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K-SMART will revolutionise e-governance in local bodies: Minister M B Rajesh

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The e-governance platform K-SMART, which has already brought transformative changes in urban local bodies, will be expanded to the state’s three-tier panchayats by April, said LSG Minister M B Rajesh. As a prelude to the expansion, a pilot run of K-SMART is set to commence on January 1 in the Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat, Nedumangad block panchayat and Karakulam grama …

Local Bodies Panchayat

4 days, 2 hours ago

Girl found dead at home at Nellikuzhy

The Hindu

A six-year-old girl born to parents originally from Uttar Pradesh was found dead in their house at Kuttilanji Puthupalam in Pazoormolam ward of Nellikuzhy grama panchayat on Thursday around 6 a.m. A team led by District Police Chief Vaibhav Saxena interrogated the parents. The incident reportedly came to light after the deceased’s father informed his immediate neighbour that his daughter …

4 days, 15 hours ago

Kerala High Court Declares Recent Delimitation Exercise Invalid For Eight Municipalities, One Panchayat

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday declared the delimitation exercise carried out in 2024 in Padne Grama Panchayat, Panoor Municipality, Mukkom Municipality, Koduvally Municipality, Payyoli Municipality, Sreekandapuram Municipality, Feroke Municipality, Pattambi Municipality and Mattannur Municipality as invalid. The Kerala Government by virtue of Kerala Municipality Act, 2024 and Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 2024 increased the ratio of number of counsellors/ …

Exercise Court Local Seats Number Delimitation Municipalities

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Increase in waste-collection user fee leaves trade bodies annoyed

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The decision of the state government to hike waste-collection user fee based on volume has caused widespread concern among bulk-waste generators, including traders and the hotel and restaurant industry. The local self-government department revised guidelines for user fee for door-to-door collection of non-biodegradable waste to ensure better incomes for Haritha Karma Sena members. “Ensuring better earnings for Haritha Karma …

Waste Haritha Karma Sena User Fee

4 weeks, 1 day ago

25 panchayat unions join fight against tungsten mining in Melur

New Indian Express

MADURAI: Over 25 panchayat unions in the district passed a resolution against the mining of tungsten by a private company in 10 blocks of Melur taluk. Among the 25 panchayat unions that passed the resolution, 15 including Arittapatti, Vellaripatti, Kambur, Therkutheru, Meenakshipuram, Pulipatti and Kidaripatti, fall under Melur taluk. Similarly, in the Madurai East Union, village panchayats namely Thiruvathavur, Aamoor, …

Union Madurai Panchayat Melur 25 Panchayat Unions Melur Taluk

1 month ago

Ahead of Palakkad by-election result, parties and candidates eye past trends in search of answers

New Indian Express

PALAKKAD: With counting of votes to the by-election in Palakkad assembly constituency set for Saturday, the major political fronts and their candidates are bracing for an anxious weekend. “The recent general election clearly showed that the front can count on at least 9,000 votes within the Palakkad municipality limits. Combined with the votes from the three grama panchayat segments, including …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Waqf land dispute escalates to wider areas

New Indian Express

KOTTAYAM: As the Roman Catholic Church intensified its protests in the Munambam land dispute, the issue has been escalating to wider areas with Waqf Board sending notice to five families in Thavinjal grama panchayat near Mananthavadi in Wayanad. This apart, a video circulating in the Catholic Church’s YouTube channel alleged that Waqf is now staking claim on around 250 acres …

Church Land Wayanad Munambam Waqf Waqf Land

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Justice League: Notices to key officials in PIL on encroachments

New Indian Express

Notices to key officials in PIL on encroachments The Telangana High Court has taken cognizance of a PIL raising concern over the alleged encroachment of precious Grama Kantam land in the Rangareddy district. A bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Sreenivas Rao issued notices to key government officials, directing them to respond within four weeks. The PIL …

Pil Kandukur Grama Kantam Land Grama Kantam

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Worm-Infested Food Kits Supplied To Wayanad Landslide Victims, Kerala CM Orders Vigilance Probe

ABP News

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday ordered a vigilance inquiry into reports of worm-infested food kits distributed by the Meppadi Grama Panchayat to survivors of the landslides in Chooralmala-Mundakai, Wayanad district. Survivors of the landslides in Chooralmala-Mundakai have alleged that they were given worm-infested food kits by the Meppadi Grama Panchayat, leading to a protest …

Food Congress Wayanad Report Commission Bjp Panchayat

1 month, 2 weeks ago

CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam

The Hindu

Civic bodies in Ernakulam have a total gap of around 37% in their own facilities for proper management of non-biodegradable waste generated on a daily basis. Around 230 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste, including plastic waste, are generated in the Kochi Corporation, municipalities, and grama panchayats daily, according to official sources. Godown facilities managed 78 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste daily, while …

Waste Tonnes Manage

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Channapatna bypolls: Decades on and several election promises later, these Dalit families in Gandhi Grama continue to live in huts

The Hindu

Around 5.30 p.m., Gowramma, in her 40s, is about to leave for her night shift at a popular eatery along the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway. It was on the night of November 29, 2022, that many in her Dalit neighbourhood called Gandhi Grama on the outskirts of Kolluru village in the Channapatna Assembly constituency had their lives saved in the nick of …

Dalit Families Channapatna Nda Gowramma Huts Gandhi Grama

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mock drill held to assess tsunami preparedness in Alappad

The Hindu

In order to assess the crisis management system and test the response mechanism of various departments in the event of a tsunami, a mock drill was held in Alappad grama panchayat on Tuesday. The mock drill started when the INCOIS issued a bulletin about detecting an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude on the Richter scale in North Sumatra, Indonesia, on the …

Panchayat District Drill Various Departments Tsunami Mock Drill Alappad

1 month, 2 weeks ago

College’s NSS unit to launch river monitoring initiative

The Hindu

The National Service Scheme unit at the Providence College of Engineering, Chengannur, will launch a Providence River Monitoring Initiative to enhance local-level flood preparedness and resilience. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the college authorities said that PRMI was envisioned as a grassroots-level flood monitoring system powered by volunteers from the institution and community members in flood-prone areas. Building …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Government Announces Massive Housing Initiative: 20 Lakh Houses in 4 Years

Deccan Chronicle

The Telangana government has announced that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will continue in the post for the next four years without interruption. The state government plans to construct 20 lakh houses for the poor under the Indiramma housing scheme in the next four years, with a budget allocation of Rs.27,000 crore.

Government Politics Law Housing Hyderabad

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thiruvananthapuram District Launches 'Vanitha Junction' Campaign for Women's Empowerment

The Hindu

The Thiruvananthapuram District Planning Committee has launched the 'Vanitha Junction' campaign, a campaign aimed at making public squares more women-friendly and accessible. The campaign will be held across all the 73 grama panchayats and four municipalities in the district. The events will be held in at least one public square in every local body, with public meetings and cultural programmes. …

Law Women's Empowerment Public Safety Community Engagement Thiruvananthapuram

2 months ago

After snails, farmers in Idukki battling spotted locust infestation; experts say change in climate pattern could be a cause

The Hindu

The changing climate pattern in the hill district poses a threat to its farming sector. Amid the crop loss suffered from incursions by wild animals – and miscellaneous creatures like Malabar parakeets and snails – farmers in Idukki are now reeling under the menace of spotted locust infestation. Confirming the infestation Gavas Ragesh, Assistant Professor, Banana Research Station, Kerala Agricultural …

Climate Grasshopper Idukki Farmers Locust Infestation Spotted Locust Infestation Biju Climate Pattern

2 months, 1 week ago

Chief Secretary seeks detailed report on loss suffered by Vilangad landslip survivors

The Hindu

Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan has sought a detailed report on the loss suffered by landslip survivors at Vilangad in Kozhikode. The Chief Secretary asked officials to ensure that members of Scheduled Tribe communities in the area were not excluded from the list of those who lost houses citing that they had other houses. District panchayat president Sheeja Sasi, District Collector …

Chief Secretary Officials Chief Secretary Muraleedharan Vilangad District Panchayat

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Orphanage Control Board chairman Pareekutty Haji passes away

The Hindu

Pareekutty Haji, former chairman of the Orphanage Control Board and the founding member of Koduvally Muslim Orphanage, passed away at his house near Nadakkavu in Kozhikode on Tuesday. Pareekutty Haji, who was the president of Koduvally grama panchayat for five years from 1960, had held key positions in various prominent organisations. He was also instrumental in placing coin boxes in …

Orphanage Pareekutty Haji Koduvally

2 months, 3 weeks ago

First phase of delimitation of local body wards ‘very critical’: SEC

The Hindu

As the delimitation of local body wards in Kerala kicks off in October, the success of this mammoth exercise will hinge heavily on the first phase, covering the grama panchayats, municipalities and corporations. A. Shajahan, Delimitation Commission chairman and the State Election Commissioner, described Phase I as “very critical.” It is in this phase that wards in grama panchayats, municipalities …

Local Local Bodies State Commission Sec Phase Delimitation

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Drive to promote digital literacy in full swing in Kozhikode district

The Hindu

The field-level survey and training as part of the State government’s ‘Digi Keralam’ project for bridging the digital divide will draw to a close in Kozhikode district on October 3. According to the project coordinators, two grama panchayats, Valayam and Perumanna, have already won the title of being the first fully digitally literate local bodies in Kozhikode district. As part …

Digital Digital Literacy Kozhikode Kozhikode District Digi

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Health department issues alert against Hepatitis A in Kozhikode

The Hindu

The Health department has issued an alert in Kozhikode in the wake of around 150 cases of Hepatitis A being reported from different parts of the district this month. In a press release on Tuesday, District Medical Officer N. Rajendran said that ensuring hygienic practices would go a long way in controlling the infection. People who consume unsafe/unhygienic water and …

Kozhikode

3 months, 2 weeks ago

English made easier for students with ‘Myctionary’

The Hindu

Students of Government Vocational and Higher Secondary School, Vithura, Kerala, have coined a new word in English ‘Myctionary’ on Teachers’ Day through a creative classroom activity. The portmanteau merges ‘My’ and ‘Dictionary’ to create ‘Myctionary,’ a term coined for the personalised dictionaries prepared by students as part of their English language learning process, says school English teacher Anver K. Inspired …

Students School English Learning Myctionary

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bescom issues safety norms for Ganesha pandals

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Instructing organisers of Ganesha Chaturthi pandals to contact the jurisdictional sub-divisional officers for temporary electricity connections, Bescom said sub-divisional authorities have been directed to provide immediate electricity connections and coordinate with local authority officials. According to Bescom guidelines, organisers applying for temporary connection must obtain a no-objection letter from all relevant authorities, including BBMP, BDA, Grama Panchayat and local …

Ganesha Bescom Pandals

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons

The Hindu

A meeting convened by the affected individuals in the aftermath of the Mundakkai and Chooralmala landslides has called for urgent and intensified search efforts in the Chaliyar area, particularly from the Sentinal rock water falls, to locate those still missing. They urged the government to provide adequate compensation for the injured, take responsibility for ongoing medical treatment, and compensate those …

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K-SMART will revolutionise e-governance in local bodies: Minister M B Rajesh

Girl found dead at home at Nellikuzhy

Kerala High Court Declares Recent Delimitation Exercise Invalid For Eight Municipalities, One Panchayat

Increase in waste-collection user fee leaves trade bodies annoyed

25 panchayat unions join fight against tungsten mining in Melur

Ahead of Palakkad by-election result, parties and candidates eye past trends in search of answers

Waqf land dispute escalates to wider areas

Justice League: Notices to key officials in PIL on encroachments

Worm-Infested Food Kits Supplied To Wayanad Landslide Victims, Kerala CM Orders Vigilance Probe

CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam

Channapatna bypolls: Decades on and several election promises later, these Dalit families in Gandhi Grama continue to live in huts

Mock drill held to assess tsunami preparedness in Alappad

College’s NSS unit to launch river monitoring initiative

Telangana Government Announces Massive Housing Initiative: 20 Lakh Houses in 4 Years

Thiruvananthapuram District Launches 'Vanitha Junction' Campaign for Women's Empowerment

After snails, farmers in Idukki battling spotted locust infestation; experts say change in climate pattern could be a cause

Chief Secretary seeks detailed report on loss suffered by Vilangad landslip survivors

Former Orphanage Control Board chairman Pareekutty Haji passes away

First phase of delimitation of local body wards ‘very critical’: SEC

Drive to promote digital literacy in full swing in Kozhikode district

Health department issues alert against Hepatitis A in Kozhikode

English made easier for students with ‘Myctionary’

Bescom issues safety norms for Ganesha pandals

Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons