District hospitals short of nurses
A crisis seems to be looming large in the government health sector with the sudden shortage of staff nurses in government hospitals in the district.
Many of the temporary staff who were posted in th
More victims in Paravoor case
The Paravoor police probing the case in which a 22-year-old girl was trapped and molested by a blackmailing gang, suspects that more girls might have fallen victim to the machinations of the culprits.
Action plan to tackle impact of climate change
The city will soon have an action plan and adaptation strategy to surmount the impact of climate change.
Kochi is among the four cities, besides, Madurai, Howrah and Vishakhapatnam, that have been s
How green is emerging Kerala?
As the state braces for a big leap in development through the Emerging Kerala meet to be held in Kochi from September 12 to 14, concerns are being expressed not just by the opposition, but even the ru
Meet is against development: Sudheeran
Close on the heels of the Opposition crying foul over the Emerging Kerala meet starting here on September 12, voices of concern have been raised from the ruling UDF as well.
Congress leader V.M. Sudh
A torchbearer of state’s social development
When the government of India thought of establishing a southern naval command in Kochi after Independence and was looking for land, the then Varapuzha Archbishop Dr Joseph Attipetty took a stand that
Taking on top teams
Universal Soccer School under-15 team is all set to confront the best football academies in the country during the Himachal Pradesh Football Festival from September 6 to 9. The team has left Kozhikod
Centre’s grand idea turns travellers’ nightmare
The Union government’s standing instruction that all new roads constructed by filling more than one metre height should be surfaced with only thin chipping carpet has resul-ted in a bumpy ride for the
Boost for road projects
Boosting the prospects of road development in the state and especially in the cities, the World Bank has expressed willingness to provide more assistance to road projects.
In a meeting attended by t
First Haemophilia treatment centre
The state’s first Haemophilia Treatment Centre has been sanctioned at the Ernakulam District Hospital in Aluva.
The centre, which aims to offer comprehensive treatment for heamophilia, is being set u