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Eight of the 13 spillway shutters of Mullaperiyar dam were opened on Monday. Water level is now at 142 feet. (updated)
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Thiruvananthapuram: Labour Minister Shibu Baby John said in the Assembly today that the Payment of Wages (Kerala Amendment) Bill was aimed as introducing a wage protection system in the State.
Replying to the debate on the Bill, which the House later passed, the Minister said that payments of wages under the system would be through banks. Wage slips would have to be given to workers and the details would go to the Labour Office.
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Education Minister P. K. Abdu Rubb told the Assembly today that the Kerala Technological University had had not outsourced conduct of its examinations. It had only outsourced the software.
Replying to the debate on the Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as Respects the Universities) Bill, the Minister said that system was introduced for speeding up publication of results.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Opposition staged a walk out in the Assembly today in protest against disarray at the top levels of police service.
The walk-out followed the Speaker N. Sakthan refusing permission to move an adjournment motion on the subject, given notice of by P. Ramakrishnan (CPI-M).
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Kerala government will be sending 1000 kg of bleaching power and 1000 gloves to Chennai on Monday for relief work.
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