Contamination: kitex gets clean chit from PCB
The Pollution Control Board (PCB) on Thursday gave a clean chit to the Kitex textile unit in the district regarding allegations of contamination of canal water in its vicinity.
The board has, in a su
‘Is minority a single community?’
The Laity Commission of the Syro-Malabar Church has complained that welfare programmes meant for minorities in the 12th Five Year Plan were appropriated for Muslims alone.
In an article in the Octobe
High Court chides state, minister over toddy row
The Kerala high court on Thursday took the state government to task for not taking any strong action to curb the sale of spurious toddy.
The court, which said it was not against the sale of natural t
Celebrity league puts GCDA in fix
The Celebrity Cricket League authority’s decision to advance its matches to early February has landed the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) in a quandary.
The new CCL schedule clashes with
Rs 50K fine for bid to derail flyover plan
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday heavily criticised the misuse of Public Interest Litigation procedure after finding that a resident of Thiruvananthapuram had wasted the court’s time by filing vario
Hibi, Collector pitch for fire hydrants in the city
Hibi Eden, MLA, has taken the initiative to have fire hydrants installed in the city. This move was taken after Deccan Chronicle exposed the fact that Kochi was a potential hotspot for fire mishaps, m
‘First class’ traps Memu commuters
A ticket fare of Rs 105 to travel a 30-km distance on an ordinary train with no special facilities. That’s the MEMU first class for you.
But the bigger trap is the “common entrance” with the ordinar
SBT win GV Raja cup
State Bank of Travancore (SBT) emerged the new champions at the GV Raja football tournament in the University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, on Tuesday.
The bank-men routed Kerala Police 5-1 in the fin
Mammooty's pat for entrepreneurship policy
In an endorsement of the state government’s proposed student entrepreneurship policy, actor Mammootty has asked his legion of fans to back the campaign online and make it a grand reality.
In his late
AC fares up but no ticket at counter
Commuters wanting to travel in AC classes under the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) were in for a surprise on Monday when they were doled out sleeper class tickets from the counters.
And the situa