Chandy demands all-party meet to sort out Munnar encroachments
Kerala Opposition Leader Oommen Chandy on Tuesday demanded convening of an all-party conference to sort out the problems related to land encroachment in Munnar caused by the Government&rsquo...
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Cases against all encroachers in Munnar: Kodiyeri
The State Government is committed to evicting all encroachers from the Munnar Hill Station, as police cases would be registered against all encroachers, including the Tata Group, Home Minister Kod...
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Police traces youth missing for 12 years
The State cyber police has traced a 31-year-old youth, missing for the past 12 years, by tracking his activities on the internet, chiefly his e-mail and social networking accounts.The polic...
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Agriculture growth projected at 4 p.c.
The projected growth of the agriculture sector for the financial year 2010-11 has been put at four per cent, K. V. Thomas, Union Minister of State for Agriculture has said. Addressing the Ex...
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Govt. enacting drama over encroachments: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded here on Tuesday that the government should be taking legal steps to resume encroached government lands instead of merely putting up boards declaring gover...
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Eco awareness seminar concludes
Waste, if properly managed, is wealth, says Fr Abraham Mulamoottil, principal of Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Thiruvalla (MACFAST).Fr Mulamoottil was addressing a seminar on...
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Promoting vegetarianism
“A car engine that is not tuned or not getting the type of fuel it needs simply will not run efficiently, nor ‘live’ for as long as it was intended to. Similarly, the human body...
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Tribals’ agitation for land continues in Wayanad
The tribals under the aegis of the Adivasi Kshema Samithi (AKS), a wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), are intensifying their struggle for land in Wayanad.As part of the agitatio...
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Bt brinjal decision will not make anybody happy: Ramesh
The decision on the introduction of Bt brinjal, to be announced in New Delhi on February 10, will not make anybody happy, said Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests. H...
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Huge liability during takeover causes financial crisis in Pariyaram college
Communist Marxist Party (CMP) leader and former chairman of the co-operative society running the Pariyaram Medical College M.V. Raghavan has said that the huge liability incurred by the coll...
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Speaker inaugurates international training programme in legislative drafting
Officials from 35 countries coming under the Colombo Plan are attending the four-day training being organised by the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training, New Delhi, and the Kerala Legislat...
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Hindu religious meet begins at Cherukolpuzha
Spreading the eternal light of spirituality for the benefit of the entire universe and humanity as a whole is the ultimate message and aim of Hindu dharma, said Swami Sivaratridesikendra, spiritua...
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Couples enter wedlock in mass marriage
Dewasom Minister Kadnnappally Ramachandran has said that the endeavour of the charitable trusts to conduct the commendable social service such as ‘Sumangaleeyam’ is highly commendable a...
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Cherukolpuzha all set for Hindu religious meet
Cherukolpuzha, a hamlet nestling in the Pampa river basin in the upstream reaches of Kozhencherry, is all spruced up for the week-long annual Hindu religious meet that begins on Sunday.The A...
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Panicker reiterates demand for reservation
Nair Service Society’s (NSS) demand for reservation is within the constitutional frame work and was not aimed against any community, NSS general secretary P.K.Narayana Panicker has said....
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Kadannappally to inaugurate Sumangaleeyam-4
State govt. protecting encroachers: KPCC
Strengthen organisation to defeat violence: Rahul
Kerala police oppose the use of Google maps
Palakkad to become totally electrified
DHRM chief held
Kanan Devan moves court against notices
Drop move to hike fuel prices: Achuthanandan
Sarabhai criticizes Bachchan’s endorsement of Gujarat
Dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai has said she was told that actor Amitabh Bachchan had his own personal interests in becoming the brand ambassador for the State of Gujarat.
Spea...
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Caesarean section on the rise in Kerala
Nearly one-third of child births in Kerala are done through Caesarean section, which is more than three times the national average, claims a study.
The study points out that one-third...
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NAFED, SUPPLYCO pact to sell essential commodity kits at low rates
K.V. Thomas, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Food and Public Distribution, has said that in order to control and bring down the price rise of essential commodities in Kerala, the Union Go...
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‘Special consideration for Kerala when forming coastal regulation rules’
Kerala would be given special consideration when the new coastal zone regulations are framed, said Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests. Talking to media persons, Mr. Rames...
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Athirapilly is another Silent Valley, says Jairam Ramesh
Talking to media persons here on Monday, Mr. Ramesh said that the State should look for alternative proposals for power generation indicating that clearance will not be issued for the hydel...
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Munnar will do well with a master plan
The Kerala government seems to be keen on granting fresh title deeds in and around Munnar though it is yet to implement the recommendations of its own committees against encroachments in the hill...
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Munnar: Sugathakumari to stage dharna on Monday
Environmentalists, nature-lovers, conservationists and social activists will stage a dharna before the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday protesting against the alleged breakdown of the S...
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Global meet on Azhikkal port development
Minister for Ports, Sports and Parliamentary Affairs M. Vijayakumar has said that the State government will host a global meet for ensuring successful launching of the proposed project for develop...
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Children’s Environment Science Congress concluded
A two-day Children’s Environment Science Congress organised by M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) concluded at MSSRF Auditorium Puthurvayal on Saturday.The event was conduc...
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Young activists excited after interacting with Rahul
Sharaful Nisa, Ernakulam district general secretary of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), was simply floored on Saturday when All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi shook hands w...
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Missing Raja Ravi Varma paintings: HC seeks State’s views
Job scheme to be expanded in Kerala, says Minister
Prabhat Patnaik: Kerala must re-engage with peasantry
Call to study impact of rise in sea level
Denied role in film, Thilakan to stage sit-in
Mullaperiyar dispute cannot be resolved by apex court: Kerala
Plea to include Silent Valley in heritage list
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