Organic mango festival held in KochiKOCHI - To popularise organic food among the masses, a weeklong mango festival was held here this past week. It had over 150 rare varieties of mangoes, all cultivated and ripened using organic and natural methods. Congress calls for shutdown in Kerala over Pinarayi clean chit(Lead:Pinarayi)KOCHI - An angry Congress party on Wednesday called for a 12-hour shutdown across Kerala in response to the clean chit given to CPI-M state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with the SNC Lavalin graft case. Opposition calls for Kerala shutdown for Vijayan’s prosecutionKOCHI - The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has called for a state-wide shutdown in Kerala Thursday to protest what it claims are government’s attempt to protect Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in a corruption case. CPI-M’s Pinarayi Vijayan gets a clean chit in SNC Lavalin caseKOCHI - CPI-M state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has been given a cheat in connection with the SNC Lavalin graft case. My report does not protect Vijayan: Kerala advocate generalKOCHI - Kerala Advocate General C.P. Sudhakara Prasad Tuesday said that his suggestion that the state government need not sanction the prosecution of CPI-M state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in a corruption case was not aimed at protecting anybody. Stand-off between rival Malayalam film bodies continuesKOCHI - The tussle between two rival trade unions in the Malayalam film industry seems to have entered a deadlock over revised wages as both the bodies made it clear once again Friday that they will not go back on their earlier stand. CPI-M covering up Kannur ‘bomb’ explosion: Vayalar RaviKOCHI - Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Wednesday said the ruling Left Front was covering up the Kannur ‘bomb blast involving the son of a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator’. Kathakali percussionist Kalamandalam Kesavan deadKOCHI - Kathakali percussionist, actor and playwright Kalamandalam Kesavan died Saturday after a brief illness at a private hospital here, family sources said. He was 73. Shashi Tharoor gets bail in national anthem caseKOCHI - Shashi Tharoor, the former UN under secretary general and Congress candidate for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, Saturday secured bail from a court here in a case charging him with showing disrespect to the national anthem. Mammootty casts vote despite hectic filming scheduleKOCHI - Malayalam superstar Mammootty took time out from shooting for his latest movie ‘Daddy Cool’ to cast his vote here Thursday for the parliamentary polls since he believes that it is only by voting that one ‘becomes a part of the democracy’. BJP now calls Manmohan Singh a ‘night watchman’KOCHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday called Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh a ‘night watchman’, who was making way for the next PM. No dynastic rule in Congress, says Rahul GandhiKOCHI - Brushing aside talk of his becoming the prime minister, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said his aim was to strengthen the youth brigade of the Congress party. Future of India lies with youth: Rahul GandhiKOCHI - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the future of India lies with the youth. Manmohan Singh young in mind, looks at future: RahulKOCHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is ‘young in mind’ and had the vision for the future unlike his opponent who lived in the past without a plan for the years to come. Manmohan Singh young, looks at the future: Rahul GandhiKOCHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was youthful and had the vision for the future unlike his opponent who lived in the past without a plan for the years to come. Left government not implementing Sabarimala plan: PMKOCHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday accused Kerala’s Left Democratic Front government of not taking active steps to implement the Sabarimala Pamba Action Plan that would have benefited thousands of pilgrims. PM attacks Left for not cooperating in nuke dealKOCHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday condemned the Left for not cooperating with the Central Government during negotiations for the crucial nuclear deal with the US. Left has always been on the wrong side: PMKOCHI - Training his guns at the Left, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the Communists had made the wrong choice over many policies, from the Green Revolution to the Indo-US nuclear deal. Good Friday celebrated all over IndiaNew Delhi/Mumbai,MAHARASHTRA/KOCHI - Devout Christians and others marked Good Friday in various parts of India. ‘Palm Sunday’ celebrated in KeralaKOCHI - Hundreds of Christians in Kerala commemorated ‘Palm Sunday’, marking the beginning of Holy Week on Sunday. Cargo being handled at Cochin Port falls 3.34 percentKOCHI - The Cochin Port handled 15.23 million tonnes of cargo in 2008-09 as against 15.75 million tonnes the year ago - a fall of 3.34 percent, it was announced Saturday. Emirates announces new package on Kochi-Dubai sectorKOCHI - Emirates Airlines Tuesday announced a ‘companion offer’ that extends a complimentary return ticket in the same class for a companion for a passenger travelling from here to Dubai. False alert in Kochi over rogue boatKOCHI - An alert raised over the sighting of a rogue boat, suspected to be of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), off Kochi in Kerala on Monday, turned out to be a mistake.ochi and the adjoining coastal areas were on high security alert after a tip off that few miscreants with arms were seen on a boat near Cherthala beach in Alleppey district. A.R. Rahman announces his world tourKOCHI - Oscar winning music director A.R. Rahman has announced that he will undertake a world tour musical concert. ICICI Securities launches offline trading platform in KochiKOCHI - ICICI Securities Wednesday launched active trader service (ATS), an offline trading platform, in Kochi. High Court raps Kerala government on law and orderKOCHI - The Kerala High Court Tuesday rapped the state government on the law and order situation in the state, and said it would have to ‘intervene in a very strong manner’ if conditions do not improve. Geojit launches online trading in currency derivativesKOCHI - City-based Geojit Financial Services Ltd Friday launched internet trading in currency derivatives. Queen Mary II reaches Kochi coastKOCHI - Queen Mary II, world’s largest ocean liner, reached Kerala’s Kochi coast on Wednesday. Queen Mary 2 arrives at KochiKOCHI - Queen Mary 2, billed as the grandest and most magnificent ocean liner ever built, came calling at the port here Wednesday. This is its second voyage to this port city. Pigeon business spreading wings in KeralaKOCHI - Want to make some extra money by spending a couple of hours a day with birds? City-based Kerala Pigeon Foundation (KPF) says it’s quite possible, given the increasing demand for pigeons in the local market. |
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