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Tribal beneficiaries of Kerala govt scheme get placed in airports
Ninety students belonging to the first batch of the "Wings" project, which aims to help tribal youth in Kerala pursue a career in flying, have secured placement in various international airports, the state government said on Tuesday. According to the Scheduled Tribes Development Department, 90 of the 100 students who opted for the six-month "Airline and Airport Management" course are placed in different airports in the country. It also said that 11 students who took the one-year airline customer service course also received placement. "It is the responsibility of the Kerala government to encourage tribal youth to dream big and to assist them in achieving those aspirations," K Radhakrishnan, Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, told PTI. The Wings scheme, under the Scheduled Tribes Development Department, was created to provide new opportunities for tribal youngsters, the minister noted. The value of the course has been demonstrated by
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
