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When Oommen Chandy took a lorry ride and other stories!

When Oommen Chandy took a lorry ride and other stories!

October 29th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) From eating at a hotel without enough money in his pocket to being given haircuts by his wife while reading the morning papers, here come anecdotes about ...

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Tamil Nadu has to accept Kerala’s dam demand: Achuthanandan

Tamil Nadu has to accept Kerala’s dam demand: Achuthanandan

October 19th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 19 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday said political leaders in Tamil Nadu, belonging to rival fronts, will finally have to yield to Kerala's demand for a new ...

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Kerala seeks PM’s intervention on Mullaperiyar dam

Kerala seeks PM’s intervention on Mullaperiyar dam

October 16th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and rein in Tamil Nadu in the matter of construction of a new Mullaperiyar ...

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Kerala reserves 50 percent seats for women in local bodies

September 16th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Wednesday unanimously passed two bills - the Kerala Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Bill 2009 and the Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Bill 2009 - that will now ...

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Kerala opposition stages walks out

September 14th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition Monday staged a walk-out from the Kerala assembly alleging that the ruling Left Front government wants to bring in a law to curb the freedom ...

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Kochi resident nominated to Lok Sabha

September 13th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Kochi (Kerala), Sep 13 (IANS) Charles Dias of Kochi has been named as one of the two Anglo Indian nominees to the Lok Sabha -- taking Kerala's strength in the lower ...

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Opposition accuses Kerala Govt of leaking out cabinet decision, stages walkout

September 9th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep. 9 (ANI): Accusing the Kerala Government of giving cabinet decision documents on a corruption case to CPI-M's tainted leader Pinarayi Vijyan, the Congress-led Opposition staged a walk out of the ...

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Two men linked to Muthoot scion’s murder surrender (Lead)

Two men linked to Muthoot scion’s murder surrender (Lead)

September 8th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (IANS) Two men with criminal records who were reportedly travelling with Muthoot business group scion Paul M. George on the night he was murdered, surrendered before a court ...

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Kerala, Dubai firm to discuss delayed Kochi project Wednesday

September 8th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday told the Kerala assembly that talks would begin with Smart City Dubai Wednesday to take forward the proposed Smart City Kochi software ...

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Vayalar Ravi’s wife Mercy is dead (Lead)

September 5th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 5 (IANS) Mercy Ravi, wife of Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi, died of kidney failure early Saturday at the Madras Medical Mission Hospital in Chennai, family sources said. She ...

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Achuthanandan inducts three new ministers

August 17th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday expanded his ministry by accommodating three allies in the 20-member council of ministers. P.J. Joseph (Kerala Congress-J), Kadannappally Ramachandran (Congress-S) and Jose ...

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Kerala opposition walks out over increase in terror attacks

July 24th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition Friday staged a walk out of the Kerala assembly over the alleged failure of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to curb terror activities ...

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No dowry, no ostentatious weddings, say Kerala MPs

July 24th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) The Kerala assembly united Friday to condemn ostentatious weddings and the practice of dowry, prompting Social Welfare Minister P.K. Sreemathy to declare that the government may call an ...

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Kerala opposition stages walk out on CPI-M’s street clashes

July 14th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition Tuesday staged a walk out of the Kerala assembly protesting the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) inner factionalism spilling out on to the streets. The ...

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JD-S faces split in Kerala (Lead)

JD-S faces split in Kerala (Lead)

July 4th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday ...

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Janata Dal (S) decides to stay with the Left front in Kerala

July 4th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi July 4 (ANI): The National Executive meeting of the Janata Dal (Secular) has decided to remain with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala. Speaking to the media here to day ...

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JD-S on verge of split

JD-S on verge of split

July 4th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday ...

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No swine flu cases in Kerala: Health Minister

June 24th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi Wednesday said no flu cases have been reported in the state so far. "Kerala so far has not been affected by swine flu. Right ...

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Kerala UDF likely to be expanded after polls

April 2nd, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala is planning to induct parties with a secular outlook after the Lok Sabha polls, a senior leader of the combine ...

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Kerala has highest per capita debt in southern India

February 19th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) Kerala's 2006 per capita debt stood at over Rs.14,300 - the highest among states in south India - against the national average of around Rs.9,000. This was stated in ...

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Kerala government refuses probe into Vizhinjam port project

February 18th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) The entire opposition walked out of the Kerala assembly Wednesday after the state government refused to order a probe into the contract awarded to a private firm for ...

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Former Kerala speaker’s son detained for mother’s murder

February 13th, 2009 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS -
Kallooppara (Kerala), Feb 12 (IANS) The police here have taken into custody Josekutty, the only son of former Kerala speaker T.S. John, for his suspected involvement in the murder of his mother ...

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Kerala assembly’s budget session starts Friday

February 11th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) The budget session of the Kerala assembly will start Friday and is expected to be stormy as the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is hit by factionalism ...

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Veteran CPI-M trade union leader E. Balanandan dead

January 19th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS -
Kochi, Jan 19 (IANS) E. Balanandan, veteran trade union leader from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), died here Monday morning, party sources said. A former politburo member of the party, 85-year-old ...

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Kerala legislators join to increase paddy cultivation

January 12th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) Legislators of the Kerala assembly Monday initiated a campaign to save paddy fields from being used for other purposes, as agricultural land area in the state has drastically ...

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Lower prices of essentials: Kerala opposition

December 6th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Kerala assembly Oommen Chandy Saturday asked the ruling Left Front to lower bus fares and water and electricity charges in view of the ...

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Achuthanandan apologises for derogatory remarks on slain commandos family

December 3rd, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Dec.3 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has apologized to the family of slain commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan. Under immense pressure from all the political parties and general public,Achuthanandan ...

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December 2nd, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) Criticism poured in Tuesday over Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's sharp remarks after being snubbed by the father of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, the National Security Guard (NS) commando ...

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Supplyco plans franchise outlets in Middle East

December 1st, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) With Supplyco (Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation) planning to set up franchisee stalls, thousands of Keralites settled in various Middle East countries can now look forward to getting ...

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Inferior quality medicines supplied to Kerala create uproar

November 27th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 27 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Thursday witnessed an uproar after the opposition attacked State Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi over the supply of inferior quality medicines.Congress legislator V.D. Satheesan said of ...

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