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Cynthia Chandran

20 houses in Pattoor sit on a ‘sewage bomb’

For close to a month, sewage from the houses has been draining into nearby canal that ends up in Akkulam Lake

30 Jul 2021

Aspirants on PSC lists to target ex-min AK Balan

“I do not know what to do as my friends have blamed me for not getting the rank lists extended. Scores of job aspirants have tagged me on my Facebook account.

26 Jul 2021

Abhishek Singhvi’s ‘Bakrid tweet’ puts Kerala's Congress leaders in spot

Singhvi, a Rajya Sabha MP, took to Twitter against the state government’s decision to bring in relaxations for Bakrid after Uttar Pradesh had cancelled the Kanwar Yatra.

19 Jul 2021

Functioning of Sabha TV hit by fund shortage

With this, the state created history as it was the first time a state assembly had launched a television channel.

19 Jul 2021

KSEB to file review petition against KSERC order to pay Rs 6.3 crore to power company

"We have decided to take legal action against the KSERC's order or else the board will be forced to recommend increased power tariff," a KSEB official told The New Indian Express

14 Jul 2021

Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital to be reverted as non-Covid centre

Superintendent gives proposal to district medical officer to revert status from July 15

12 Jul 2021

11-year-old’s video lamenting ‘too much school work’ goes viral in Kerala

When 11-year-old Abhay Krishna made a casual video on the travails of having to do too many school assignments, the last thing he expected was it to go viral.

11 Jul 2021

Kerala Water Authority implements transfers through online system but anomalies crop up

For over a decade now, trade unions, especially the pro-CPM Association of Kerala Water Authority Officers (AKWAO), had been demanding that general transfers be initiated through an online system

08 Jul 2021

Rahul Gandhi gives Congress nod to form 51-member committees

This is the first time, ever since the working presidents were appointed that they were being included in decision-making processes.

07 Jul 2021

Despite protests at Secretariat, meeting with ministers, aspirants in Kerala PSC rank list in dire straits

With precious time trickling by, those who had staged protests are apprehensive about the future as they are representing several thousand people included in the rank list.

05 Jul 2021

Neither wheelchair nor lockdown can pin this paraplegic couple down

Turning crises into opportunities, George and Jasmine are getting creative in spreading awareness on road safety, reports Cynthia Chandran

04 Jul 2021

Rejig plan triggers a mad scramble in Kerala's Congress unit

There is concern about the emergence of a large number of disgruntled leaders who will be excluded from the existing jumbo committee.

28 Jun 2021

Congress panel meet to assign responsibilities for poll candidates

As Sudhakaran plans to complete the organisational revamping in the next two months, it will also see district congress committees getting overhauled.

23 Jun 2021