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Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala Tuesday said all pensions payable in the social sector would be given only through banks from the next financial year and the state government will also ensure that fair wages are paid in the unorganised sector.  

Thiruvananthapuram A shocking claim by Communist Party of India Marxist leader MM Mani that his party had physically eliminated political opponents in the past, is proving to be a boomerang for the party’s prospects in the upcoming assembly by-election ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala University has landed in a catch-22 situation after governor H R Bharadwaj, the chancellor of the university, stayed the university's decision to cancel the affiliation of a private college which had flouted ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Terming as ‘unilateral’ the findings of the Supreme Court appointed Empowered Committee on Mullaperiyar Dam, Kerala Water Resources Minister PJ Joseph on Tuesday said there was no change in the state's stand on ...  

Kerala Tuesday said all pensions payable in the social sector would be given only through banks from the next financial year and the state government will also ensure that fair wages are paid in the unorganised sector. The various social sector...  

SOUTH INDIA TOUR Day 01: Cochin - Munnar Arrival at Cochin Airport (meet and assistance on arrival) and transfer to Munnar, on arrival check into Hotel. Day at leisure. Overnight stay in Munnar. Day 02: Munnar After breakfast proceed for sightseeing of ...  

KOCHI: Kochi Metro Rail MD Tom Jose has said that Kerala has advanced social infrastructure but it lacks physical infrastructure. He was inaugurating a seminar on ‘Infrastructure- Key to business growth’ organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and ...  

Two days after a CPI-M leader in Kerala claimed his party had killed its foes, police Monday slapped three murder and conspiracy cases against him. The cases were registered at Thodupuzha, 220 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, against...  

IBNLive.comKerala CPI(M) leader faces murder chargeThe HinduThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala has suffered a major setback with the State police registering a case of murder against the party's Idukki district secretary MM Mony for his sensational disclosure that the CPI(M) eliminated its enemies ...Kerala CPM leader charged with murderGulf TimesKerala CPM leader booked for murderDaily PioneerKerala: CPM distances itself from MM...  

Dubai based KEF Holdings, a manufacturer of steel castings ... Faisal who is founder chairman of the company, was ranked 18th in the list of richest Indians based in the Gulf region by online news channel Arabianbusiness.com last year.  

Deccan HeraldKerala bird survey traces Salim Ali's trailDeccan HeraldIn the 1933 survey, Ali covered the Travancore and Cochin regions of Kerala, both princely states then. Ali showed interest in surveying this region as part of an initiative of the Bombay Natural History Society to study and record the avian diversity ...and more »  

KOCHI: Rail infrastructure development of Kerala would continue to be delayed, despite railway ministry creating the new post of chief administrative officer (CAO) for the state. According to confidential sources belonging to Kerala ...  

IBNLive.comNo rebels killed during my term: ex-Kerala CMIBNLive.comThiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan has hit back denying that political rivals were eliminated in the CPM during his term as the state secretary. This came after party leader MM Mani, who is considered close party state ...Yes, we kill party rebels: CPM leaderTimes of IndiaModi condemns CPI(M) 'politics of murders'The HinduModi slams CPI-M for...  

The police on Monday booked CPI(M) Idukki district secretary MM Mani for his reported statement last week that his party had planned and executed political opponents including three Congress workers. Idukki police superintendent George Verghese ...  

Culture, Music and Dance of Kerala: Culture of Kerala: Kerala also known as the 'God in God's Own Country' possess of physical and natural attributes that attract a lot of tourists every year from India as well as abroad. Kerala is a state that is known ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON), has bagged an order worth Rs six crore from the Kochi based Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a DRDO lab under the Union Ministry of Defence ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 25: Kerala has banned all food products containing tobacco and nicotine in the wake of increasing cases of oral cancer in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the government has banned ...  

The department should be customer-friendly and for that facility of e-payment and single window clearance of documents would be implemented, he said. He said essential items, including vegetables, would be distributed through 61 outlets of state ...  

Two days after a top CPI-M Kerala leader claimed his party had physically annihilated foes in Idukki district, police Monday registered three cases of murder and conspiracy against him. According to police, cases were registered in Thodupuzha ...  

IBNLive.comWe have 'killed' political enemies, Kerala CPM leader admitsTimes of IndiaMM Mani told an audience how some of the rivals of the party in Idukki district had been eliminated in the past. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a deep embarrassment to CPM in Kerala, a senior functionary said there had been instances of the party eliminating ...Modi, Congress, slam CPI(M) leader's boast of murdering opponentsDaily News & AnalysisExplain political...  

There was ''good-will'' for Kerala among global investors. They would come to the state with investments, if projects were tailored to suit them, he said. Setting up a Knowledge City, strengthening e-governance, promotion of Ayurveda, development of ...  

The first seaplane service would begin during the global connect ... water resource available and introduce modern and fast boats that provide residents cheap and safe transport. It has already procured the necessary clearance from Cochin ...  

Two days after a top CPI-M Kerala leader claimed his party had physically annihilated foes in Idukki district, police Monday registered three cases of murder and conspiracy against him. According to police, cases were registered in Thodupuzha,...  

Idukki (Kerala), May 28 (IANS) Two days after a top CPI-M Kerala leader claimed his party had physically annihilated foes in Idukki district, police Monday registered three cases of murder and conspiracy against him. According to police, cases were ...  

Kerala News: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, In this year’s Kerala medical entrance exams Shilpa M Paul of Ernakulam bagged first rank. Vishnu Prasad of Kozhikode and Azad of Kannur bagged second and third ranks respectively. Shilpa is the only girl among ...  

According to city police sources, he was found hanging from a piece of his own clothing inside a toilet at the BSF Guest House where he had been lodged by his Kerala police escorts. Joint Commissioner of Police B. Dayanand said that Ashok was in the ...  

KOCHI: Get your vegetables at a rate 30% lesser than the market rate at the vegetable fair being organized at the Jawaharlal Nehru international stadium grounds in Kaloor. The fair, being organized by the Vegetable and Fruits Promotion Council ...  

Kozhikode, Kerala, May 26 : Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala today claimed that a conspiracy was being hatched to implicate its leaders in the murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party leader T P Chandrasekharan. Addressing participants in a march ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: A shocking statement by the Idukki district secretary of the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM), M.M. Mani, that his party had in the past dealt physically with political opponents and eliminated them, has rocked Kerala. The ...  

IBNLive.comPolitical murder charge: Kerala CPM split wide openIBNLive.comThiruvananthapuram: The CPM in Kerala is scrambling to limit damage after its Idukki district chief's controversial remarks that the party kills off its political rivals. And in a first, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the CPM - a move ...CPM crisis worsens after leader's admission on party murdersDaily PioneerCPM disowns remark, but Kerala may reopen...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 24 (IANS) A statewide shutdown was called by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Thursday to protest the huge hike in petrol prices. Both the Left and the BJP protestors will be marching towards the district headquarters and in the capital to the state secretariat [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (PTI): Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Kerala''s Development Mentor, will be arriving here on Monday for a second round of discussions on the 10-point programme of development he had mooted for the state.  

KOCHI: Kerala may file an interlocutory application (IA) seeking the details of the tests, which formed the basis for the report of the Empowered Committee on Mullaperiyar dam. According to the report, the dam is seismologically, hydrologically ...  

KOCHI: Dubai-based KEF Holdings, a manufacturer of steel castings and valves, announced on Friday that it would invest Rs 1,100 crore in various projects in Kerala. This followed discussions KEF Holdings chairman E Faisal had with chief minister ...  

Your Blog Description here! ... The Kerala government imposed a complete ban on the sale and consumption of gutka and pan masala in the state on Friday, May 25, 2012. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the ...  

On earlier occasions when the Centre hiked the prices, the UDF Government had given up the additional income the state exchequer could have received on account of the increase. "The UDF government does not justify the Centre's decision to increase price.  

Kerala News: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oommen Chandy Kerala Chief Minister Wednesday rejected the CPI-M's charge of political interference in the probe into the murder of rebel CPI ... where by election is due on June 2. On the recent outburst of ...  

The Kerala government Friday imposed a complete ban on the sale and consumption of gutka and paan masala in the state. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters that the government order was passed May 22 and the news would be passed across the...  

It's a classic case of increasing demand and shrinking supply leading to ... Elephants that are rated high by experts (taking into account different parameters like height, length of the tusk and the trunk, shape of the ear, etc) fetch as ...  

IBNLive.comKerala losing its woman brain powerIBNLive.comKochi: Kerala may be facing a unique kind of brain drain - one of the educated, feminine ilk. As per the finding of the recently-concluded Kerala Migration Survey 2011 by the Centre for Development Studies, for every 100 women in the state, ...and more »  

India TodayKerala police may reopen Idukki murder casesKhaleej TimesThe Kerala police have initiated the process for reopening cases related to certain political murders in the hilly district of Idukki in the light of the controversial revelations made by district secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) MM ...Kerala CPM leader says party will continue to kill enemiesIndian ExpressWe've killed enemies, CPM not scared to own them up...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The latest study released by the state planning board shows that 88% of the soil is acidic in nature and it is deficient in many micro-nutrients essential for a good yield. The soil samples taken from 14 districts in Kerala ...  

The Kerala government Friday imposed a complete ban on the sale and consumption of gutka and paan masala in the state. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters that the government order was passed May 22 and the news would be passed across the...  

The two jailed Italian Marines in Kerala who were put up at the Trivandrum Central Prison since February have been shifted to a Borstal School in Kochi Friday, officials said. Italian Marines Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone were first...  

BANGAORE, INDIA: Business software solutions provider SAP on Wednesday said that Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has selected its ERP solution to enable its different departments to be connected over a unified network and to facilitate smoother ...  

Announcing the decision at a press conference here, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the ban on gutka and paan masala containing tobacco and nicotine was enforced under the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act, 2011.  

Kochi, May 19 (PTI): School of Management studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has suggested to Kochi Metro Rail ltd (KMRL) that the need of parking facility in Metro stations was more in the suburban areas and it ...  

KOZHIKODE: Putting the CPM clearly on the defensive, two leaders, including a district committee member, were arrested in connection with the TP Chandrasekharan murder case on Thursday. CPM Kozhikode district committee member and Onchiyam area committee ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Refuting the opposition LDF's charge that it was a season of 'zero' development since the UDF came to power, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said his government has launched several projects since it came to power one ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) With names of some Communist Party of India-Marxist activists surfacing in the murder of their former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, the Congress, which heads the ruling United Democratic Front in Kerala, Monday asked the CPI-M not to get unduly agitated over the probe. Speaking to the media here, state [...]  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state cabinet on Wednesday authorized a subcommittee to have a detailed look on the land acquisition issues, including the amendment of Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, that hamper the development ...  

The 300 year old dance form that was developed exclusively in Kerala is Kathakali. Kathakali is a combination of performing art forms like opera, ballet, masque and pantomime. Krishnanattom, Mohiniyattom, Thullal, Koodiyattom, Kolkkali, Thiruvathirakali ...  

KOCHI: With the global health care business growing at exponential rates, hospitals in India are feeling the pressure to prioritise their core competency in areas like managing their patients and providing excellent treatment. Most of the hospitals in ...  

After arresting several “small fishes” for the May 4 murder of Marxist rebel TP Chandrasekharan of Onchiyam in Kozhikode district, the police on Thursday arrested a secretary and a member of an area committee of the CPI(M) in what is seen as the start ...  

Mumbai/Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will Tuesday lead an “Emerging Kerala” road show in India’s financial capital Mumbai. Chandy along with Industries and IT Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty and Finance Minister K.M. Mani, among others, will launch the road show by holding an interactive session with India Inc. to unfold [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram: Around 100 short films and documentaries would vie for honours under different categories in the competition section of the fifth International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK-2012), to be held here from ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 (IANS) Kerala’s opposition leaders Thursday met Governor H.R. Bhardwaj demanding action against Calicut University Vice-Chancellor M. Abdul Salam for allegedly trying to transfer a piece of university land to three private trusts. Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan, after meeting Bhardwaj, told reporters that the governor sought a report from the government [...]  

Kozhikode, May 16 (IANS) A CPI-M leader in Kerala was arrested here Wednesday after he allegedly admitted that he had former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan murdered for “personal reasons”. According to police, K.C. Ramachandran, the sixth suspect to be arrested in the case, admitted that he had paid Rs.50,000 to the killer gang. The Communist [...]  

The Kerala government Friday imposed a complete ban on sale and consumption of gutka and paan masala in the state, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said.  

At a time when Kerala Tourism is making all-out efforts to further promote ... could be operated through the canals in Alappuzha to various resorts in the backwater tourism circuit. In Kottayam, the water taxies could cruise through the Meenachal river ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Britain is keen to forge ties with the city-based Asian School of Business (ASB) for conducting collaborative studies in areas like climate change, agriculture and energy, director of the premier B-school said on Thursday.  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday expressed happiness at the recent apex court-appointed expert committee’s report that studied the safety of the 119-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam and gave the green signal for Kerala’s long standing demand for a new dam. “The final decision on what needs to be done rests with [...]  

Marlabs, a leading provider of innovative Information Technology services, announced today that it will be sponsoring the Microsoft developers conference, DevCon 2012, organized by the Kerala Microsoft Users Group (K-MUG) on May 19th, 2012 at the Park Centre in Technopark, Trivandrum. Considered the largest Microsoft tech event in Kerala, the conference will focus on emerging Microsoft technologies such as Windows 8, Windows Phone, Responsive...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The rivalry between party veteran V S Achuthanandan and CPI-M Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be heading to a flashpoint, pushing the party to its worst crisis in recent times. Achuthanandan's letter ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxists (CPM) State Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday termed as a "creation of the media" a letter reportedly written by Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan to the party central leadership stating that he ...  

To launch fast-growing Kochi into the global metroscape, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) on Monday came out with ‘Vision 2030’, aimed mainly at bolstering the feeble infrastructure of the city. Experts who were lined up for a discussion ...  

Citing increasing incidence of diseases like oral cancer, the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala on Friday announced a ban on the manufacture and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco in the state with immediate effect. Announcing the decision ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Anti-smoking activists in Kerala are up in arms over the decision of the union information and broadcasting ministry, to keep in abeyance the rules issued by the health ministry on tobacco-free movies and television shows. As brought out from RTI applications filed by civil society groups, the I&B; ministry has [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) Policemen in Kerala can no longer use their designation when express their opinions on social networking sites, Home Minister T. Radhakrishnan said Tuesday. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Radhakrishnan with senior police officials. Speaking to reporters here after the meeting, the [...]  

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Kerala government is expecting huge overseas investments in about 60 sectors including infrastructure, technology, education and healthcare, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Friday. “We are expecting huge investment commitments” during the Sep 12-14 “Emerging Kerala 2012″ global investor connect meet in Kochi, Chandy said after meeting top diplomats, [...]  

Kochi, April 23 (IANS) Kerala government chief whip and veteran United Democratic Front (UDF) legislator P.C.George Monday alleged that four legislators from the CPI-M-led opposition are ready to cross over to the ruling front. “If Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala agree, four legislators are ready to come over to [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram, April 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said that a senior lawyer would be appointed to appear for the state in the Supreme Court when the case of shooting by Italian Marines comes up next. “We have asked the advocate general here to find out a suitable lawyer to appear for [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (IANS) The number of H1N1 cases in Kerala has touched a dozen, a health official said Tuesday, adding that the authorities were fully prepared to deal with the situation. Speaking to IANS, H1N1 nodal officer Amar S. Fettle said the maximum number of cases has been reported in Kozhikode, with districts [...]  

Thrissur (Kerala), May 1 (IANS) Thrissur Pooram, one of Kerala’s most famous festivals, began Tuesday morning as thousands of people gathered to witness the visual extravaganza. The festivities include participation of caparisoned elephants, a midnight fireworks display, parasol exchanges and drum concerts. The festival is a heady mixture of pomp and pageantry, and [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (PTI) In a boost to Kerala''s investment promotion campaign ''Emerging Kerala'', Britain has showed keen interest in some big projects in IT, healthcare, infrastructure and education sectors of the state, and promised to share ...  

The Kerala government decided to shift the two Italian marines, charged with the gunning down of two Indian fishermen, from central Prison here to Borstal School in Kochi in tune with the guidelines of the Geneva convention on treating soldiers accused in ...  

Former Kerala revenue minister K P Rajendran is the second accused in the case. Other accused include beneficiary in the land allotment case T K Soman and four IAS officials. Various other charges of taking part in a criminal conspiracy and destroying ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: In view of increasing prices of vegetables in the state, Kerala government has decided to make them available to consumers at a price 30 per cent lower than the market rates. The decision was taken at a meeting convened by ...  

Kozhikode (Kerala), April 10 (IANS) CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Tuesday dismissed as baseless reports that former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan was “ousted” from the politburo. Karat said told the party-backed Kairali TV channel: “Achuthanandan has been included in the central committee because he was given consideration as a special case. “Generally people [...]  

A programme to introduce virtual classrooms in industrial training institutes (ITIs) in Kerala was inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. KOZHIKODE: In what could provide a fillip to quality of education, a programme to introduce virtual ...  

Kochi, April 23 (IANS) A week after a deputy superintendent of police was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for conspiring to brutally beat up a journalist, the Kerala Police countered Monday by registering a case against the CBI for beating up the police officer. The case has been registered by the [...]  

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) To bag big ticket investments to propel its economy, the government of Kerala has promised single-window clearance, lucrative returns and durable partnerships to Indian industries and global corporations. Announcing this at a meeting with captains of industry Friday evening, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said: “There are opportunities galore for [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram, April 25 (IANS) R. Selvaraj, a two-time Kerala CPI-M legislator who quit the party last month, will contest the June 2 by-election to the Neyattinkara assembly constituency as a Congress candidate. Announcing this at a public meeting in Neyattinkara Wednesday evening, state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala handed over the party membership to [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy hopes that the long-pending dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar Dam could be resolved through legal processes, as the neighbouring state has not come forward for talks.  

Kozhikode, April 22 (IANS) A ceasefire of sorts has been declared between the two bickering constituents of the ruling United Democratic front (UDF) in Kerala - the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the state Congress unit - after a meeting between their top leaders here Sunday. IUML chief Panakkad Hyder Ali Sihab Thangal [...]  

Thiruvananthapuram: The feud between the Communist Party of India Marxist's (CPM) two tallest leaders in Kerala - V S Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan - appears to be headed for an exciting finish, with the former now taking on not just his ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said his government would take serious action against officials for issuing a wrong government order, allowing sale of tobacco products near schools in the state. "We in June last year issued ...  

The Centre for Development Studies here has started the ground work for the seventh round of the comprehensive study on international and internal emigration from the state, says the study head. S. Irudayarajan, chief of the migration unit of the...  

A 25 year-old software engineer was found dead in his car at Mahadevapura area with his head covered in a plastic bag and his body tied with cellophone tape, police said. The man, identified as Siraj S. hailing from Kozhikode in Kerala, was working for ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major boost for the 'Emerging Kerala' Global Connect campaign, Britain today showed keen interest in infrastructure projects and promised to provide their details to companies back home. British Deputy High Commissioner ...  

KOZHIKODE: The killing of RMP leader T P Chandrasekharan on May 4 was a well-planned political murder, according to indications from police sources. The Special Investigation Team has been getting crucial evidence about the nexus between gangsters and the ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Noted innovator, tech evangelist and policymaker Sam Pitroda has drawn up some 10 major projects for Kerala's resurgence that promise to change the face of the state, says Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. "We are confident that ...  

KOCHI: Kerala's coconut economy is set to go places. The state's technical and labour skill sets in coconut farming and industry are finding takers in faraway Trinidad and Tobago. The diversification attempts of the Trinidad and Tobago economy ...  

City-based engineering, construction and project management company Shiram EPC Ltd Monday announced it has bagged a Rs.165 crore order from the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) for laying water pipes in Kozhikode and adjoining areas. In a statement...  

NEW DELHI: The crisis in the Kerala CPM deepened on Sunday after leader of the Opposition, VS Achuthanandan, sought leadership change in the state unit. That the veteran Marxist was determined to force a confrontation was evident when he ...  

KFA general secretary Anil Kumar P told Express. “The Netherlands Football Association has shown serious interest in setting up a grassroots academy in Kerala. They will provide us with expert coaches as part of their international coaching programme.  

New Delhi: Factional fight in the CPI(M)'s Kerala unit flared up yet again on Sunday with the Leader of the Opposition VS Achuthanandan threatening to quit. In a letter addressed to party supremo Prakash Karat, Achuthanandan asked for a ...  

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to attract investments to Kerala, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday extended invitations to India Inc to forge deeper engagements with God's Own Country. "In a changing global scenario where trade and investment barriers ...  

Mumbai, May 14 : In a bid to attract investments to Kerala, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday extended invitations to India Inc to forge deeper engagements with God's Own Country. "In a changing global scenario where trade and investment barriers are ...  

KOCHI: The central government is responsible for the Haj policy that is being challenged by a woman applicant as gender-based discrimination, state government has submitted to the Kerala high court. Additional advocate general K A Jaleel ...  

Britain is keen to forge ties with the city-based Asian School of Business (ASB) for conducting collaborative studies in areas like climate change, agriculture and energy, director of the premier B-school said Thursday. The proposal for tie-ups...  

KOCHI: The Container Freight Station(CFS) set up by the Gateway Distripark (Kerala) Limited (GDKL) at Vallarpadam near the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) became operational on Tuesday. This is the first CFS to become operational at Vallarpadam.  

Kerala, which is reeling under severe power shortage has finally started exploring the possibilities of non conventional energy sources to meet the burgeoning power demands in the days to come. The first step in this direction was made in the form of the Solar City project, which will make Kochi the first solar city in [...]  

Malayalam Movie News: Thiruvananthapuram, P Jayachandran well known singer is playing an interesting role in director V K Prakash's Trivandrum Lodge. The shooting of the film is going on at Kochi right now. Jayachandran has earlier acted in films like ...  

A day after the petrol price hike, the Kerala government at a special cabinet meeting Thursday decided to forgo the sales tax on petrol, reducing its price by Rs.1.63 per litre. "This will cost the exchequer Rs.218 crore," Chief Minister...  

TRIVANDRUM - A job portal, exclusively for career aspirants from Kerala, will be launched soon by a recruiting agency under the labour ministry. As unemployement has emerged as a major social issue, the state labour ministry has drawn up plans to create an ...  

KOCHI: A monster of an idea to provide naukri to skilled graduates of the state is on the anvil. Kerala's labour ministry is launching an online job portal to facilitate recruiters to reach out to the state's job seekers. The portal, modelled ...  

News24onlineMullaperiyar: Chandy banks on Supreme CourtThe HinduKerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy hopes that the long-pending dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar Dam could be resolved through legal processes, as the neighbouring state has not come forward for talks.Kerala poised to make leap in development: Chief Minister Oommen ChandyEconomic TimesNeyattinkara by-poll crucial for Kerala parties (Kerala Newsletter...  

The aim of the UMTA, suggested under national urban transport policy, is to integrate bus, train and boat services in the city. Senior officials with the corporation said unless the government enacted legislation for the formation of UMTA ...  

I hear more and more tour operators are opting to promote other destinations in India because of the problems here ... This will only multiply the commuters’ woes with the onset of monsoon. Hope the corporation will do something useful in this regard.  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The three-day residential film appreciation camp for students held at the Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan here saw participation of movie aficionados from all over the state. The appreciation camp, jointly organized by the ...  

Continuing his battle against his bete noire Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) veteran VS Achuthanandan has asked the party's central leadership to immediately intervene in the state party affairs and recast the leadership. In a letter to CPI(M) general ...  

Mumbai/Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will Tuesday lead an "Emerging Kerala" road show in India's financial capital Mumbai. Chandy along with Industries and IT Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty and Finance...  

Thiruvananthapuram: It seems that former Kerala chief minister and one of the founding members of the CPM VS Achuthanandan is likely to split the party. Achuthanandan on Saturday openly said that he did not believe that Party Secretary Pinarayi ...  

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, an Indian student from outside the country topped the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination. Dubai Model High School's Rohan Sampat with 99.50 per cent marks in his Class XII exams emerged ...  

Thiruvananthpuram: In a boost to Kerala's investment promotion campaign 'Emerging Kerala', Britain has shown interest in some big projects in IT, healthcare, infrastructure and education sectors of the state, and has promised to share the ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kalyani Vishnu, a Class 12 student from here, was Saturday declared the top scorer in the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination, which she passed with 99 percent marks. "I owe this to my wonderful teachers at the Christnagar ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) For the rival political groupings in Kerala, the Neyattinkara by-election to the state assembly in June is proving a testing time. The poll is crucial for both as the campaign enters a crucial phase. The electoral battle ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 21: The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will launch a campaign to protect the fish wealth of the state Tuesday on the occasion of 'International Day for Biological Diversity' (IDB). - Indiatalkies.com  

The rivalry between party veteran V S Achuthanandan and Communist Party of India-Marxist Kerala [ Images] state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be heading to a flashpoint, pushing the party to its worst crisis in recent times ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Feud in Kerala CPI(M) today intensified further with veteran party leader V S Achuthanandan lashing out at party state Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan for dubbing Marxist rebels, like recently murdered T P Chandrasekharan, as “betrayers ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 — The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI M), which raises a lot of hue and cry over the killings of its cadres in West Bengal, is facing a piquant situation in Kerala over the brutal murder of a firebrand former ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kalyani Vishnu, a class 12 student from here, was on Saturday declared the top scorer in the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination, which she passed with 99 percent marks. "I owe this to my wonderful teachers at the Christnagar ...  

The marines, who were arrested on February 19, are lodged in the Central Prison at Thiruvananthapuram under judicial remand. Police had yesterday filed the charge sheet in a court here charging them with murder under the Indian Penal Code and also invoking ...  

God's Own Country, known for its backwaters, houseboats and serene beaches ... To attract more foreign tourists, Kerala Tourism Department has planned road shows in several countries, including Russia, Australia and the Gulf region, he said.  

Kerala registered over one crore visitors during 2011, said A. P. Anil Kumar, Tourism Minister, Government of Kerala. Revenue earnings recorded by the sector during the period stood at Rs 19,037 crore, the minister said in an update of the government’s ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former Kerala chief minister V S Achuthanandan hit out at the CPM's state leadership on Saturday saying party secretary Pinarayi Vijayan's comments "need not necessarily be the opinion of the party". The intra-party feud in ...  

KOCHI: The state government will take necessary steps to get an equivalent share of land from the Cochin Port Trust as compensation for the 20-acre land that will be surrendered for the Petronet LNG-KSEB plant at Puthuvypeen, said minister for ...  

Even the ruling Congress Wednesday came out against the petrol price hike. "We will request the centre to see that something is done because the hike is going to hit the common man," said state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala. The...  

KOCHI: Padmashree Bharati Shivaji will stage an innovatively choreographed Mohiniyattam piece as part of the Parampara Dance Festival to be held at JT Performance Arts Centre today. "The piece is my humble tribute to the poets of Kerala, the ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, 12 May: Feud in Kerala CPI-M today intensified further with veteran party leader V S Achuthanandan lashing out at party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan for dubbing Marxist rebels, like recently murdered T P Chandrasekharan, as ...  

Mumbai: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy yesterday said his government has a clear development agenda that is tailor-made to attract investments, and extended his invitation to business leaders to forge durable partnerships with the state. "We aim to ...  

Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his government has a clear development agenda that is tailor-made to attract investments, and extended his invitation to business leaders to forge durable partnerships with the state.  

Kerala News: KANNUR: Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Home Minister of Kerala today said that the government had full confidence in the investigating team probing the murder of T P Chandrasekharan, RMP leader, on May 4 at Vadakara. He also said the ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Microsoft developers’ conference, DevCon 2012, organised by the Kerala Microsoft Users’ Group (K-MUG), will be held on Saturday at the Park Centre in Technopark. Considered the largest Microsoft tech event in Kerala, the conference ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: The jitters within the opposition Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM) in Kerala appeared to increase yesterday as police took more suspects into custody, and the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front leaders targeted criticism ...  

In a major boost for the ‘Emerging Kerala' Global Connect campaign, Britain Tuesday showed keen interest in infrastructure projects and promised to provide their details to companies back home. British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai Mike...  

Seeking to woo business leaders, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his state has the right ingredients to invest and nurture business, and underlined factors such as skilled manpower, low employee attrition rate and a large consumer...  

KOCHI: CPM is facing a crisis in Kerala, following the arrest of its party workers in the TP Chandrashekharan murder case. Though CPM leaders denied the party's involvement in the murder, the arrests have rendered their claim meaningless.  

Thiruvananthapuram: Eminent technocrat Sam Pitroda, appointed as 'state mentor for development' by the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala, would present ... City and schemes for the growth of ayurveda are some of the projects to be presented ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 : Noted tech evangelist Sam Pitroda, who has taken up the role of mentor of Kerala's development planning efforts ... city and making the state a world capital of Ayurveda, among other things. He said initial round of discussions ...  

Kozhikode: Three Communist Party of India-Marxist members were arrested on Thursday for their involvement in the murder of former party leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, Kerala Police said. With this, the number of arrests in the case has reached 13 ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The City Corporation, shedding all decorum, has lashed out at the State Government for remaining indifferent to the plight of the city, now almost drowned in garbage. Not only did the Corporation officials boycott a meeting ...  

Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his government has a clear development agenda that is tailor-made to attract investments ... fact that the state did not lose a single man-day on account of labour strike in the ...  

KOCHI: Preparing for semester exams this year is going to be tough for the students at Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) as the university hostel’s maintenance work is underway during the exam season. While, the hostels are closed due ...  

Thiruvananthpuram: The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will launch a campaign to protect the fish wealth of the state on Tuesday on the occasion of 'International Day for Biological Diversity' (IDB). "There are two dozen endangered fish ...  

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said his government would take serious action against officials for issuing a wrong government order, allowing sale of tobacco products near schools in the state. "We in June last year issued a government...  

The Air India pilots' strike, which ran into its third day Thursday, partially hit operations at Kozhikode but flights at two other Kerala airports remained unaffected. An Air India official told IANS that Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports will...  

KOCHI: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that the salmonella outbreak which affected 141 people in the US from January 28 to April 20 this year was caused by tuna products from Kochi-based Moon Fishery (India ...  

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Monsoon will hit the Kerala coast on time on June 1, setting the stage for the four-month annual rainfall season crucial for India, an agriculture-based economy. ‘The date of onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala ...  

With names of some Communist Party of India-Marxist activists surfacing in the murder of their former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, the Congress, which heads the ruling United Democratic Front in Kerala, Monday asked the CPI-M not to get...  

Mumbai: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Tuesday that his state has the right ingredients to invest and nurture business, and underlined factors such as skilled manpower, low employee attrition rate and a large consumer market in ...  

The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will launch a campaign to protect the fish wealth of the state Tuesday on the occasion of 'International Day for Biological Diversity' (IDB). "There are two dozen endangered fish species in the sea off...  

KOCHI: Vegetable price values are running neck-and-neck with inflation. Over the past month, prices of essential vegetables have soared by over 25% in the Kerala market. Since a huge component of the vegetables traded in Kerala come from outside ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) Since the previous Left government named major parks and popular meeting places in the state after Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders, people in Kerala are curious about the names the Oommen Chandy regime plans to ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today found fault with his predecessor's decision to take over one of India's oldest golf club here saying it was impractical. Since its take over last year, the government had to spend a sum ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Kerala Police Wednesday said they had identified the killers of former Communist leader T.P. Chandrasekharan and the state Congress asked the government to expose the conspirators behind the murder. "The deceased had no ...  

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, along with Industries and IT Minister P K Kunhalikutty and Finance Minister K M Mani, will launch the road show by holding an interactive session with the India Inc on May 15 and unfolding before them a raft of potentials and ...  

Achuthanandan versus Vijayan - and CPI-M? (Kerala Newsletter)New York Daily NewsThiruvananthapuram, May 13 — The feud between the Communist Party of India Marxist's (CPI-M) two tallest leaders in Kerala - VS Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan - appears to be headed for an exciting finish, with the former now taking on not just ...and more »  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 : Kerala will introduce virtual classrooms in 34 industrial training tnstitutes (ITIs) in the state to improve quality of education in these institutions, a minister said Monday. "Students from weaker sections of the society ...  

Kerala registered a record tourist arrival of one crore with the tourism industry generating a revenue of Rs 19,037 crore (Rs 190.37 billion) during the last one year. Foreign tourist arrivals was 7,32,985 while 93,81,455 domestic travellers ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Industrial Department has decided to introduce virtual classrooms in 34 industrial training institutes in the state. It envisages imparting changing technology in industrial sector to industrial trainees with the ...  

V.S. Achuthanandan has virtually dared the party to take action against him Crisis management skills of the CPI(M) national leadership will be put to a severe test in the days to come, as veteran leader and former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has ...  

Kerala News: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, The report of the intelligence wing of Kerala police says that 211 police officers ranging from Sub Inspector to Superintendent of Police have connections with quotation-mafias. Here are the numbers: SP-3; DySP-48; CI-58 ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Girls excelled in the Kerala Higher Secondary Examinations for which the results were announced today. The total pass percentage stood at 82.25. Of the 2,93,112 students who appeared for the examination in 1,897 centres, 2 ...  

Noted innovator, tech evangelist and policymaker Sam Pitroda has drawn up some 10 major projects for Kerala's resurgence that promise to change the face of the state, says Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. "We are confident that given Pitroda's...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 9(ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said he would continue with the legal battle in the apex court for the construction of new dam replacing the 119- year old Mullaperiyar dam. - Indiatalkies.com  

The arrested were identified as T.P. Nithin alias Black, Appu and Gadkari, 20, of Kodungalloor in Thrissur, M.V. Sanish alias Devasya, 23, of Thalipparamba in Kannur, Lijin Chacko,23, of Kozhenchery in Pathanamthitta, Saibu George Thomas, 20, also of ...  

Anxiety has gripped the Kerala CPI(M)’s top leadership in ... octogenarian central committee member VS Achuthanandan who the other day unleashed a scathing attack against the official leadership likening State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan to former CPI ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala will introduce virtual classrooms in 34 industrial training institutes (ITIs) in the state to improve quality of education in these institutions, a minister said on Monday. "Students from weaker sections of the society ...  

Polluting material like plastic flowers, leather footwear and fancy fabric can also not be buried with or on corpses anymore, church sources said. The management of St Mary's Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam district, which has banned coffins and ...  

Divisionist feud in the Kerala CPI(M) intensified further on Saturday with octogenarian central committee member VS Achuthanandan blasting the autocratic attitude adopted by State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan towards the rebels including murdered leader TP ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 25: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today directed E Sreedharan to submit a detailed project report of Kozhikode Monorail before June 15. At a review meeting of the project, Mr Chandy said the details of the lands to be acquired ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) The Kerala State Election Commission (SEC) Monday decided to request the state government to amend the laws and make photo-ID cards mandatory for the electorate in the local bodies polls. Speaking to IANS, an ...  

Thiruvananthapuram,May 15 (PTI) CPI-M Kerala unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan's statement "predicting" a change of government in Kerala after the Neyyattinkara assembly by-poll was a desperate attempt to keep its flock together at a time when the ...  

KOTTAYAM: Kerala Congress (B) president Appachan Vettithanam today demanded resignation of Forest minister Ganesh Kumar from the ministry "as he is not obeying the party." Speaking to mediapersons here, Appachan said "if Kumar is not obedient to the party ...  

KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Director CP Padmakumar, 60, who became popular through films 'Sammohanam' and 'Aparna', passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Saturday. He had been battling cancer for a long time. The body was moved to his home town of ...  

A court here Saturday rejected the bail application of two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen, expressing doubts whether their presence could be ensured if they were granted bail. Denying the bail, Kollam District Sessions...  

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 24 : The Kerala Government will consider giving more freedom for local bodies in fund utilisation, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said while inaugurating the Panchayath Day celebrations here today. 'Now the untied fund for panchayaths ...  

Thrissur, May 13: A one-and-a-half year old infant was killed and over 30 others injured, some of them seriously, in a stampede when three elephants went berserk at the famous Koodalmanikyam temple at Irrinjalakkuda today. The infant was identified as ...  

For the rival political groupings in Kerala, the Neyattinkara by-election to the state assembly in June is proving a testing time. The poll is crucial for both as the campaign enters a crucial phase. The electoral battle, scheduled for June 2,...  

TRIVANDRUM — A court in Kerala on Friday rejected the bail application moved by two Italian marines, detained by the Kerala police in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast on February 15. The Chief Judicial Magistrate’s ...  

Malayalam Movie News: Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala the 41-year-old, who plays the lead character in the movie, Edavapathi flew down to Kerala on Tuesday has come down to Munnar to shoot for her part in Lenin Rajendran's next project. She will be in ...  

KOCHI: What a miss! Had the financial health of the beautiful game in Kerala been better, a Brazilian Masters team featuring Ronaldo, Romario, Zinho, Cafu and Dunga, all veterans of the 1994 World Cup winning side, would have been playing an ...  

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P.Jayarajan Friday expressed surprise at his name being linked to the murder of former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, and alleged this was a attempt by the ruling Congress to tarnish the party's...  

Celebrated every year in the month of 'Medam' (mid-April to mid-May) as per the Malayalam calendar, the festival was introduced by King Sakthan Thampuran of the erstwhile Kochi state in the late 18th century. According to the custom, on Pooram ...  

KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Director C P Padmakumar, 60, who became popular through films Sammohanam and Aparna, passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Saturday. He had been battling cancer for a long time. The body was moved to his home ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 25 (PTI): Kerala will engage a senior lawyer to present the state's ... Stating this after a cabinet meeting today, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Advocate General K P Dandapani would be asked to take necessary steps ...  

Thiruvananthapuram: A tragedy was averted at the well-known Thrissur Pooram (festival), with the timely tethering of one of 30 elephants paraded in the festival, which ran amok on Wednesday. However, nearly 30 people, most of them women and children ...  

This small state in southern region of India is a perfect travel destination for adventure, culture and relaxation. With its laid-back beach scene, swaying elephant rides and gentle houseboat cruises along tropical backwaters, Kerala, an ancient and ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 : Anti-smoking activists in Kerala are up in arms over the decision of the union information and broadcasting ministry, to keep in abeyance the rules issued by the health ministry on tobacco-free movies and television shows.  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 9: Anti-smoking activists in Kerala are up in arms over the decision of the union information and broadcasting ministry, to keep in abeyance the rules issued by the health ministry on tobacco-free movies and television shows. - Indiatalkies.com  

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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday expressed happiness at the recent apex court-appointed expert committee's report that studied the safety of the 119-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam and gave the green signal for Kerala's long standing demand...  

Awareness campaign on marine biodiversity in Kerala May 22TwoCircles.netBy IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will organise an awareness campaign on marine life in the nine coastal districts of the state May 22, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB).and more »  

Kochi: Italian ship M.V. Enrica Lexie, anchored off the Kerala coast since two Marines aboard it shot dead two Indian fishermen Feb 15, will resume its journey Saturday with 24 people on board, the counsel of its owners said here. Speaking to IANS ...  

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) Policemen in Kerala can no longer use their designation when express their opinions on social networking sites, Home Minister T. Radhakrishnan said Tuesday. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by ...  

NDTVMonsoon to hit Kerala on time on June 1: MetThe HinduMonsoon will hit the Kerala coast on time on June 1, 2012 setting the stage for the four-month annual rainfall season crucial for India's agriculture-based economy. “The date of onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala is likely to be on June 1 with a ...Monsoon to hit Kerala on time on June 1Economic TimesMonsoon to hit Kerala coast on June 01: Met deptZee NewsMonsoon to hit southern...  

Since times immemorial, India has been a popular tourist destination ... people from different countries visit Kerala to have a gala time with friends and family at beaches, mountain ranges, backwaters and of course luxury resorts. Over the past couple ...  

Kochi, April 21 : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday lashed out at Additional Solicitor General Harin Rawal for his mark that the state government ... it took place outside India's territorial waters. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines ...