The resolution passed by the Mathur village panchayat in Palakkad district on Tuesday also urges residents to 'demand' and not 'humbly request' Members and officials of a Kerala panchayat will have to ...

A village panchayat in Kerals has scripted history by becoming the first to ban colonial honorifics like 'sir' and 'madam' in its office premises. The aim of the endeavour is to bridge the barrier ...

Dear Sir: No. “Dear Sir” no longer cuts the mustard as a salutation for a business letter, especially a business letter to the large bureaucracy with which I am trying to communicate. Business, of ...

The Mathur gram panchayat in Kerala’s Palakkad district has become the first local body in the country to ban the use of salutations like ‘Sir’ and ‘Madam’. A special meeting of the panchayat council ...

A Kerala panchayat in Kerala’s Palakkad district will no longer use salutations like ‘sir’ or ‘madam’, words it sees as remnants of the colonial rule in India. The Mathur gram panchayat located in ...

Students and teachers at the 72-year-old Senior Basic School in Olassery, Palakkad district, have more or less adjusted to the gender-neutral expression since December 1 The principal of the ...

CHENNAI: Often, human error is considered a reason for aviation accidents, but they are merely symptoms of a larger problem, said IndiGo Airlines fleet captain Nikhil ...

The Palakkad municipality on Tuesday rejected a resolution moved by the Congress to scrap the salutations ‘sir’ and ‘madam’ from official use. Congress councillor Mansoor Manalanchery moved the ...

Don't get amused if officials of a local village panchayat in Palakkad, Kerala, are seen politely persuading visitors to call them by their name or designation instead of usual salutations like 'sir' ...

PALAKKAD: Don't get amused if officials of a local village panchayat here are seen politely persuading visitors to call them by their name or designation instead of usual salutations like 'sir' or ...