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Drought spells prompt anthrax outbreak?

The prolonged dry weather conditions over Karn­ataka and Tamil Nadu could have led to the reemergence of the anthrax bacteria in the forests of Tamil Nadu.

Animal experts say that, in the past, when

Camp ends with accent on fielding

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For India to excel in the upcoming Test series against England starting on November 15 at Ahmedabad, the close-in fielding apart from batting and bowling will need to be top class.

With the hosts exp

Cops seek traffickers’ custody

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The Kochi police will approach the Aluva chief judicial magistrate’s court on Monday, seeking custody of Tom Baby and Suby Kurien, the CEO and HR head of ShadWell’s, the education management firm whic

Rs 3 cr tickets booked online in 3 days

Earnings of the state transport corporation through online registration have for the first time touched nearly 50 per cent of its total per day earning.

The corporation has ear­ned a whopping Rs 3 cr

Construction grounded

The week-long tipper-cum-JCB strike has taken a toll on the construction sector in the city with the transportation of raw material like sand and boulders turning out to be a big problem.

Even the pr

N’samy in soup for CAG comment

Minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office V. Narayanasamy has landed in a piquant situation with India’s premier news agency, PTI, rejecting his claim that it had misquoted him saying the gover

Weeds, garbage greet tourists

Despite the onset of a busy tourist season, Fort Kochi beach, one of the top tourist destinations in the state and the areas nearby, are littered with filth and sea weeds. The beach is losing its char

Jaya orders recruitment of 1,591 more teachers

In order to maintain an acceptable teacher-student ratio in state run schools, chief minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday ordered creati­on of 1,591 post graduate te­acher posts in state government and mun

This councillor doubles up as a carpenter too

For Andrews Kalathilparambil, the councilor of Maradu Municipality, being in power does not mean he should quit his traditional family occupation of carpentry. On days when the councillor gets free ti

Sharapova revels in rivalry with Serena

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“Beauty sells“, Maria Sharapova had once famously remarked, an ironic statement from someone who evokes a sense of awe and admiration both for her tennis and drop-dead gorgeous looks.

At 25, she pres

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