Governor-CM tussle takes a new turn

Thiruvananthapuram, September 18 (BPNS) In an extraordinary move, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan convened a press meet at his official residence, Kerala Raj Bhavan, on Monday. The press meet has come at a time when the war of words between the Governor and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan worsens. As per sources, the Governor is expected […]

NEP recognizes all Indian languages as national languages, Minister

Chennai, Sept 18 (BPNS) Union Minister for Education entrepreneurship and skill development, Dharmendra Pradhan said that the National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 recognizes all Indian languages as national languages. He was speaking at the 36th convocation ceremony of SASTRA Deemed to be  University at Thanjavur on Sunday. The minister said that the country has the knowledge […]

Extreme poverty eradication: Kerala forms four member committee

Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, September 15 The Kerala government has formed a four-member committee to implement one of its flagship programmes – the eradication of extreme poverty – in a time-bound manner.  The committee headed by the vice chairperson of the State Planning Board has been asked to look at the challenges involved in implementing […]

TN to upgrade PDS shops, to introduce cashless payment system

Chennai, Sept 3(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Department of cooperation will soon upgrade the state  Public Distribution System (PDS) shops  to meet international standards. The shops will be upgraded so that they meet ISO 9000 certification in quality control, ISO 28000 for supply chain management and FSSAI for food quality. The PDS shops will also be […]

PM Commissions INS Vikrant

Kochi, Sep 2 (PTI)  Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant here on Friday, which put India into a select league of countries with domestic capability to build such large warships. The Prime Minister commissioned the carrier, built at a cost of Rs 20,000 crore, at a […]

Govt stance on Vizhinjam protest at Assembly likely to get boomeranged

Thiruvananthapuram, August 23 (BPNS) The stance taken by the state government in the Assembly on the ongoing fishers’ strike at Vizhinjam on Tuesday is likely to get boomeranged. The protestors, especially the Latin Catholic Archdiocese, are irked by the remarks made by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and port minister Ahammad Devarkovil during the adjournment motion. […]