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DDMA to prepare data-based action plan to prevent drowning incidents in Ernakulam
The move comes in the wake of a series of drowning incidents reported in Ernakulam recently
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Greens seek curb on unregulated tourism in Wayanad
The Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samiti alleges that unregulated tourism continues unabated in the mountain ranges even after the devastating Puthumala landslide in 2024
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Athletes hit hard as sports medicine institute remains shut
‘The institute has equipment worth over ₹2 crore for sports injury treatment that is deteriorating due to prolonged disuse’
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Kochi Corpn. seeks deferment of canal restoration
The Mayor has instructed the canal restoration work be postponed until around August
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Kerala start-up unveils first AI system-on-chip
The chip has successfully completed silicon bring-up, a critical stage of laboratory testing, and is being readied for commercial production, says the company
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Action initiated against five temple staff for demanding money from devotees in Tiruchendur
The move follows a surprise inspection by HR&CE S. Ramesh at the Subramanya Swami Temple, during which several irregularities in darshan arrangements and other processes were identified
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Dedicated policy framework proposed for Sivakasi’s ₹6,000-crore fireworks industry
Minister for Industries S. Keerthana says the reform aims to further formalise the sector through specific and targeted measures that address multiple needs of all stakeholders
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Residents block Arakkonam-Thakkolam Main Road in Ranipet against power outage
Unscheduled power cuts are affecting household appliances, and irrigation activities in farmlands amid cropping season, say residents of Parameswaramangalam village
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Former AIADMK MLA from Jayamkondam joins TVK
In a related development, the AIADMK’s S. Ravi, a former Arakkonam MLA, says he has met TVK leader and Water Resources Minister N. Anand and has sought an appointment to join the party
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Laptops, cash at stolen from Government Girls Higher Secondary school in Katpadi
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Woman ‘murdered’ by paramour in Eluru; body exhumed
Accused, Darshan Francis, allegedly killed Vishali on April 18, burnt her clothes and buried the body suspecting that she was speaking with others over phone, Eluru DSP D. Sravan Kumar
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A.P. Chambers seeks Vande Bharat services to more destinations
Andhra Pradesh Chambers president Potluri Bhaskara Rao submits representation to General Manager of the newly-constituted South Coast Railway Zone
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Government defends Farmer Discom proposal
Metering will not be introduced for agricultural consumers under the proposed model, says TGRPDCL Chairman and Managing Director Musharraf Ali Faruqui; the existing Telangana discoms were under severe financial stress, with accumulated losses reaching ₹69,741 crore by FY 2025 with the government departments alone reportedly owing ₹54,090 crore in outstanding arrears
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Supreme Court judgment issues guidelines to protect trafficked victims
The petition highlighting the lack of laws and protective mechanisms for young girls trafficked into prostitution was filed by the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Prajwala in 2004
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Kerala’s Pariyathukavu residents hope government intervention will put an end to eviction threat
Pariyathukavu, a settlement in Ernakulam district, occupied by seven Dalit families for decades, has become the epicentre of a socio-political controversy with attempts to evict the residents, who have been engaged in a prolonged legal battle to protect their homes. G. Ragesh visits the area to gauge the gravity of the situation as both the residents and the claimants of the land await anxiously for finality
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India-U.S. trade deal will be signed ‘over the next few weeks and months’: Sergio Gor
“Our current interim trade agreement is on the table for us to finalise, and that will unlock prosperity for both of our countries,” says the U.S. Ambassador to India
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