For the first time since the pioneers set sail for the Gulf countries in the 1960s, emigration from Kerala shows signs of decline. The Kerala Migration Survey 2016, conducted by Professor Irudaya Rajan of the Centre for Development Studies, shows that 22.4 lakh migrants from Kerala live in different partsContinue Reading
Palakkad,Kerala: While the State is celebrating 100th anniversary of community feast Panthibhojanam initiated by social reformer Sahodaran Ayyappan to fight caste-based discriminations, a Tamil speaking Dalit colony at Govindapuram, near here, is accusing caste Hindus of the neighborhood of practising untouchability. As residents of Ambedkar colony in the village sharingContinue Reading
Wayanad,Kerala: After a year long planning and execution, Meenangadi in Kerala, prepares to become the first ever carbon-neutral panchayat in India. In recent times, global warming and climate change issues have become a non-negotiable reality. Rising global temperature, prolonged dry spells, unpredictable rain patterns and extreme climates have been wreakingContinue Reading
BY CHARMY HARIKRISHNAN Cow is meat, not mother. For many Malayalis, this is the delicious, deep-fried truth. We swear by it as we wrap a piece of warm, flaky parotta around dark spicy beef ularthiyathu that gets coated in black pepper, whispers of curry leaves and rubs against white cubesContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: Bishops, prohibition activists have urged Governor P. Sathasivam and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan not to dilute the State’s liquor policy. Archbishop (Latin Rite) Soosa Pakiam M. briefed reporters after leading a delegation to Raj Bhavan here on Friday. He termed the government’s decision to issue an ordinance that takesContinue Reading
Kochi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah, who arrived here on June 2 on a three-day visit to Kerala, held a meeting with senior bishops from various sections of the Christian churches. The bishops, whom Shah met at the local Revival Centre, were from the Catholics, Latin, Mar ThomaContinue Reading
Palakkad,Kerala: “Those were the days when rains come unexpectedly over the deep interiors of Attappady and lasted for several hours. People did not lend umbrellas to strangers, especially tribal schoolchildren returning home. I used to take refuge under some canopy till the rains were over,” recalled B. Lakshmi of theContinue Reading
Thruvanathapuram: The Central government’s new rules banning the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter through animal markets has invited severe criticism from the state of Kerala. From the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government to the opposition parties, all have condemned the central government’s move. Reacting to the new rulesContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: Kerala, known for many positives such as a buoyant health care delivery system, natural beauty, healthy Quality Of Life Index, communal amity, a peaceful society and high levels of literacy, came to be christened ‘God’s own country.’ However, one single smudge stood out to defyContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala: A court in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram has sentenced criminal Devinder Singh, popularly known as ‘Bunty Chor’, to 10 years in prison for burgling a city-based businessman’s residence in 2013. The criminal, who was convicted of the crime in April, was arrested by the Kerala police from a hotel in PuneContinue Reading