Month: September 2026

Officers of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department have raised objections to the appointment of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers as project directors, District Rural Development Agency in the rank of Additional Collector (Development). Such officers have been appointed in Kanniyakumari and Theni districts based on an order issued in July.   The department is responsible to take development and welfare schemes of the government to rural areas. It creates basic facilities,…

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The Service Doctors and Post Graduates Association (SDPGA) has raised objections to the Health department’s decision to interview 10 government medical college deans for the post of Director of Medical Education (DME), arguing that the process lacked transparency as no formal promotion panel was published. The association urged the State government to scrap the interview…

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Two Class 9 students from Keralam will represent the country at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) International Championship 2026, to be held from December 8 to 10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Cathlin Marie Jeesan of Holy Grace Academy, Mala, and Navika D. Nair of Naipunya Public School, Kakkanad, have been selected in the Future…

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Environmentalists, fishermen, and residents of Karaikal and Nagapattinam have raised strong objection to the proposal of the Karaikal Port Private Ltd. — a subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. — to augment by four times its cargo handling capacity to meet the growing need for imports and exports. Participating in the public…

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PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday said the State government’s decision to construct a new Assembly in Pattinapakkam lacked “foresight”, as the area was already congested. While there was no disagreement over the need for a new Secretariat, the disadvantages of building a secretariat in Pattinapakkam would outweigh the advantages, he said. “The biggest problem…

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