In this jail, efforts towards 'food for all' instead of 'ashes in the bellies'

Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday May 1, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

These are busy days for inmates of Thiruvananthapuram Central Prison. A team of 100 inmates is cooking rice, sambhar and organic vegetables as part of the government's scheme 'Hunger Free City' to provide free meals to those Below Poverty Line (BPL).

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Kottayam: 4 surgeons killed as car falls into pit

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday May 1, 2013, Kottayam

Four surgeons of Kottayam Medical College were killed after the car they were travelling in, fell into a 1000-feet-deep pit. The accident happened late last night.

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Power tariff in Kerala to go up from Wednesday

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

Power tariff for all categories of consumers in Kerala would go up from Wednesday with an average increase of about 12 per cent for domestic users.

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Live centipede removed from woman's throat in Kerala

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2013, Kochi

A five-cm long venomous centipede was removed alive from the throat of a woman who had complaints of tickling sensation and discomfort for the last seven days.

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Father of nine-year-old who drove Ferrari arrested, granted bail

Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Monday April 29, 2013, Thrissur

The Thrissur-based businessman who filmed his nine-year-old son driving his Ferrari, was arrested today and immediately granted bail on a surety of Rs 5000. The Ferrari has been returned to businessman Mohammed Nisham on the condition that he will submit certain documents to the police and court. He was booked under Juvenile Justice Act for endangering the life of his son and others. Defending himself, Mr Nisham said "'he had no idea the issue would snowball like that."

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Stanford Professor Nalini Ambady needs your help

Written by Pallava Bagla (with inputs from IANS), Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Sunday April 28, 2013, New Delhi

The first Indian American woman professor working in the psychology department at the prestigious Stanford University in California is not looking for organs, but only a few cells of the right kind. She has only six weeks to find it.

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Drought-hit Kerala and Tamil Nadu reach out to help each other over water sharing

Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Sunday April 28, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

In the backdrop of severe drought and water shortage in Kerala as well as Tamil Nadu, a minister-level meeting was held between the two states today. The meeting is being described as fruitful.

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Kerala Police collect Rs 1.5 million as fine from smokers

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 28, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala Police have collected around Rs.1.5 million as fine after stepping up vigil in the past five months against those smoking in public places, according to information available on the website of the state police.

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Ayurveda helps Kerala emerge as tourism hub

Press Trust of India | Sunday April 28, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

The centuries-old tradition of ancient Indian Ayurveda is fast turning Kerala into a global medical tourism destination, attracting tourists as well as International celebrities to the state.

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Talks between Kerala and Tamil Nadu today to resolve deadlock on water sharing

Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Sunday April 28, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

The minister-level talks between Kerala and Tamil Nadu on the inter-state Parambikulam-Aliyar river water sharing agreement in Thiruvananthapuram today will seek to resolve the deadlock between the two states on the water sharing issue.

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