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No plans to contest elections; No retreat on airport lease stand: GTech

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TrivandrumLife>> Group of Technology Companies (GTech), the industry body of information technology (IT) companies in Kerala, dismissed reports of joining any alternative political movements or contesting the forthcoming civic body elections. GTech was reacting to media reports that it is part of a platform preparing to contest elections upset over the stand of political parties on the privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport and various other issues related to the developmentof the city.“While we are distressed that the ruling and the opposition parties came together in the assembly to pass a resolution…

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Fishermen died at Anchutengu test positive for Covid 19

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TrivandrumLife>> Three fishermen, who died after their boat capsized at Anchutengu, have tested positive for Covid 19 on Thursday. Swab samples collected from Thankachan, 55, Alex, 47 and Praveen, 33, who died on Wednesday, showed positive results in the test conducted ahead of post-mortem. The results point to the need of intensifying Covid 19 tests in coastal regions, where the number of tests drastically went down in the past few weeks. Rural SP B Ashok said the funeral will be conducted following Covid 19 protocols. The bodies were sent to…

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Road Fund Board takes firm grip on city’s PPP model road project

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TrivandrumLife.Com>> PPP (Public Private Partnership) model has come into heated discussions again in connection with the proposal for privatization of Thiruvananthapuram airport. As debate for and against PPP model intensifies, one of the first PPP-model road projects in the state is witnessing new developments. The Kerala Road Fund Board, facilitator of the City Roads Improvement Project, has begun paying adjusted annuity over lapses from the part of project concessionaire and has saved Rs 34 crore since 2018.   The collapse of IL&FS, the parent firm of TRDCL has led to…

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61 inmates test positive for Covid 19 at Poojappura Central Prison

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Trivandrum>> On Wednesday, 59 inmates of Poojapura Central Jail were tested positive for Covid 19. Most of the convict prisoners and under trials lodged in one of the 11 blocks of the central jail, who tested positive, are asymptomatic. The mass reporting of Covid positive cases came after two prisoners, who showed symptoms of fever, tested positive on Monday. The total number of cases in prison is now 61. Two days ago, the two inmates were taken to Medical college hospital after they developed symptoms of fever. After they turned…

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Online fraud victim gets money back on timely intervention of cyber cell

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TrivandrumLife>> A woman in the city was robbed of Rs 70,700 in an online fraud. However, due to the timely intervention of the cyber cell of Thiruvananthapuram city police, around Rs 70,000 was recovered immediately. The woman, a native of Aramada in Poojappura station limits, was cheated by a person who called her mobile phone acting as an SBI officer. Though the victim suspected when he mentioned about activation of the credit card which she received recently, the accused convinced her by giving details of her bank account number. Thus,…

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Week-long Triple Lockdown from Monday in Trivandrum

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TrivandrumLife>> Due to looming threat of community transmission, a triple lockdown has been announced in city Corporation limits on Sunday. The week-long triple lockdown will come into effect at 6 am on Monday (July 6). DGP Loknath Behra said that all major roads will be completely closed during lockdown. Not a single vehicle will be allowed on road, he said. Only hospitals, medical shops and shops selling essential items will be allowed to function in the city limits. All offices, including secretariat, will remain closed. On Sunday alone, the district…

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Foreign citizen found dead in her city apartment

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TrivandrumLife>> A foreign national was found dead in an apartment in the city on Friday. Forty-eight-year-old Sarojini Gepken, who was settled in the city for the past 11 years, was found dead at her flat at SFS Capital, Vellayambalam. She hails from Amsterdam. Police had received a distress call from her friend, a lawyer, who informed that she was neither answering the doorbell nor responding to phone calls. The police rushed to the spot, broke open the door and found her lying unconscious on the bed. They took her to…

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Covid19: Ten-day restrictions for City shops

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Strict restrictions in city to prevent community spread TrivandrumLife>> District administration and City Corporation are on high alert following the increase in number of cases in the district. A meeting held on Tuesday decided to impose 10-day restrictions on shop and establishments in the city. Shops selling essential items should function only on alternate days. Malls and supermarkets are allowed to function only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while vegetable shops can function on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. This was taken at a meeting convened by Mayor K Sreekumar.…

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