Lok Sabha polls: complaints pour in via c-Vigil app
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/lok-sabha-polls-complaints-pour-in-via-c-vigil-app/article68012801.ece
Efficient management helped Kerala overcome fiscal pressures, says K.N. Balagopal
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/efficient-management-helped-kerala-overcome-fiscal-pressures-says-kn-balagopal/article68009831.ece
Kerala Finance Minister says salaries and pensions will be paid on time in April. Payment was delayed in March owing to financial crunch
Lok Sabha polls: More candidates file nominations in Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/lok-sabha-polls-more-candidates-file-nominations-in-kerala/article68009654.ece
Twenty nominations filed on March 30. April 4 is the last day for filing nominations
Heat alert in 10 districts in Kerala on Friday
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/heat-alert-in-10-districts-in-kerala-on-friday/article68002849.ece
Call for more weighbridges across highways in Kerala to rein in overloaded trucks
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/call-for-more-weighbridges-across-highways-in-kerala-to-rein-in-overloaded-trucks/article67976720.ece
Minister promises aid for family of youth killed in freak accident
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/minister-promises-aid-for-family-of-youth-killed-in-freak-accident/article67973396.ece
Ananthu, a BDS student, was killed when a boulder fell on him from a tipper lorry carrying boulders for Vizhinjam port works. Local people complain that such lorries are frequently overloaded
New species of deep-sea isopod discovered off Kollam named after ISRO
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/new-species-of-deep-sea-isopod-discovered-off-kollam-coast-named-after-isro/article67973305.ece
The fish-parasitic crustacean, belonging to the genus Brucethoa, was recovered from the base of the gill cavity of Spinyjaw greeneye, a marine fish
Congress leader defects to BJP in Thiruvananthapuram
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/congress-leader-defects-to-bjp-in-thiruvananthapuram/article67972785.ece
K. Maheswaran Nair was the former Leader of the Opposition in the city Corporation and a four-time councillor from the Poojappura ward
Regulator snubs revenue projections at Adani-controlled Thiruvananthapuram Airport
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/regulator-snubs-revenue-projections-at-adani-controlled-thiruvananthapuram-airport/article67968730.ece
AERA says airport’s F&B and retail revenues, used to cross-subsidise passenger costs, are just 12% of the norm in other airports; contract awarded to Adani subsidiary with low revenue sharing structure
Level crossing gates to be replaced with electronic interlocking system soon
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/level-crossing-gates-to-be-replaced-with-electronic-interlocking-system-soon/article67965579.ece
Giving relief to hillocks, dredged spoil from Ashtamudi Lake to be used for NH 66 works
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/giving-relief-to-hillocks-dredged-spoil-from-ashtamudi-lake-to-be-used-for-nh-66-works/article67965306.ece
The material would be given to the National Highway Authority of India free of charge, a it can only be used for filling purposes during construction
SAKHI to be a friend in need for Gaganyaan crew
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sakhi-to-be-a-friend-in-need-for-gaganyaan-crew/article67965278.ece
Customs make multiple gold seizures at Thiruvananthapuram airport
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/customs-make-multiple-gold-seizures-at-thiruvananthapuram-airport/article67959352.ece
Kerala University institutes inquiry into youth festival fiasco
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-university-institutes-inquiry-into-youth-festival-fiasco/article67955613.ece
Committee including cultural and literary experts to be formed to reform university’s festival manual
Kandala cooperative bank forms panel to return depositors’ money
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kandala-cooperative-bank-forms-panel-to-return-depositors-money/article67955370.ece
Package to be prepared for bank’s revival; bank has been instructed to raise money by withdrawing existing investments and collecting loan arrears
V.D. Satheesan Interview | A fraught history pigmented by the blood of Congress martyrs precluded any truck with the CPI(M) in Kerala, says the Opposition leader
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/vd-satheesan-interview-a-fraught-history-pigmented-by-the-blood-of-congress-martyrs-precluded-any-truck-with-the-cpim-in-kerala-says-the-opposition-leader/article68012050.ece
Mr. Satheesan says little has changed between the Congress and the CPI(M) on the ground in Kerala despite both being INDIA Bloc allies against the Bharatiya Janata Party at the national level
LDF seeks to overcome anti-incumbency by casting Lok Sabha polls as a referendum on secular democracy
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-seeks-to-overcome-anti-incumbency-by-casting-lok-sabha-polls-as-a-referendum-on-secular-democracy/article68009644.ece
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has hit the campaign trail for a 24-day tour of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies. The LDF is desperate to relegate the ‘discontent’ over delay in pension disbursal and human-wildlife conflicts to the backburner
Pinarayi Vijayan interview | ‘Should India continue to remain as secular democratic nation or a religious state like Afghanistan?’
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/pinarayi-vijayan-interview-should-india-continue-to-remain-as-secular-democratic-nation-or-a-religious-state-like-afghanistan/article68008920.ece
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan discusses the significance of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and secular democracy in India.
Development of State capital, job creation should be top priority for candidates: former Technopark CEO on LS polls
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/development-of-state-capital-job-creation-should-be-top-priority-for-candidates-former-technopark-ceo-on-ls-polls/article67980451.ece
Man killed as tipper lorry rams motorbike in Kerala capital
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/man-killed-as-tipper-lorry-rams-motorbike-in-kerala-capital/article67973829.ece
Counterfeit technology allegedly makes its foray into LS electoral politics in Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/counterfeit-technology-allegedly-makes-its-foray-into-ls-electoral-politics-in-kerala/article67973490.ece
Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener E.P. Jayarajan accuses Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan of propagating falsified photographs of his family with Union Minister of State for IT Rajiv Chandrasekhar to mislead voters into thinking they have a shady business association. The Kannur police have taken cognisance of the alleged offence
Pesticide residue detected in vegetable, fruit samples collected from Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pesticide-residue-detected-in-vegetable-fruit-samples-collected-from-kerala/article67973059.ece
Quarterly report under ‘Safe to Eat’ project reveals presence of nine pesticides and six fungicides beyond permissible limits in samples
Morning Digest | Congress plans to reach every household with 25 guarantees and ‘paanch nyay’; Lokpal orders CBI probe into charges against Mahua Moitra, and more
https://www.thehindu.com/news/morning-digest-march-20-2024/article67970044.ece
Here is a select list of stories to start the day
Lok Sabha polls | Thiruvananthapuram district to have 127 squads to enforce model code of conduct
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/lok-sabha-polls-thiruvananthapuram-district-to-have-127-squads-to-enforce-model-code-of-conduct/article67968051.ece
42 static surveillance teams, 42 flying squads, 15 anti-defacement squads, 14 video surveillance teams will function on the ground, says District Collector Geromic George
Probe into suspected death by suicide
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/probe-into-suspected-death-by-suicide/article67965418.ece
Tharoor highlights development initiatives as he seeks re-election as MP
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/tharoor-highlights-development-initiatives-as-he-seeks-re-election-as-mp/article67965279.ece
National Defence College delegation hails Kerala’s IT ecosystem
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/national-defence-college-delegation-hails-keralas-it-ecosystem/article67965081.ece
Old book vendors at Palayam in Thiruvananthapuram face an uncertain future
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/old-book-vendors-at-palayam-in-thiruvananthapuram-face-an-uncertain-future/article67955304.ece
Kerala Road Fund Board issues eviction notices to them as part of Smart City project-related developmental works
Government withdraws cases registered in connection with Church-backed Vizhinjam agitation
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/government-withdraws-cases-registered-in-connection-with-church-backed-vizhinjam-agitation/article67955372.ece
Engineering, medical entrance exam training on KITE Victers from April 1
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/engineering-medical-entrance-exam-training-on-kite-victers-from-april-1/article67955344.ece
Goal is to ensure equal opportunities for all students, says Minister
