Kalaripayattu has the potential like that of Yoga to not just spread in India but also in the whole world say Kalari Gurus. Swords and daggers, weapons to cut, slash and stab, sticks, spears and axes, arrows, discuses, boomerangs and so on are stacked up against the wall of the academy of Kalaripayattu. Manoj Kumar, […]
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Protestors outside the Thiruvananthapuram secretariat were dispersed by the police. Sabarimala saw a rush of devotees post-Chennai flood and Telengana elections, said Travancore Devaswom board secretary. “Even after reducing the number of virtual Q tickets, people visited the temple without registering,” he said. Virtual Q ticket is an online ticket service provided by Kerala Police […]
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The members of the group said that the communist government of Kerala provides no basic facilities to Hindu devotees. ‘Anti-Hindu’ Kerala government has no concern for Hindu pilgrim centres, said the right-wing fringe group, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS). It said that pilgrims heading to Sabarimala lack access to essential infrastructure. Mohan Gowda, the spokesperson of […]
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Kannadigas complain that they are facing language barriers in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Kannada-speaking residents of the Kasaragod district of Kerala are facing cultural and language barriers in the state as they are considered minorities there. Subramaniam, a Kannada- speaking resident of Kasaragod, said that he has faced language barriers and it is the […]
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The Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON), which aims to provide quality internet at reasonable rates to the poor and free internet to BPL families, will take longer to complete due to Covid-19. Kerala: Kerala government’s ‘revolutionary’ KFON initiative, which was supposed to provide free internet to 20 lakh citizens by December 2020, has been delayed […]
Continue ReadingAround four lakh litres of toddy is dumped every day because toddy shops are closed and there are no customers. Kerala: The Covid-19 pandemic has not only affected the business of toddy shops, but also toddy tappers. Customers have reduced due to the second wave of Covid-19 induced lockdown. Toddy tappers have been given orders by the government to […]
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E-ration card programme launch has raised concerns among people having zero access to the internet or digital devices in Kerala. Kerala: Kerala’s citizen-centric initiative, e-services for ration cards, is not accessible to people who need it the most. It shows the divide between those who can afford digital access and those who cannot. C.V. Kunjami, […]
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Jail-made dishes that once had a ready market in Kerala can’t find any takers now. Kerala: The government’s profitable venture of ‘freedom food’ from prison is struggling to survive the pandemic. Previously, food was delivered to different outlets by vans from the prison; now, they only sell their food from the Freedom Food Factory counter […]
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