Kerala bans gutka, pan masala products
Citing increasing incidence of diseases like oral cancer, the Congress-led UDF Government in Kerala on Friday announced a ban on the manufacture and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco in
Shashi Tharoor ‘most influential Indian in social media’
Shashi Tharoor has edged out Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan to emerge as the most influential Indian in social media.
Tharoor, in his surge to the top, has pushed behind a host of leading twitterati
IAS star among nightingales
From being a part time radio jockey, to qualifying as a nurse and now as a civil servant, the journey has been eventful for Annies Kanmani Joy, the first nurse from the country to pass the civil servi
Kerala finds 218 new tour spots
The Kerala tourism department which had set out to explore a handful of virgin destinations is blessed with a bounty. In Idukki and Kottayam districts alone, it has hit upon 218 hitherto unseen locale
Kerala waives sales tax on latest petrol hike
The Congress led UDF government in Kerala on Thursday waived the sales tax on the latest petrol price hike, saying it was committed to bringing some relief to the people affected by the latest increas
TP Chandrasekharan murder discredited govt: Chandy
Eighteen days after the gruesome killing of T.P. Chandrasekharan, the chief minister Oommen Chandy, recalls his last meeting with the slain leader , who told him how killer gangs operated, with a horr
Petrol price hike: LDF calls for hartal in Kerala on Thursday
Opposition CPI-M led Left Democratic Front in Kerala on Wednesday gave a call for dawn-to-dusk hartal in the state on Thursday to protest the steepest ever increase in petrol price.
"This (the price
Italian marines to be shifted to Kochi
Two Italian marines, lodged in the Central Prison here for allegedly shooting to death two Indian fishermen, would be shifted to Kochi.
The state government took the decision on Wednesday in view of
CPM evasive over Achutha ‘rebellion’
Senior Kerala CPI(M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan said with the state leadership refusing to act on the gruesome murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party leader T.P.
Husband files petition seeking separation from alcoholic wife
Alcoholism of husbands has been a reason behind domestic violence and the need for separation. However, recently a husband filed a petition seeking separation from his alcoholic wife.
Alcoholism is