11 new cases & four recoveries today, total 87 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16: Health Minister, Smt K K Shailaja has informed that 11 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Kerala today. Four persons in Thrissur district, three from Kozhikode district, and two each from Palakkad and Malappuram districts are those who have been confirmed with the infection. Seven of them have returned from abroad and two each have come back from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.

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Kerala reiterates demand to Centre in increasing the borrowing limit

Thiruvananthapuram, May 15: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today repeated the demand of the State Government to increase its borrowing limit from the current 3% to 5%. “Because of the lockdown, there has been a drastic fall in the revenue collection and to overcome the financial constraints, we need a hike in the borrowing limit. The Central Government has recently increased its borrowing limit to 5.5% but the State’s limit is still at 3%. Despite repeated requests, the Centre has not bothered to increase the borrowing limit. It is…

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