ meet

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Electricity minister K Krishnankutty said here on Wednesday that the state plans to generate 3,000 MW solar power in five years as part of Green Energy mission...

Retirement age of dental surgeons increased to 60

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The cabinet on Wednesday decided to increase the retirement age of dental surgeons in the insurance medical services department from the existing 56 to 60 years...

CM wants to protect Sivasankar: Chennithala

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said the suspension of M Sivasankar was revoked as the chief minister wanted to protect him...

Kerala reports 4,801 fresh Covid-19 cases, 258 deaths

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Fresh Covid-19 cases in Kerala saw a further rise on Wednesday with the state reporting 4,801 new infections which raised the caseload to 52,54,290...

Min for disaster management literacy

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Revenue minister K Rajan has stressed the importance of disaster management literacy for the people...

Man held for theft

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Nemom police have arrested a 37-year-old man on charges of theft of rubber sheets from a residence. The police identified the accused as Anilkumar alias Venkidi Raju of Ayakkode near Pallichal. His arrest was recorded on Sunday...

Will go ahead with SilverLine project: CM

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Hinting that the government is determined to go ahead with the proposed SilverLine project, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan recounted the projects that were initially sidelined as impossible to execute but could successfully be completed by the LDF government...

Nearly 1L children take 1st jab on day 2

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

On the second day of the Covid-19 vaccination drive for children in the state, nearly one lakh children took the first dose. As many as 98,084 children were vaccinated on Tuesday across the state...

Live birth rate records biggest dip in decade

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

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Film is an art best experienced in theatres: Adoor

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Veteran director Adoor Gopalakrishnan said here on Monday that cinema is an art that shall be an immersive experience to be absorbed in theatres like meditation...

58-year-old man commits suicide

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

In a case of suicide, a man was found dead by hanging in his residence at Vellanadu on Monday. The deceased was identified as Radhakrishnan Nair, 58. He was a resident of Punalal ward, Vellanadu panchayat...

Govt ignored finance dept’s advice

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

In a hurry to implement the SilverLine project brushing aside all kinds of opposition, the government ignored the recommendations from its own finance department too not to proceed with the project in the present form, considering the grave financial situation of the..

Kanam backs Viswam on CPI’s concern over Cong

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran here on Monday endorsed the CPI national secretariat member Binoy Viswam’s statement that CPI doesn’t wish for the disintegration of Congress as Left parties won’t be able to fill the void that will be created by Congress...

Health service docs to organize protest march

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The health service doctors will organize a march and dharna before the secretariat on Tuesday as the government has not responded to their demands for rectifying the anomalies that occurred while implementing the 11th Pay Commission recommendations...

Thiruvananthapuram: Swedish national facing legal issue over property at Vattappara

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

After grabbing public attention following his unpleasant encounter with the police, Kovalam-based Swedish entrepreneur Stefan Asberg said that this was not the first time he was caught in an undesirable situation...

10% rise in Kerala’s mortality; Reason: ‘Hidden’ Covid deaths?

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala has recorded the highest all-cause mortality in a decade in 2021 with 25,000 more deaths registered than the previous year, an increase many health officials attribute to the impact of the second Covid-19 wave, the full extent of which the state government has been officially reluctant to admit...

Probe brings another murder case to light

2 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The mother-son duo who are part of the three-member gang that murdered a 74-year-old woman at Vizhinjam had allegedly committed another murder about a year ago...

Experts warn of community spread

4 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Even when the government is claiming that Omicron community spread has not occurred in the state, 38 of the 51 samples tested in Kozhikode have turned positive for Omicron. These 38 people have no travel exposure and have not come into contacts with any expatriates...

Kerala clocks 18,123 new Covid-19 cases

12 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The number of daily Covid-19 cases continued to rise unabated in Kerala with the state reporting 18,123 fresh infections on Sunday taking the total positives to 53,69,706...

Kerala govt backtracks on right to hide, makes 3,000-page SilverLine DPR public

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

An equally important worry is availability of raw materials for construction...

Arrested YC activists have no role in Dheeraj’s murder: Sudhakaran

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

KPCC chief K Sudhakaran on Saturday continued to criticize the ruling CPM over the recent killing of Dheeraj Rajendran, an activist of its student wing SFI, and claimed that the arrested Youth Congress (YC) activists have no connection with the incident...

Sexual abuse allegations against airport official

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Thumba police here have registered a case against chief airport officer of Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited (ATIAL) Madhusudhana Rao for allegedly sexually abusing his subordinate. The police have booked him under section 376 of IPC pertaining to rape...

Public functions banned in district as Covid cases surge

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

With the daily test positivity rate (TPR) spiking above 30% in the state capital, the district administration on Saturday banned all public functions and social gatherings in the district...

Covid brigade: Health dept sanctions 79.75 crore

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

With Covid-19 cases once again rising and the government beginning to impose restrictions like during the first and second wave of the pandemic, the health department has sanctioned Rs 79.75 crore for incentive and risk allowance for the Covid-19 brigade...

Bus fare hike likely from February 1

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The government is considering hiking the bus fares in the state from February 1. It is reliably learnt that the chief minister has given clearance to the recommendations given by the transport department for increasing the fare...

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan leaves for the US for treatment

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday left for the United States of America for a two-week long medical treatment...

Two people die in road accidents

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

Two persons died in separate road accidents that occurred in different parts of the district on Friday. Both the deceased happened to be in their late forties and were masons by profession. While one of them died on the way to work, the other died while returning from work...

CM: Anti-BJP forces in other states hold key

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The attempts to form a national, political alternative force to take on BJP can wait for the time being. What is required now is the formation of anti-BJP forces in as many states as possible...

State logs 16k cases; TPR jumps to 23.68%

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Thiruvananthapuram

The state has reported 16,338 positive cases from 68,971 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The TPR has climbed to 23.68%...