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Mullaperiyar row: Expert panel to submit report today

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A technical team constituted by a Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee will on Monday submit its report on the safety of the disputed century-old Mullaperiyar Dam.

The two-member technical pa

Kerala varsity wanted Albert Einstein to be vice-chancellor

Decades before India made a name for itself in the field of education, the tiny princely state of Travancore aimed it high in higher education and even made an unsuccessful bid to enlist services of great physicist Albert Einstein as Vice Chancellor of its fledgling university for a monthly pay of Rs 6000.

SC-appointed panel on dam asks TN, Kerala to file response

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Despite Tamil Nadu's objections, a Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee on Mullaperiyar Dam issue on Monday asked the state and Kerala to file their response by Friday on the ownership mechanis

Mullaperiyar dam: Kerala's concerns take a hit

The two technical experts of the Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee on Mullaperiyar dam have submitted their report on the safety of the controversial reservoir before the full bench of the p

Women constables in Sabarimala row

Two women police constables, carrying out their duties, find themselves in the eye of a storm and being accused of violating Sabarimala tradition by climbing Neelimala, a ritual reserved only for men

Rains threaten new year bash in Kerala

Incessant rain across Kerala since friday evening is now causing panic among revellers as the much awaited new year eve bash could come to nought.

The district administration has called for an urgent

Tusker tales: What ails captive elephants in Kerala

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Elephants in India may be considered an embodiment of Lord Ganesh, but the status of captive jumbos in Kerala is anything but divine. Experts say the lack of proper medical care as well as money-minde

PM gives in to TN plea against contingency plan

Within 24 hours of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa raising the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Centre told Tamil Nadu on Monday it had deferred constituting an expert team to draw a 'conting

Constitution of NDMA expert panel kept in abeyance

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The Centre has decided to keep "in abeyance" constitution of an expert panel by the National Management Disaster Authority (NDMA) to prepare a contingency plan for the Mullaperiyar Dam in the backdrop

May consider central security for Mullaperiyar Dam: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.

According to a statement

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