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Excise staff survive bullet attack by spirit mafia

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Excise cops survived a suspected bullet attack by spirit mafia in broad daylight on Container Road near Vallarpadom LNG Terminal on Saturday.

The incident occurred near Kattath junction in the after

Kochi NGO leads by example

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After establishing that Kerala lags behind even parched Rajasthan in per capita availability of water, a Kochi- based NGO has plunged into rain water harvesting and recharging of ground water to allev

Kochi metro: No more talks with landlords

A land acquisition review meeting of the Kochi Metro Rail on Friday has decided to stop further negotiations with the landowners for acquiring land.

The district level purchasing committee will not

Registration for tankers begins

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For the first time in the state, the city corporation has launched a registration drive of tankers supplying drinking water to the city.

On Friday, mayor Tony Chammany inaugurated the registration p

More mobile towers on coast

The Kochi police are keen to strengthen the mobile phone network at sea, and to this end are preparing to hold talks with private mobile network providers in the state for installing more mobile tower

NRHM Scheme: Students to get full treatment

It’s not going to be the usual routine check-up and data entry process during this year’s health scheme for school students, if the promises made by the authorities are to be believed.

Rather than a

Stifling voices of protest

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Posters threatening writer C.V. Balakrishnan who decried the gruesome murder of T.P. Chandrasekharan were posted in front of his house on Friday. Kerala has been shocked at the intolerance which indic

Kanan Devan operations illegal: Kerala

The activity of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Ltd (KDHP) in Munnar is illegal, the state revenue department has submitted before the Kerala high court.

The government’s stand is crucial in the contex

No burden too heavy for Rajan

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On normal days, you will find E.C. Rajan in his blue shirt, lifting sacks of vegetables or construction material in Ernakulam, but on competition days he puts on a weightlifting belt and goes hunting

1,782 litres spirit seized from TN truck in Edappally

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In a major haul, excise officials seized spirit 1,782 litres from a truck that was parked at a petrol pump near Edappally bypass on Thursday. However, the cops could not nab the driver or cleaner of t

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