The New Indian Express Kollam - May 13, 2025
The New Indian Express Kollam - May 13, 2025
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In this issue
May 13, 2025
DGMOs smoke peace pipe in first talks after 'truce'
THE Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India on Monday agreed not to initiate aggressive and inimical actions.
1 min
Did biz-ceasefire tradeoff: Don
US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that his administration averted a potential nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan by brokering a \"full and immediate ceasefire\" and offering increased trade as an incentive for de-escalation between the neighbors.
1 min
Harithamithram 2.0 To Transform Waste Management
System to offer on-demand services, online payment of user fee and bring together Haritha Karma Sena members, citizens and service providers to single platform
1 min
Crisis intervention centre a ray of hope for transgenders
AIMING to provide round-the-clock protection to transgender people in the state, the social justice department has set up a Transgender Crisis Intervention Centre in Kakkanad.
1 min
3 Years On, Sasthamkonam Drinking Water Project Incomplete
500 families in the hilly village without a reliable water supply | Delay primarily due to the failure to acquire land for a crucial booster tank
1 min
Stray dog on a biting spree, injures 11 in Karukone & Alayamon
ELEVEN people, including several students, were bitten by a stray dog in a series of attacks across Karukone and nearby areas of Alayamon on Monday morning.
1 min
Sabarimala temple to open for Idavam month pooja tomorrow
SABARIMALA Lord Ayyappa temple will be opened on Wednesday for a five-day monthly pooja for the Malayalam month of Idavam.
1 min
Thoothukudi native dies after falling from train
A 42-YEAR-OLD man from Thoothukudi died after falling from the Palaruvi Express, which was traveling from Palakkad to Thoothukudi.
1 min
SHRC seeks govt help for mentally ill woman
HUMAN Rights Commission chairperson Alexander Thomas has directed the district collector to take steps to cover the treatment expenses of a mentally challenged woman who has been shifted to an orphanage.
1 min
Court orders case to be filed against police for assaulting Dalit youth
KOTTARAKKARA SC/ST Special Court has directed that a case be registered against Circle Inspector Vishwambharan and Sub-Inspector DJ Shalu in connection with the alleged assault of a Dalit youth who had approached the Thenmala police station to file a complaint.
1 min
Phase-I of Science City in Kottayam set to start functioning from May 29
The decade-long wait for the Science City, touted as the first one in South India, is coming to fruition.
2 mins
Schools in state to reopen on June 2
EDUCATION Minister V Sivankutty has said that the schools in state would reopen for the 2025-26 academic year on June 2.
1 min
Sunny Takes Charge As KPCC President
VOWING to end the reign of the Pinarayi Vijayan government and bring back the UDF to power in the 2026 assembly election, Sunny Joseph took charge as the 38th state president of the Congress in Kerala.
2 mins
Fire dept to buy drones, life detectors ahead of monsoon
Measures being taken keeping in mind the setbacks suffered during the search operations in the aftermath of Chooralmala landslide
1 min
Amid protests, Bevco launches trial run of shift system for staff in its outlets
AMID strong protests from trade unions, including the prominent CITU-led union, the Bevco has initiated a trial run for the implementation of a shift work system for the employees in its outlets.
3 mins
Astral lies, brutal truths: Cadell's journey over the years
From claiming to be an astral traveller to adopting erratic behaviour in prison, he tried to confuse cops, but the mask fell off eventually
2 mins
Keralite Ganga to be face of TN's war on waste
GANGA DILEEP C, 38-year-old architect and urban designer from Kerala, is on a mission to revolutionise solid waste management in Tamil Nadu.
1 min
Kashmir map in Pak: K'taka Cong faces flak over social media post
WITH the nation still in an unforgiving mood over terror attacks from across the border, the state unit of the principal opposition party, Congress, got itself in a tangle over representation of Jammu and Kashmir boundary in a map used by the party's social media team.
1 min
Cost of terrorism has risen as India ushers in a new normal
Operation Sindoor marked a decisive shift in India's counter-terrorism doctrine — not merely as a retaliatory action, but as a calculated strategy of cost escalation designed to deal with cross-border terrorism.
3 mins
India, Pak Agree Not To Fire A Single Shot
Both sides also decide to reduce troops from border areas
1 min
Layered air defence system minimised scale of damage from Pakistan forces
THE INDIAN Armed Forces successfully repelled Pakistan's attacks owing to the layered envelope of its air defence (AD) systems, officials said on Monday during a tri-services special media briefing steered by Director General (DG) of Indian Air Force Air Marshal A K Bharti, DG of Military Operations (Army) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, and DG of Naval Operations Vice Admiral A N Pramod.
3 mins
Students anxious as univs in border states remain silent on classes
STUDENTS from universities in India's border states are growing increasingly anxious as their sanctioned official leave period came to an end on Monday.
2 mins
Kerala Constitutes Civil Defence Panel to Deal With Crises
Formed on MoHA order
1 min
Don's revelations upstaged PM's much-delayed address: Congress
Trump claimed he stopped a nuclear war by threatening to snap trade with India and Pak
1 min
Bank guard spends night at ATM kiosk in Uri despite heavy shelling
IN A POWERFUL display of commitment to duty, a bank security guard spent the entire night at an ATM kiosk in Jammu and Kashmir's border town of Uri to safeguard the cash, even amid heavy shelling from Pakistani troops.
1 min
What the Region's First Drone Warfare Taught Us
India-Pakistan military engagement came to a pause at 5 pm on May 10 following a telephonic talk between the directors general of military operations of the two countries, with a plan for the next round of talks.
3 mins
Carpe Diem: A Time for Post-Op Meds?
Lessons from 1971 tell us that India's strategic interests may not be identical to those of politicians. It's not a time for war cries, but for cold calculations
4 mins
Op Sindoor: Paradigm shift from candle lights to Brahmos
The horrible picture of Himanshi Narwal, married just a week back, sitting alone by the side of the dead body of her husband with his head smashed by a point-blank gunshot of Islamic terrorists at Pahalgam on April 22, went viral on the national and global media.
7 mins
Force remains on high alert: BSF
THE BSF on Monday said that soon after the government announced retribution for the April 22 Pahalgam attack by Pakistan-backed terrorists, the force remained in a state of high alert along the borders and was actively involved in 'Operation Sindoor'.
1 min
Road traffic injuries main cause of death: WHO
ROAD traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people aged 5 to 29, and continue to be a pressing public health concern in the South-East Asian Region, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday.
1 min
If a woman can fly Rafale, why fewer women allowed in JAG posts, asks SC
The Supreme Court on Monday wondered why, if a woman can fly the Rafale, the Army is not appointing women to the Judge Advocate General position.
1 min
32 Airports, Shut Due To Conflict, Reopen For Flight Operations Today
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Monday declared the resumption of flight operations in the 32 airports shut after Operation Sindoor.
1 min
NDA sweeps panchayat elections in Assam, Cong completely decimated
The BJP-led NDA swept the Assam panchayat elections, decimating opposition parties, particularly Congress, with counting of votes continuing for the second day amid tight security.
1 min
Ports Reopen, Markets Open, Gujarat Heaves Sigh of Relief
Gujarat breathes a little easier following the India-Pakistan ceasefire.
1 min
39 Bangladeshi Nationals Land in Police Net for Overstaying
The Haryana Police on Monday detained 39 Bangladeshi nationals, including 11 women and 14 children, for illegally residing in the Hansi area of Hisar district.
1 min
Fadnavis Takes Stock of Maha Security
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday reviewed Mumbai's security with top military officials and said Pakistan indulged in a proxy war because it cannot fight a direct war with India.
1 min
'Pak can't be trusted': Weary villagers in Punjab
A semblance of normalcy is returning to the border areas of Punjab after the ceasefire, with markets teeming with people on Monday.
1 min
Mission D-3 Shows Results in Tribal Dists
WHAT started as a silent movement by tribal youths last November to liberate marriages from dowry, liquor, DJ music, has turned into a force to reckon with in just six months.
1 min
Second bomb threat to SMS stadium, Jaipur markets to get emergency sirens
JAIPUR'S Sawai Mansingh Stadium received a bomb threat for the second time in four days and border villages in Rajasthan remained on high alert on Monday despite a pause in India-Pakistan conflict.
1 min
Nine women among 13 killed in C'garh accident
THIRTEEN people, including nine women, were killed and at least 12 injured when a truck carrying them collided with a trailer late Sunday night on the outskirts of Raipur.
1 min
B'desh bans publicity for those charged under anti-terror law
Ban in place till a special tribunal completes a trial over deaths of people killed during a three-week uprising led by a student platform last year
1 min
UK doubles waiting time for citizenship
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday unveiled a tough new set of policy measures, including doubling wait time for migrants seeking citizenship from five to 10 years, to ensure immigration figures fall over the next five years.
1 min
Bangladesh Officially Bans Awami League
DHAKA
1 min
Can Trump Avoid Iran, Israel on Gulf Trip?
On his trip this week to the Middle East, US President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, though his most pressing regional challenges concern two other countries: Israel and Iran.
1 min
Kremlin Agrees to Talks But Its Drones Hit Kyiv
RUSSIA launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day cease-fire in the more than three-year war, but reiterated that it would take part in possible peace talks later this week without preconditions.
1 min
Xiaomi falls from top 5 spot in India's smartphone market
CHINESE mobile maker Xiaomi has experienced a significant decline in market share, falling out of the top five smartphone sellers in India during the January to March quarter of 2025.
1 min
US, China Reach Agreement, Cut Tariffs
The ice has been broken between the US and China as the two countries on Monday decided to sharply reduce tariffs on most of the goods for 90 days (starting May 14).
1 min
Jaggi Brothers Resign From Gensol After Sebi Order
GENSOL Engineering promoters — Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi — have resigned from the company following market regulator Sebi's interim order last month.
1 min
Indian start-up ecosystem is maturing, GenAI sees funding
THE Indian start-up ecosystem is maturing with a huge amount of investments getting into deeptech & Gen AI space, and we have a lot of tailwinds in a country like India, said Kumara Raghavan, Head, Startups, AWS (Amazon Web Services) India and South Asia.
1 min
Trump Plans 80% Cut in US Drug Prices; India Exports May Face Heat
INDIA'S $7 billion pharma exports to the US could face a major setback as President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at slashing prescription drug prices in the United States by up to 80%.
1 min
China's Ant Group to Sell 4% Stake in Paytm; Floor Price at ₹810/share
CHINESE conglomerate Alibaba Group is all set to reduce its shareholding in Paytm parent company, One 97 Communications, on Tuesday.
1 min
A Legacy Beyond Test & Time
Virat's arrival into Indian cricket, especially their Test team, changed the contours of what was possible
3 mins
Lack of Kohli, Sharma a challenge for Sony
THE upcoming five-match away Test series against England offers Sony Sports, the Indian broadcaster, the rare chance of showcasing live cricket on its channels.
1 min
IPL to resume from May 17
THE BCCI on Monday announced the resumption of IPL 2025 with the tournament starting with Royal Challengers Bengaluru's clash against Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru on May 17.
1 min
Virat, the pied piper of modern Indian cricket
DURING the second day of the fifth Test between India and Australia in Sydney earlier this year, when Jasprit Bumrah (the stand-in captain) had walked off the field, Virat Kohli took charge.
2 mins
Pujara recalls 'calm' times with Kohli
WHEN Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, though expected, there was a tinge of surprise. Despite murmurs in the last couple of days, his former Test teammate Cheteshwar Pujara seemed bewildered by such a sudden decision.
1 min
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