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Balan blames it on wrong policy

KSEB could have spared the consumers of such a deadly blow if it had taken up the matter with the regulatory body and treated a part of the deficit as revenue asset, according to former electricity mi

70 revenue staffers slog without salary

As many as 70 employees of three offices in the revenue department here have not received their salary for June and indications are that July will not be different.

According to sources, employees wi

Cash crisis worsens

The cash-strapped city corporation is plunging into a deeper financial crisis. The state government’s decision to cut its annual maintenance grant and deduct plan fund allocation, coupled with the pow

ATM fraudsters taken around Kochi

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The Kochi police on Friday got four inter-state ATM fraudsters from the Kollam police in connection with the probe into the multi-crore ATM fraud.

The police also took the racketeers to the different

Minister makes surprise visit to check fields

Revenue minister Adoor Prakash on Friday made a surprise inspection of the paddy fields in the district as part of the government’s initiative to prepare a comprehensive databank on paddy fields in th

Hepatitis, it’s closer than you think: WHO

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‘It’s closer than you think’. The message the WHO has chosen on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day which falls on Saturday, is loud and clear.

The premier health body emphatically states that one o

Coconut Development Board ties up with Care Keralam

The Coconut Development Board has tied up with Care Keralam, a consorti-um of ayurveda drug manufacturers, to promote projects on coconut value addition in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical areas.

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Merit thrown out of single window

The option of school transfer in plus one has led to students with lower marks moving to top schools while those with higher marks are still awaiting admission to the same schools. The single window s

HC lifts liquor bar on 3-star hotels

In a sharp criticism of the state’s liquor policy, the Kerala high court has rejected the government’s decision to exclude three star hotels from the category of hotels entitled to bar licence.

The

Playing spoilsports

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After witnessing India marching in the inaugural parade of the 2012 Olympics in London, one cannot help but wonder, “Did the Indian parade have all qualified athletes?”

The bitter reality is that our

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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.