Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju on Saturday said that the Adani Group approached the High Court requesting the security cover of central forces in its port construction site in Vizhinjam.

Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Kochi Metro Phase 2 on September 1 at 6 pm, informed Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) on Wednesday.

Thiruvananthapuram Mar 27 PTI The indefinite strike by private buses in Kerala was called off on Sunday morning after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan assured that the state government would soon hike the ticket prices the bus owners said The Kerala State Private Bus Operators Federations president Sathyan said the private bus owners associations were called for discussions at the Secretariat on Sunday morning by the Chief Minister who assured them that the minimum ticket fares would be increased as sought by them State Road Transport Minister Antony Raju was also present at the meeting he said Sathyan said the Chief Minister assured that all necessary support would be provided to the private bus owners to continue with their services and asked them to call off their strike which had commenced three days ago on March 24 He said that in view of the assurance given by the government the strike was being called off for now The strike commenced seeking an increase in ticket fares in the wake of rising fuel prices The private bus owners had earlier contended that since November last year the transport minister has been assuring them that the ticket fares would be increased but nothing was done and therefore they had called for the indefinite strike The private bus owners have demanded an increase of the minimum fare to Rs 12 and to hike the minimum concessional fare charged for students to Rs 6 Besides they have sought an increase in the kilometre charge from the present 90 paise to Rs 110 per kilometre and waiving off of the road tax for the COVID-19 pandemic period PTI HMP HMP HDA HDA

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 30 (ANI): The Confederation of Transport Workers on Wednesday called off the protest by autorickshaws, taxi, and light vehicle owners after meeting with Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 13 (ANI): Taking a cue from Kerala's Caravan Tourism policy 'Keravan Kerala', Bharat Benz & Autobahn Trucking Corporation rolled out its tourist caravan in the state for the tourism industry in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

Thiruvananthapuram Sep 23 PTI Kerala has not implemented high security registration plates HSRP for existing vehicles in the state despite central government notifications and Supreme Court directions to ensure it is done across the country an NGO on road safety claimed on Thursday The southern state has also not implemented the colour coded HSRP scheme NGO Raahat the Safe Community Foundations chairman -- Kamal Soi -- told reporters here He urged the government and people of Kerala to urgently implement it without any further delay claiming it is imperative for the envisaged road safety in India as per the world standards Soi said he met Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju and senior officials in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday with regard to the non-implementation of HSRP on old vehicles in the state and for ensuring smartcard-based vehicle registration and driving license PTI HMP BN BN

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 29 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarati Vijayan flagged off Samudra bus service operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to ferry women fish vendors from coastal areas to the city on Saturday.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 26 (ANI/PNN): DrWheelz Auto Solutions, a leading automobile servicing platform, in association with Brainmoves Ventures, recently announced the launch of their automobile doorstep services and operations in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The service was launched on the 25th of August 2021 by the Minister for Transport, Adv. Antony Raju at his residence.