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Kerala govt grants Rs 20 lakh aid for education of children of prisoners

The Kerala government has granted a fund of Rs 20 lakh as financial assistance for the education of children of jail inmates

Kerala set to receive central funds for literacy drive after 10 years

After a gap of 10 years, Kerala is getting ready to receive the central funds for literacy programmes as the state is now part of the union government's literacy drive "Padhna Likhna Abhiyan"

BS READS: How Kerala shot itself in foot in battle with Adani for Trivandrum airport

The state govt made allegations it couldn't substantiate and drew parallels that were summarily dismissed while seeking to cancel Adani's contract

Gold smuggling case: Court grants ED 7-day custody of suspended IAS officer

A court granted Enforcement Directorate seven-day custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, arrested by the agency probing the money trail in the Kerala gold smuggling case

Kerala gold smuggling case: Suspended IAS officer taken into ED custody

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, facing probe in the Kerala gold smuggling case, was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate, soon after a court rejected his anticipatory bail petition

Kerala govt's proposal to amend Police Act evokes mixed response

The Kerala government's decision to amend the Police Act to curb cyber attacks against women and children, has evoked mixed response

No Confidence Motion against LDF defeated in Kerala, CM attacks Congress

The no-confidence motion moved by the Congress-led UDF against the Left government in Kerala was defeated by 87-40 votes on Monday

Top headlines: Future Retails averts default, airport privatisation, more

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of top events which made the headlines today

UDF moves no-confidence motion against Vijayan govt, a first in 15 years

The opposition Congress-led UDF Monday moved a no- confidence motion against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government in Kerala, raising a slew of allegations including the gold smuggling case.

One-day Kerala assembly session on August 24 to take up no-trust

Amid the pandemic, Kerala Assembly will convene for a day on August 24 for passage of the Finance Bill and strict health protocol would be followed, Speaker P Sreeramakrishan said on Friday

Thiruvananthapuram airport privatisation: Kerala govt calls all-party meet

The central government has approved the proposal for leasing out airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram through public-private partnership

Work together to build a new India by strengthening secularism: CM Vijayan

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has urged people to move towards a day "when our nation emerges as a spectrum of pluralism"

Low-key Independence Day celebrations in Kerala amid Covid-19 pandemic

The 74th Independence Day celebrations in Kerala on Saturday were low-key due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kerala set to tap post-Covid potential with investor-friendly legislations

As many as 54 projects with a total investment of Rs 25,000 crore presented before the investors from India and abroad at the two-day event got underway within months

Kerala govt's support sought for boosting pearl spot farming

Chennai headquartered Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture has sought the state government's support to boost aquaculture production

Landslide in Kerala's Idukki: 18 dead, search resumes for 50 missing

NDRF, Kerala Police, Fire Force, locals and volunteers are carrying out the massive search exercise

BPCL divestment process may face resistance from Kerala govt, employees

A few employee unions have already approached the Bombay High Court with two writ petitions

Kerala gold smuggling case: Swapna, Sandeep taken into custody by NIA

Two key accused in the sensational gold smuggling case in Kerala, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, were taken into custody by the NIA from Bengaluru on Saturday, official sources said here. Highly placed sources in the multiple investigation agencies involved in the case confirmed to PTI here about the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking the duo into custody. Swapna, a former employee of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, is among the four accused booked by the NIA in the smuggling of 30 kg of gold through diplomatic baggage which arrived at the Thiruvanathapuram International airport on July 5. The gold valued at around Rs 15 crore was seized by the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi. Swapna, Sarith and Sandeep Nair of Thiruvananthapuram and Fazil Fareed of Ernakulam have been listed in the smuggling case as accused. Both Swapna and Sandeep had been on the run since their names cropped up in connection with the case a few days ago. Sarith has .

Kerala govt makes compulsory for public to follow Covid-19 norms till 2021

The norms have been issued under the 'Kerala Epidemic Disease Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) Additional Regulations, 2020'

GST: An unappreciated reform

The cascading effect of taxes owing to crisscross and delinked taxes, which were officially acknowledged but never addressed, is a thing of the past