Tag: kerala
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Crucial Kerala diaspora study begins, as Gulf no longer what it was
By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram : With the Middle East, which was once the dream of many a Keralite, no longer that attractive on account of falling oil prices and with no proper records of the actual number of returnees, a new diaspora study covering 25,000 households has been launched to find out what the actual…
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Kerala’s main industries escape stress, but farmers bore the brunt
(Note Ban Series) By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram : The two main industries of Kerala, seafood and tourism, escaped the brunt of demonetisation, as did the information technology sector. But agriculture — rubber plantation in particular — suffered adverse impact, from which it is yet to fully recover. Seafood exports from the state bring in a…
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We will make Kerala one of the best states in the country: Chief Minister
By V.S. Chandrasekar, New Delhi : Kerala will soon formulate an industrial policy under which a single-window system will be put in place to clear investment applications while making it easy to do business in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. More than a year after his CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government…
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Kerala village seeks global recognition at WTM London for ‘responsible tourism’
Thiruvananthapuram : A village in the backwaters of Kerala is vying for top honours at the London World Travel Mart. After almost a decade of practising ‘responsible tourism’ (RT), the picturesque Kumarakom tourist destination is aiming to seek global recognition. The Kumarakom initiative had been selected as one of the 12 RT projects from across…
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Kerala 2nd in manufacturing excellence: Assocham
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala is second only to Karnataka in terms of manufacturing excellence across the country, according to a study conducted by the apex industry body Assocham, which was released on Friday. “Kerala has second highest ratio in terms of road density, third highest ratio in terms of efficiency and fourth highest capacity utilisation ratio…
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Trinamool, AIADMK to retain power, upsets in Assam, Kerala
New Delhi, (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK were set to retain power on Thursday as the BJP was on the road to victory in Assam and the Left made a comeback in Kerala. On expected lines, the Trinamool was sweeping all across West Bengal as officials counted the millions…
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Voting underway in Kerala, leaders express confidence
Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Leaders expressed confidence after casting their ballots on Monday to elect 140 new legislators to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Polling began at 7.00 a.m. across the state and will end at 6.00 p.m. The electoral battle is principally between the traditional rival fronts — the Congress-led UDF and the CPI-M-led LDF, while…