Kerala firms Rs.20,000-crore refinery expansion project
September 14th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 14, (IANS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Kerala government and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) here Friday at the Emerging Kerala-2012 investment meet for ... Read more...
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Finally, Chandy to shift to official residence (Kerala Newsletter)
June 16th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) With the ruling Congress party winning the Neyattinkara by-poll Friday, Oommen Chandy is finally ready to shift to Cliff House -- the official residence of the ... Read more...
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Chandy not in favour of state finance for golf club
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said the previous government's decision to take over the Trivandrum Golf Club was not correct and he was not in ... Read more...
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Kerala not to take over Padmanabhaswamy temple: Minister
April 20th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 (IANS) Newly-appointed Kerala Home Minister T.Radhakrishnan Friday said the state government would not take over the management of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, which has been in the news ... Read more...
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Three Kerala airports to get new names
April 17th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) Since the previous Left government named major parks and popular meeting places in the state after Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders, people in Kerala are curious ... Read more...
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Apex Court to examine opening of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple vault
March 29th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) As the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee Thursday sought the court's direction on opening of a vault of Kerala's Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, the apex court said ... Read more...
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Documentation of Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure begins
February 20th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) The documentation of the treasure unearthed at the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple last year began Monday morning with a joint meeting of the two committees ... Read more...
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Captured: Polymath S. Balachander and his great wars
February 10th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Storming the world of Carnatic music and Tamil cinema with his non-conformist, controversy-creating ways in the 1940s, polymath and veena exponent Sundaram Balachander steadfastly fought ... Read more...
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Documentation of temple treasure could take time: Travancore ex-royals
February 9th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) The documentation of the treasure unearthed at the famed Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple last year could take a very long time according to Travancore's erstwhile royal ... Read more...
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Little response to shutdown over new Mullaperiyar dam
January 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 18 (IANS) A statewide shutdown called to demand a new dam to replace the leaking structure at Mullaperiyar turned out to be a damp squib Wednesday.Barring the ... Read more...
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Union minister’s Mullaperiyar remark irks Kerala
January 16th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 16 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Ashwani Kumar's statement that the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is safe has not gone down well in Kerala with ruling ... Read more...
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Let Kerala give up two taluks to end dam row: Karunanidhi
January 12th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) With Kerala insisting on a new dam in place of the Mullaperiyar Dam, DMK president Thursday revived a over five decade old demand: retrieval of Peeramedu ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar Dam: Chandy briefs Tamil Nadu media
January 7th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday had a closed-door meeting on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue with an invited group of media persons from Tamil Nadu but ... Read more...
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New Mullaperiyar Dam will be a reality: Chandy
January 4th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Wednesday a new Mullaperiyar Dam will soon be a reality."A new dam is now under active consideration and this is ... Read more...
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Kerala again speaks of new Mullaperiyar dam
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Even as a Supreme Court-appointed experts committee continues to deliberate on the Mullaperiyar dam, Kerala Tuesday once again stressed on a new dam as the only ... Read more...
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Team for Mullaperiyar Dam contingency plan on hold
December 27th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has put on hold the setting up of a team to formulate a contingency response plan for the Mullaperiyar ... Read more...
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu should compromise on dam: Vayalar Ravi (Interview)
December 27th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi says Kerala and Tamil Nadu should reach a compromise on the contentious Mullaperiyar dam."It is unfortunate there has ... Read more...
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May consider central security for Mullaperiyar Dam: PM (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.
According ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar: Karunanidhi urges PM to intervene
December 26th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Raj Bhavan here and urged him to take steps to end attacks on ... Read more...
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Chandy demands new dam in place of Mullaperiyar
December 21st, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said a new dam should be built in place of the more than century-old Mullaperiyar Dam, reiterating that Tamil Nadu's ... Read more...
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Chandy writes to Jayalalithaa on Mullaperiyar row (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Sunday wrote to his Tamil Nadu counterpart J. Jayalalithaa stating that he was willing to issue a joint statement with her ... Read more...
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Persuading Tamil Nadu, Kerala on Mullaperiyar: PM
December 17th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Dec 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said his efforts to get the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to the discussion ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar: Special session of Tamil Nadu assembly Thursday
December 14th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 14 (IANS) A special session of the Tamil Nadu assembly will be held Thursday to pass a resolution that the state will not give up its rights over ... Read more...
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PM calls for restraint on Mullaperiyar Dam issue
December 14th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that both Kerala and Tamil Nadu should observe restraint on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue and create an environment ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar Dam: Apex court seeks centre’s response (Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the central government to respond to Tamil Nadu's plea seeking a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shield for Kerala's Mullaperiyar ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar Dam: Supreme Court seeks centre’s response
December 13th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the central government to respond to the Tamil Nadu government's plea seeking deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) ... Read more...
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Chandy hopes Mullaperiyar issue will be amicably resolved
December 12th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Dec 12 (IANS) With an amicable solution to the Kerala-Tamil Nadu tangle over the 115-year-old leaking Mullaperiyar Dam not yet in sight, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu beefs up security along Kerala border
December 11th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Saturday beefed up security at areas near Kerala border to prevent any violent incidents over Mullaperiyar Dam issue, a senior police official said.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Dam issue: Will TN theatres shut Dec 15?
December 9th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) Two different associations of theatre owners in Tamil Nadu have sent out mixed signals on whether or not cinemas will be shut Dec 15 on the ... Read more...
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DMK demands all-party meet on Mullaperiyar Dam
December 9th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi Friday urged the state government to call an all-party meet to discuss the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.Speaking ... Read more...
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The troubled waters around Mullaperiyar: a ready reckoner
December 7th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (IANS) A raging dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is in the national spotlight with the two chief ministers seeking Prime ... Read more...
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PM yet to reply on demand for CISF at Mullaperiyar: Jayalalithaa
December 5th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is yet to respond to her letter asking for deployment of Central Industrial Security ... Read more...
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu officials to discuss Mullaperiyar dam
December 5th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) In a sign of a way forward out of the impasse over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Kerala and Tamil Nadu officials are to meet on ... Read more...
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Talks likely with Tamil Nadu on Mullaperiyar: Chandy
December 3rd, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) Describing his visit to Delhi as a "success", Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday said there was possibility of an early official level discussion ... Read more...
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PM steps in to defuse Mullaperiyar dispute
December 1st, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Stepping in to defuse tensions over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday asked the union water resources ministry to hold a ... Read more...
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