KERALA

Avian flu outbreak reported in two farms in Kerala

8:00 pm March 7, 2020

Kozhikode(Ker): An outbreak of bird flu has been reported from two poultry farms in Kerala’s Kozhikode district prompting authorities to order culling of ducks and hens within one km radius of the affected areas. District Collector Sreeram Sambasiva Rao, chaired an urgent meeting of officials of the Animal Husbandry, Health and police on Saturday to […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Kerala registers highest growth rate in domestic and total

7:24 pm March 5, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Bouncing back after two devastating floods, Kerala recorded the highest growth rate in domestic and total tourist arrivals in 24 years attracting around 1.96 crore domestic and foreign visitors in 2019, registering a growth of 17.2 per cent. The total earnings from tourism stood at Rs 45,010.69 crore, notching a robust 24.14 per cent […]

Centre discussing NPR with states

7:49 pm March 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said it was discussing with state governments the preparations for the update of the National Population Register (NPR) from April 1 to September 30. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha that no document will be collected during the exercise, which will be carried […]

Shah Rukh Khan offers his office for BMC quarantine facility

Way forward for any country is by educating itself more: Shah Rukh

10:38 pm February 27, 2020

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday said it’s with constant education that a country, a family can move forward as there is never an end to learning. In December last year, when the actor visited the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, the La Trobe University announced the ‘Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University […]

Vijayan claims Rahul shying away from attacking BJP

PM has “maligned” anti CAA protests in Kerala: Vijayan

10:24 pm February 7, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a reference to the Kerala Chief Minister’s statement on extremists infiltrating anti-CAA protests here, Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday hit back, saying he had “maligned” the anti-CAA protests in Kerala. Urging the Prime Minister to “rectify” his statement that “maligns” the protests in Kerala, Vijayan said it […]