Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) In a significant inter-state collaboration, the Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), the human resource development arm of Kerala’s Tourism Department, has launched a comprehensive training programme for tourism officials from Tamil Nadu, focusing on Kerala’s sustainable and innovative tourism models.The programme, inaugurated online by Tourism and Public Works Minister P. A. Mohamed Riyas at the KITTS campus here, will train 60 Tourism Infor…
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Intelligence chief, Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay is a turning point in the investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. The move was a bold one taken by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who won the presidency in 2024.He had promised that all persons involved in the attack would be brought to justice.Sallay was made State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief in 2019 after Gotabaya Rajapaksa became Pres…
Colombo, Feb 21 (IANS) The recent visit of Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, to India highlighted a subtle blend of opportunity and challenge. Silva noted that India emphasised development and innovation rather than exerting political pressure on Sri Lanka to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council elections, a report said on Saturday. According to a report in Sri Lanka-based think tank ‘Trinco Centre for Strategic Studies…
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday said that party workers must work day and night to restore the BJP’s past glory in the state, alleging that even ruling party MLAs are in a position to rebel against the Congress government due to growing dissatisfaction. Speaking at the BJP State Executive inauguration programme held at Gayatri Grand, Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that the Congress is currently surviving only in Telangana,…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Setting up desks in various countries to carry out covert operations seems to be the new modus operandi by the ISI, with Indian intelligence agencies having learnt that in addition to the already existing missions in each country, the Pakistani spy agency has been adding its own desks so that its members can carry out covert operations there. These desks are a replica of what the ISI had set up in Sri Lanka 14 years back.The desk was set up to specifically set up modules…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Feb 2 (IANS) Alleging that the Congress-led government hurriedly passed the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, during the Belagavi Winter Session without allowing proper discussion, BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said the Bill was brought with the sole intention of silencing the Opposition.Speaking to the media on Monday, Vijayendra responded to a question on the Governor not giving assent to the Bill. He said the legislation is ha…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Criticising the Union Budget for 2026–27 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said it resembling a municipality corporate budget and termed it the most disappointing budget he has seen in his political career. The Chief Minister said that in the 2025–26 budget, Union Finance Minister Sitharaman had promised an allocation of Rs 5.41 lakh crore for centrally sponsored schemes. “However, in the current bu…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka said on Sunday that the Union Budget 2026-27 is another significant step towards a developed India, and stressed that the Bengaluru-Hyderabad high-speed rail route will further strengthen Bengaluru’s position as a key economic hub of South India. “The announcement of seven high-speed rail corridors in the budget will inject fresh momentum into economic activity by rapidly connecting major cities across the country. The Bengal…
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday announced the formal withdrawal of the Northeast Monsoon from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, and adjoining parts of South India, marking the end of the primary rainy season for the region. According to an official statement issued by the India Meteorological Department, dry weather conditions are likely to prevail across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal from Monday until January 21. During this period, early mornin…
Chennai, Jan 18 ( IANS) Dry spell is set to prevail across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal over the next four days, as the Northeast monsoon is expected to withdraw from the region shortly, according to the latest weather forecast issued on Sunday. The Regional Meteorological Centre has indicated that the northeast monsoon is likely to retreat from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, and adjoining parts of south India within the next 48 hours.At present, a lower atmospheric circulation is see…