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Kerala to create 2 mn quality jobs in five years through a govt mission

Kerala will create 20 lakh quality jobs in the next five years through an ambitious mission, a senior state government official has said

Covid ebbing as R-value goes below 1 in India, including Kerala, NE: Study

After breaching the value of 1 in the first week of August, the R number, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has been steadily ebbing, according to researchers

Kerala records 21,427 fresh coronavirus cases, 179 more deaths

Kerala on Wednesday logged 21,427 new COVID-19 cases pushing the infection count to 37,25,005, as the number of people succumbing to the disease rose to 19,049 with 179 additional deaths

Kerala records 21,613 fresh Covid-19 cases, 127 more deaths

Kerala on Tuesday logged 21,613 new COVID-19 cases pushing the infection count to 37,03,578, as the number of people succumbing to the disease rose to 18,870 with 127 additional deaths

Rahul Gandhi is on political tourism in Kerala, says BJP Chief Nadda

Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, BJP chief J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said the Congress leader is on political tourism in Kerala.

Vijayan seeks urgent steps to repatriate Keralites stranded in Kabul

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday requested the Centre to take urgent steps to repatriate Malayalis stranded in Kabul in view of the Taliban capturing power in Afghanistan

Kerala: Online booking, payment for liquor from select outlets from Aug 17

From August 17, people can book and pay online for liquor from select retail outlets of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation

Covid-19 pandemic: Centre promises 11 million vaccine doses to Kerala

Visiting Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has promised to supply around 11 million vaccine doses to the state before the end of next month

Centre allocated Rs 267.35 cr to Kerala to boost health infra: Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who arrived in Kerala with a central team on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the state, said the Centre has allocated Rs 267.35 crore to the state to strengthen its health infrastructure and will also provide it more vaccines to combat the pandemic. In a tweet, subsequent to his "intensive" meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and state Health Minister Veena George, Mandaviya said that besides the Rs 267.35 crore an additional Rs one crore would be made available to each district of Kerala for creating a medicine pool. He also said that the central government has assured all possible help to Kerala, including providing vaccines to the state. "Had an intensive meeting with the Chief Minister and Health Minister of Kerala, @VijayanPinarayi ji & Veena George ji, along with State officials to review COVID19 situation in Kerala." "Central Govt allocates Rs 267.35 crore to Kerala under Emergency COVID Response Package- II. .

Union Health Minister lauds Covid-19 prevention steps in Kerala

Mansukh Mandaviya, who arrived in Kerala with a central team on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the state, lauded the coronavirus prevention steps taken by the Left government

Rahul Gandhi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Kerala's Wayanad

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday unveiled Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Gandhi Park in Mananthavady in Kerala's Wayanad district.While speaking at the event, the Wayanad MP stated that whatever Mahatma Gandhi said, he put it into action."The powerful thing about Mahatma Gandhi was that whatever he said, he put into action. So, if he said India should be a tolerant country then he behaved in a tolerant way. If he said India should treat its women with respect, he treated women with respect," Rahul Gandhi said."If Gandhi ji said that India is a secular country, he himself behaved in a secular manner. He had the Gita, the Quran, the bible, and the Guru Granth Sahib as his guide," the Congress leader said."Today we have many people who say they want a country that is fair and then they treat others unfairly. They say they want an India that respects women and then they themselves disrespect women. They say they want a secular nation but they themselves view religions differently.""For .

Rahul Gandhi arrives in Kerala's Wayanad constituency for 2-day visit

Congress high command is now the last word in party affairs in Kerala with the once powerful faction leaders like veteran Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala being sidelined

Wayanad completes first dose vaccination of all above 18 years of age

Wayanad has become the first district in Kerala to complete the administration of the first dose of vaccine to all above the age of 18 years. State Health Minister Veena George on Monday appreciated the efforts of the health workers who were involved in the inoculation process of the targeted population above 18 years of age in the district. "The Wayanad district of Kerala has completed the first dose vaccine among all the eligible population above the age of 18 years. The specialty of Wayanad district is that it has got a more tribal population and I do appreciate all health workers who were involved in the vaccination process and are still engaged in the process in the best possible way," George told PTI. The achievement comes ahead of the visit of Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the southern state. The minister said that special mobile teams visited the tribal hamlets to administer the vaccine. "The government had formed 28

Centre asks Kerala govt to revisit 'failed' Covid-19 pandemic plan

Out of the total 45 districts in the country that have a test positivity ratio of over 10 per cent, 13 are in Kerala

18,582 fresh Covid-19 cases, 102 more deaths in Kerala in last 24 hours

Kerala on Sunday reported 18,582 new COVID-19 cases pushing the total infection count to 36.69 lakh, as the number of people succumbing to the disease rose to 18,601 with 102 additional deaths. As many as 20,829 people have been cured of the infection since Saturday, taking the total recoveries to 34,92,367 and the number of active cases in the state to 1,78,630, a state government release said. In the last 24 hours, 1,22,970 samples were tested and the TPR was found to be 15.11 per cent. So far, 2,94,57,951 samples have been tested, it said. Some of the worst affected districts in the state are Malappuram 2681, Thrissur 2423, Kozhikode 2368, Ernakulam 2161, Palakkad 1771, Kannur 1257, Kollam 1093, Alappuzha 941, Kottayam 929 and Thiruvananthapuram 927. Of the new cases, 68 are health workers, 141 had come from outside the state and 17,626 were infected through contact with the source of contact being not clear in 747 cases, the release said. There are currently 4,99,031 people ..

Kerala reports 19,451 new coronavirus cases; TPR is 13.97%

Kerala logged 19,451 new positive cases and 105 Covid-19 related deaths on Saturday taking the tally to 36,51,089 and the death toll to 18,499.

Health Minister Mandaviya to visit Kerala, Assam to review Covid situation

He will be accompanied by the Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other senior officials of the Health Ministry.

Covid: Health minister Mandaviya to visit Kerala on Aug 16, Assam on Aug 17

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will be visiting Kerala on August 16 to review the Covid-19 situation in the southern state

Kerala reports 20,452 fresh Covid-19 cases; TPR is 14.35 per cent

Kerala reported 20,452 new positive cases and 114 Covid-19-related deaths on Friday taking the caseload to 362,090 and the death toll to 18,394

Walmart's Flipkart expands grocery services in Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Will offer online grocery shopping to users in Coimbatore and in neighbouring cities of Madurai, Trichy, Ernakulam, Tirupur, Erode, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram