Top Kerala news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on August 9, Tuesday
Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today:
1. Higher Education Minister R. Bindu will receive the report of the Higher Education Reforms Commission and inaugurate a two-day consultative meet to discuss the implementation of reforms in higher education institutions at a function to be held in Thiruvananthapuram today.
2. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to inaugurate a function in Thiruvananthapuram to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous people. Minister for Scheduled castes/ Scheduled tribes Development K. Radhakrishnan will preside. Folk singer Nanjiamma who won the national award for best playback singer will be honoured at the function.
3. Beena Philip's position as Kozhikode Mayor seems shaky after her participation in the Balagokulam event kicked up a controversy.
4. Activists from all parts of Kerala come together in Kozhikode to form a unified platform against the proposed sewage treatment plant.
5. CPI(M) State secretariat meets in Thiruvananthapuram to gear up for the next Lok Sabha elections. Other political issues including several ordinances, are on the table.
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Congress leader B.V. Rajeev Gowda from Shidlaghatta in Chikkaballapur district allegedly threatened the Municipal Commissioner of the town of setting fire to her office and getting her beaten up, and used abusive language, over a flex and banner that was removed for violating norms.
Police in Vizag seize 650 rolls of banned Chinese manjha amid safety concerns as illegal sales continue ahead of Sankranti.
Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar clarifies Rahul Gandhi's message was simply to continue good work, dismissing any speculation.
Over 51,000 hearings in Ernakulam help reinstate voting rights as part of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
The foundation stone for the construction of Shri Parashurama Swagata Gopura (Welcome Tower) in the northern entry to Udupi city will be laid by Yashpal Suvarna, Udupi MLA and president of Shiroor Mutt Paryaya Swagata Samiti on January 16.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.
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For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.
A 20-acre farm on the St Xavier’s College campus at Thumba run by State Award-winning farmer S.V. Sujith had visitors from the Iowa State University, U.S., on Tuesday.
NGT issues notices to U.P., M.P., and Rajasthan over sewage contamination in drinking water, citing serious health risks.
Last-minute Pongal shoppers crowd Tiruchi's markets, boosting sales for traders amid rising prices for fruits and festive items.
Confusing coalitions and absent accountability raise voter concerns as Mumbai's civic elections approach amidst air quality neglect.