The Legislature Secretary will accept nominations till noon on Tuesday and voting will be held on Wednesday. Congress member Palode Ravi is likely to be UDF candidate for the post.
Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Bill seeking to regulate food prices in hotels and restaurants in the State.
Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to form a Commission for Non-resident Indians with quasi judicial powers.
The draft has provisions to make Malayalam the official language of the State and propagation of the language. It will replace the Official Language Act of 1969 which specifies English and Malayalam as the official languages of the State.
Opposition Leader V. S. Achuthanandan demanded here on Wednesday that Kerala Technological University should withdraw its decision to entrust conduct of examinations to a private agency.
News in brief
Noisy scenes
Noisy scenes in the Assembly over alleged leak of Budget proposals in the social media.
Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the sanctity of the Budget is lost and Opposition members staged protest in the House.
The Congress-led Opposition later boycotted the remaining part of the presentation.
Tax on solar devices
Solar installations will attract only one per cent tax. This will have retrospective effect from April 2013 when the tax for solar devices were reduced. However, installation did not get the benefit as 14.5 per cent tax on works contract applied.
Natural Rubber
Exemption announced for natural rubber and its variants by previous government for the period from 20th December 2014 to 31st March 2015 will be given effect by incorporating provisions for that in the Finance Act.
