Malayalam to be granted status of classical language

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, New Delhi

Malayalam will soon be granted the status of a classical language. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today approved classifying Malayalam as a 'Classical Language', Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters in New Delhi.

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Irish passenger dies after developing chest pain during flight

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2013, Kochi

A non-stop Melbourne-Doha flight of Qatar Airways was diverted to Nedumbassery airport in Kochi after an Irish passenger complained of chest pain and was later declared dead on being taken to a local hospital.

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Oommen Chandy bags UN award for 'mass contact programme'

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has won the United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme, which saw him directly engaging with people in the state to address their grievances.

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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy under pressure to re-induct minister

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is under pressure from various quarters to re-induct former state forests and sports minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar into his cabinet.

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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy rules out cabinet reshuffle

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

Setting at rest speculation of an impending cabinet reshuffle of the UDF ministry which entered its third year in office, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday made it clear such an exercise was not in the agenda.

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In Sreesanth's hometown, betrayed fans say 'punish him'

Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Monday May 20, 2013, Kochi

For years, the cricketing world knew Sreesanth as a temperamental bowler who also sledged aggressively. On Thursday, it watched as Sreesanth threw in the towel on his cricketing career after damning revelations that he was in league with bookies, taking money to spot fix matches. While the BCCI will wait for the allegations to be proven before it takes a decision on the speedster's career, back home in Kerala, the news has left behind many fans and friends very hurt and bitter.

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Rahul Gandhi slams opposition for 'stalling' Food Bill

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties for stalling the Food Security Bill in Parliament, and asserted the UPA government was determined to enact the legislation for the benefit of people.

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Ramesh Chennithala likely to join Oommen Chandy cabinet in Kerala

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President Ramesh Chennithala is likely to join the Congress-led UDF government headed by Oommen Chandy which has sailed into its third year in office.

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Sreesanth dropped from Kerala lottery ad

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala government on Friday decided to drop the state lotteries' advertisement featuring fast bowler S. Sreesanth.

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Coimbatore girl missing after failing in class 12 exam

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013, Coimbatore

A letter allegedly written by her said she had expected high marks and having failed, was unwilling to face relatives, friends and the public, police said.

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