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India's 1st Wedding and MICE Conclave in Kochi on Aug 14-16: Kerala Tourism Minister Mohamed Riyas

Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (UNI) India’s first Wedding and MICE Conclave to be held in Kochi from August 14 to 16 will act as a B2B networking platform for the integrated development of tourism sector in Kerala, Tourism Minister Mohamed Riyas said on Tuesday.
The Minister was addressing a press conference here to outline the progress of the conclave being organized by Kerala Travel Mart Society (KTM Society) in collaboration with the State Tourism Department.
Tourism Secretary K. Biju, Jose Pradeep, President, KTM (Kerala Travel Mart) Society, KTM Society Secretary S. Swaminathan, Immediate Past President Baby Mathew Somatheeram, and former presidents E. M. Najeeb and Abraham George also attended the press meet.
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Religious fervour, gaiety mark Pongal celebrations in TN

15 Jan 2026 | 6:55 AM

Chennai, Jan 15 (UNI) Pongal, the traditional harvest
festival, was celebrated in Tamil Nadu with religious
fervour and gaiety.
The festival falls on the first day of the auspicious
Tamil month 'Thai' every year and people ushered in
the festivities with a lot of enthusiasm by worshipping
the Sun God.

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Teacher protesting for wage regularisation ends life, AIADMK, BJP blames DMK regime

15 Jan 2026 | 6:53 AM

Chennai, Jan 15 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a part time teacher, who attempted suicide
by consuming poision, during the two-week long protests demanding wage regularisation,
died last night.

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Kerala: Congress leader Sudhakaran meets former CPI(M) leader Padmanabhan in Kannur

15 Jan 2026 | 12:39 AM

Kannur, Jan 14 (UNI) In the backdrop of Aysha Potti, former CPI(M) Kottarkara MLA joining the Congress Party on last day at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president and MP, K Sudhakaran, today met CPI(M) leader and former Taliparamba MLA, C.K.P. Padmanabhan, at the latter's residence in Kunhimangalam in Kannur.

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Village officer's 'Stop memo' directing halt to bridge construction at ‘Kumbh Mela’ site triggers row in Kerala

15 Jan 2026 | 12:19 AM

Kozhikode, Jan 14 (UNI) Ahead of the ‘ Kumbh Mela’ festival in Kerala’s Malappuram, on the banks of the Bharathapuzha river, the Thirunavaya village officer has issued a stop memo for the construction works on the Bharathapuzha river.
The village officer’s stop memo has triggered a controversy ahead of the proposed ‘Kumbh Mela’ on the banks of the Bharathapuzha, to be started next week.
Despite the stop memo, the organisers asserted that the event will go ahead as scheduled.

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Met office cautions of fog formation over Chennai airport due to low solar heating

14 Jan 2026 | 10:13 PM

Chennai, Jan 14 (UNI) The Met office on Wednesday evening cautioned of highly likelihood
of fog farmation over Chennai airport and surrounding areas due to low solar heating and high
moisture levels resulting in poor visibility during the night and early morning hours for the next
three days till January 17 thereby affecting road traffic, flight operations and rail services.

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