By Matters India Reporter Kochi, May 23, 2022: The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council on May 23 urged the government to deal firmly with extremist groups that spread hatred in the southern Indian state. “There are several warnings about the presence of certain extremist organizations in Kerala society and the needContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Feb 5, 2022: Every republic day we have the gala program where on one hand the military parade with its highlights is displayed and on the other floats from different states are displayed. The central government chooses these floats. This year (2022) they rejected the displaysContinue Reading
By Krishnadas Rajagopal New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that residential accommodation for nuns near a convent and hostels for students attached to educational institutions can claim exemption from paying building tax in Kerala. A Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman, in a judgment on March 1, said aContinue Reading
Kochi, Aug 17, 2020: The Kerala government took over a church in Mulanthuruthy in the wee hours on August 17 amid strong resistance by followers of the Jacobite church, as part of implementing a 2017 Supreme Court order granting possession of over 1,100 churches to the rival Orthodox faction, policeContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI(M)-led-LDF government in Kerala wednessday announced a surrender-cum-rehabilitation package for Maoists operating in the state as part of its attempts to bring them back to mainstream society. A cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, approved the package, which will ensure employment, housing and education for thoseContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The Latin Catholic Church has deferred their proposed strike for Tuesday after the Kerala government assured the clergy that the believers’ freedom to worship at Kurisumala, a controversial pilgrimage center, will be protected. The decision comes after archbishop M Soosa Pakiam held talks with forest minister K Raju. TheContinue Reading
The project was launched on June 30Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram :’Onam kits’ with nine food articles each, will be distributed free of cost to 1,53,825 Scheduled tribe families by the Kerala government. Each kit would contain nine food articles worth Rs 759. An amount of Rs 11.67 crore has been earmarked for the purpose, Minister for Welfare of ScheduledContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government has sought an immediate intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to relax norms for Indian nurses who wish to work in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, State Minister for Diaspora K.C. Joseph said that unless the MEA steps inContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: In a bid to reduce gender inequality in India and increase female work participation rates, the Kerala government is set to host the country’s first global conference on gender equality here from November 12-14. With a core theme of “Gender, Governance and Inclusion” the conference is set to discussContinue Reading