Commission slams local bodies
The State Finance Commission has come down heavily on the local bodies in the district saying that they failed to give utmost priority to the basic needs of citizens. At a sitting at the District...
View ArticleFinance commission chief criticises local bodies
State Finance Commission chairman B.A. Prakash has expressed his displeasure at the laxity of local bodies in the district in raising own funds for welfare projects. Prof. Prakash was speaking...
View ArticleHealth dept finds it tough to curb spread of diseases
KOZHIKODE: The health officials here have been finding it difficult to combat the increasing number of fever and dengue cases due to lack of cooperation from the public despite numerous campaigns to...
View ArticlePlanning health priorities for next fiscal
The two-day sector-wise meetings for local body heads and people’s representatives to draw up the regional priorities in the health sector for the 2015-16 fiscal will begin in the district on Saturday....
View ArticleFinance panel reviews funds allocation for local bodies
The State Finance Commission headed by chairman B.A. Prakash, reviewed the deployment of funds for development by local self-government bodies. At a meeting held at the Collectorate here on Tuesday,...
View Article554 persons get title deeds
Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash distributed title deeds to 554 persons at a ‘Pattayamela’ organised by the Department of Revenue here on Friday. The distribution of title deeds was organised in...
View ArticleSanitation mission to study abattoirs' hygiene
KOZHIKODE: The Kerala State Sanitation Mission will entrust an experienced agency to carry out study on the existing status of slaughterhouses and to prepare a detailed project report (DPR). The...
View ArticleMake use of Plan funds, local bodies told
District Collector C.A. Latha has asked local bodies to use at least 60 per cent of Plan funds, allocated this fiscal, by the end of the year. She was speaking at a meeting of the District Planning...
View ArticleCPI(M) strategy for local body elections after HC verdict
The district unit of the CPI (M) will devise its strategy for the three-tier local body polls only after pronouncement of the verdict in a batch of petitions pending before the Kerala High Court on the...
View ArticleUncertainty over conduct of local body elections
: Uncertainty prevails over the conduct of the three-tier local body polls in the district following an order of the High Court of Kerala setting aside the formation of new municipalities and grama...
View ArticleNew grama panchayats, municipalities to be formed by November 1
A complex situation is likely to emerge over the conduct of three-tier local body polls in the district in the wake of the Kerala High Court Division Bench refusing to stay the order of the Single...
View ArticleCPI(M) resents delay in local body polls
The State government and the State Election Commission (SEC) might have arrived at a consensus on the conduct of the three-tier local body polls in the State. But the district CPI(M) leadership is not...
View ArticleExciting electoral fight expected in local body polls
A few structural changes effected in the three-tier local bodies are likely to make the electoral battle interesting in the district. The changes include the increase in the wards of the block...
View ArticleWards in the district rise to 1,762
Mainstream political parties have started getting into election mode as State Election Commission (SEC) officially sounded the poll bugle on Saturday. The three-tier local body polls will be held in...
View Article12,011 nominations for 3-tier local body polls
A total of 12,011 nominations have been filed for the three-tier local body polls in the district. Wednesday was the last day for filing of nominations for the elections slated for November 2. The...
View ArticleWomen to head 36 grama panchayats in Kozhikode
The district has this time 36 grama panchayats where women will be elevated to the post of president after the local body elections. Six block panchayats too will have the presidentship reserved for...
View ArticleTough contest on cards for district panchayat
With electioneering coming to a close this week, the stage has been set for a tight contest between the CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) for the...
View ArticleLDF consolidates its base in urban, rural areas
: The resounding success of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led LDF in the three-tier local body polls has been evenly spread across urban and rural belts in the district. The most notable...
View ArticleAnti-defacement cell of Kozhikode gets 21 complaints
The Anti-Defacement Cell has received has received 21 complaints in the district so far. The cell has been constituted to check...
View ArticleLDF stages a spectacular comeback
The CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) staged a spectacular comeback in the three-tier local body polls in the district, the results which were declared on Saturday. The Left coalition not only...
View ArticleLDF establishes upper hand
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front has clearly established an upper hand in the three-tier local bodies in the district after the elections to the heads of the grama panchayats, block panchayats and...
View ArticleSwachh Bharat: district on path to meet ODF target
The district is progressing swiftly to complete all schemes to achieve the State government’s objective to declare Kerala as open defecation free (ODF) on November 1. As many as 16,551 toilets are...
View ArticleBJP to focus on four constituencies
The BJP, which appears to be on the cusp of opening an account in the State Assembly, might not have a chance of winning a seat from Kozhikode district. But the party leadership has planned to focus on...
View ArticleLocal bodies can use own funds to supply water
: In the wake of water scarcity in several regions, District Collector N. Prasanth, who is also the District Election Officer, said here on Tuesday that three-tier local bodies could undertake the...
View ArticlePanel approves annual plans of 13 local self-government bodies
KOZHIKODE: An ad hoc meeting of the district planning committee held at the collectorate conference hall on Tuesday approved the annual projects of thirteen local self-government...
View ArticleDrug mafia penetrates into schools
Having spread its tentacles in schools in the district, drug mafia is allegedly making schoolchildren both careers and users of narcotic substances, according to a report submitted by Childline...
View ArticleStray and pet dogs to be sterilized under Animal Birth Control plan
KOZHIKODE: A district level meeting held at the collectorate conference hall here on Monday decided to carry out sterilization on both pet dogs and stray dogs under the proposed Animal Birth Control...
View ArticleThrissur to be first ODF district
Setting a model for the other districts, all the 86 grama panchayats in Thrissur district have been declared open defecation free (ODF). The urban areas are expected to attain the goal by October 10....
View ArticleKozhikode plans water kiosks in wards to tackle drought
Kozhikode: A meeting chaired by district collector N Prasanth at the collectorate on Monday to assess the drought situation in the district decided to set up ward level kiosks for the distribution of...
View ArticleLive: LDF gains in Kerala local bodies' polls
It looks like Kerala is witnessing a reversal of political fortunes with the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) racing ahead of its main rival United Democratic Front (UDF) in as many as 530 of the...
View ArticlePremier Stan Mathabatha: Limpopo State of the Province Address 2016 (South...
(Source: South Africa Government) State of the Province Address Delivered by the Premier of Limpopo Province Honourable Chupu Mathabatha to the fifth Limpopo Provincial Legislature at Jack Botes,...
View ArticleNatrampalli panchayat union gets Rs. 2.25 crore for water works
Funds to the tune of Rs. 2.25 crore has been allotted to Natrampalli panchayat union to address drinking water needs of residents. Participating at the grama sabha meeting at Azhinjikulam panchayat of...
View ArticleLocal bodies lax in their duties: finance panel chief
: The local bodies, which are entrusted with the execution of essential public responsibilities, have been found to be working inefficiently, chairman of the fifth State Finance Commission B.A. Prakash...
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(Source: South Africa Government) Province of Kwazulu-Natal Budget address by Ms B.F. Scott MEC for Finance, on tabling of the 2016/17 MTEF Budget in the Provincial Legislature Economic review and...
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Summary We have followed the law in striking out and relentlessly pounding at illegal organizations and key figures, and resolutely followed the law in striking at the illegal organizations and key...
View ArticleRs.1.53 crore from relief fund to be paid out today
Minister for Revenue Adoor Prakash will distribute Rs.1.53 crore, sanctioned from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, at a revenue adalat at the Malabar Christian College ground here on Thursday. He will...
View ArticleStaff shortage hits project implementation in panchayats
The shortage of clerical staff and engineers has started hitting the project implementation of various three-tier panchayats in the district. Though some of the panchayats are managing the affairs with...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2017-18: Full speech of FM Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha. Here is the text of his full speech. Madam Speaker, 1. On this auspicious day of Vasant Panchami, I rise to...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2017: Full speech of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Madam Speaker, On this auspicious day of Vasant Panchami, I rise to present the Budget for 2017-18. Spring is a season of optimism. I extend my warm greetings to everyone on this occasion. 2. Madam...
View Article“We’re Afraid for Their Future”
Summary Today, Syrian refugee children in Jordan face a bleak educational present, and an uncertain future. Close to one in three—226,000 out of 660,000—Syrians registered with the United Nations...
View Article“They Destroyed Everything”
Summary Whenever they want to do mining again, they should do it far from the people and not the way they did it this time. They should explain to everyone what the advantages and disadvantages are....
View ArticleUnion Budget 2016: Full text of Arun Jaitley's Budget speech
Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2016-17. 2. I am presenting this Budget when the global economy is in serious crisis. Global growth has slowed down from 3.4% in 2014 to 3.1% in...
View ArticleDemonetisation, surgical strike, Jaya’s death made headlines in 2016
New Delhi: Demonetisation, attack on Indian Air Force Base in Pathankot, imposition of liquor ban in Bihar, fire in Puttingal temple in Kerala, the terrorist attack in Uri and Manipur activist Irom...
View ArticleAddress by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to the Joint Session...
Honourable Members, 1. In this Basant season of renewal and growth, I welcome you all to the Joint Sitting of the Two Houses of the Parliament. I am confident that your deliberations will live up to...
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View ArticleMinistry of Health and Family Welfare Notable Achievements and Initiatives-...
(Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India) 1. Mission Indradhanush The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched 'Mission Indradhanush', depicting seven colours...
View ArticleFull text of Arun Jaitley's Budget Speech
Budget 2017-2018 Speech of Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance Madam Speaker, On this auspicious day of Vasant Panchami, I rise to present the Budget for 2017-18. Spring is a season of optimism. I extend...
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