MVD officials red faced over new transfer GO
A new Government Order revising the posting period, issued last month, is delaying the rolling out of transfer orders of 250-odd Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) personnel this year. With the academic y
Government may resort to ponnumvila on land
Noting that land acquisition process for Kochi Metro project was progressing smoothly, district collector P.I. Sheikh Pareeth on Thursday said the only dispute was regarding the price to be fixed for
Kerala tops in list of boom cities
The over three-crore population of the state may be small compared to those of the other Indian states and the state’s rate of industrialization negligible.
But some of the fastest growing urban cen
Panel has accepted Kerala’s demand for new dam: Chandy
Maintaining that a Supreme Court appointed panel on Mullaperiyar Dam had accepted Kerala's demand for a new reservoir, chief minister Oommen Chandy on Friday said the state, which is locked in a row with Tamil Nadu on the issue, would bring it to the court's notice.
GCDA stadium for football
The state on Wednesday decided to give the Ambedkar Stadium under the jurisdiction of Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) to the Kerala Football Association (KFA) to be used exclusively for fo
Maximum boom cities in Kerala, Maharashtra
The 3.3 crore population of Kerala may be small compared to other Indian states and the state’s rate of industrialisation is something it has never been proud of. But some of the fastest growing urban
Oil cos told to check elaborately
The district administration has ordered oil companies to conduct checks at various levels -- bottling plants, agency godowns and households, to ensure safety of gas cylinders in the wake of recent mis
Illegal bus shelters to go
The city corporation will soon launch a drive to remove all the illegal bus shelters that have sprung up along various roads in the city.
The bus shelters have been set up by various private agencie
Baggage screening soon at Ernakulam Junction
Soon train travellers will need to submit their belongings to baggage screenings at the Ernakulam South railway station, just like at an international airport.
Work at the Ernakulam Junction, propose
National Games lack a plan
What is the purpose of hosting a mega sports event like the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games or even the National Games?
Four years ago in Beijing, inside their ‘Bird’s Nest’, the Chinese responded