Volvo launches V40 Cross Country in Kerala
Wednesday June 19, 2013
Luxury car maker Volvo Auto India has launched crossover vehicle V40 Cross Country in Kerala and set a sales target of 120 units pan India and 20-30 units in the state this year.
Kerala opposition stalls assembly over solar scam for third consecutive day
Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Continuing to target Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on the solar panel scam, the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Opposition today stalled proceedings in the assembly for the third consecutive day.
Malnutrition claims 30 infants in last five months in this Kerala village
Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Thirty infants have died in Attapadi, a tribal village in Kerala, in last five months due to malnutrition. Last year, there were 16 similar deaths.
Why India will have to wait for adult film star Priya Anjali Rai
Robin Bansal | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Priya Anjali Rai, an US-based adult film star of Indian origin, may be a familiar name in certain sections but she's hoping to conquer a more mainstream audience soon with her Bollywood debut ala Sunny Leone.
Kerala Assembly adjourned for the second consecutive day over solar scam
Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Targeting Chief Minister Oommen Chandy over the solar scam, the Opposition today continued their protest in the Kerala Assembly for the second consecutive day, forcing the house to be adjourned minutes after the sitting began.
ICC Champions Trophy: Life in a cocoon and India's private bodyguards!
Soumitra Bose | Tuesday June 18, 2013
The Board of Control for cricket in India has hired three international bodyguards to keep the players safe and away from controversies during the Champions Trophy.
'Solar scam' threatens Kerala government: your 10-point cheat-sheet
Sneha Mary Koshy (With inputs from IANS), Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday June 17, 2013
In Kerala, the opposition is demanding that Chief Minister Oomen Chandy quit on account of what's being called "the solar scam." Mr Chandy heads the Congress-led UDF government.
Kerala bans trawling, fish prices to rise
IANS, Thiruvananthapuram | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Already sky high, the price of fish, a regular item on a Keralite's dining table, is set to soar even higher in the state, as the trawling ban comes into effect starting 14th June for the next 47 days.According to fish vendors in the capital's markets, the prices have already started to go up."In th...
LDF stalls Question Hour in Kerala Assembly over solar scam
Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2013
Demanding Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's resignation over the solar panel scam, the opposition LDF stalled the question hour in the Kerala Assembly today.
Monsoon rains cover India early, boost crop hopes
Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013
The monsoon rains have covered India a month ahead of the normal schedule, increasing the prospects for a bumper output for summer-sown crops such as rice, oilseeds and cotton in one of the world's leading producers.
Timely monsoon ends load-shedding in Kerala
Sneha Mary Koshy | Sunday June 16, 2013
The timely arrival of rain in Kerala has brought smile on the faces of many people who were facing long power cuts.
This monsoon, Karnataka farmers sowing 'seeds of hope'
Written by Radhika Iyer | Sunday June 16, 2013
The monsoon has already made its entry in the country but farmers in Karnataka are anxious. The state had recently experienced a severe drought that also hit Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra.
47-day trawling ban along Kerala coast from Friday night
Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2013
A 47-day ban on trawling by mechanised boats will come into force along Kerala coast from midnight on Friday, as a measure to conserve marine resources during the spawning season.
Kerala raises concern over deportations of expatriate workers from Kuwait
Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2013
Setting aside political differences, Congress-led UDF government and LDF opposition headed by CPM in Kerala today expressed serious concern over large scale deportation of expatriate workers from Kuwait and asked the Centre to intervene in the situat...
Startup launches M-governance Kerala app
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2013
M-governance is an android mobile application that offers information of the different departments of the state government.