Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 – In a rare move, the privileges and ethics committee of the Kerala assembly Wednesday decided to recommend to the house to summon the state’s Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and his deputy for breach of privilege. ‘We could have asked him to appear before the committee but we decided that since...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 – Though Kerala got seven new trains, a new drinking water bottling plant and three trains were extended, the Kerala government said the railway budget presented by Mamata Banerjee Wednesday was a ‘disappointment’. M. Vijayakumar, state minister for law and parliamentary affairs, said: ‘For a person who is new to budget...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 – A scheme for Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs), who lost their jobs within two years of migration to the Middle East because of the global economic slump, will be launched in the coming financial year, Kerala Governor R.S. Gavai said Wednesday. ‘My government has been implementing various schemes and projects for NRKs...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 – Mir Realtors, which has non-resident Keralites settled in Dubai and Russia as directors, Tuesday announced the launch of the second phase of their eco-friendly township ‘The Greens’ here. The Greens is the largest, eco-friendly township in Thiruvananthapuram district, spread across 11 acres of lush greenery on the outskirts of the...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 – The war of words in the Malayalam film industry, involving veteran actor Thilakan, superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal and others, continues unabated. Thilakan is currently facing the heat from various film workers’ organisations, including the Association of Malayalam Movies Artistes (AMMA), for his utterances against some superstars and select directors. He...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 – To provide exposure of various technologies to entrepreneurs, an institution under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is jointly setting up a technology demonstration and incubation centre with the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA). Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysore, and KINFRA will come up with the centre...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 – It is time for another round of Rajya Sabha elections in Kerala as three seats fall vacant next month. With the state’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) unsure who its candidates will be, another tussle between its constituents appears in the offing. Given the current composition of the Kerala assembly,...
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Melbourne/Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22 – An Indian doctor working in a Melbourne hospital was robbed of money and his mobile phone at knife point, his colleague’s husband said Monday. Speaking to IANS from Melbourne, Thiruvallam Bhasi, who edits a students magazine published there, said the incident occurred Friday when Mohammed Javed was walking back from...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22 – The 14th session of the Kerala assembly which begins Wednesday will see who wins in the ongoing stand-off between the state’s Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and the legislature. The 24-day budget session begins with the address by Governor R.S. Gavai. The 2010-11 budget will be presented by Finance Minister Thomas...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22 – You can now share your files, transfer pictures, music, videos and documents instantly using Tranz, a latest technology developed by young IT entrepreneurs at Innoz Technologies Pvt. Ltd here. The service is free within the country. Speaking to IANS, Deepak Ravindran, the CEO of Technopark-headquartered Innoz, said that Tranz is...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 – Veteran superstar Mammootty has declined to comment on the controversy triggered by the outburst of thespian Thilakan. Mammootty, talking to IANS over phone, said: ‘I will not say anything. What is there to be said?’ He was speaking from the sets of his latest film ‘Pokiriraja’. Actor Thilakan is currently...
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 – After beaches, backwaters and massages, Kerala is offering tourists a night deep in the forest with members of the local Kani tribe. ‘Vanavasam’ (forest stay), the latest tourism lure of Kerala, is becoming a hit, says M.A. Altaf, head of new travel and tour company Vyomayan Holidays. The scheme was...
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