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Why is Operation Langda a pragmatic strategy? Has a sporadic enforcement tactic become a routine practice? What makes it legally defensible ?To what extent does the State endorse half-encounters? Is it a self-sustaining system? Why are piecemeal reforms insufficient?

Kerala faces a ‘large burden’ of outstanding liabilities (₹5.07 lakh crore), committed expenditures (77% of total revenue receipts - TRR), and interest payments (20.9% of TRR), notes the document titled ‘Kerala’s Fiscal Health: A Status Report’

There is a serious mismatch between population strength and political representation in Andhra Pradesh, says Purnachandra Rao

Groundbreaking ceremony for Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test facility proposed at Tarluvada is scheduled for June 8; the facility envisages investment of ₹2,387.81 crore and is expected to generate 1,000 jobs;

The ambassador also met Brigadier Abdulrahim Al-Awadhi, General Manager of the General Department of Criminal Evidence, and conveyed appreciation for the "prompt and sensitive support" extended by the Kuwaiti authorities

Panel to recommend “well-organised and permanent operational system for the legal, fair and time bound identification, detention, and deportation of illegal immigrants residing in the country”

Students and faculty will gain access to Gemini Enterprise for Education, providing hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI and Agentic AI technologies

A lot of restrictions are already in place. The new measures will prevent people from approaching the government machinery, says P. Shanmugam, State Secretary of the CPI(M), in a post on social media

Earlier in the day, the Trinamool had dissolved all its party committees, including district and block units; party leaders say ‘Mamata is the original Trinamool Congress’

Kochi City police registered 33 NDPS cases during raids across 90 locations as part of the Statewide anti-narcotics drive. Seven COTPA cases booked

The main accused and six others are on the run, while the three arrested have been remanded in judicial custody

The Vice-Chancellor’s office is learnt to have issued orders to enforce UGC guidelines in their appointment. Clearance of UGC-NET or PhD is mandatory to become faculty members

The Kozhikode Corporation backs the initiative, citing its potential to divert food from landfills and reduce methane emissions

Residents allege quarrying and transportation of mined rock continue unabated despite repeated representations to local administrators and various government departments

Move being seen as attempts to assuage DMK leadership, which is reportedly upset over the Congress’ tie-up with actor-turned politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Says not preserving the data citing space constraints defeats the purpose of installing CCTV in police stations