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3 Women Ministers, Pinarayi Vijayan's Son-In-Law In New Kerala Cabinet
Besides 'Shailaja Teacher', Pinarayi Vijayan has also dropped former finance minister Thomas Issac and former power minister MM Mani.
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Kerala State Elections 2021: Pinarayi Vijayan, 6 Ministers In CPI(M) Candidate List, 5 Ministers Won't Contest Polls
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and six of his cabinet colleagues have been fielded by the ruling CPI(M) for the April 6 state assembly elections, while Finance minister Thomas Issac has been denied a ticket this time.
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Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac Tests Positive For COVID-19
Kerala Finance Minister Dr TM Thomas Isaac tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, the first in the cabinet to contract the infection, and has been shifted to the medical college hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, official sources said.
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Kerala Government Says Key Files Safe As Opposition Protests Tuesday Fire
The Opposition in Kerala - the Congress-led UDF and the BJP - intensified protests in Thiruvananthapuram after Tuesday evening's fire at the political wing of the secretariat's General Administration Department.
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Shashi Tharoor's Reply To Kerala Minister On Centre's Airport Move
Defending his stand backing the Centre's decision to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to a private company for 50 years, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor responded to Kerala Finance Minister Dr Thomas Issac tweet saying "the point was not revenue" but "expanding the airport's potential".
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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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Kerala Told Can't Cut Salaries, Recasts Move After Court's "No"
Kerala said today that it would "defer" a portion of the salary for its government staff to deal with "an emergency situation beyond our control", in the fight against coronavirus.
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Kerala Ageing Faster Than Rest Of India, Says Economic Review
Kerala is ageing faster than the rest of India with regard to demographic transition in the Economic Review 2019, tabled by Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac in the state Assembly on Thursday.
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Kerala Requires Rs 30,000 Crore For Rebuilding: State Finance Minister
Flood-battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday.
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Nitin Gadkari's Pledge At NDTV's #IndiaForKerala Telethon
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today appealed to every citizen to pitch in to help Kerala get back on its feet after the devastating floods which, early estimates maintain, caused damages to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore. Much of the state's infrastructure facilities -- good roads, communication network and hospitals - will now have to be rebuilt, Chie...
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Kerala Announces Special Lottery To Raise Funds For Aid
The Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) has announced a special lottery to raise additional relief funds for the flood-ravaged state, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac said on Friday.
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India Can Accept Foreign Donations, Says Government Policy On Disaster
As the row over foreign aid for flood-ravaged Kerala escalated, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had in 2016 suggested assistance offered as a goodwill gesture "may" be accepted by India, bolstering the stand taken by Chief Minister Pinarayi there is no blanket ban.
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Amid Talk Of Foreign Aid For Kerala, Sources Say Centre Open To Idea
The government is open to accepting foreign aid and humanitarian assistance offered to get Kerala back on its feet after the devastating floods, sources said Wednesday evening. While no sovereign country has offered aid formally, there have been offers from organizations and foundations. The assistance, however, will be subject to the various norms...
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Bank Tries To Seize Kerala Woman's Home, Faces Protest, Suicide Threats
Tension prevailed at Edappally in Kochi today following a protest against the move of a private bank to attach the property of a woman who had stood surety for a loan of Rs 2 lakh taken by her friend two decades ago, police said.
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Southern States Oppose New Yardstick In 15th Finance Commission
Three southern states - Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu - have vociferously questioned the yardstick used by the 15th Finance Commission to allocate Central funds to states. They contend that under the new system, states of southern India will get less funds. Thomas Issac, the finance minister of Kerala, has reached out to his counterparts in sout...
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3 Women Ministers, Pinarayi Vijayan's Son-In-Law In New Kerala Cabinet
Besides 'Shailaja Teacher', Pinarayi Vijayan has also dropped former finance minister Thomas Issac and former power minister MM Mani.
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Kerala State Elections 2021: Pinarayi Vijayan, 6 Ministers In CPI(M) Candidate List, 5 Ministers Won't Contest Polls
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and six of his cabinet colleagues have been fielded by the ruling CPI(M) for the April 6 state assembly elections, while Finance minister Thomas Issac has been denied a ticket this time.
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Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac Tests Positive For COVID-19
Kerala Finance Minister Dr TM Thomas Isaac tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, the first in the cabinet to contract the infection, and has been shifted to the medical college hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, official sources said.
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Kerala Government Says Key Files Safe As Opposition Protests Tuesday Fire
The Opposition in Kerala - the Congress-led UDF and the BJP - intensified protests in Thiruvananthapuram after Tuesday evening's fire at the political wing of the secretariat's General Administration Department.
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Shashi Tharoor's Reply To Kerala Minister On Centre's Airport Move
Defending his stand backing the Centre's decision to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to a private company for 50 years, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor responded to Kerala Finance Minister Dr Thomas Issac tweet saying "the point was not revenue" but "expanding the airport's potential".
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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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Kerala Told Can't Cut Salaries, Recasts Move After Court's "No"
Kerala said today that it would "defer" a portion of the salary for its government staff to deal with "an emergency situation beyond our control", in the fight against coronavirus.
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Kerala Ageing Faster Than Rest Of India, Says Economic Review
Kerala is ageing faster than the rest of India with regard to demographic transition in the Economic Review 2019, tabled by Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac in the state Assembly on Thursday.
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Kerala Requires Rs 30,000 Crore For Rebuilding: State Finance Minister
Flood-battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday.
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Nitin Gadkari's Pledge At NDTV's #IndiaForKerala Telethon
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today appealed to every citizen to pitch in to help Kerala get back on its feet after the devastating floods which, early estimates maintain, caused damages to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore. Much of the state's infrastructure facilities -- good roads, communication network and hospitals - will now have to be rebuilt, Chie...
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Kerala Announces Special Lottery To Raise Funds For Aid
The Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) has announced a special lottery to raise additional relief funds for the flood-ravaged state, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac said on Friday.
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India Can Accept Foreign Donations, Says Government Policy On Disaster
As the row over foreign aid for flood-ravaged Kerala escalated, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had in 2016 suggested assistance offered as a goodwill gesture "may" be accepted by India, bolstering the stand taken by Chief Minister Pinarayi there is no blanket ban.
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Amid Talk Of Foreign Aid For Kerala, Sources Say Centre Open To Idea
The government is open to accepting foreign aid and humanitarian assistance offered to get Kerala back on its feet after the devastating floods, sources said Wednesday evening. While no sovereign country has offered aid formally, there have been offers from organizations and foundations. The assistance, however, will be subject to the various norms...
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Bank Tries To Seize Kerala Woman's Home, Faces Protest, Suicide Threats
Tension prevailed at Edappally in Kochi today following a protest against the move of a private bank to attach the property of a woman who had stood surety for a loan of Rs 2 lakh taken by her friend two decades ago, police said.
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Southern States Oppose New Yardstick In 15th Finance Commission
Three southern states - Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu - have vociferously questioned the yardstick used by the 15th Finance Commission to allocate Central funds to states. They contend that under the new system, states of southern India will get less funds. Thomas Issac, the finance minister of Kerala, has reached out to his counterparts in sout...
