Depressed state
The state is the biggest consumer of drugs that treat mental illness. It is a whopping 30 per cent of Malayalees who buy anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drugs used to treat common mental illnesses.
Akademi’s skewed selection upsets travel writer
Travel writer Jaison Panikulangara has questioned the Kerala Sahitya Akademi’s award selection procedure and alleged that most of the around 69 books received in the travelogue category last year migh
Kochi is safest in Kerala for women
According to the National Crimes Record Bureau Kochi has the highest number of crimes committed and number of cases registered in the country, but when it comes to crimes specifically targeting women,
Paravoor sex scandal, attack linked: Victim
In a new twist to the Paravoor attack case in which a hotel owner, Nazer Vaniyakkad, was brutally attacked, the victim alleged that the incident had links to the Paravoor sex scandal case.
Nazer cam
Catholic Church set for Year of Faith
The Year of Faith beginning in Catholic Church on Thursday will see nearly fifty-five lakh faithful in the state joining others across the world for special prayers in homes and churches.
Pope Benedi
Minister in dock over postings
In a shocking revelation, former director of the Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE-Kerala) KS Premachandra Kurup IAS has told the Kerala high court that unacceptable interference by
Fraudsters use sex tapes to mint money
Fraudsters are finding new ways to siphon off public money — the latest trend being to give missed calls and lure subscribers by playing in recorded sex tapes.
Many subscribers fall prey to the new s
Wider panel should look into Kitex woes
Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan has demanded that a broad panel including the labour commissioner, the panchayat secretary and other officials be set up to study the issues relating to the Kitex
Railways to help city treat waste
The Kochi City Corporation is tying up with the Railways to channel the city’s non-degradable waste and construction debris for construction activities of the Railways.
This waste can be used as a f
Intel eye on migrant labourers
The special branch police of the state central zone, who has been tracking the operations and livelihood of migrant labourers in Kerala, has found that they transfer around Rs 150 crore to West Bengal