Partnering agencies need to be quicker
‘Well begun is half done’ may well betoken the Metro authorities’ concerns at the moment as they have urged their partner agencies to hasten completion of the key projects proposed to decongest the ci
Railways to cut platform station master posts
As part of cost-cutting measures, the Trivandrum Railway division is planning to do away with the posts of platform station masters wherever cabin (signal tower) is available – a move that might compr
Vehicle or equipment? MVD, KSIE lock horns
Is a container loader, used to load and unload containers from trailers, a vehicle or just a piece of equipment? This is at the centre of a dispute between the Motor Vehicle department and the Kerala
Shortage of staff hits hospitals
The patient-staff ratio at major government hospitals in the district is startling: one nurse to take care of 75 patients on an average.
The government is still following the 1961 staffing pattern w
Power struggle over Kudankulam
Tamil Nadu’s insistence on staking claim for the entire power generated from the soon-to-be-commissioned Kudankulam nuclear power plant, has come as a shock to the energy-starved state which had pinn
‘Royal Machines’ swarm the city
As dusk settled in over Kochi, evening strollers along the new river side near Pachalam Church heard a faint rumble in the distance, which grew louder by the minute until 27 classic Royal Enfield ri
New KWA vehicles gather rust
It’s been almost a year since Kerala Water Authority (KWA) bought more than a dozen tanker-lorries as part of Japan drinking water scheme and distributed the vehicles to various divisions. Water, howe