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Islanders fall prey to promises of easy funds by small chit fund firms
Failure of firms in the past has not deterred islanders from joining new ones. - File Photo
Lure of small chit funds spells doom for islanders
Illegal chit fund companies are flourishing in islands situated in and around Kochi. The failure of many such companies in the past has not deterred islanders from joining new ones. Establis...
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State leaves biennale foundation in the lurch
Government’s decision to grant Rs.4 crore to the cash-strapped foundation is up for scrutiny before the High Court, but State is lax in defending its decision
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Ahead of silver jubilee, hostel hopes to rake in profits
With hardly a year left for its silver jubilee celebrations, the government youth hostel at Kakkanad is looking at putting in place additional facilities that will help it generate more revenue be...
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Agitating residents likely to be taken on tour of sewage plants
Faced with increased public resistance against proposed sewage treatment plants in the State, the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) is planning to placate the agitated residents...
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KOCHI,
May 20, 2013
Cargo service to set sail by May-end
With the 205-km Kollam-Kottapuram National Waterway III expected to be commissioned in November, efforts are on to ensure connectivity between coastal and inland waterways in the State.The...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
Summer heat worsens duck plague in Thrissur
Duck plague has claimed over 6,000 ducks in Thrissur district.
The deaths were because of virus attack, said N. Divakaran Nair, professor and head of the Pathology Department of the Colle...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
‘It seemed our life would end in the middle of Arabian Sea’
At Lakshadweep, the tropical blue sky and the serene wash of turquoise sea water on the finest powdery white sand promise a thoroughly relaxed mood to the tourists. But the journey to the tiny dot...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
Five drown in Lakshadweep boat capsize
Five persons on board a crowded fishing trawler drowned after the vessel capsized near Kadamat island in Lakshadweep on Saturday morning. Two of them were children.Twenty-four others either...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
Water supply restored
Water supply to several divisions on the eastern side of the Thrikkakara Municipality leading up to Manakkakkadavu was restored on Saturday after Kerala Water Authority repaired a pipe that had bur...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
62-year-old gets 10-year jail for raping child
A 62-year-old man, Kuttapan of Piravom, was awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 by a court here on Saturday for raping a 5-year-old girl at Piravom.The sentence w...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
Islanders all at sea
Acute shortage of boats from islands in Lakshadweep to nearby islands and to mainland Kerala forces people to cram themselves into whatever vessel is available, at the cost of safety. This o...
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KOCHI,
May 18, 2013
A trendsetter in the making
The much awaited revival of Travancore Rayons Limited, Perumbavoor, is apparently entering its final lap. A proposal to revive the industrial unit which had been the lifeblood of Perumbavoo...
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KOCHI,
May 20, 2013
Construction of compound wall on wetlands stayed
The district administration has stayed the construction of a compound wall on wetlands on the side of the Vallarpadam-Kalamassery National Highway.There had been reports of large-scale filli...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
Future looks good for pepper
Kochi is set to spring back to the centre of the Rs. 1,000-crore pepper business in the country with the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) permitting the city-based India Pepper and Spice Trade Asso...
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Kochi,
May 19, 2013
All that fizz
The many lifestyle channels available on television today show exotic locales and fabulous feats that make viewers long to live in places where there is something new to see every day. What a lot...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
Kochi Tuskers’ games not under scanner
Kerala Cricket Association secretary T.C. Mathew said the IPL matches played in Kochi when it was home to the now defunct IPL team Kochi Tuskers Kerala were not under the scanner in the wake of th...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
State’s nod to be sought for relocating district’s sole hockey field
Following the acquisition of a portion of Maharaja’s College ground for the Kochi metro, the district administration has decided to take up with the State government the demand for the relocation o...
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KOCHI,
May 19, 2013
Share autos likely to be introduced in Kochi
The Kochi Corporation is likely to introduce share autos in the city. The service is aimed at making public transport available on side roads and in residential colonies.The service would be helpf...
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KOCHI,
May 18, 2013
Defence expo gets under way
Suraksha-2013, Kerala’s maiden national defence expo featuring 26 DRDO laboratories besides the ISRO, Indian Navy, Keltron, and private industries, got under way at Marine Drive here on Friday....
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Case against Ranjini Haridas
Lure of small chit funds spells doom for islanders
‘It seemed our life would end in the middle of Arabian Sea’
Kochi and capital city likely to get 150 more low-floor buses
Agitating residents likely to be taken on tour of sewage plants
State leaves biennale foundation in the lurch
Share autos likely to be introduced in Kochi
Lessons from an idol’s fall from grace
Summer heat worsens duck plague in Thrissur
Future looks good for pepper
