Two Kerala IAS Officers, Including ‘Collector Bro,’ Suspended Over Indiscipline

12 Nov 2024

Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan suspends two IAS officers for disciplinary reasons; the two suspended officers include K Gopalakrishnan, Director of Industries and Commerce, and N Prashanth, Special Secretary in the Agriculture Development and Farmers' Welfare department. This suspension follows a report given by Chief Secretary Sarada...

Kerala Government To Launch Mobile App For Reserving Parking Space

02 Jul 2024

Making car parks convenient for common people, Kerala Government is set to launch a mobile app to reserve parking spot. As per Matrubhoomi report, this app aims to deal with the issue of parking space availability in cities of Kerala. This project is headed by Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority (KMTA),...

Kerala: 80,000 Secondary School Teachers to get 3-Day AI Training

22 Apr 2024

The Kerala government plans to organize a three-day training session on artificial intelligence (AI) for the state's 80,000 secondary school teachers starting May 2. As part of this initiative, Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) intends to provide AI training to 80,000 teachers from classes 8-12 by August 2024....

Kerala government removes Arif Mohammad Khan as chancellor of Kalamandalam deemed-to-be university

11 Nov 2022

The Kerala government has decided to remove state governor Arif Mohammad Khan as chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam deemed-to-be university. The decision comes amid the ongoing tussle between the governor and the state government. The Kerala government has amended the rules and regulations of Kerala Kalamandalam deemed to be university "in accordance...

Kerala govt to pass law to remove governor from varsity chancellor post

09 Nov 2022

The Kerala government said on Wednesday that it will pass an ordinance via which the governor would no longer hold the position of chancellor of state universities in the midst of the ongoing dispute between the administration and the governor. The chancellor will instead be an academic. A source in...