Agri blues! Time to go green
The only way to address the agrarian problem in a debt-ridden state where land is scarce, is through the promotion of hi-tech farming.
Innovative farming concepts like green house cultivation are th
K.M. Mani’s hi-tech recommendations
The finance minister K.M. Mani’s heavy dose of technology in his budget for the revival of the agricultural sector is a welcome step, say hi-tech farmers.
In his budget, Mani recommended promoting h
BJP had to make do with party votes
The BJP has asserted that it got all its party votes in Piravom, though it “lost” the votes of its sympathisers as the “fight had narrowed down to the two leading fronts”.
BJP candidate K.R. Rajagopa
Digital video boards banned on city roads
As per the bylaw, no advertisement or billboard can be erected or displayed in public places, private holdings, purampoke areas, playgrounds and buildings without mandatory clearance from the corporat
Corporation to check illegal hoardings
The city corporation council has approved the hoarding bylaw to regulate illegal billboards and advertisements in the city.
At a special council meeting here on Thursday, it approved the bylaw prepa
Gaol towards reform?
Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons
— John Ruskin
Jail is probably the only place one does not wish to visit despite the free stay, free food and free me
Pledge more gold for NBFC loans
A Reserve Bank ‘intervention’ has taken the shine out of the firms extending finance against pledged gold, and made things difficult for people banking on these firms for such loans. Customers will no
Keep religious rallies to one side of road: HC
The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the state government to consider the possibilities of stretching the Pongala line of women devotees to Kanya-kumari in the south or to the opposite direction on
LDF lost fresh votes, says Jayarajan
The defeat of LDF candidate MJ Jacob by a huge margin of over 12,000 votes has left the Opposition camp surprised and embarrassed.
E P Jayarajan, MLA from Mattannur in Kannur, led the campaign for t
M.J. Jacob knocked out in first round itself
The counting of votes in Piravom, held at the Nirmala Junior School at Moovattupuzha that is the alma mater of UDF candidate Anoop Jacob, took about two hours to complete on Wednesday. But, it was a k