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Faulty metal detectors guard Kerala temple treasure

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The four metal detectors placed at the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple - estimated to house treasure valued at Rs.1 lakh crore - are faulty, police said on Friday.

Additional Director General of Police Ve

Two more die of H1N1 in Kerala

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Two more persons have died of H1N1 influenza in Kerala, taking the total number of deaths due to the virus to eight since the start of the monsoon season in the state.

Five persons, who tested

Nun weds Hindu youth in Kerala

They broke many religious and social taboos and braved many threats but their romance finally won the day.

Dr Rybi Varghese, a nun belonging to a convent in Angamaly, and Sanoj, a Hindu youth of Thal

New post created to guard Kerala temple treasure

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Kerala on Tuesday created a new post of the rank of a superintendent of police to specifically protect the treasure estimated at Rs.1 lakh crore found in the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple here.

"We are

Mumbai blasts: Ex-SIMI men from Kerala under scanner

Despite reports of Kerala links to the Mumbai blast, police sources said that so far no person from the state has been taken into custody by the Anti-Terrorist Squad or any other agency in connection

Kerala finance minister Mani presents white paper

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The white paper presented by the finance minister, Mr K.M. Mani, on Tuesday paints a dark picture of the state’s financial situation and lays the blame on the previous Left Democratic Front government

NYT lauds Oommen Chandy’s 24/7 office webcast

The Kerala chief minister Mr Oommen Chandy’s much hyped 24/7 webcast of his office has received global attention with the New York Times coming out with an article on the initiative.

The paper has te

New York Times carries article on Chandy's webcasting

At a time when corruption and lack of transparency in administration are the hotly-debated topics in the country, the 24-hour live webcast of the functioning of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's o

Kerala five-star hotel has no water line for eight years

A five-star hotel in Kerala has been trying to get a water connection for the past eight years but without success, a hotel executive claimed on Tuesday. A surprised government, meanwhile, said the ma

In Kerala, MBBS seats on sale: Rs 15 Lakh each

While the ministers are indulging in tall talk about solving the self-finance muddle, an agency working out of a cubicle in front of the government Secretariat offers MBBS seats for Rs 15 lakh each, c

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