A march taken out by Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)-affiliated Chethu-Madya Vyavasaya Thozhilali Union to the Excise office complex at Chinnakada here on Thursday morning turned violent.
The march was organised to press for the various demands of the union.
Excise officials present at the complex said the demonstrators barged into the complex and damaged the [...]

An all-party rally was taken out in Malappuram town on Thursday to mourn the death of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national president G.M. Banatwala.
Leaders of all major political parties took part in the rally and a condolence meeting was held on the KSRTC bus station premises.
P. Ubaidulla, IUML Malappuram constituency general secretary, presided over [...]

Monsoon brings with it a plethora of diseases. The clogged drains and unhygienic surroundings provide the ideal breeding grounds for many disease-causing micro-organisms.
Monsoon is the time when many epidemics break out. People now increasingly rely on Ayurveda for relief from monsoon-related diseases. This holistic system of medicine emphasises prevention and protection. “During the season, our [...]

The idyllic Neyyar Dam, near Thiruvananthapuram, is to be developed into a full-fledged destination by the Tourism Department by setting up modern facilities for tourists.
The Rs.3.02-crore project, being taken up under the Destination Development Scheme of the Union Ministry of Tourism, was kicked off by Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Thursday.
The Neyyar Dam has a [...]

The Kerala government would take up with the Centre the issue of severe shortage of fertilizers in the State, Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Rathnakaran told the Assembly on Thursday.
Responding to a calling attention motion from Rajaji Mathew Thomas (CPI), the Minister said that the matter would be raised at the review meeting of the Ministry of [...]

The Opposition boycotted the fag end of the Assembly’s sitting on Wednesday accusing Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan of misrepresenting facts.

The death of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national president G.M. Banatwala in Mumbai was widely condoled by party leaders here on Wednesday.
Syed Saiqali Shihab Thangal, IUML leader and former president of the Muslim Youth League, described the death of Mr. Banatwala as a great loss to national politics.
He said Mr. Banatwala had exceptionally clear [...]

A cheque for Rs.3 lakh, issued by the State government towards compensation to the dependents of the victim of the generator explosion at Moozhiyar powerhouse, has been returned for want of sufficient funds in the State’s account.
Electricity Minister A.K. Balan had handed over two cheques for a total of Rs.5 lakh (government compensation of Rs.3 [...]

The Union Commerce Ministry has approved the setting up of an Ayurveda cluster at Koratty, in Thrissur district, as a special purpose vehicle. It will be a joint venture among private Ayurvedic companies, Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) and Kerala Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC).
According to Kinfra sources, the proposal for setting up the Ayurveda [...]

The Kerala government has decided to immediately extend the decisions on elephant management taken at meetings held by Ministers to the temples controlled by Devaswom boards, Devaswom managing committees or the Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions Department.
An official pressnote said here on Wednesday that these temples would be asked to discourage moves to start new [...]