Official logo designs are invited for the promotional activities of the Local Government Day Celebration 2026, to be held in Anthoor Municipality, Kannur district. The logo should be printed in colour on A4-size paper and submitted in a sealed envelope.

Entries should be submitted either in person or by post to the Principal Directorate of Local Government, Thiruvananthapuram, before 4.00 pm on January 20. The envelope should be clearly marked “Local Government Day Celebration 2026 – Logo” on the outside.

Attractive prizes and cash awards will be presented to the best entry. Entries should be addressed to: The Principal Director, Swaraj Bhavan, Principal Directorate, Nandancode, Thiruvananthapuram – 695003.

The district-level Keralolsavam, organized by the State Youth Welfare Board in association with local self-government institutions, will be held from January 20 to 25 at various venues across the district. The festival will witness the participation of around 5,000 artistic talents representing municipalities, Kochi Corporation and panchayats in the district.

The Agriculture Department, with support from the World Bank, has invited applications from rubber farmers for financial assistance under the KERA scheme for replanting rubber. Farmers from Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Malappuram and Kannur districts are eligible for assistance of ₹75,000 per hectare.

Farmers having rubber cultivation ranging from 25 cents to 5 hectares can avail financial support for replanting up to a maximum of 2 hectares. In addition, a subsidy of up to ₹6 lakh will be provided to 30 nurseries in these districts for producing quality rubber seedlings.

Interested farmers and nurseries can apply online through the portal https://www.keraplantation.kerala.gov.in. Required documents include identity proof, photograph, bank passbook, possession certificate, land sketch, and bills for planting materials purchased from approved nurseries.

For further details, applicants may contact KERA regional offices at Kottayam, Thrissur or Kannur, or call 9037824036, 9037824049, or 9037824047.

As part of the Natural Resource Conservation Awareness Programme “Thalir 2025–26” organized by the Land Use Department, a drawing competition will be held for school students. The competition is scheduled for January 24, 2026, from 10 am, at Radio Park, Thiruvananthapuram Museum Compound.

School students from LP, UP and High School (HS) categories in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha districts are eligible to participate. Interested students must register online through www.kslub.kerala.gov.in on or before 5 pm on January 21.

For more details, contact: Land Use Department, Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram–33, Phone: 0471-2302231, E-mail: luc.kslub@kerala.gov.in.

The Kerala State Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, in association with Milma, invites applications for a self-employment scheme for unemployed persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Applicants must belong to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, possess entrepreneurial aptitude, and be between 18 and 60 years of age. Selected candidates will be given the opportunity to establish a Milma Shopee or Milma Parlour at suitable locations with good marketing potential for milk and milk products.

Loans required for the venture will be sanctioned in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Corporation, with a repayment period of five years. Permission to start the unit will be granted at locations jointly identified by the Corporation and Milma authorities.

Interested candidates may contact the Thiruvananthapuram District Office of the Corporation for application forms and further details. Phone: 0471-2723155, 9400068501