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Modernisation to take off soon

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The Kochi corporation on Friday passed its annual budget for 2012-2013, raising the division fund for councillors by Rs 10 lakh to Rs 40 lakh. The budget envisages an income of Rs 757.74 crore and ex

Toll hike will make life difficult

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It will cost you around Rs 100 to travel to Thrissur or Guruvayoor from Alappuzha by bus and the amount will be much lesser by train.

But a drive in one’s own vehicle can leave a hole in the pocket

NHAI to hike toll rates at Kumbalam

In what appears to be a major blow to people in central Kerala, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to raise toll rates at Kumbalam on the Aroor-Edappally stretch.

The rise i

GCDA says no to BOT model mall project

The executive committee meeting of the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) under its new chairman, N. Venugopal, has decided to cancel the proposal for a mega shopping mall project under build

7 get Lifer for murder of Youth Congress leader

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The CBI special court on Friday awarded life term to the seven accused, including CPM former Kumbala area secretary Sudhakara Master, for the gruesome murder of the Youth Congress leader, Mr Abdul Jab

The net result

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When it comes to promoting tourism, the Chinese nets (Cheena vala) are to Kochi what the painted face of a Kathakali actor is to the state of Kerala.

These antique pieces that provide Kochi with its

Kurup’s posting as VC cancelled

The Cochin University of Science and Technology on Thursday issued orders cancelling the deputation of Dr. Madhusoodana Kurup from the School of Industrial Fisheries to the post of Vice-Chancellor of

This bryde’s in a complicated knot

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A whale that gets washed ashore becomes an object of entertainment for the people and the media alike. Except for the instant curiosity it generates, whales, however, get little attention. Even from m

Lack of education policy flayed

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Educationist and IIT Kanpur chairman M. Anandakrishnan on Thursday said that India didn’t have a credible and sustainable public policy on higher education even after 64 years of the country’s indepen

Graduates livid over RCI move

The decision of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) to introduce a three-month diploma in hearing aid dispensing has invited strong protests from bachelors’ and masters degree holders in the fie

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