Follow The Times of India - Thiruvananthapuram, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/timesofindiadiatimes48 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:14:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJN6MIYvVjfTjJs0ohxaO6Yr In the wake of building number scam in Kozhikode city corporation, the Thiruvananthapuam city corporation has begun scrutiny of building numbers issued at the main office, Fort and Nemom zonal offices in the last two months.]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:02:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJN6MIYvVjfTjJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJN6MIYvVjfTjMb1naedg1wr On Monday, Kannur University syndicate appointed Priya Varghese –the wife of CM’s private secretary KK Ragesh– as an associate professor (Malayalam), allegedly flouting norms.]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:02:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJN6MIYvVjfTjMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOM_V8KzBvE4yejEQ2Mq9rY The land acquisition procedures ahead of the construction of flyover at Pattom will begin in August, according to a press note issued by Vattiyoorkavu MLA V K Prasanth. The construction works are slated to begin in November and will be completed in two years.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:54:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOM_V8KzBvE4yejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOM_V8KzBvE45VjH6qdYdAk A group of disabled persons, who were previously employed in government service on temporary basis and then discharged from service, began an indefinite strike blocking the road in front of the Secretariat here on Monday.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:54:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOM_V8KzBvE45VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEIt5s0ohxaO6Yr The city police arrested a man on charges of attempting to murder a person in a bar here on Monday. The arrested person was identified as Shajimon alias Kandumala Shaji, 40, a resident of Nemom.The incident pertaining to the case happened on June 9 in a bar at Pappanamcode.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:53:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEIt5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEIt3n9ye8UNv30 The government’s stand on the buffer zone around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries is to consider such zones only by considering human inhabitation in each area, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Monday.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:53:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEIt3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEIt6CY3L745TL_ Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has rejected the allegations levelled by gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh in her 164 statement.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:53:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEIt6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEItyejEQ2Mq9rY The chief minister has dementia as he has forgotten who vandalized the assembly and who issued gag order on the media, said opposition leader V D Satheesan, rebutting the allegations levelled by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan against the opposition.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:53:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJNBVZR_ywEItyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJPJ4mQXWLbRqZs0ohxaO6Yr The state reported 2,993 cases and 12 more deaths due to Covid-19 on Monday. The test positivity rate (TPR) in the state stands at 18.33% and the average TPR in the last seven days is 17.52%.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:53:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJPJ4mQXWLbRqZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJPJ4mQXWLbRqezdsCmHakzH Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday accused the Congress of using the attack on MP Rahul Gandhi' s office in Wayanad by SFI workers as an excuse to unleash violence and chaos across the state.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:53:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJPJ4mQXWLbRqezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOWg0Qfw0GqoKCY3L745TL_ The CPM will, however, try to nail the opposition on the Youth Congress's protest on plane against chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. It will seek to portray it as nothing short of an attempt on CM's life but the high court granting bail to protesters will come in handy for the UDF. The opposition will also highlight the "dual justice" shown by police towards the CPM and Congress workers during these incidents.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:48:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOWg0Qfw0GqoKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOWg0Qfw0GqoJVjH6qdYdAk CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said certain organisational lapses had led to the defeat of the party candidate in the Thrikkakara bypoll. However, there was no issue with the candidate selection here, he added. "The party had expected better performance, and the result was not as expected. It has been found that the party could not influence voters. There has been severe vote erosion from minority communities," he said.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:43:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOWg0Qfw0GqoJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJO3mHVgcD4ve5s0ohxaO6Yr Though the assembly is considered to be a reliable platform for members to collate information by raising questions; there are questions that remained unanswered for over six years, dating back to the time of the previous UDF government. Even as government claims that the e-office system and other measures have brought transparency and accountability, pending questions show that there are aberrations.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:36:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJO3mHVgcD4ve5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOcnuuQ0VKvbl1cWWor9YPv The state has submitted a revised estimate of Rs 3,421 crore to the Railways for undertaking the Angamaly-Sabari railway line project, which has been pending for years now. The new estimate is Rs 600 crore more than the previous estimate.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:54:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOcnuuQ0VKvbl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOcnuuQ0VKvbqCY3L745TL_ Nearly 20 lakh buildings in the state were exempted from property tax by the local bodies, as per the data collected from local governments by the sixth state finance commission for its second report.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:54:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOcnuuQ0VKvbqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOcnuuQ0VKvbiejEQ2Mq9rY A 41-year-old fisherman drowned after the boat he was on board capsized in the sea off Mampally coast around 3.30pm on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Walter, son of John of Chayakkada Purayidam at Mampally in Anchuthengu.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:54:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJOcnuuQ0VKvbiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJP0LaZTbBbmEJs0ohxaO6Yr The Congress-led UDF — jubilant after the impressive victory of Uma Thomas in Thrikkakara byelection — seems equipped with enough and more ammunition to take on the treasury benches in the assembly session beginning on Monday.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:54:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJP0LaZTbBbmEJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJMLlaRJRLNIPsb1naedg1wr Unauthorized waste dumping on the premises of Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) complex at Erumakuzhi area has left the residents worried about the possible spread of diseases.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:55:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJMLlaRJRLNIPsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJMLlaRJRLNIPilmFkX7M1Jw When Fr Paul Sunny started writing a collection of sea poems 10 years ago, the only wish he had was to release the book at the bottom of the sea. Vizhinjam-based Ajith Shankhumukham and scuba divers team ‘Oceanette Adventures’ fulfilled his wish on Sunday.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:55:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJMLlaRJRLNIPilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJMLlaRJRLNIPiejEQ2Mq9rY Members of Bhavana Library and Culture Centre, Kunnanadu, in collaboration with Ottasekharamangalam grama panchayat and Krishi Bhavan have started paddy cultivation titled ‘Haritha Bhavana’ on two hectares of land as the first phase of the project to revive paddy farming.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:55:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/c8LEguZSUJMLlaRJRLNIPiejEQ2Mq9rY