Water scarcity looms over city
With the mercury soaring and water sources drying up, the city and its outskirts are heading for a severe drinking water shortage.
The problem is getting worse as water levels in wells in the distri
MG varsity book fair under cloud
The Mahatma Gandhi University, which conducted the International Book Fair (INFOBA-2012) for a period of 10 days in January this year, has come under a cloud with the university vice-chancellor refusi
Summer schedule has 4 new flights from Kochi airport
Four new flights to Singapore, Bahrain, Muscat and Hyderabad will fly out of Cochin international airport from March 25 when the summer schedule commences.
The new entrant, Tiger Airways, and Air Ind
Aluva corporation refuses to give government aid
While the state government has finally sanctioned Rs 40 lakh for the temporary bridge at Aluva Manalpuram , the Aluva Municipality is now refusing to hand over the amount to the temple advisory commi
D-day for Piravom today
All eyes will be on Piravom on Wednesday as the counting of the votes, polled in the bypoll held in the assembly constituency on Saturday, begins at 8 am at Nirmala Junior School, Moovattu- puzha. The
Action against HID headlights
In the wake of rising road accidents and pedestrians being blinded by high intensity silver head lights at night, the motor vehicles department and traffic authorities are launching a special drive ag
Cervical cancer awareness low
While cervical cancer is second only to breast cancer in prevalence among women in the state, there is a worrying lack of awareness about the symptoms and cause of the disease, say doctors.
“We need
Cusat plans physics vacation workshop
The Department of Phy-sics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, in association with the IUCAA Resource Centre and SPIE Cusat student chapter, is organising a workshop from April 23-28 called
Keep cervical cancer in check with vaccination, awareness
While cervical cancer is second only to breast cancer in prevalence among women in the state, there is a worrying lack of awareness about the symptoms and cause of the disease, say doctors.
“We need
Can we ever modernise our traffic monitoring system?
Politicians often promise a hill but deliver only a pinch! The special steps to reduce increasing number of road accidents announced by finance minister K.M.Mani in the budget he presented on Monday o