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Dredging of waterway comes to standstill

The dredging work of the Champakkara-Thevara interior waterway has came to a halt, thanks to official apathy and absence of officials due to Piravom by-poll.

According to officials, the dredging work

Sunny looks at brighter side

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Sunny Thomas felt the adrenaline rush, watching visiting players slam dunk on his home-court during a practice session ahead of the 26th Federation Cup Basketball Championship set to begin at the Raji

No hot favourites in Fed cup

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Most of the big names in Indian basketball have landed in town and a lot more are expected to fly down shortly as Kochi is set to blow the whistle for the 26th Federation Cup slated to begin today. Th

Football fever returns to State

It seems the golden days of football in the State are returning. After a gap of one year, the State club championship will be held at Palakkad from the end of this month.

After the championship, an

Indian nurses stranded in Saudi Arabia

Three Indian nurses have been allegedly stranded in Saudi Arabia after the new owner of a medical institute closed down the institution without giving them any prior notice. He also turned down reques

Kerala police arrest captain of ‘MV Prabhu Daya’

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A special police team from Kerala on Monday arrested Gordon Charles Pereira, the captain of the controversial ship MV Prabhu Daya that collided with a fishing boat Don-I off Alappuzha coast killing fi

At the helm of affairs

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The chronicles of Indian football will be incomplete without a mention of the Malayalis, who as players and officials have impacted the course of the game for decades. So, when one of them stood up to

Kerala former CM VS Achuthanandan faces flak for remarks on ex-CPI-M woman leader, courts women’s ire again

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Kerala's Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan on Sunday landed in controversy with politicians from across the spectrum condemning his remarks against a former CPI-M leader Sindhu Joy, whom he equa

Chilli-coated rope fencing to deter elephants

Soon, chilli-coated rope fences will be installed extensively to deter crop-raiding elephants from entering villages lying close to the forests, especially in divisions under the Aanamudi elephant ran

More players, fewer opportunities

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Kerala has produced a number of women football internationals and players who perform in the national tournaments. Yet, lack of opportunities within is hindering the growth of women football in the st

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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.