BJP suggests chemical castration, death penalty for rapists
Against the backdrop of the Delhi gangrape incident, the BJP today suggested maximum punishment to the accused in rape cases — either death penalty or chemical castration.
Five NCC cadets from Delhi drown in Kerala river
Five cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) from Delhi, who were taking part at a national trekking camp at Malayatoor in Ernakulam district, drowned in Periyar River today.
Marines allowed to go home
Two Italian Marines, facing criminal trial here on charges of killing two Indian fishermen 10 months ago, may be able to celebrate Christmas in Italy with the Kerala high court on Thursday allowing th
Kerala Catholics may need to ‘confess’ to taking liquor
For the 55 lakh Catholics in Kerala, alcohol consumption will soon be a sin, which has to be confessed before a priest. That is, if a church panel has its way.
Thrissur wins 18th CBSE youth festival
Thrissur district came on top and won the gold cup at the 18th CBSE Youth Fest held at the Sarabhai Scie-nce Park, Kakkanad, here, while the Rani Public Sch-ool, Vadakara, lifted the Overall Champions
Water crisis eases
The city's drinking water crisis eased on Saturday with the Aluva KWA station resuming uninterrupted supply for several hours starting from 8.30 am in the morning.
The pumping of water from the Aluv
Load-shedding from 6 to 10 pm
As per the order, night-time load-shedding would be effective from 6 pm to 10 pm. At present, night-time load shedding was scheduled from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm.
The commission postponed its decision on
Kochi water supply remains disrupted
Water supply to many areas in the city was disrupted for the second day on Friday as the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) had to stop pumping from its Aluva pumping station due to the high density of salt
Kochi film fest to be held from Dec 16-23
The first Kochi international film festival, featuring several renowned movies from across the world, will be held from December 16 to 23.
Kochi Gateway Entertainment and Management Society, chaired
JICA fact- finding team visits Metro station sites
The Japan International Co-operation Agency’s (JICA) fact-finding team, which has arrived here as part of the inspection prior to the funding for the Kochi Metro project, visited the proposed Metro st