Laptops for councillors
The city’s councillors are all set to get hi-tech. In a first, the Kochi Corporation is providing laptops to all councillors as part of its e-governance programme.
According to officials, the Kerala
No HC permission for Skycity project
he Kerala High Court on Thursday declined to issue an order directing the authorities to consider the applications of Yashoram Infra Developers Private Limited for the proposed Skycity project.
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Centre raises ‘objection’ to Kerala norms
After the controversy over the UDF government’s decision to allot permission to more private schools, the centre and the state are heading for a conflict over the ‘tough’ norms for the granting of no
Pillion-rider slits throat of lover on road in Kochi
A 38-year-old beautician was murdered by her lover, who rode pillion and slit her throat using a table knife, leaving her in a pool of blood near the IGNOU campus here on Thursday.
The incident took
Central Kerala’s hopes derail
The Railway Budget presented by Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday could not bring cheer to passengers in central Kerala. All that the region got were two new trains and another one being conv
No room for ROBs in budget
Even as the Railway Minister, Dinesh Trivedi, promised to fast-track elimination of level crossings, a key project to construct ROBs at vital locations submitted by the Roads and Bridges Development C
Fare hike upsets city commuters
With inflation already leaving a hole in household budgets, people waiting for trains at Ernakulam South and North railway stations on Wednesday criticised the hike in fare, proposed by Dinesh Trivedi
LNG terminal to go on stream by Dec
The Petronet LNG terminal in Kochi will go on stream only by December and with a production pared by nearly one-third.
While the original plan was to go into commercial operations by September, it wo
Strip VS of Oppn leader’s post: Sindhu Joy
Former SFI president Sindhu Joy on Tuesday demanded that the CPM strip V.S. Achuthanandan of the opposition leader’s post, considering his repeated bad-mouthing of women.
Addressing a crowded electio
TN college offers bikes, woos students
Bike crazy youth now can see their dreams take shape even while they pursue their studies.
All a young person needs to do is to get four friends admitted into the college he is in, and he can ride a