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Kerala logs 5,005 new COVID-19 cases, 4,408 recoveries

9:14 pm January 17, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 5,005 COVID-19 cases and 4,408 people were cured on Sunday, taking the virus caseload to 8.47 lakh and recoveries to 7.75 lakh, Health Minister K K Shailaja said. In the last 24 hours, 52,310 samples have been sent for testing and the test positivity rate has climbed to9.57 per cent. So far […]

Fire in luggage van of running train doused in time in Kerala

3:31 pm January 17, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: A fire broke out in luggage van of a running train in Kerala on Sunday and was doused in time before it could spread to adjacent passenger coach, averting a possible major mishap, railway source said. The Thiruvananthapuram-bound Malabar Express from Mangaluru was stopped at Edava, about 60 km from here, after a gatekeeper […]

Kerala waives entertainment tax for cinema theatres

7:15 pm January 11, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: In a move to help the film industry in the state, the Kerala government on Monday decided to waive entertainment tax for cinemas from January to March 2021 along with 50 per cent reduction in the fixed charges on electricity during the lockdown period since March last year. The decision was taken after Kerala […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

Three more UK returnees test positive for COVID-19; 5142 cases in Kerala

10:35 pm January 8, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Three U.K returnees were among 5,142 people who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday in Kerala, which also recorded 23 deaths, taking the total infection count to 8,01,075 and the toll to 3,257. The state registered 5,325 recoveries, while active cases stood at 64,236, the government said. Health Minister K K Shailaja said three […]

Kerala govt offices to get ‘green’ tag

2:15 pm December 19, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The offices of government institutions and public sector undertakings in Kerala will soon turn ‘green’, thanks to an eco-friendly initiative of a state-run agency. Those offices, which avoid using plastic and disposable items in day-to-day activities and encourage the use of articles that can be reused and recycled, would be declared as green, Haritha […]