Month: June 2026

Thousands of teachers in self-financing colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut are likely to lose their jobs as the authorities are planning to make clearance of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) or a PhD mandatory for the appointment of faculty members. A directive for the purpose was issued earlier this year by…

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Two young Kozhikode entrepreneurs are set to launch an app that will enable eateries to sell surplus food at discounts of 60% to 80% during closing hours. Kyka, meaning ‘let’s eat’, was founded by Muhammed Nihal V. and Hiba Nourin K.P. The app is built on a ‘triple impact model’ that offers affordable food to…

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Large-scale granite quarrying in the upland areas of Thamarassery village has raised concerns among residents and environmental activists, who claims that continued unregulated mining amid heightened weather alerts could trigger a major ecological disaster. The development comes at a time when parts of Kerala are witnessing intense rainfall and orange alerts have been issued in…

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An Air India Express flight from Kochi to Bahrain was cancelled on Wednesday morning after Kuwait closed its airspace following an attack at the international airport there. “Flight IX 439 (COK–BAH), scheduled to depart at 11.45 a.m., was cancelled. A total of 119 people were offloaded and subsequently sent back,” an airport spokesperson said. The…

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