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Funds allocated for houses under LIFE project for extremely poor families

1,03,099 individuals from 64,006 families were identified as part of a ground-level survey conducted in the initial stages of the State government’s wide-ranging poverty eradication programme.

The Hindu

Knowledge Economy Mission to provide skill training and employment to LIFE housing beneficiaries

LIFE Housing Mission in Thiruvananthapuram launches initiative to provide skill training and generate employment for beneficiaries.

The Hindu

If aliens had our life-hunting equipment, could they find us?

Scientists asked the question: If Earth was an exoplanet, what would reveal it hosts life? The answer was used to verify the usefulness of a planned space mission dubbed "LIFE."

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Housing for the elderly a priority: K.N. Balagopal

Finance Minister inaugurates Swapnakoodu, a housing project for extremely poor families, in Kollam.

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Oddest ever F1 team names from Antique Automobiles to Life

F1 team names have been a big talking point in the off-season as two constructors underwent a rebrand for the 2024 campaign.

Motorsport

Oddest ever team names in F1 from Antique Automobiles to Life

F1 team names have been a big talking point in the off-season as two constructors underwent a rebrand for the 2024 campaign.

Autosport

Kerala Budget 2024-25 | ₹1,132 cr. for LIFE scheme, ₹57.62 crore for housing sector

Kozhikode earmarks ₹1,132 crore for the LIFE housing scheme as the Centre refuses to pay its share.

The Hindu

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The 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ Cast Compared to Their Real-Life Counterparts

Meet the glamorous socialites of 1970s NYC.

Marie Claire

Rise in vinyl sales at concerts gives indie artists a vital lifeline

Musicians are finding that selling their records at gigs is no longer an afterthought, but is providing a crucial revenue stream

The Guardian - UK

Encyclopedia Britannica once published a catalogue of humanity’s ‘102 Great Ideas’ – and it created more questions than answers

In its January 26 1948 issue, Life magazine published a feature showcasing the “102 Great Ideas” of western civilisation. The project was the brainchild of Mortimer Adler, a professor of philosophy and law at the University of Chicago and his boss, Robert Maynard Hutchins, then the university’s chancellor and the…

The Conversation

In defence of One Life, the story of Nicholas Winton

Letters: Nicola Gissing, the daughter of one of ‘Nicky’s children’, says the film has got it just right; plus a letter from Prof Pete Wall

The Guardian - UK

Peter Magubane: courageous photographer who chronicled South Africa's struggle for freedom

Peter Sexford Magubane, a courageous South African photographer whose images testify to both the iniquity of apartheid and the determination and devotion of those who brought about its demise, passed away at 91 years of age in early January 2024.

The Conversation

Young lover in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photograph dies aged 93

Françoise Bornet’s embrace with then boyfriend in 1950 became one of the most famous images of the city

The Guardian - UK

Recalling the NFL’s Decision to Play After JFK’s Assassination: ‘What the Hell Are We Doing, Playing?’

Former commissioner Pete Rozelle faced a conundrum 60 years ago on whether to play games two days after the 35th president was shot in Dallas. His decision stuck with him for decades and impacted how another commissioner dealt with a national tragedy years later.

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West Garfield Park restaurant reopens after fatal crash Labor Day weekend: ‘God keeps like a forcefield around here’

LiFE Restaurant on West Madison Street shut down when the victim of a deadly shooting plowed into its facade — the second time in six years that a driver smashed into the restaurant after a shooting.

The Hindu

Farmer who was forced to abandon land and house due to wildlife menace dies

Cancer survivor Subramanian's tragic death highlights plight of farmers in Kannur. Forced to abandon home due to wild animal raids, he grappled with securing housing assistance. He was denied BPL card and pension. Community expresses indignation, highlighting systemic issues that led to his death.

The Hindu

Centre attempting to weaken LIFE housing project, local body schemes, says Kerala Minister M.B. Rajesh

Kerala Minister M.B. Rajesh lashes out at Union govt. for interfering with local body schemes. Accuses them of undermining Kerala's decentralised planning. LIFE housing project does not carry State/Union logo. Union govt. withholding funds for not displaying logo. Imposing conditions on utilisation of grants given to local bodies. Restrictions on…

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Since we opened, I’ve approached (the dealers) as human beings. I’ve given them nourishing food.’

Since 2017, West Garfield Park native Joe Black and his wife, Tonya, have owned LiFE Restaurant on West Madison Street.

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I-T dept revokes tax exemption status of 4 NGOs, letters to two mention protests against Adani

The Income Tax department has revoked the tax exemption status of four non-government organisations – Oxfam India, CARE India, Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment, and Environics Trust, Newslaundry learned from sources and top officials linked to these organisations. The tax exemption was reportedly revoked about two weeks ago.

The Conversation

Do 'sputnik moments' spur educational reform? A rhetoric scholar weighs in

Ever since the USSR surprised the United States with the Oct. 4, 1957, launch of the world’s first artificial satellite – Sputnik 1 – U.S. politicians and other public figures have used the term “sputnik moment” to describe times of crisis, where some sort of action is urgently needed in…

Zenger

Israeli Group Belong.Life Launches Tara, A Conversational AI Platform For Cancer Clinical Trial Matching

Belong.Life's AI Chatbot Tara Simplifies Cancer Clinical Trial Matching and Recruitment

The Conversation

30 years of the web down under: how Australians made the early internet their own

The internet is growing old. While the roots of the internet date back to the 1960s, the popular internet – the one that 99% of Australians now use – is a child of the 1990s.

The Hindu

3.49 lakh houses completed under LIFE housing project: Minister

The State government has till date completed the construction of 3.49 lakh houses under the LIFE housing project, while 1.16 lakh houses are under various phases of construction, Minister for Local Self Governments M.B.Rajesh told the Assembly on Wednesday.

The Hindu

PMAY (Urban)-LIFE beneficiaries can now build houses even outside local body limit

PMAY (Urban)-LIFE housing project beneficiaries can now avail benefits even if constructing house outside local body limit. Separate project with ₹4 lakh (₹6 lakh for STs) for gen/SC/STs approved by district planning committee. Urban local body to provide ₹3 lakh, State ₹1 lakh. HUDCO loan of ₹2 lakh per beneficiary…

The Hindu

All campuses in Kollam to be made green: Collector

Kollam Dist. Collector Afasana Parveen announced plans to convert all campuses in district into green campuses via Haritha Keralam Mission. 18,236 houses built for LIFE Mission beneficiaries, 3,926 landless beneficiaries given land, 42 landless families rehabilitated in Punalur flat complex. 10 schools, 16 school buildings constructed using KIIFB funds. 40…

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