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'No tax should be levied on common man's items': Kerala on GST hike

Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal said the state had repeatedly expressed its reservations over imposing GST on certain packaged food items, contradicting Union Finance Minister's claims

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

Kerala civic bodies to have solid waste management engineers soon

Kerala will soon have Solid Waste Management (SWM) Engineers to handle the waste management issues and help the urban civic bodies to find lasting solutions to the growing menace of solid wastes

In-flight protest against CM Vijayan, Kerala Youth Congress VP gets bail

Kerala Youth Congress vice president KS Sabarinadhan got bail in connection with the alleged protest against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inside a flight

Won't impose GST on items sold by Kudumbashree or small stores: Kerala min

Amid growing protest over the imposition of GST on essential commodities, Kerala government said it does not intend to tax items sold by entities like Kudumbashree, or small stores in 1 or 2kg packets

NEET frisking incident: 5 women arrested; NTA constitutes fact-finding team

Five women, who were on NEET exam duty held in an educational institute in Kerala, were arrested on Tuesday here for allegedly asking girl students to remove their innerwear for appearing for the test

US' return as leading source of Indian remittances mirrors pre-2008 trend

North America had a high share of remittances before the global financial crisis

Girl asked to remove innerwear before NEET; NTA told complaint fictitious

The police complaint about a girl in Kerala asked to remove innerwear before appearing for NEET is "fictitious" and has been filed with "wrong intentions", the exam centre's superintendent told NTA

IndiGo imposes travel ban on Kerala's LDF convenor, 2 Youth Cong workers

IndiGo has imposed a flying ban on Kerala ruling front LDF's Convenor EP Jayarajan and two Youth Congress workers in connection with the scuffle onboard the plane carrying CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala reports India's second Monkeypox case from Kannur district

A 31-year-old man who arrived in Kerala last week from Dubai has tested positive for monkeypox, state Health Minister Veena George said on Monday

Top headlines: India reports 2nd monkeypox case; rupee settles at 79.98/USD

FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the RBI has expressed concerns over cryptocurrencies saying that they should be prohibited as they can have destabilising effect on monetary and fiscal stability

ED issues notice to ex-Kerala FM Isaac for violations in KIIFB dealings

ED has served notice to senior CPI(M) leader Thomas Isaac seeking his appearance before it in connection with its probe into alleged violations in the financial dealings of KIIFB

Kerala: Youngster with suspected monkeypox infection hospitalised in Kannur

The youngster, who reached Mangaluru International Airport on Saturday, got himself admitted to the hospital after he experienced symptoms

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

Health Ministry issues guidelines for the management of Monkeypox

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday releases guidelines for the management of Monkeypox disease.The ministry listed out points for the general masses to avoid the contradiction of the disease which included avoiding contact with sick people and avoiding contact with dead or wild animals(rodents, monkeys).The general public has also been advised to visit the nearest health facility if one comes in close contact with monkeypox-affected person or an area with the affected persons or animals.The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday informed about 15 Virus Research & Diagnostic Laboratories across the country on a micro-blogging website."To help country's preparedness for Monkey Pox detection, 15 Virus Research & Diagnostic Laboratories across the country, which are geographically well distributed & strategically located, have already been trained in the diagnostic test by ICMR -NIV, Pune," tweeted the ICMR.India reported its first monkeypox

India's 1st monkeypox case reported in Kerala; Centre sends high-level team

A person who returned to Kerala from abroad and was hospitalised after showing signs of monkeypox tested positive for the same, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday

One case of monkeypox infection confirmed in Kerala: State health minister

'The patient is a traveller from UAE. He reached the state on July 12 at Trivandrum airport,' says Veena George

Kerala Forest Minister to meet Union Minister over ESZ issue, seeks support

Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran will meet Union Minister Bhupender Yadav later on Thursday seeking the Centre's support on Eco-Sensitive Zones issue

Suspected monkeypox case found in Kerala, samples sent for testing

Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe

Kerala CM refutes UDF charges, says law and order situation in intact

Referring to the killing of scrap collectors in a blast in Kannur district, CM Pinarayi Vijayan slammed Congress-led UDF for using it to portray danger to the law and order situation in Kerala