Protesting against the UPA-II government’s decision to hike diesel price, allow FDI in retail and put a restriction on subsidised LPG cylinders, the Left Front has called a 12-hour general strike acro

Hartals have clearly beco-me a way of life in Kerala which has seen as many as 363 of them, called by different political parties, since 2005.

There have been 18 hartals so far this year alone. Whi

Kerala presents a funny paradox as every fuel price hike meets with a hartal while spikes in liquor prices are gulped with a whimper to end up in tipsy harangues inside liquor bars.

Kerala has shown

The Human Rights Commission will, on its own, take a case against the hartal called by the Left Democratic Front on Saturday as it is a violation of human rights.

Justice J. B. Koshy, chairman, Kera

Diesel price in the state will go down by Rs 1.14 with the government deciding to forego the additional sales tax from the hike.

This was announced by Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy.

The CM al

With the government hiking diesel price, truckers who fetch vegetables and other food items are likely to raise the charges.

The Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market which supplies to over 90 retail

With diesel price going up by nearly Rs 6, it will have a cascading effect on the transport sector. Share autos and Tata Magic vans have already hiked fares across TN and prices of essential commoditi

On the face of it, cutting back on the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders may seem a big blow to the family budget.

Home makers are, however, appealing to their men folk to cut down a bit on

Strongly backing the decision to hike diesel price and cap on supply of subsidised LPG, Planning Commission on Friday said the country needs lot of tough decisions and diesel and petrol prices shoul

Making a strong pitch for immediate rollback of hike in diesel price, UPA allies and opposition parties have threatened to take to the streets with Samajwadi Party saying it will 'not hesitate to take stern steps'.