Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) The annual convention of All India Hotels and Restaurants will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Dec 7-8, its organisers said Thursday. The convention, organised by South India Hotels ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Smart City IT park in Kochi, was "broke". "Since they (Smart City Dubai) don't ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 18 (IANS) The Kerala government Wednesday decided to order a judicial probe into the police firing at Kasargode Sunday that killed one person. While a judicial probe will be ordered into ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's government got a pat on the back with the liaison committee meeting of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), which said it was ...

Kochi, Nov 16 (IANS) Two years after the foundation stone for the Smart City IT park was laid here, the ambitious project is yet to see any progress, thanks to the unresolved ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran was admitted to a hospital here Thursday after he complained of breathlessness and fever. Doctors said his condition ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday rejected opposition calls that he should step down following the rout of his Left Democratic Front (LDF) in assembly by-elections. "The demand for ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday won all three assembly by-elections in Kerala, dealing a blow to the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) that had prided itself on the record of ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) Sports will be a part of the curriculum for Classes 1-12 in all Kerala schools, officials said Sunday. In a joint press conference, state Education Minister M.A. Baby and ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday rebuffed Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's statement that central forces will remain in barracks during the by-polls Saturday and said the paramilitary troopers ...

Malappuram (Kerala), Nov 4 (IANS) Eight schoolchildren were drowned Wednesday in yet another tragedy in Kerala when the boat they were travelling in capsized in Chaliyar river, officials said. The victims included seven ...

Kozhikode (Kerala), Nov 3 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said the central forces were sent to Kannur district ahead of assembly polls Nov 7 as the state government had failed to ...

Kochi, Nov 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday said the central paramilitary forces will have to "sit in barracks" during Nov 7 by-elections in the state. "If they have to walk ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday warned that relations with Pakistan can improve only if it takes serious steps against terrorists waging war against India. "In relations with Pakistan, the ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) As Kerala marked 53 years of its existence Sunday, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan expressed concern about the decreasing use of Malayalam as the official language. Achuthanandan, speaking at ...

Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi Thursday alleged that the Kerala government headed by V.S. Achuthanandan was seeking political mileage through the Mullaiperiyar dam issue. Reiterating that Kerala was repeatedly ...

Kochi (Kerala), Oct 28 (IANS) The ill-fated Thekkady boat that capsized in Kerala last month leaving 45 tourists dead had serious defects, K.S. Pyarelal, head of the department of shipping at the ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday asked Tamil Nadu to agree to its demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar as the present one had outlived its life. Achuthanandan ...

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday criticised the Election Commission for directing the state government to shift Kannur district collector following complaints by the Congress of ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan turned 86 Tuesday -- but for the veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader it was just another day and business as ...

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 ...

Kochi, Oct 19 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Monday said the government would look for "other options" if Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Rs.1,500-crore ($300 million) IT project, ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) United Arab Emirates will recover from the global recession by the end of the year, the country's envoy to India Mohammed Sultan Abdullah Owais said here Saturday after ...

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 ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14 (IANS) The Kerala government will float a global tender next year to identify a private partner to build the proposed international port at Vizhinjam, near here, Chief Minister V.S. ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14 (IANS) Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday fumbled for words when asked about the list Kerala had forwarded to the central government recommending names for the Padma awards. When asked how ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday inaugurated the digitisation process at the state secretariat here and said 3.5 crore papers have been fully digitised. "As many as 3.5 crore ...

Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 10 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday inaugurated the third IT park in the state - Phase 1 of Infopark Koratty - and said that nearly 200,000 jobs ...

Kochi (Kerala), Oct 8 (IANS) For 23-year-old Manju it was a dream marriage come true. But her love affair with her husband Binu, 30, came to an ugly end when he dumped ...

Thekkady (Kerala), Oct 7 (IANS) The tourist boat that capsized in a lake here Sep 30, leading to the loss of 45 lives, had defects, a shipping expert confirmed Wednesday. He said ...