Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 Kerala has secured approval from the Union Finance Ministry for special assistance of ₹360 crore under the Compliance Reduction and Deregulation (Phase I) component of the SASCI scheme.SASCI refers to the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment, the...
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special assistance to states for capital investment
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 A group of nurses working in private hospitals in Kerala began a strike on Wednesday, demanding a minimum monthly salary of ₹40,000 and the implementation of various pending assurances without further delay.The strike was organized by the United Nurses Association...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 – The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist in Kerala is entering a crucial phase this week as its State Secretariat and Committee convene on Thursday and Friday to finalize candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.According to a senior party leader who...
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political renewal
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 Congress leader and senior parliamentarian Jairam Ramesh has criticized BJP MPs for "excessively" praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament, saying their actions sometimes give him the feeling that he is sitting in the Supreme People's Assembly of North...
New Delhi, March 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated people on Attukal Pongala, highlighting the festival's special significance for 'Nari Shakti' (women's power).The annual festival is held at the renowned Attukal Bhagavathi Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of...
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A 17-year-old girl was found dead at her residence in a village in this district on Tuesday, police said.According to officials, the girl was found hanging inside her house near Balaramapuram. Family members alerted the police, following which officers reached the...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 – State BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday urged Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar to give assent to the proposed Malayalam Language Bill, describing it as a measure that would reinforce Kerala’s cultural identity and strengthen the self-respect of its...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A father and son were electrocuted when they came into contact with an electric fence in this district on Tuesday, police said.The incident occurred near the Nagaroor Block Office, they added. The deceased have been identified as Kochunni, 58, and his son Akhil, 35...
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 Thousands of women from across Kerala and outside the state offered "pongala" to the presiding deity of the Attukal Bhagavathy temple here on Tuesday, braving the hot weather and turning the state capital into a huge "yagyashala".Women of various ages, wearing caps...
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women's ritual
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 – A court in Kannur, Kerala, on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of five KSU activists arrested in connection with the alleged attempt to murder State Health Minister Veena George.The Kannur Judicial First Class Magistrate Court dismissed the applications after...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 Thousands of women from across Kerala and outside the state offered 'pongala' to the presiding deity of the Attukal Bhagavathy temple here on Tuesday, braving the hot weather and turning the state capital into a huge 'yagyashala'.Women of various ages, wearing caps...
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temple ceremony
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women's ritual
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A 65-year-old woman died here on Tuesday, a day after allegedly setting herself on fire due to depression over her husband's long-term illness, police said.Although news reports claimed that she had prepared a funeral pyre in the backyard of her house in...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 – As lakhs of women converged on Thiruvananthapuram for the renowned Attukal Pongala festival, the Palayam area, located in the heart of the state capital, quietly reaffirmed Kerala's culture of coexistence.Just a few metres apart stand the Palayam Juma Masjid, the...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 – The city transformed into a vast expanse of devotion on Tuesday as lakhs of women gathered for the annual Pongala at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, turning Kerala’s capital into a sea of flickering hearths.Makeshift brick stoves stretched for over 10 kilometers...
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women's gathering
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 Thousands of women from across Kerala and outside the state offered 'pongala' to the presiding deity of the Attukal Bhagavathy temple here on Tuesday, braving the hot weather and turning the state capital into a huge 'yagyashala'.Women, of various ages and wearing...
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guinness world records
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kannagi
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kerala
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silappadhikaram
temple ceremony
thiruvananthapuram
women's ritual
In Thiruvananthapuram, Jairam Ramesh, a senior Congress leader, has raised concerns about the BJP's efforts to gain electoral support in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, arguing that these southern states, which effectively manage their populations, should not be "penalized" with fewer parliamentary...
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday expressed concern over the escalating crisis in the Gulf region and conveyed Kerala's solidarity with the Gulf nations and their people.In a Facebook post, Vijayan said the developments in the Gulf were causing deep anxiety...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 The Kerala Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Monday took a series of decisions ranging from defence manufacturing and sports recognition to land rights and worker regularisation.In a major move, the Cabinet decided to allot 180 acres of land...
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pathanamthitta district
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday criticized both the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF and the opposition Congress-led UDF, saying their reactions to the recent conflict in West Asia show that they are supporting Iran rather than standing with the people of...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed deep concern over the emerging crisis in the Gulf region on Monday, stating that the developments have caused widespread anxiety among Malayali families, both abroad and in Kerala.An estimated 2.5 million Keralites are...
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