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Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) on Saturday levelled serious allegations against the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, accusing it of extending tax concessions worth nearly ₹600 crore to major liquor companies while attempting to divert public attention through what it described as a misleading campaign against the previous Left […]

Chennai, June 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will launch the State-wide Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign on Sunday, with the Health Department aiming to vaccinate 52.91 lakh children below the age of five through an extensive one-day drive across the State. The campaign is part of the National Pulse Polio Programme aimed at […]

Chennai, June 27 The Congress on Saturday appointed Lok Sabha Whip and three-time Virudhunagar MP B. Manickam Tagore as the new president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), replacing K. Selvaperunthagai in a major organisational reshuffle aimed at strengthening the party’s leadership in the State after the recent Assembly election. The decision is widely […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM Kerala State Secretary M.V. Govindan on Friday defended the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s policy on low-alcohol beverages, insisting that its objective was to promote value-added products from locally available agricultural produce and not to encourage liquor consumption or offer tax concessions. Addressing the media, M.V. Govindan said the LDF had proposed […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday clarified in the Assembly that the lower tax rates proposed in the state Budget for low-alcohol beverages would come into effect only if the United Democratic Front (UDF) collectively approves their inclusion in the new liquor policy. Replying to the Budget debate, Satheesan stressed that the issue […]

Thiruvananthapuram, June 24: The Kerala government has commenced the distribution of the June installment of social welfare pensions, providing financial assistance to more than 5.17 million beneficiaries across the state. Each beneficiary will receive ₹2,000 under the monthly welfare pension scheme. The state government has sanctioned ₹1,080 crore for the payment of the June pensions. […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, June 24: The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer Biswanath Sinha as the State’s next Chief Secretary. He will take over from incumbent Chief Secretary Dr A. Jayathilak, who is scheduled to retire on June 30. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram. A 1992-batch IAS officer of […]

Thiruvananthapuram, June24The Kerala government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has appointed the daughter of late Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu to a government post, fulfilling one of the key assurances given to the bereaved family after his death. An order issued by the government on Tuesday appointed Naveen Babu’s daughter, Niranjana, as a […]

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has proposed a steep increase in fees for fancy and advance vehicle registration numbers, including a new premium category that would allow vehicle owners to secure registration numbers from far-ahead future series for as much as ₹8 lakh. The proposal is part of a draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu […]