Current Affairs

World premiere of five films, Indian premiere of 153 films, six 3D films and 19 films nominated for the Oscars from different countries will be the highlights of the International Film Festival of Kerala opening here on Friday.
The festival will screen a total of 178 films across 14 venues for about 12000 delegates

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu, Kerala and Karnataka.

The Cabinet further gave its approval for operationalisation of these IITs initially by forming of Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in order to give a legal status to them till the amendment for their incorporation in The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 is enacted.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly on Wednesday referred the Kerala Regulation of Hartal Bill to a select committee chaired by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.

Mr. Chennithala, who piloted the Bill, withdrew his motion to refer the Bill to Subject Committee and accepted the motion moved by K. Muraleedharan to refer the Bill to Select Committee. Both ruling and Opposition members had wanted deeper deliberations on the Bill and eliciting of public opinion.

Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Water Resources P. J. Joseph told the Assembly that Kerala was repeatedly urging Tamil Nadu to divert water from Mullaperiyar Dam to Vaigai Dam in Tamil Nadu to avoid spillage.

Replying to questions, the Minister said that he hoped that Tamil Nadu would oblige. The State Government was also seeking intervention of the Union Government in the matter.

The Police have registered a case against SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan in Aluwa for promoting communal strife and enmity through his speech in the town while leading the Samatwa Munnetta Yatra.

BJP calls the action unjust. (updated story)