‘Hillary was first, I said too’
The news about a forthcoming book by British author Mick Conefrey that tries to establish that Edmund Hillary was the first man to scale Everest during the 1953 expedition, and which received wide cov
Montek ploughs a new minefield
Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia recently dropped a bombshell when he suggested at the Emerging Kerala meet that the state should look beyond paddy cultivation and u
Water transport plan in oblivion
At a time when the State government is initiating multi-crore public transport projects for the city, the feasibility study report on water transport, the most viable and non-polluting mode of transpo
Bus owners threaten strike
The city, which depends mainly on private bus transport, is in for trouble if bus owners go ahead with their strike threat. The government is not likely to accept all their demands.
These include: a
IOC blames transporters for shortage
The Indian Oil Corporation has admitted that bulk LPG supply across the state has been disrupted and blamed transports for this as they were refusing to transport cylinders in the wake of strict measu
Bus owners seek Rs 7 in minimum fare
Private bus owners on Monday demanded a hike in minimum ticket fare to Rs 7 from Rs 5, a cut in the student concession rate and the abolition of “age limit” of buses to cope with the diesel price incr
Kochi to soon emerge as entertainment hub
Entertainment may not have been a key part of Emerging Kerala, but the lone proposal in the conclave related to the sector is emerging from the shadows to take the shape of a society that will set the
Centre may ban PFI soon
The union government is likely to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) next week. The decision would be taken on the basis of an intelligence report submitted by the state police on PFI’s activities h
Ailing athletes
Paradoxical could be the right adjective to mark the State government’s policy towards Athletics.
When the sports minister moots high-end plans to train athletes abroad and woo famed foreign coaches
UK citizen can meet son in Kollam, HC rules
Giving a breather to a UK-based ad film director who is in Kochi for the last four years, the Kerala high court on Monday permitted him to spend an hour with his one-year-old son who is detained by hi