An estimated 415 people were killed in rain-related incidents since Tuesday in Mumbai and adjoining areas where the worst monsoon rains in decades crippled life and brought the financial capital to a standstill..... read more (388 words)

IDUKKI: At least eight people were killed in a series of landslides triggered by incessant rains in and around the renowned hill station Munnar in the district during the past 24 hours.
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The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala is to be developed on the model of the Sree Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh on the basis of a master plan drawn up for the process. .... read more (221 words)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Anti Power Theft Squad of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has detected 11,437 cases of power theft and other malpractices during 2001-2005, State Electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed said. .... read more (145 words)

Thiruvananthapuram: Five officials of the Central Prison here have been suspended in connection with wrongly reporting the "death" of an undertrial prisoner, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the State Assembly today..... read more (203 words)

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the State Assembly today that he had deputed two of his Cabinet colleagues to study the problems faced by the tribals of an estate in Pancharakolli (Wayand district) where one of them died due to malnutrition..... read more (238 words)

Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (UNI) The Centre and the state governments are taking steps to protect 56 basic books on Ayurveda and its prescribed medicine compounds, recognised by the Central Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Kerala Health Minister K K Ramachandran informed the State Assembly today..... read more (111 words)

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) Four small coordinated explosions hit London's bus and underground train network today, injuring one person, exactly 2 weeks after bombers killed more than 50 people in the British capital. .... read more (460 words)

BELFORT : For the second day in a row, Indian gold aspirants Woman Grandmaster D Harika and Parimarjan negi scored easy victories in the second round of the World Youth Chess Championships here..... read more (227 words)

THIRUVANNATHAPURAM: The state government would take immediate steps to control the functioning of cola companies that exploited water resources in the state, Local Administration Minister Kutty Ahmed Kutty told the Assembly today. .... read more (152 words)

Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI(M)-led Opposition staged a walkout in the Kerala Assembly today after Speaker Therambil
Ramakrishnan disallowed an adjournment motion over a mistake committed by the Central Prison authorities here by wrongly
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KANNUR: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee(KPCC) President Ramesh Chennithala today underlined the need for strengthening the Congress in the state to face the future challenges. .... read more (159 words)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State will attain self sufficiency in drinking water by 2007, Water Resources Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan told the State Assembly.... read more (125 words)

Thriuvananthapuram : With information technology capturing the imagination of youngsters, libraries in Kerala are going the digital way in a bid to attract more readers from the younger generation.Digital and online libraries, which now enrich a select few institutions, are going public with the Kerala State Library Council resolving to set up such ''''libraries of the future'''' in the state..... read more (122 words)

Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 : Addressing a press meet, Leela Group chairman Krishnan Nair today said the sensational Kovalam Palace will be handed over to the state government..... read more (33 words)

Chennai: A surprise two-hour concert by maestro A.R. Rahman and his group under the open skies with the sea breeze wafting in - that unexpected treat came to residents of a tsunami-hit village in coastal Tamil Nadu.... read more (237 words)

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister Vakkom Purushothaman informed the State Assembly today that the total revenue from sales tax during the last four years was Rs 22,662.55 crore..... read more (94 words)

Mumbai : An intelligence tip-off about ''outgoing calls being made to gangster Abu Salem in 2001, led to tapping of a telephone and landed Bollywood actor Salman Khan in trouble again..... read more (164 words)

Thiruvananthapuram: Asianet is launching its third channel - Asianet Plus - on July 23 with programmes aimed at the youth. The new channel will have a slew of music, comedy and infotainment programmes as part of its content, Asianet Communications Managing Director K Madhavan told a news conference here today.
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KOTTAYAM: The KSRTC, on Saturday, added 'Venad Limited Stop ordinary buses' to its fleet. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy launched the services of two such buses on the Kottayam-Alappuzha route at a function held here to mark the state-level launching of the service..... read more (103 words)