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HC directs CDB to provide details of appointments on contract

Kochi, Dec 13 A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has directed the Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) to provide complete details of appointments if it has made any on…

‘We are not at all associated with RSS”

THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM: Yet another attempt by a section of the media to tarnish the image of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh fell flat with those arrested in connection with the attack on Maraji…

Chakkulathukavu Pongala today

Thiruvalla:The famous Chakkulathu kavu pongala will be celebrated today.Every year Pongala comes on the star Thrikarthika of malayalam month Vruschikam.Thousands of devotees from all over the state and neighbouring states…

Sannyasi Sammelan to launch integrated programme to protect dharma

Kochi, Dec 12 The three-day conference of 75 monks and seers of different lineages and orders has given final shape to an integrated programme aimed at propagating and protecting the…

J .Shishupalan selected for maiden Trikalanjoorappan award

Kochi, Dec 12 The Trikalanjoorappan Award has been instituted on the 28th year of the Hindu Matha Mahasammelan held annually at the Kalanjoor Mahadeva Temple. The award judging committee headed…

Koodiyattam festival held at Capital city

THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM: The six-day long â€œAscharyachoodamani Mahotsav” held here during the last week of November turned out to be a tame affair with hardly hundred people making it to the Vailopilly Bhavan.…

Telemedicine facility for pilgrims at Amrita hospital at Pampa

 Kochi, Dec 11 The Amrita Hospital at Pampa has introduced tele-medicine facility for the Sabarimala Pilgrims. The hospital set up by the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences(AIMS) provides medical assistance…

Marad judicial enquiry commission to examine Madani on Dec 23

Kochi, Dec 10 The Marad Judicial Inquiry Commission, Mr Thomas P Joseph, issued orders to examine Madani, a key accused in the Coimbatore serial blast case and now lodged in…

TDB to manufacture and supply Aravana

Kochi, Dec 11 The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is planning to undertake manufacturing of “Aravana” and Appam by it directly once the present contract expires after one year. Already the…

CPM action program to eliminate Kerala Hindus

THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM: Its Mela time in the capital city. The International Film Festival, International Congress on Kerala Studies, the all India convention of street side magicians, seminar by C Achutha Menon…

Guruvayur Ekadasi

Guruvayur Ekadasi

Temple town Guruvayur is fully prepared for this years auspicious Guruvayur Ekadasi on Tommorow. Guruvayur ekadasi is one of the most important festivals for the devotees of Sri Krishna  There will be Udayasthamaya Pooja,ekadasi…

Sabarimala:Ghee abhishekam tokens from DLB branches

The Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd, the official bankers to the Travancore Devaswom Board,have started issuing tokens for Ghee abhishekam, the most important offering for Lord Ayappa in its all branches.This iniatitive will help…

Traditional Indian magic show at Thiruvanamthapuram

THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM: Residents of the capital city are in for an experience of a different kind. Street magicians from all over the country will assemble at the Keltron junction at Vellayambalam…

Extremists strengthening presence in Kasargod

KASARGOD: A highly disturbing situation is fast emerging in Kasargod as religious extremists are trying to strengthen their presence in this communally sensitive area.There seems to be a conspiracy to…

Geeta Jayanti celebrations

The Bhagawad Geeta Jayanti celebrations will be held on Sunday at Edappally Mata Amrithanandamayi Mutt. A press release from K Sivaprasad, convener, Geetaswadhya Samiti said that the function is being…

Taliban Killing:Kummanam Rajasekharan to seek Presidents’s intervention

 Kochi, Dec 09 The Hindu Aikya Vedi General Secretary, Mr Kummanam Rajasekharan, is to meet the President, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam to seek his intervention to get the…

Janmabhumi Kannur edition, a Vishu Gift

From Kochi, Dec 09 The Malayalam daily Janmabhumi is to launch its fifth edition from Kannur as a Vishu gift to the people of North Kerala. Mr K V S…

TN Bus burning:The Prime accused a Congress activist?

The prime accused Majid Parambai in TN Bus burnt incident, is at present a congress activist as per his family.They told he had resigned from PDP 2 years back and…

RSS activist’s home bombed by CPM

Tellichery:In Kathiroor,CPM activists attacked and bombed the home of P.Valsaraj, RSS member today morning.The attack was due to the witness statement by P.Valsaraj in an another murder of Ratheesh by…

The truth behind BJP H.Q attack

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh District Karyalay at Thiruvananthapuram wears a shocked look. The office bearers and the pracharaks are yet to get over the trauma created by the news…

Government ignoring court directives:BJP

Kochi, Dec 08 The BJP President, Mr P S Sreedharan Pillai has accused the state government of not initiating action against the police officials who had tampered with the investigations…

CDB special commissioner unhappy over its functioning

Kochi, Dec 08 The Special Commissioner of the Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB), Mr G Rajasekharan Nair has sought the assistance of the Kerala High Court to restrain the CDB from transferring…

BJP H.Q attacked

Thruvanamthapuram: Unidentified groups today stormed the Headquarter of Bharateeya Janata Party office in Thruvanamthapuram. The group of more than 10 criminals entered the office and damaged office furniture. The incident…

Bombs seized from abandoned house, near a mosque in Kannur

After Mannarcaud arms catch  now its in Kannur. Over 30 crude bombs were seized from an abandoned house near a mosque here on Tuesday, police said. Following a tip-off, police raided the house,…

Baby–Issac:CPM controls by Christian lobbies

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM has promised to make Kerala the most prosperous state in the world. The Kerala Study Congress to be held by the party from December 9 in the…

Religious Conversion threatening India’s ecological heritage

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ecological traditions of India, especially Kerala face serious threat in the form of religious conversion, according to noted environmental scientists, technologists and ecologists. This was revealed here on Wednesday…

PDP black day claims the life of a lorry driver in Kasargode

 Dec 06 The hartal called by the religious extremists to protest against the demolition of a disputed structure on its 13 th anniversary has witnessed wide spread violence in some…

HC directs to elect chairman for Palakkad civic body

Kochi, Dec 06 The Kerala High Court has directed to hold election to elect a Chairman for the Palakkad Municipality. A division bench of the court comprising of Justice K…

EMS gets salvation at Thirunavaya

“All are equal; but some are more equal,” seems to be the basic theme of the Communist movements all over the world. Though George Orwell wrote the novel Animal Farm…

Sannyasi sammelan opens in Kalady

 Kochi, Dec 05 A three-day “Sannyasi Sammelan” has begun at the Adi Sankara Janmabhoomi temple at Kalady on Monday. The Sammelan was inaugurated by the Udupi Pejawar Madadhipati, Swami Vishweswara…

HC stops slaughtering of camels

Kochi, Dec 05 The Kerala High Court has today stayed slaughtering of two camels for selling its meat. The Court has also stopped selling of camel meat here as no…

TN bus burning:One more terrorist under arrest

Kochi One more terrorist named Majid Parambai was arrested by Police in connection with Tamilnadu Bus burning issue at Kalamassery. He is suspected as the  main culprit behind the incident, which…

Six RSS activists injured

Six RSS activists were injured in an attack by CPM workers in Alappuzha on Sunday.The incident took place around 11.30 am on Sunday near the starting point of Nehru Trophy boat race. The injured…

Marad commission to examine Maudany in Coimbatore jail

From Kochi, Dec 04 The Marad Judicial Commission inquiring in the massacre of nine persons at Marad on May 02,2003, will examine the leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…

Watchtowers at Sabarimala to control the crowd

Kochi, Dec 04 As part of its efforts to control the crowd at Sabarimala expected to be around 100 million this year, the Kerala Police will set up watchtowers and…

Mamooty turns green!!

Mammoty is considered to be one of the mega stars in this industry. He not only rules the film world, but in the television, as well as the business arenas.…

Move to sideline Achuthanandan?

The recent Statements by V.S Achuthanandan on DIC(K) had once again exposed the factional feuds inside CPM.In his recent statement Achuthanandan the seniormost leader of CPM phoo phooed the role…

Sreedharan Pillai withdraws resignation

From Mahadev  Kochi, Dec 02   Mr Sreedharan Pillai, BJP state president, who had resigned following the party’s humiliating defeat at the Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary by-election last month, has withdrawn his…

PAC suggests refund of net present value collected from TDB

From Mahadev Kochi, Dec 02   The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Lok Sabha, in its report tabled in the Lok Sabha yesterday has asked the Central and state…

Second centenary of Thalakkal Chandu’s martyrdom celebrated

From Mahadev Kochi,  Dec 02   The society in general and the historians in particular should understand and accept the contributions made by the “Vanavasi community” to the country’s Freedom…

Malappuram:800 kg Sandal wood seized

Mongam:In Mongam, Malappuram 800 Kg Sandal wood was seized by  Police from the private godown of Umminikkara Moitheen.The role of fundamentalist elements in Sandal wood smuggling were stressed by police forces…

Forest Lease:Lok Ayukta issues notice to govt

KOLLAM: In a petition filed by M.V.Unnikrishnan, sought to cancel the leasing and granting of title deeds from January 1, 2000 and to prosecute Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and the…

‘Jayakrishnan Balidan Dinam’ observed

Kannur: ‘Jayakrishnan Balidan Dinam’, the death anniversay of Jayakrishnan master  was observed yeterday under Yuvamorcha here on thursday.He was brutally murdered by CPM activists infront of his students while taking…

Lady councilor harrased by CPM in mid road.

Mavellikara:A group of CPM activist harassed a lady Councilor in mid road over here.The Councillor Leela abhilash, who was expelled from the party prior to elections and won as independent…

Ragging:Case filed against SFI Leader

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The City police have registered case against one of the SFI leader Vasu Pradeep and his friends Abin and Sarath of Vattiyoor kavu Polutechnic for ragging and assaulting a…

Need fake certificates? Contact SFI !!

If in need of Engineering degree certificates, please contact nearest SFI leader!!.The role of SFI and its leaders are alleged behind supplying fake degree certificates and marklist to failed Btech students at…

Pillai to withdraw resignation

PTI/ Kozhikode PS Sreedharan Pillai, who recently resigned as BJP Kerala State president in the wake of his party’s poor performance in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha by-election, said on Wednesday…

Change the strategy,transcend the rhetorics if you want to build up

 Mahadev     If the current leadership crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala is any indication, the party which was hitherto considered as a political party of…

Sabari railwayline to remain a dream only

Mahadev, Kochi, Nov 29   The long cherished dream of  millions of Ayyappa Devotees to travel by rail up to Erumely does not seem to become a reality as the…

Marad commision rejects NDF demand for copy of Int.report

Mahadev, Kochi, Nov 29   The Marad Judicial Inquiry Commission has rejected the demand of the NDF for a copy of the intelligence report relating to the Marad massacre.  Dismissing…