Laptops for councillors
The city’s councillors are all set to get hi-tech. In a first, the Kochi Corporation is providing laptops to all councillors as part of its e-governance programme.
According to officials, the Kerala
No HC permission for Skycity project
he Kerala High Court on Thursday declined to issue an order directing the authorities to consider the applications of Yashoram Infra Developers Private Limited for the proposed Skycity project.
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Central Kerala’s hopes derail
The Railway Budget presented by Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday could not bring cheer to passengers in central Kerala. All that the region got were two new trains and another one being conv
No room for ROBs in budget
Even as the Railway Minister, Dinesh Trivedi, promised to fast-track elimination of level crossings, a key project to construct ROBs at vital locations submitted by the Roads and Bridges Development C
Fare hike upsets city commuters
With inflation already leaving a hole in household budgets, people waiting for trains at Ernakulam South and North railway stations on Wednesday criticised the hike in fare, proposed by Dinesh Trivedi
Woman riding scooter attacked and killed by pillion rider
A 40-year-old woman riding a scooter was killed by her partner, who was riding pillion, here on Thursday.
The man allegedly slit her throat with a sharp knife, pushed her down and rode away in the tw
'Italian ship Enrica Lexie cannot be allowed to leave'
The Kerala government told the Kerala High Court on Thursday that the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie, berthed off the coast, should not be allowed to leave as the investigation into two Italian marines s
TN natives dupe 500 city residents
It was a good way to trap gullible customers. The beaming face of the pious Shirdi Sai Baba on a board displaying the name of the shop Sai Ram Traders probably gave customers the assurance that they w
Captain should be held accountable
The captain is primarily responsible for any acts committed on board a ship at sea. But in the case of the ship, Enrica Lexia, the Neendakara police has registered an FIR against only two armed guard
Another lpg shortage looms
Indian Oil Corporation, the major distributor of cooking gas in the state, has halved its production at its bottling plants following a shortage of bulk LPG at Mangalore terminal.
This is a jolt to