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Canal cleaning nears completion

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The cleaning of the Thevara-Perandoor (TP) canal, being carried out by the Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC), is nearing completion. Sources from Kochi Metro Rail, the funding agency

1,782 litres spirit seized from TN truck in Edappally

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In a major haul, excise officials seized spirit 1,782 litres from a truck that was parked at a petrol pump near Edappally bypass on Thursday. However, the cops could not nab the driver or cleaner of t

Shyjumon in final preparatory camp

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Former Chirag United Kerala midfielder Shyjumon is included in the 33-member squad for the India under-22 Asian Cup preparatory camp.

The 21-year-old Thiruvananthapuram boy is the only Malayali in t

Clean water still a distant dream

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The Kochi Corporation’s initiatives to control tanker lorries supplying drinking water have come a cropper with several of them flouting guidelines and supplying polluted water from the Periyar.

At

RIM’s innovation zone in Kerala

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BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) is to set up its innovation zone here, the first in the Asia Pacific region.

RIM vice-president Alec Saunders told mediapersons here on Thursday that

Vice-Admiral Satish Soni new head of southern naval command

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Vice-Admiral Satish Soni assumed office as the Flag Officer Commanding- in-Chief of Southern Naval Command in Kochi, on Thursday. He succeeds Vice-Admiral K.N. Sushil, who retired from the navy, after

Pre-monsoon health care drive fails to take off

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The pre-monsoon healthcare drive in the district, initiated by the state health department, has failed to take off, with the monsoon just a couple of days away.

The district medical officer was aske

Kochi held to ransom

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A rally and protest organised by the Kudumbi Seva Sangham on Wednesday morning halted Kochi city for more than two hours, forcing the police to cane-charge the protestors. The city’s main and pocket r

Football rage: Two Indians face racial violence in Ukraine

A BBC documentary telecast on Monday to flag up Poland and Ukrainian football’s problems with racism and violence on the backdrop of the upcoming Euro-2012 has footage of two Malayalis being hit by th

FIR stays, HC fines Italian marines Rs2lakh

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Cracking the whip on the Italian marines for killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast, the Kerala high court on Tuesday dismissed Italy’s petition seeking to quash the FIR registered against its mar

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