Kerala tobacco sales order: Chandy threatens stern action
May 16th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said his government would take serious action against officials for issuing a wrong government order, allowing sale of tobacco products ... Read more...
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Record polling in Kerala by-election (Lead)
March 17th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) A record 85.6 percent of the electorate voted Saturday in the Piravom assembly constituency in Kerala, officials said.The by-election follows the death of T.M. Jacob, the ... Read more...
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High voter turnout in Piravom by-poll in Kerala
March 17th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) Long queues were reported from almost all the polling booths since early morning Saturday at the crucial by-election to the Piravom assembly constituency in Kerala.According ... Read more...
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Over 200 fish species get Malayalam names
September 30th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 30 (IANS) More than 200 varieties of fresh water fish in Kerala were Friday re-christened with vernacular names in an effort to maintain a data base of ... Read more...
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Kerala opposition walks out over rubber import
July 19th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 (IANS) Staging a walkout in the assembly, the Left opposition in Kerala Tuesday alleged that the central government's decision to import rubber was meant to please the ... Read more...
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Former judge quizzed in Kerala sex scandal case
May 8th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 8 (IANS) Retired Kerala High Court judge K. Narayana Kurup was questioned by the police Saturday in a two-decade-old sex scandal case.Kurup was questioned a day after another ... Read more...
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Scandals from past jolt Kerala opposition (Letter from Kerala)
February 14th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) Kerala's opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Congress, has got a rude jolt as old scandals have come back to haunt it, causing much ... Read more...
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States should promote creative talents and diverse cultural expressions: PM
February 11th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said the State has the obligation to play a facilitating role in the development and promotion of creative arts ... Read more...
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Issac presents sixth consecutive Kerala budget
February 10th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) Economist turned politician and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Thomas Issac Thursday presented his sixth consecutive state budget with special emphasis on infrastructure development.He began the ... Read more...
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League attacks Kerala chief minister’s office
February 5th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), Feb 5 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League Saturday accused the Kerala chief minister's office of conspiring to rake up the ice cream parlour sex scandal case in which the ... Read more...
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Kerala orders reinvestigation of sex scandal case
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) The Kerala government Thursday ordered a re-investigation in the Kozhikode ice cream parlour sex scandal involving Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty following allegations that two ... Read more...
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Two judges helped Kunhalikutty in sex scandal case, alleges relative
February 1st, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), Feb 1 (IANS) Two former high court judges helped Kerala's former industry minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty in the Kozhikode ice cream parlour sex scandal ... Read more...
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List of the Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The following is the list of 128 Padma awardees approved by President Pratibha Patil on the eve of the Republic Day Tuesday.
Padma Vibhushan
01.Kapila VatsyayanArt-Administration and Promotion
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Brajesh Mishra, Montek amongst 128 Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were amongst the 13 people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian ... Read more...
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Great Opening For Anwar
October 20th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Prithivraj starrer Malayalam film Anwar has got a great opening on last Friday as it was released in 98 centres including four in Bangalore.Red Carpet Movies ... Read more...
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Malayalam poet ONV gets Jnanpith award
September 24th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24 (IANS) Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala Ottaplavil Neelakandan Velu Kurup Friday became the fifth Malayalee to get the Jnanpith award, the highest literary award in the country.
ONV, as ... Read more...
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Malayalam Actor Venu Nagavalli Dies At 61
September 10th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Venu Nagavalli, who was an actor, writer and director in the Malayalam film industry, has passed away in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The veteran was suffering ... Read more...
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Writer, actor, director Venu Nagavally dead
September 9th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9 (IANS) Popular writer, actor and director of Malayalam films Venu Nagavally died of liver ailments at a hospital here. He was 61 and is survived by his wife and ... Read more...
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Prithviraj Starrer ‘Anwar’ To Release On October 15
September 4th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Malayalam movie' Anwar' starring Prithviraj and Prakash Raj has finally set the release date on October 15. Malayalam actress and playback singer Mamta Mohandas is the ... Read more...
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Girish Puthenchery passes away
February 12th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Girish Puthenchery, renowned Malayalam film lyricist, passed away on Tuesday night in Kozhikode. The cause of his death was cerebral hemorrhage.He had been admitted to the hospital ... Read more...
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Kerala to get milk from Maharashtra to meet shortages
February 11th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Palakkad (Kerala), Feb 11 (IANS) Kerala will get 20,000 tonnes of milk and 600 tonnes of milk powder from Maharashtra everyday to tide over the shortage of dairy products in the state, ... Read more...
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Mohanlal to play Kalidasa
December 14th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Actor Mohanlal will be seen playing Kalidasa, the celebrated poet in Ujjaini, ONV Kurup's stage play.This isn't the first time Mohanlal will be doing theatre. He has earlier done plays like Karnabharam ... Read more...
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Ilaiyaraaja discontent with ONV Kurup’s lyrics
November 23rd, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Top music composer Ilaiyaraaja who has given the music for Pazhassi Raja, recently faced flak for it as audiences feel that this wasn't the best of his work and was a major ... Read more...
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Kerala’s cruise capsize toll 41 amid confession of lapses (Lead, Roundup)
October 1st, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thekkady (Kerala), Oct 1 (IANS) The pleasure cruise that ended in a watery grave for 41 tourists in the famed Periyar wildlife sanctuary here could have been avoided, experts said Thursday, ... Read more...
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Kerala’s cruise capsize toll hits 42 amid confession of lapses (Roundup)
October 1st, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thekkady (Kerala), Oct 1 (IANS) The pleasure cruise that ended in a watery grave for 42 tourists in the famed Periyar wildlife sanctuary here could have been avoided, experts said Thursday, ... Read more...
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Kerala boat tragedy could have been avoided: Judge
October 1st, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thekkady (Kerala), Oct 1 (IANS) The boat tragedy in Kerala's Thekkady tourist spot that killed 42 people Wednesday evening could have been avoided if the state government had taken measures like appointing ... Read more...
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Battle of namesakes for the ballot baffles voters (Political Prattle)
March 30th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Sasi Tirur vs Shashi Tharoor, Jose K. Mani vs Jose K. Mani, K. Suresh Kurup vs K. Suresh Kurup... It's the time tested way to baffle ... Read more...
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Congress names 16 Lok Sabha candidates from Kerala
March 20th, 2009 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Eminent writer and former UN official Shashi Tharoor was named by the Congress in its list of 16 candidates who would contest the Lok Sabha polls from ... Read more...
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CPI not to renominate sitting MPs from Kerala
March 11th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) has decided not to renominate its three sitting MPs from Kerala for the Lok Sabha elections next month, party sources said Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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Few MPs attend Lok Sabha budget discussion
February 20th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Few MPs attended the Lok Sabha Friday when the house discussed the government's interim budget for 2009-10.
Law Minister Hansraj Bharadwaj and Minister of State for Finance Pawan ... Read more...
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62 get life for killing eight in Kerala communal clash (Second Lead)
January 15th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jan 15 (IANS) A special court in Kerala Thursday sentenced 62 people to life imprisonment for the May 2003 communal violence in the coastal village of Marad in which eight ... Read more...
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62 get life for 2003 murders in Kerala (Lead)
January 15th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jan 15 (IANS) A special court in Kerala Thursday sentenced 62 people to life imprisonment for the 2003 murders of eight people in the coastal village of Marad.Additional Sessions Judge ... Read more...
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‘Gulmohur’ - a breath of fresh air (Malayalam Film Review; Rating ***)
October 4th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Gulmohur"; Director: Jayaraj; Cast: Renjith, Siddique, Meenu Mathews, Nishant Sagar, Jagathy Sreekumar; Music: Johnson; Rating: ***Despite treading the beaten path of Maoist violence in Left-leaning Kerala, "Gulmohur" is a breath of ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian minister appeals against being unseated
September 12th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 12 (IANS) Malaysian Indian minister Joseph Kurup has filed an appeal in the Federal Court challenging a High Court decision declaring his victory in the Pensiangan parliamentary constituency null ... Read more...
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Call to issue boat licenses only to traditional fishermen
September 8th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Sep 8 (IANS) With fish catch shrinking substantially, the fishermen in Kerala want the government to issue registration and licenses only to fishing boats belonging to traditional fishermen.The fishermen organisations put ... Read more...
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