Vilappilsala unbound but waste spreads
The standoff at Vilappil has turned out to be quite sensitive as it pits the judiciary against the local people, but offers little relief to a vexed issue of urbanisation.
Despite court orders, local
Kochi metro: Survey triggers security scare
A row has erupted over a survey being conducted by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) and a probe is being initiated into the activities of Genesis, an agency appointed by it for the Kochi Metro Alig
Rs6 Lakh for Ganesh, not a paisa for athletes
The state hasn’t spent a dime on the training of the six Malayali athletes at the Olympics, but it has sanctioned the London tour of a three-member delegation headed by sports minister K.B. Ganesh Kum
Cusat cuts course fee by 25 per cent
The Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has reduced the fee for its various courses by up to 25 per cent. It had recently effected an across the board fee hike for several courses, lea
Judge recuses self from TPC, Shukoor cases
Justice N.K. Balakrishnan on Friday recused himself from hearing the bail applications of the accused in T.P. Chandrashekharan murder case and Shukoor murder case. Instead, Justice S. Satheeshachandra
TU panel chief wants Periyar authority
Dr E.P. Yasodharan, chairman of the environment cell constituted by the Standing Council of Trade Unions (SCTU) in Ernakulam, who is a professor at Cusat, said that a river authority should be formed
Fake passports duck scan
The immigration officials at Nedumbassery airport are handicapped due to the lack of facilities and training to detect fake foreign passports and visas unlike their counterparts in Delhi and Mumbai ai
Orthodox faction can renovate Bishop’s palace cathedral
In a setback for the Jacobite faction of the Malankara Church, the tribunal for local self-governments has dismissed its petition seeking to restrain the rival Orthodox faction from undertaking the re
Biometric punching at corporation office
In an effort to rein in freewheeling employees, the corporation on Wednesday introduced a biometric punching system at its main office.
This is the first time that a local body in the state is introd
‘Waste, camera, action’ now await dumpers
Here’s something Kochiites are not used to. Yes, it’s all about waste, camera, action!
Dump waste in the Ernakulam market canal and you face penal proceedings in addition to a hefty fine. In short, l