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Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has decided not to constitute a Pay Revision Commission this time to revise the salaries and pensions of government employees and pensioners. Instead, the task will be entrusted to a bureaucratic-level committee headed by the Additional Chief Secretary (Finance). Although the Finance Department had earlier taken a decision to appoint the bureaucratic committee, the formal announcement was delayed. However, in view of the massive setback suffered by the L ...Read More >
The Kerala High Court on Monday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case relating to the alleged rape of a woman and forcing her to abort pregnancy. A bench of Justice K Babu, which was hearing Mamkootathil's petition challenging the Thiruvananthapuram Principal District and Sessions Court denying him anticipatory bail, posted the matter for further hearing on December 18. The court extended its earlier direction restraining the ...Read More >
Aneesh George, 44, a BLO in Payyannur, Kannur, was found hanging at his house on Sunday. Thiruvananthapuram: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Kerala was affected across the state on Monday as booth-level officers (BLOs) boycotted work following the suicide of an officer allegedly due to work strain. Aneesh George, 44, a BLO in Payyannur, Kannur, was found hanging at his house on Sunday. Family members and residents alleged that he took the extreme step because of work-related ...Read More >
Kochi: The Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi has moved the Supreme Court of India, challenging the Kerala High Court's verdict upholding the state government's decision to form an inquiry commission to examine the rights of around 600 families facing eviction after a property at Munambam was declared a waqf. On October 10, a Division Bench of the High Court set aside a single judge's order, which earlier quashed the State government's decision to constitute an inquiry commission led by retired Just ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 17 (ANI): The Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on Monday boycotted work to register their protest against the authorities over the alleged suicide of a colleague in Kerala's Kannur. Aneesh George, BLO appointed in Payyannur assembly constituency of Kannur district, allegedly died by suicide due to work-related stress amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Also Read | AI Tools ...Read More >
Kerala SIR: The work of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was widely affected on Monday due to state-wide protest by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) after a BLO worker allegedly died by suicide because of the work pressure. As per the information provided by the police, a school employee, who was working as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) as part of the upcoming local body elections, was found hanging in his house in Kannur district, north Kerala district, on Sunday. 44-year-old Aneesh George was appoi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has appointed former bureaucrat K Jayakumar IAS (Retd.) and former MLA Adv K Raju as new members of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). The notification, issued by the Revenue (Devaswom-A) Department November 10, states that the two will assume office from November 14 for a term of two years. K Jayakumar will serve as the TDB President. Their nomination comes as the tenure of the current members, P S Prasanth and Adv A Ajikumar, ends on November 13. Bo ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala government has launched stern action after three taxi drivers in Munnar allegedly harassed a woman tourist from Mumbai for using an online cab service. Following widespread public outrage and a viral social media post by the victim, Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar on Tuesday ordered the immediate cancellation of the licenses of the three drivers arrested in the case. "The licenses of the drivers involved will be cancelled without delay ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result | Image: Wikipedia (Representational Image) The Kerala Sthree Sakthi SS-492 Lottery Result will be declared today, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 3 PM, by the Kerala State Lotteries Department. The official results will be uploaded on the Kerala Lottery website at 4 PM for public viewing. The first prize winner of the Sthree Sakthi SS-492 draw will take home a whopping ₹75 lakh. Stay tuned here at FPJ to get the latest live updates, winner list, and full result chart once i ...Read More >
The lucky draw for Kerala lottery Karunya KR 729 bumper is announced on November 1, at Gorky Bhavan, Near Bakery Junction Thiruvananthapuram. The first prize-winning ticket is KX 700735 from Thiruvanthapuram. While the second and third prize winners are KP 586162 and KS 417548. Karunya lottery is part of Kerala's weekly lotteries and is announced every Saturday. The lottery winners are announced in the series of KA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ, KK, KL, KM. Kerala Lottery Date of Draw: 01/11 ...Read More >
Malappuram(Kerala): The Kerala government has once again stirred public excitement and controversy with Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman asserting that Argentine football legend Lionel Messi will play in India next year. According to the minister, the state has received a new email from the Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirming that the G.O.A.T. player Messi and his team will visit India in March. "Two days ago, we received an email from the AFA team confirming their visit to Kerala in ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result | Image: Wikipedia (Representational Image) The results of Kerala Lottery for Kerala Suvarna Keralam SK-25 on Friday, October 31, will be announced at 3 PM today and the official results will be published on the website at 4 PM. The top prize for the lottery is a whopping ₹1 Crore. We at FPJ are keeping track of these results. If you have bought a lottery ticket and want to know the winners, you can find the list here. You can view the results for the Suvarna Keralam SK-2 ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off the 'Sardar@150 Unity March' organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. On this occasion, he offered floral tributes to the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and paid heartfelt homage to the Iron Man of India, the architect of a united and integrated nation, on his 150th birth anniversary. He stated that under the leadership of Prime ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (PTI) The Kerala government on Friday ordered an enhancement of the DA for teaching staff under the UGC, AICTE, and medical education schemes, and the DR for UGC pensioners and family pensioners in the state. The finance department said the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to teaching staff under these schemes, who shifted to the revised scale from January 2016 or later, will be increased from 42 per cent to 46 per cent. It also said that the DA rate for teaching s ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers' Association (KGMCTA) has accused the state government of turning a blind eye to the long-pending demands of medical college doctors, even as the Cabinet announced a slew of welfare measures in its latest meeting. The association on Thursday said the continued neglect of medical college doctors -- who shoulder both patient care and teaching responsibilities -- was "deeply unjust" and warned of launching an ...Read More >
The CPI had earlier opposed the MoU in two Cabinet meetings Politics Over PM SHRI: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has hit out at the Kerala government for signing the Centre's PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), calling it a "dangerous compromise" and a "betrayal" of the Left's consistent opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. CPI General Secretary D Raja said his party "cannot and will not" accept the NEP, warning that it promotes "com ...Read More >
Kerala Minister Abdurahiman gets angry over question about Lionel Messi's Kerala visit postponement. Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Monday lost his temper when reporters questioned him about Lionel Messi's postponed visit to the state. Cameras captured the visibly irate minister whispering something in the ear of a Malayalam news channel reporter before pushing away mics and cameras. CPI(M) MLA AC Moideen, who was with him, was also seen asking reporters to switch off their microphone ...Read More >
Kochi: Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Tuesday said that the sponsor for renovating the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium here, for the Argentina team's football match, was selected in a transparent process based on government orders.The minister's response to reporters came a day after Congress MP Hibi Eden alleged "shady dealings" by the Kerala government in the renovation of the stadium.Abdurahiman said that the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) had a day ago clarified ...Read More >
Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, will not travel to India next month as reported by Sportstar. The match was originally set for November 17 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. But Anto Augustine, general director of Reporter Broadcasting Company, the friendly's sponsor, announced on social media that the game will now take place during FIFA's upcoming international match window. There was a delay in obtaining FIFA's approval for the match, Anto stated on Facebook. He said that a meeting wi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 27 (ANI): Kerala Students' Union members on Monday marched towards the Education Minister's office in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against the state government's decision to sign an MoU on the Centre's PM SHRI scheme for school development. The Kerala government signed an MoU on the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, commonly known as the PM SHRI scheme, said Director General of Public Education in Kerala, Umesh N. S. K, on Mo ...Read More >
The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 24, 2025) held as "illegal and unenforceable" the ownership certificates given by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Wildlife for the ivory items in the possession of actor Mohanlal at his resident at Thevara, Kochi, in 2011. A Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian issued the order on a public interest litigations (PIL) filed by James Mathew, a former Forest officer, and Paulose A.A. of Ernakulam who c ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result | Image: Wikipedia (Representational Image) The Kerala Lottery Result for Kerala Samrudhi SM-26 will be declared today, Sunday, October 26, at 3 PM, while the official result list will be available on the Kerala Lottery Department's website by 4 PM. The first prize winner will take home a grand prize of ₹1 crore. Stay tuned as FPJ provides live updates of the Kerala Samrudhi SM-26 results. If you've purchased a ticket, you can check the complete winner list here once it's ...Read More >
Though the minister asserted that the state wasn't changing its existing education policy, the decision on PM-SHRI marked a U-turn by the same government, which had in June said it won't sign up for the scheme and will consider taking a legal recourse to get central funds. The CPI, which believes that PM-SHRI is the Centre's way of promoting its National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, disagrees. CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam told ThePrint on Wednesday the Left party is against NEP because the ...Read More >
A high-level German business delegation met with the Kerala government to explore new cooperation opportunities, described as a "win-win" situation. A meeting between the Kerala government and a high-level German business delegation has opened new possibilities for cooperation between the southern Indian state and Germany. The delegation, led by German Consul General Achim Burkart, described the relationship as a "win-win situation" for both sides. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source S ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's government has outlined an ambitious roadmap for the state's tourism sector under "Vision 2031," with Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Saturday highlighting the immense potential across niche tourism segments. Speaking at the state-level workshop at Marian College, Kuttikkanam, the minister said the government is implementing projects aimed at creating a major leap in tourism. "Tourism receives high priority in the State Budget," Balagopal said, emphasizing oppor ...Read More >
T'puram: Sidestepping CPI's political arguments and protests, the state govt on Thursday signed an agreement with the Union govt to join the PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) scheme. General education secretary K Vasuki signed the agreement on behalf of the state govt in New Delhi. Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) director Supriya A R also accompanied the general education secretary to New Delhi.Earlier, state govt had opposed the scheme and refused to become a signatory to the proje ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Messi conundrum surrounding Argentina's much-hyped visit to India has taken a fresh twist, with sponsors confirming that ace footballer Lionel Messi and his team will not be coming to Kerala in November. The clarification came soon after the Argentina Football Association (AFA) announced that the national team would play only in Angola next month. The confirmation has poured cold water on weeks of excitement in India with fans eagerly awaiting the football G.O.A.T's arri ...Read More >
GURUVAYUR: Alleging large-scale corruption and discrepancies in temple administration, the BJP on Thursday announced that it will launch a massive protest against irregularities in Kerala's Devaswom Boards and demanded a CBI investigation. BJP state general secretary M T Ramesh, addressing a press conference in Guruvayur, said the party would begin a direct agitation against what he described as "rampant corruption" in the Devaswom Boards, which, he alleged, are functioning as "cash cows" under ...Read More >
The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an "invasion" of her privacy and dignity and a "denial of her right to secular education". The government said the right of the girl to wear a headscarf in her house and outside it, "does not stop at the school gate". The submissions were made in an affidavit filed in response to a plea moved by the church-run St Rita's Public School at Palluruthy here challeng ...Read More >
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 24 (ANI): Actor Mohanlal and the Kerala Government have faced a setback in the elephant tusk case. The High Court of Kerala has quashed a government order that had legalised Mohanlal's possession of the elephant tusks. The court has also directed the government to issue a fresh notification in this regard. Also Read | Terror Module Busted: ISIS-Inspired Module Busted in Delhi, 2 Operatives Trained in 'Fidayeen Attack' Nabbed. The court observed that there were ...Read More >
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