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Kerala govt's move to exempt residential areas from ESZ conveyed to Centre

The Kerala government on Monday said that its decision to exclude or exempt residential and agricultural areas as well as government, semi-government and public institutions from the one-kilometre wide eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) has been communicated to the Centre, the Supreme Court and the Central Empowered Committee. The submission was made by state Forest Minister A K Saseendran in the assembly in response to a query by the Congress-led UDF opposition on the steps taken to exclude residential and agricultural areas from the ESZ. Saseendran said the Cabinet had on July 27 taken a decision to exclude such areas and the same has been communicated to the Central government and the committee for inclusion in the final notification on the ESZ. He said that taking into account the objections received against a Central government draft notification which included residential areas around 23 wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the state, the Cabinet decided to approve the Forest ...

Private education training firms subject to GST, rules Kerala AAR

Ernakulam-based company is not a formal school but an institution providing special training, it says

Kerala govt announces emergency financial assistance for cash-strapped PSU

The Kerala government has announced emergency financial assistance to Travancore Cements Limited, a cash-strapped public sector undertaking (PSU) to tide over its ongoing crisis

Kerala govt to launch online cab service 'Kerala Savari' in August

Kerala government is all set to come up with an alternative to the popular corporate online cab service by launching its own e-taxi service, the first such initiative by any state government

Kerala FM blames Centre for cutting resources by Rs 23,000 crore

Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal has written to Nirmala Sitharaman asking her not to include borrowings of state entities while fixing their debt limits

Don't include borrowings of state entities in debt: Kerala FM to Sitharaman

Kerala FM K N Balagopal has requested Nirmala Sitharaman to exclude balances in the public account of the states and borrowings by entities run by them while determining their net borrowing capacity

Kerala gold smuggling: Suresh accuses Jaleel of anti-national activities

Swapna Suresh, who is the prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, said that she has handed over the evidence of the anti-national activities committed by former Minister KT Jaleel

No need to panic over monkeypox, have taken steps to curb it: Kerala govt

3,413 cases reported till June-end across the world, with only one death

Emulate Kerala model of labourers' welfare: GFP lawmaker urges Goa govt

I want to know how the funds from the Labour Welfare Board are utilised here: Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief and MLA Vijai Sardesai

Economic situation in Kerala dangerous, Opposition claims in Assembly

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly V D Satheesan claimed in the House that the fiscal indicators of the southern state indicate its 'fiscal vulnerability'

Kerala CM & his daughter's foreign tours must be investigated: P C George

P C George said that the controversial Kerala businessman, Pharis Aboobacker was behind this and Pinarayi Vijayan was part of a financial racket

Kerala CM Vijayan denies gold smuggling case accused Suresh's charge

Kerala CM Vijayan has said he had visited Dubai five times so far since 2016 after he assumed the top office and never forgot to take any of his baggage on the trip as alleged by Swapna Suresh

No need to respond to allegations, my life is an open book : Kerala CM

CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said there was no need for him to respond to allegations against him each and every time regarding the gold smuggling case as his life was an open book before the public.

Kerala not in 'debt trap'; RBI article ignored ground realities: state FM

Balagopal said those who prepared the report did not take into account the difficulties faced by his state due to outbreak of Covid-19 and Nipah and natural calamities like floods in 2018 and 2019

Centre asks Kerala to submit report amid 2 confirmed Norovirus cases

Norovirus is a viral illness that is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis globally

Qatar's demand for public apology not important: Kerala Governor Arif Khan

"People are entitled to their opinions. How does it matter? That (demand for apology) is not important. India cannot bother about such small reactions," said Kerala Governer

Kerala court sends PC George to 14 days judicial custody in hate speech row

The arrest was recorded in a case of alleged hate speech against Muslims in Anantapuri Hindu Maha Sammelan in Thiruvananthapuram on April 30

Kerala Congress chief Sudhakaran alleges police booked him out of vendetta

Sudhakaran was booked under IPC section 153 by the Palarivattom Police on Thursday, for making "highly reprehensible" comments over the state chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan

IMD issues orange alert in 12 districts in Kerala as heavy rain continues

The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority said cyclonic circulation over northern Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas would lead to isolated very heavy rainfall in several parts of the southern state

SC strikes down law allowing Kerala to annul arbitration clause, awards

Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a 1998 local law allowing the state government to revoke the arbitration clause and the judicially enforceable arbitral awards, saying it was "unconstitutional"