After a special cabinet meeting held this morning, the Chief Minister Pinaray Vijayan-led government announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those who were injured in the June 12 mishap in Kuwati's city of Al-Mangaf.
Around 40 Indians are understood to have died, and over 50 are injured in a tragic fire incident at a labour housing facility in the Mangaf area of Kuwait on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said, adding the injured are being treated in five government hospitals in Kuwait.
As the Kerala assembly session began with a ruckus on Monday Congress and UDF leaders protested inside the assembly hall raising slogans with banners and placards demanding to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act following bribe allegations in "amendment" of the state's liq
"The central government is not giving us what we rightfully deserve. It was only after the Supreme Court intervened that the Centre relented. We are facing challenges that no ordinary government should have to endure. They are stifling Kerala," Vijayan said while addressing the state governm
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan extended his greetings to legendary Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri after the 39-year-old played his final international match for the Blue Tigers against Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
After the two-month summer vacation, schools in Kerala opened on Monday with the state government conducting 'Praveshanolsavam' for the students who begin their new academic year, which is marked by revised textbooks and major changes in the way students are evaluated.
Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking immediate intervention of the government in solving the unscientific nature of the construction of the bridge across Paravur River as part of National Highway 66.
"This verdict would leave a lasting impact on the nation's democratic fabric and shape the outcome of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections," Pinarayi Vijayan said.