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Vilappilsala unbound but waste spreads

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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

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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

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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

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.