Kochi

Syndicate content

Drink from the backwaters!

18WATER1.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Despite being surrounded by water bodies, the city continues to be troubled by scarcity of drinking water for almost two decades now.

According to experts, a large quantity of river water that can be

Truck trapped in land feud

18TRUCK.jpg.crop_display.jpg

This vehicle is virtually trapped within four brick walls. The curious sight can be seen as one rides past Murukkumpalam, a little ahead of Vypeen, al-ong the highway to Cherai.

A fight over a strip

MP concession tickets going out to ineligible

RAILWAY_1.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Here’s a shocker. The railways claim that not even one per cent of the current users of the MP concession tickets, otherwise known as Izzat monthly season tickets (MSTs), are eligible for them.

While

Sr Rani Maria murder: Bloodstained hands kissed; sins forgiven

18MARIA.jpg.crop_display.jpg

The killer Samandar Singh’s sins have been forgiven. Sr Rani Maria’s mother and sister, who came to Indore to see him, said they had already forgiven him. The contrite, condemned man fell at their fee

Rate cut may not boost car sales

Those wanting to own a house or buy a new car can start thinking about it now as the Reserve Bank of India, after nearly three years, has signalled an interest rate cut, making clear that loans will c

No guarantee on water quality

DRINKING-WATER1.jpg.crop_display.jpg

The special squad formed by the food safety designated officer in the district raided eight tanker trucks that distribute drinking water and took samples from eight water sources from the Thiruvankula

Mafia flouts rules, loots public money

WATERA.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Despite being surrounded by water bodies, uninterrupted water supply remains a distant dream for many of the residents who rely on water of dubious quality supplied by tanker lorries, controlled by th

Lifeguards save 2 from drowning

Three lifeguards saved the lives of two teenage cousins at Fort Kochi South beach about 8.30 am on Monday. The 15-year-old boys, identified as Hadlin Rhodrings and Christin Antony of Mundamveli in Koc

Mufti police to scan campuses for drugs

College-goers beware! Police officials in mufti are on the prowl on all campuses in the city where drugs are being sold in increasing quantities. The police say college students are the biggest custom

NSS not Hindu majority voice, says Vellapally

The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam general secretary, Mr Vellapally Natesan, on Monday stoutly defended the chief minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, saying he should not be crucified for giving anothe

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.