Thiruvananthapuram: Spectacular Kerala, with its rich culture, lush vistas, healing Ayurveda therapies and delicious cuisine, has taken the top prize as India’s best destination for leisure at the Conde Nast Traveller readers’ awards 2016. ‘God’s Own Country’ was voted the ‘Favourite Indian Leisure Destination’ this year by readers who respondedContinue Reading
New Delhi: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday declared Kerala as an open defection free state. “Kerala becomes first high density populated state in the country to achieve Open Defecation Free status today on its formation day,” Vijayan tweeted. The milestone was achieved after the government constructed nearly 1.75 lakhContinue Reading
With the Central and the State governments caught in a dilemma over how to solve stray dog menace, the Supreme Court on Thursday wondered why the issue caused a big worry only in Kerala. “More practical measures must be adopted to tackle the issue. Adequate compensation must be given to familiesContinue Reading
Preumbavoor(Kerala): Tensions broke out at church premises here between a group of parishioners and the parish priest, at a funeral ceremony regarding the burial vault allotted to the family. The incident happened at St.Antony’s church Antopuram, Okkal near Perumbavoor. Around 9:30 am in the morning, the deceased person’s body wasContinue Reading
As per the survey, the five states with the largest number of women entrepreneurs also have higher-than-national average literacy among womenContinue Reading
Kochi(Kerala): Plastic wastes churned out by the city residents would now earn money besides ensuring sturdy roads in the city. The Clean Kerala Company (CKC), the cleanliness campaigner of the State government, has offered to buy plastic granules from local bodies, which could be used for re-laying the roads. TheContinue Reading
The uneasy relationship between two cadre-based organisations, ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is set to worsen further with the state government’s plan to ban shakhas (Sangh’s physical training and learning sessions) in temples across the state. In Kerala, RSS activities are more or lessContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: If statistics are any indication, Kerala is witnessing an upward curve in ‘Ghar Wapsi’ – the controversial reconversion drive launched by some Hindutva groups – resulting in the dwindling Dalit Christian population in the state. According to the data published in the state government gazette, of the 1,335 personsContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: In a gruesome incident, a 65-year-old woman was attacked and partly eaten up by 50 stray dogs on Friday night barely 10 km from the state secretariat here. Victim, Sheeluamma died in the Medical College hospital here. Angry relatives and residents of the area have blamed the city authorityContinue Reading
Seeing little flags on sale at traffic signals, listening to patriotic speeches with numb ears, lazing around in a holiday mood; that pretty much sums up what Independence Day means to many of our youngsters today. Yes, the day is supposed to remind you of the brave hearts who wonContinue Reading