Nod to allot merit seats in SF med colleges
In a curious turn to the ongoing self-financing MBBS admission row, the state government has issued a GO giving sanction to the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations to make allotments to the governme
Shortage of staff hits hospitals
The patient-staff ratio at major government hospitals in the district is startling: one nurse to take care of 75 patients on an average.
The government is still following the 1961 staffing pattern w
GCDA to repair old harbour bridge
Finally, the old harbour bridge at Mattancherry is to be repaired and re-opened for the public.
The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) will take over the old harbour bridge and will make it
Stop for Ernad Express at Aluva
The Ernad Express will halt at Aluva from Monday onwards, fulfilling a longtime public demand for such a stop.
The express train runs between Manga-lore and Nagercoil. While this decision of the Rai
Promoting local brands of handloom products
The state government and the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Kannur, have jointly organised an exhibition of handloom products from Ernakulam, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur distri
High Court Judge amuse others by cleaning filthy gutter near his house
When the whole neighbourhood flirts with unhygienic conditions, this rainy season in Kerala, High Court Judge Thottathil Radhakrishnan made a surprise move on Sunday night that has amused even the Cor
Trying to restore glory
In a nation where cricket is religion and Sachin Tendulkar is God, there is a bunch of fans and players who are blindly following the game without seeing the beauty and glamour of the sport.
These a
Kerala online doc turns favourite
Getting an appointment with top doctors in town is not an easy task, and hefty consultation fees add to the worries.
But Dr Ashley Mulamoottil, a leading ophthalmologist, has made a difference to it
Enough medicine to fight epidemic: Babu
An action plan will be chalked out to control monsoon-related epidemics in the district in coordination with the health department, local bodies and NGOs, said excise minister K. Babu here, on Saturda
62-year-old undertaking a big journey in a small car
They said he was too old for it. But this did not dampen the spirits of 62-year-old Thomas Chacko, a Kochi-based motoring buff, when he decided to embark on a ‘see-India’ mission that would take him