SC panel: Finish endosulfan pile in two years
The Supreme Court-appointed expert committee has proposed exhausting the roughly 1,090 tonne of endosulfan stock lying unused in the country. The time-frame set is two years, and states have been give
Waste in backwaters
Complaints of ship waste being dumped into the Kochi backwaters are growing louder and more frequent. Local contractors collect the waste, mainly plastic and cloth, from ships and after sorting them,
Demand for halt at Tripunithura
With the Sabarimala season having begun, the demand for interstate trains to stop at Tripunithura railway station has grown stronger. The Chottanikkara temple is a prominent place on the pilgrimage ma
Prisoners stab warden, escape from sub-jail
In a daring attempt, four remand prisoners escaped from the sub-jail here on Tuesday morning by stabbing the warden, police said.
Mohammad Iqbal, one of the four and an accused in a murder case, was
Bid to make most of UAE amnesty
The government will send Norka-Roots CEO Noyal Thomas for talks to the UAE on November 28, ahead of the two-month-long general amnesty declared by that country for immigrants without proper visas.
The
man moves HC to ensure organ donation after death
Seventynine-year-old Pavunni of Thrissur is firm in his decision to donate his organs after death. This, even as his wife and five children opposed the decision from day one.
So, the septuagenarian
Tale of church ending foreign domination
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church which established a Catholicate in Niranam on September 15, 1912, successfully fought off foreign domination even before the country became independent.
The Ortho
AC travel on bus is cheaper than train
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is giving the railways a run for their money for the very first time.
With KSRTC commencing long-distance AC low-floor services connecting cities,
M.I.A in Kochi for biennale
Renowned ra-pper, songwriter and painter M.I.A is in Kochi once again, ahead of the 12.12.12. Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The young Londoner of Sri Lankan origin is to perform at the Biennale. She was her
Defaulters start paying water bill
The Kerala Water Authority’s special drive launched to enhance revenue collection and streamline water supply in the city has turned out to be a huge success.
The Pallimukku sub-division alone could