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A section of the Government employees and teachers went on a token strike on Tuesday under the aegis of action council of State employees and teachers unions.
Attendance was generally low in government offices. An official release said that 65.2 per cent of the employees reported for work at the Secretariat. If one excluded those on leave, the attendance was 70.1 per cent. In the districts, 62.45 per cent of employees reported for duty. (updated)
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Kerala Lok Ayukta has rejected an application for copy of the Vigilance report on the Pattoor land grab case under the Right to Information Act.
The report, submitted to the Ayukta in a sealed cover, has been remaining with the Ayukta for a long time now without being considered for further action.
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Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced on Monday that the extension of Kochi Metro Rail to Ankamali would be considered later.
Inaugurating the mini civil station at Ankamali, the Chief Minister said that Nedubassery- Ankamali line would be considered after taking up the Thrikkakkara- West Kochi section.
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The Government has refused permission to Director General of Police Jacob Thomas to take legal actions against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy for allegedly disparaging remarks made by the Chief Minister against the police officer.
The Chief Minister, who had stated that he would only be too willing to grant the permission, today said that the Cabinet had disagreed with him. Ministers felt that it was not his personal issue but an administrative matter.
Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson had taken the stand that permission could not be given to an officer to file case against head of the government.
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Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday approved the details of the total healthcare project (Sampoorna Arogya Keralam) announced in the Budget for the current year.
All healthcare programmes of the government will be brought under this project. Around 42 lakh families with annual income of less than Rs. 3 lakh will be covered.
A trust with Chief Minister as chairman will be formed to oversee the project. It will have a corpus of Rs. 20 crore.
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