KERALA

Yaas: NDRF deputes highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, Bengal; over 10L evacuated

Cyclone Burevi: Kerala declares public holiday in 5 districts on Friday

11:59 pm December 3, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has declared a holiday in five districts for Friday as the state remains on high alert with heavy rains expected when cyclone Burevi makes landfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, has said Burevi may make landfall in Kerala on December 4 and has issued red alert and cyclone warning for south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala coasts. A statement […]

Health ministry’s telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations

11:44 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Union health ministry’s national telemedicine initiative eSanjeevani completed nine lakh consultations on Wednesday, with Tamil Nadu recording the highest number of services obtained followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. The top 10 states with the highest consultations through eSanjeevani and eSanjeevaniOPD platforms are Tamil Nadu (2,90,770), Uttar Pradesh (2,44,211), Kerala (60,401), Madhya […]

Kerala govt declares two-day mourning for Maradona

3:34 pm November 26, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday announced a two-day mourning in the state’s sports sector as a mark of respect to Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, who died of a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires. Announcing the decision, state sports minister E P Jayarajan said the departure of Maradona has saddened football […]

Bihar should have law against love jihad : Giriraj Singh

11:58 pm November 20, 2020

Patna: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday favoured enactment of a legislation in Bihar against love jihad, which, he claimed, has become a menace in the country. The firebrand BJP leader also urged the Nitish Kumar government to realize that issues like love jihad and population control had nothing to do with sampradayikta (communalism) but […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Congress, CPI(M) should make their stand clear on Gupkar alliance in J&K: Union Min

11:44 pm November 19, 2020

Thiruva: Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday attacked the Congress and CPI(M) accusing them of joining hands with the Gupkar alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the press, Muraleedharan demanded that the Congress and the CPI(M) should make their stand clear on backing ‘anti-national forces’. People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has several Jammu and Kashmir parties as its constituents pressing […]