Kakkayam Dam in Kozhikode T’puram: KSEB is actively exploring the opportunity to set up a pumped storage facility at Kakkayam in Kozhikode. The board has signed an agreement with Tata Consulting Engineers to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the same. Kakkayam pumped storage project, designed around Kakkayam and Kuttiady dams in Kozhikode, aims…
Thiruvananthapuram: State govt is working on a draft to declare tourism as an industry and will consult with stakeholders before making an announcement in the first week of July, said tourism minister P C Vishnunadh.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Vishnunadh said govt will give all facilities available for industries to tourism.“We have decided to take…
Thiruvananthapuram: UDF govt has not taken a final decision on allowing the sale of low-alcohol beverages in the state and will formulate its liquor policy only after consultations within the coalition, chief minister V D Satheesan told the assembly on Wednesday amid growing criticism of the move from within UDF and opposition.Replying to the budget…
MSC Luciana docked at Vizhinjam port around 5pm on Wednesday TNNThiruvananthapuram: Vizhinjam International Seaport received 1,000th ship on Wednesday. Mothership MSC Luciana docked at the port around 5pm.The port handled around 4,000 containers from the ship, which has a capacity of around 11,000 containers.The port has achieved the feat in two years after ships started…
Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretariat on Wednesday urged central govt to stop its move to include residential areas in the Western Ghats in ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ) list.Centre’s expert committee dismissed state’s recommendations without even conducting necessary verification, said CPM state secretariat. State govt must treat Centre’s move with seriousness and act without delay, it said.“Union…
Thiruvananthapuram: A subject specific compliance audit (SSCA) carried out by comptroller and auditor general at the regional transport offices and state transport authority in the motor vehicle department flagged non-regulation of rent-a-cab services in the state.According to central govt notification, the operators of rent-a-cab must maintain a fleet of at least 50 motor cabs, each…
T’puram: A discussion on PM Shri scheme, which the opposition raised as an adjournment motion, turned into a political duel after general education minister N Samsudheen furnished documents related to the scheme during the previous LDF govt’s tenure.In reply to the motion moved by CPI MLA P Prasad, he placed the correspondence between LDF govt…
Deputy mayor Asha Nath takes oath before mayor V V Rajesh at Thiruvananthapuram corporation conference hall on Wednesday Thiruvananthapuram: In an unprecedented development in state’s local self-govt history, 19 BJP councillors of the city corporation retook their oath of office on Wednesday evening, hours after Kerala high court declared their earlier oath invalid for not…
Thiruvananthapuram: Amid continuing controversy and protests over her transfer, former director of health services (DHS), Dr K J Reena, on Wednesday assumed charge as director of Ernakulam Public Health Laboratory after the high court vacated a stay order issued by the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT).Reena formally took charge while recording her protest in the joining…
Tourism minister P C Vishnunadh Thiruvananthapuram: Tourism minister P C Vishnunadh on Tuesday said govt would cover the medical expenses of all those injured in the accident at Nileswaram near Kottarakara.A truck rammed into a bus bay, killing three people, including a school boy, on Tuesday morning.After visiting the accident site, Vishnunadh told reporters that…
