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Kerala Financially Distressed Due To Poor Governance By UDF, LDF: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, according to RBI, Kerala is one of the top five financially-stressed states in India, and alleged that this was due to the poor governance of successive UDF and LDF governments in the state.
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Union Minister's Challenge Amid "Separate Country", Centre-State Funds Row
Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday launched a two-for-one attack on the ruling Left Front in Kerala and the Congress, accusing the former of mishandling the state economy and the latter of having lost the peoples' trust.
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Kerala Finance Minister Says Centre Adopts "Wrong Policy" On Borrowing limit
Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Thursday said the Centre's imposition of cuts in the borrowing limit of the states would adversely impact the southern state's economy, which is yet to completely recover from the challenges due to the COVID-1
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Monsoon Likely To Arrive In Kerala On May 27, Earlier Than Usual
Southwest monsoon, considered the lifeline of India's agri-based economy, is likely to bring first showers to Kerala by May 27, earlier than the normal onset date, the weather office announced on Friday.
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"Will Create Huge Crisis": Kerala Chief Minister Rules Out Full Lockdown
Even as Kerala is witnessing the highest number of Covid cases in the country, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ruled out a complete lockdown, stating that "it will create a huge crisis for the economy and livelihoods".
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Time For Out-Of-The-Box Ideas To Tide Over Crisis: Kerala Finance Minister
At a time when "we are in the worst crisis in a century", it is not right to think about scaling down public spending to meet the larger fiscal goals as such a suicidal approach will only shrink the economy further, Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagop
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Kerala Announces Rs 5,650 Crore Package To Assist Small-Scale Traders, Farmers
The Kerala government on Friday announced a financial package of over Rs 5,000 crore to revive the state economy that is reeling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kerala Promises To Raise Farmers' Income By 50% In Next Five Years
Pinarayi Vijayan's government in Kerala today promised to raise farmers' income by 50 per cent in the next five years and ensure there are no landless people in Kerala even as it admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic would cost the state economy dearly
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"Like Putting Cart Before Horse": Kerala Minister On Economic Package
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that he was "disappointed" with the first set of measures announced by theFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, adding that the minister "forgotbasic constraint in the economy" by focussing on the MSME sector instead of allocating funds for the poor.
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Opinion: Kerala's Citizen-First Approach To Fighting COVID-19 - By Thomas Isaac
This is how, within the limits of federal polity, the government of Kerala is trying to defend its people and economy in these difficult days of the Corona epidemic.
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"Nirmala Sitharaman's War Cry Against Us": Kerala Minister Slams Budget
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac accused the centre of trying to "throttle" the state through the Union budget tabled in parliament on Saturday, and said that it could be detrimental to the country's economy at a time when it is already under pressure.
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Monsoon Likely To Arrive In Kerala On June 6, Says Met Department
Monsoon rain will arrive in Kerala on June 6, the Met department said today. The rains, that replenish India's farm-dependent economy, arrive on the southern tip of Kerala around June 1 and retreat from Rajasthan by September.
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Warming Of Indian Ocean Reportedly Threatening India's Fisheries
Warming of the Indian Ocean at a fast pace owing to climate change poses a threat to the multi-million dollar blue economy of India, scientists said in Kolkata on Thursday.
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Monsoon Hits Kerala 3 Days Before Schedule: Met Department
The Southwest Moosoon hit Kerala today, three days before its scheduled arrival, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The early arrival of the monsoon is expected to boost agriculture in the world's fastest growing major economy. Monsoon delivers nearly 70 percent of rains that the country needs. This is the earliest start to the monsoon...
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As "Gulf Money" Dries Up, Half-Built Bungalows In This Kerala Village
Every evening, three generations of worried Angatt family women meet outside a half-built bungalow in Venniyur village in Kerala.
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Kerala Financially Distressed Due To Poor Governance By UDF, LDF: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, according to RBI, Kerala is one of the top five financially-stressed states in India, and alleged that this was due to the poor governance of successive UDF and LDF governments in the state.
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Union Minister's Challenge Amid "Separate Country", Centre-State Funds Row
Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday launched a two-for-one attack on the ruling Left Front in Kerala and the Congress, accusing the former of mishandling the state economy and the latter of having lost the peoples' trust.
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Kerala Finance Minister Says Centre Adopts "Wrong Policy" On Borrowing limit
Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Thursday said the Centre's imposition of cuts in the borrowing limit of the states would adversely impact the southern state's economy, which is yet to completely recover from the challenges due to the COVID-1
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Monsoon Likely To Arrive In Kerala On May 27, Earlier Than Usual
Southwest monsoon, considered the lifeline of India's agri-based economy, is likely to bring first showers to Kerala by May 27, earlier than the normal onset date, the weather office announced on Friday.
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"Will Create Huge Crisis": Kerala Chief Minister Rules Out Full Lockdown
Even as Kerala is witnessing the highest number of Covid cases in the country, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ruled out a complete lockdown, stating that "it will create a huge crisis for the economy and livelihoods".
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Time For Out-Of-The-Box Ideas To Tide Over Crisis: Kerala Finance Minister
At a time when "we are in the worst crisis in a century", it is not right to think about scaling down public spending to meet the larger fiscal goals as such a suicidal approach will only shrink the economy further, Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagop
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Kerala Announces Rs 5,650 Crore Package To Assist Small-Scale Traders, Farmers
The Kerala government on Friday announced a financial package of over Rs 5,000 crore to revive the state economy that is reeling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kerala Promises To Raise Farmers' Income By 50% In Next Five Years
Pinarayi Vijayan's government in Kerala today promised to raise farmers' income by 50 per cent in the next five years and ensure there are no landless people in Kerala even as it admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic would cost the state economy dearly
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"Like Putting Cart Before Horse": Kerala Minister On Economic Package
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that he was "disappointed" with the first set of measures announced by theFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, adding that the minister "forgotbasic constraint in the economy" by focussing on the MSME sector instead of allocating funds for the poor.
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Opinion: Kerala's Citizen-First Approach To Fighting COVID-19 - By Thomas Isaac
This is how, within the limits of federal polity, the government of Kerala is trying to defend its people and economy in these difficult days of the Corona epidemic.
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"Nirmala Sitharaman's War Cry Against Us": Kerala Minister Slams Budget
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac accused the centre of trying to "throttle" the state through the Union budget tabled in parliament on Saturday, and said that it could be detrimental to the country's economy at a time when it is already under pressure.
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Monsoon Likely To Arrive In Kerala On June 6, Says Met Department
Monsoon rain will arrive in Kerala on June 6, the Met department said today. The rains, that replenish India's farm-dependent economy, arrive on the southern tip of Kerala around June 1 and retreat from Rajasthan by September.
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Warming Of Indian Ocean Reportedly Threatening India's Fisheries
Warming of the Indian Ocean at a fast pace owing to climate change poses a threat to the multi-million dollar blue economy of India, scientists said in Kolkata on Thursday.
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Monsoon Hits Kerala 3 Days Before Schedule: Met Department
The Southwest Moosoon hit Kerala today, three days before its scheduled arrival, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The early arrival of the monsoon is expected to boost agriculture in the world's fastest growing major economy. Monsoon delivers nearly 70 percent of rains that the country needs. This is the earliest start to the monsoon...
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As "Gulf Money" Dries Up, Half-Built Bungalows In This Kerala Village
Every evening, three generations of worried Angatt family women meet outside a half-built bungalow in Venniyur village in Kerala.
