CPI-M denies attack on Achuthanandan at party meet
February 9th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Thursday denied media reports that party delegates launched an attack on veteran comrade and former chief minister V.S. ... Read more...
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Playing pregnant woman was cakewalk for Vidya
January 11th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) If she effortlessly essayed the role of a sex symbol in "The Dirty Picutre", it was a cakewalk to play a pregnant woman in search ... Read more...
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Row breaks out over Kochi Metro Rail project
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IANS) While the final clearance for the much talked about Kochi Metro Rail from the centre is yet awaited, a row has broken out overr the Kerala ... Read more...
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Hazare to watch first film in 41 years?
December 18th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 18 (IANS) Anna Hazare, who is visiting Chennai Sunday, is likely to watch Tamil film "Mudhalvar Mahatma" -- which will be his first film in over four ... Read more...
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Now a film on rail mafia (Movie Snippets)
November 30th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) It seems the reality bug has bitten filmmakers and the latest to join the bandwagon is Anand Kumar. After "Zilla Ghaziabad", which is inspired by ... Read more...
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Plea to raze Games village filed in apex court
November 8th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned by two weeks the hearing on a plea seeking directions to the central and Delhi governments to raze buildings constructed ... Read more...
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Congress MP demands reprobe into 1994 Kerala firing
October 16th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kasargode (Kerala), Oct 16 (IANS) Firebrand Congress Lok Sabha member from Kannur, K. Sudhakaran, Sunday demanded that the 1994 Koothuparambu firing incident be re-investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation."Only ... Read more...
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Kerala’s rival fronts trade charges over woman guard
October 15th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (IANS) Kerala's rival political fronts Saturday continued to trade charges over the alleged manhandling of a woman guard inside the assembly by two Left party legislators, ... Read more...
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Court offers reprieve to Kannada actress in temple case
October 13th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 13 (IANS) Kannada actress Jaimala, accused of outraging religious feelings at the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala, got a reprieve Thursday when the Kerala High Court stayed the ... Read more...
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South African vehicle tracking major to enter Indian market
September 28th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Making an entry into the Indian market, Johannesburg-based vehicle tracking and fleet management company Ctrack, has appointed Mumbai-based Zest Technologies as its exclusive partner in India, ... Read more...
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Kerala opposition demands Chandy’s resignation
September 26th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 26 (IANS) The Kerala opposition Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and chief whip P.C. George over alleged attempts to influence the trial of the ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan’s son appointment against rules, finds panel
September 20th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 20 (IANS) A lawmakers' panel has found that there were procedural irregularities in the appointment of former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's son as the director of a state-run ... Read more...
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Protests in Kerala over petrol price rise
September 16th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (IANS) Two government vehicles were set afire Friday as protests here against the rise in petrol prices turned violent, police said. Protests were reported from other parts ... Read more...
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Kerala sets up new company for high speed rail
September 15th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Kerala government Thursday formed a new public limited company for setting up a 630-km high speed rail network connecting state capital Thiruvananthapuram with Mangalore in ... Read more...
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Probe against Kerala Cricket Association officials
September 6th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Sep 6 (IANS) A Kerala court Tuesday ordered a vigilance probe into complaints of alleged corruption of more than Rs.2 crore by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) officials.The ... Read more...
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Vidya, Sridevi cheer for Sabyasachi show at LFW
August 20th, 2011 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Lots of colour along with four dozen models of different ages and sizes on the ramp. That is how the third day of the Lakme ... Read more...
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KSIDC to work on projects worth Rs.100,000 crore
July 25th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 (IANS) The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), which is celebrating its golden jubilee year, will be working on mega projects worth Rs.100,000 crore in the next ... Read more...
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J. Dey murder: high court says no to CBI probe
July 18th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Monday dismissed three public interest petitions demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's killing, an official ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Court seeks police report July 6 (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Tuesday gave time till July 6 to the Mumbai police to file a progress report on the probe into the brutal killing ... Read more...
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Opposition files privilege notice against Chandy
June 4th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Kerala's opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) Saturday slapped a notice of breach of privilege against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy for making policy announcements publicly when the ... Read more...
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Don’t change our pro-people policies, CPI-M warns Chandy
May 19th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) A day after the Oommen Chandy-led government took over, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders attacked it Thursday on various issues and warned that "the pro-people ... Read more...
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11 Kerala ministers win, three lose
May 13th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) Even though the ruling Left Democratic Front under Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan lost to the Congress-led opposition in the assembly elections, 11 ministers of the Kerala ... Read more...
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Make Kerala home minister accused in Lavalin case: Petition
May 5th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 5 (IANS) A petition was filed Thursday in a Kerala court to include Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and former finance minister T. Sivadasan Menon as accused in the ... Read more...
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CPI-M attacks NSS for anti-Achuthanandan remarks
May 4th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday slammed the Nair Service Society (NSS), a social organisation of the Hindu Nair community, for remarks that the outfit ... Read more...
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Polling ends in Kerala, over 74 percent turnout (Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Assembly elections in Kerala ended on a peaceful note Wednesday with 74.6 percent of the 22 million electorate voting for a new house and both the ... Read more...
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Polling ends peacefully in Kerala, over 73 percent turnout
April 13th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Assembly elections in Kerala ended on a peaceful note Wednesday with more than 70 percent of the 22 million electorate voting for a new assembly and ... Read more...
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Nearly 50 percent turnout in Kerala till 1 p.m. (Fourth Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Nearly 50 percent of voters exercised their franchise in Kerala till 1 p.m. Wednesday to elect a new 140-member assembly, officials said.According to figures released by ... Read more...
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Enthusiastic voting in Kerala elections (Third Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Polling proceeded briskly and peacefully in Kerala Wednesday with more than 30 percent turnout in the first four hours of voting. Both the ruling Left Democratic ... Read more...
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Polling proceeds smoothly in Kerala (Second Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Moderate to lengthy queues were seen outside most of Kerala's 20,758 polling booths Wednesday as voting for the assembly elections gathered pace.Election officials said 4.5 ... Read more...
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Refer allegations against Balakrishnan to apex court, president urged
April 5th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) An organisation of jurists and civil rights activists Monday urged President Pratibha Patil to refer the allegations of corruption against former chief justice of ... Read more...
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Chandy not in Rahul’s good books, says Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
March 30th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Wednesday said things would be tough for opposition Congress leader Oommen Chandy as it was obvious that he was not ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan, three ministers out of Kerala poll fray (Second Lead)
March 17th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and three of his ministers will not contest the upcoming state assembly polls, the party decided here Wednesday. Home Minister Kodiyeri ... Read more...
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Apex court reduces ex-Kerala power official’s sentence (Lead)
March 10th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reduced former Kerala power official Ramabhadran Nair's jail sentence to that already undergone during the trial in a corruption case related ... Read more...
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Supreme Court reduces former Kerala official’s sentence
March 10th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reduced former Kerala power official Ramabhadran Nair's jail sentence to that already undergone during trial in the corruption case related to ... Read more...
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Idamalayar dam case: SC dismisses former Kerala Minister’s review petition
March 9th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down the petitions of former Kerala Power Minister R Balakrishnan Pillai and another official P.K. Sajeev seeking bail and review of ... Read more...
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