2023-10-08 06:10:16 Badminton star HS Prannoy leaves Kerala protesting the severe neglect of the government and the association. Now contesting for Tamil Nadu. After the historic medal win in the Hangzhou Asian Games, the proud player of India announced the decision which disappointed the sports lovers in Kerala. Despite winning a medal at the World … Read more
2023-07-06 18:48:28 Thiruvananthapuram ∙ The government has decided to borrow another Rs 1,000 crore to distribute welfare pension in April. The auction for this will be held on 11 at the Mumbai Fort office of the Reserve Bank. The state government can borrow Rs 20,521 crore this financial year. With the borrowing of another 1000 … Read more
2023-06-17 01:21:51 Thiruvananthapuram ∙ As the price of petrol and diesel was increased by Rs 2 per liter each to increase the revenue, there was a decline in fuel sales in the state. This reduction may be due to the fact that private vehicles have reduced their fuel consumption, switched to electric vehicles, and cargo … Read more
2023-06-10 01:15:16 Thiruvananthapuram ∙ The Controller and Auditor General found that the salary and pension reform implemented by KSEB in 2021 without the government’s approval will result in an additional liability of Rs 15,184 crore and this will come as an additional charge of up to Rs 6.46 per unit on electricity consumers. The CAG … Read more
2023-05-24 11:58:10 Thiruvananthapuram: The government has directed the KSEB to suspend project activities until the government takes a decision on the report of the expert committee that studied the implementation of smart meters. The minister held a discussion with the labor unions today regarding the smart meter. The Minister stated in the meeting that he … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: The government has to collect 267 crore rupees in abkari dues. In April, it was announced in the new liquor policy that arrears would be collected through a one-time settlement scheme with interest concession and capital benefit. It was time for the next liquor policy, but no action was taken. The reason is that … Read more
The High Court should set a limit on the number of personal staff members, including that of the Chief Minister. A bench headed by Chief Justice observed that the same applies to the staff appointments of Leader of Opposition and Chief Whip. The court also stated that it is not right to appoint people in … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram∙ The state government, which has set out to implement the Rs 63,940 crore Silverline Vegrail project, does not have the money to pay Rs 18.5 crore for 2 railway flyovers. Despite repeated requests, money for these projects, implemented by Silverline operator K Rail, has not been paid. As the deadline for finalizing the tender … Read more