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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Thiruvananthapuram</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Kerala hopes to arrest more LeT suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala Police hopes to arrest more suspects in the wake of revelations by Laskhar-e-Taiba&#8217;s arrested south India chief T. Nazeer, a senior officer said Friday.

&#8220;A lot of vital leads have been elicited from Nazeer and in the coming days more people in Kerala who helped Nazeer will be taken into custody,&#8221; said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-hopes-to-arrest-more-let-suspects-242768/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kerala hopes to arrest more LeT suspects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Operations conducted by LeT member serious, says police</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/operations-conducted-by-let-member-serious-says-police-242363/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The operations conducted by suspected self-styled south India chief of the Pakistani militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba T. Nazeer and his accomplice were serious, Inspector General of Police Tomin J. Thachenkeri who is heading the Kerala police team interrogating the duo said Thursday. 

Vital leads have now been sourced from Nazeer, Thachenkeri told IANS over ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/operations-conducted-by-let-member-serious-says-police-242363/" title="Operations conducted by LeT member serious, says police">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Centre must improve intelligence sharing: Kerala minister</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/centre-must-improve-intelligence-sharing-kerala-minister-240376/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Saturday 

said the central government should improve intelligence sharing with the states.	 	
Reacting to the arrest of self-styled south India chief of Pakistani militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba T. Nazeer and his accomplice at the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya early this week, Balakrishnan said the state government got the information ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/centre-must-improve-intelligence-sharing-kerala-minister-240376/" title="Centre must improve intelligence sharing: Kerala minister">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerala migrants will cope up with the Dubai financial crisis, say experts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-migrants-will-cope-up-with-the-dubai-financial-crisis-say-experts-236942/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - In the wake of crisis  in  the Dubai  World  conglomerate,  Thomas  Isaac,  the  State   Finance Minister said that Kerela would be the worst hit if  construction activities in Dubai are affected. Whereas the experts claim  that the migrants of the state .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-migrants-will-cope-up-with-the-dubai-financial-crisis-say-experts-236942/">Source &nbsp;: Kerala migrants will cope up with the Dubai financial crisis, say experts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Muslims in Kerala celebrate Bakr Eid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Muslims across Kerala Friday gathered in mosques and special prayer centres to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, or Bakr Eid, the festival of sacrifice.

Soon after the morning prayers, thousands of devotees sacrificed goats and other animals. Meat was also donated to the poor in the spirit of sacrifice and giving that the festival symbolises. 	 	
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/muslims-in-kerala-celebrate-bakr-eid-236419/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Muslims in Kerala celebrate Bakr Eid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Four held in Kerala for defrauding NRI</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/four-held-in-kerala-for-defrauding-nri-234624/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Four men were held here Monday for illegally transferring Rs.60 lakh from the insurance account of an NRI into a fictitious bank account which they had opened in his name, police said. 

Assistant Commissioner of Police B. Krishna Kumar told IANS that a Dubai-based Keralite Vincent Justine had an insurance account with ICICI .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/four-held-in-kerala-for-defrauding-nri-234624/">Four held in Kerala for defrauding NRI</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan aircraft makes emergency landing at Kerala airport</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-at-kerala-airport-234362/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - A Colombo-bound Afghan aircraft made an emergency landing at an airport here Sunday evening after it ran out of fuel, airport officials said.

Speaking to IANS, a top airport official who did not wish to be identified said that the aircraft was coming from Afghanistan and was bound for Colombo.	 	
&#8220;The aircraft is a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-at-kerala-airport-234362/">Original article on  : Afghan aircraft makes emergency landing at Kerala airport</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zoo pachyderm release should be closely monitored: Experts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/zoo-pachyderm-release-should-be-closely-monitored-experts-232348/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The release of zoo elephants into wildlife parks should be closely monitored as they could end up creating difficulties for their peers in the wild, say experts in Kerala, which has a large number of pachyderms.

The Central Zoo Authority had last week sent an order to chief wildlife wardens in the country asking ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zoo-pachyderm-release-should-be-closely-monitored-experts-232348/" title="Zoo pachyderm release should be closely monitored: Experts">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerala tourism smiles after National Geographic rating</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-tourism-smiles-after-national-geographic-rating-230277/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sanu George</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala tourism needed some good news after being hit by global recession and the Thekkady boat tragedy in September. It has got the pep with the National Geographic rating its backwaters as the world&#8217;s 23rd best destination, giving the sector a reason to smile.

State Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the rating by National .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-tourism-smiles-after-national-geographic-rating-230277/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kerala tourism smiles after National Geographic rating</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerala adopts free and open source software in education</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-adopts-free-and-open-source-software-in-education-229779/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government has adopted free and open source software (FOSS) for the state education department and for e-governance. 

The curriculum department Saturday has also recommended extension of FOSS to higher secondary schools. 	 	
The implementation of this has been entrusted to the IT@school Project, a mission mode agency under the state&#8217;s general ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-adopts-free-and-open-source-software-in-education-229779/">Kerala adopts free and open source software in education</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karunakaran wants to see India-Sri Lanka cricket match: Tharoor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/karunakaran-wants-to-see-india-sri-lanka-cricket-match-tharoor-229448/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Veteran leader and former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran, admitted to a hospital here Thursday after complaining of breathlessness and fever, is eager to watch the forthcoming India-Sri Lanka cricket match, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said Saturday. 

&#8220;I had gone to meet Karunakaran who is right now in intensive .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karunakaran-wants-to-see-india-sri-lanka-cricket-match-tharoor-229448/" title="Karunakaran wants to see India-Sri Lanka cricket match: Tharoor">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sabarimala pilgrimage begins Monday, 40 mn devotees expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Sabarimala, Kerala&#8217;s famed temple, opens its doors Monday for the annual two-month pilgrimage that is expected to see over 40 million devotees visiting the hilltop shrine this year. 

The health department has made arrangements for the devotees at the foothills and enroute to the temple top, including increasing the number of &#8220;oxygen parlours&#8221;.	 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sabarimala-pilgrimage-begins-monday-40-mn-devotees-expected-229354/" title="Sabarimala pilgrimage begins Monday, 40 mn devotees expected">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dhanalakshmi Bank all prepared for Sabarimala temple season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Dhanalakshmi Bank, the principal banker to the Travancore Devasom Board that runs the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala, has said it is all prepared for the Sabarimala pilgrim season that begins Monday.

Two state-of-the-art note counting machines, two coin counting machines and around 700 employees are all ready for the season, Dhanalakshmi Bank general ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhanalakshmi-bank-all-prepared-for-sabarimala-temple-season-229347/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Dhanalakshmi Bank all prepared for Sabarimala temple season</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders flock to see ailing Karunakaran</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/leaders-flock-to-see-ailing-karunakaran-228183/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Many visitors are flocking to meet veteran Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran, who was admitted to a hospital here Thursday after he complained of breathlessness and fever.
After calling on Karunakaran, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said when he was leaving, Karunakaran had raised his hand in farewell.	 	
&#8220;I .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/leaders-flock-to-see-ailing-karunakaran-228183/">Source &nbsp;: Leaders flock to see ailing Karunakaran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Consumerdaddy to launch largest consumer protection portal in India</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/consumerdaddy-to-launch-largest-consumer-protection-portal-in-india-227896/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Consumerdaddy, an online venture by a group of US based NRIs, has launched a consumer protection website for consumers in India that disburses accurate consumer satisfaction statistics of products in the Indian market place.

The one of a kind website is poised to be India&#8217;s largest consumer portal with a database of over 40,000 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/consumerdaddy-to-launch-largest-consumer-protection-portal-in-india-227896/">Consumerdaddy to launch largest consumer protection portal in India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress leader Karunakaran in hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran was admitted to a hospital here Thursday after he complained of breathlessness and fever. Doctors said his condition was serious when he was admitted.

&#8220;Now after three hours he has started responding to medicines and his condition is improving. When he was admitted his .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-leader-karunakaran-in-hospital-226702/">Congress leader Karunakaran in hospital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SunTec partners with Polish firm</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suntec-partners-with-polish-firm-225549/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - City-based IT services provider SunTec Business Solutions has tied up with Poland&#8217;s Sygnity to offer billing solutions to banking and financial intuitions in the European country.

SunTec and Sygnity will offer solutions that will enable banks to introduce flexible pricing, personalise services and enhance operational efficiency, the Kerala-based firm said in a statement Wednesday.  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suntec-partners-with-polish-firm-225549/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Achuthanandan rejects call for his resignation</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/achuthanandan-rejects-call-for-his-resignation-225490/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday rejected opposition calls that he should step down following the rout of his Left Democratic Front (LDF) in assembly by-elections.

&#8220;The demand for my resignation is a routine one,&#8221; Achuthanandan told reporters after the weekly cabinet meeting.	 	
The Congress Tuesday called for the Marxist chief minister&#8217;s exit after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/achuthanandan-rejects-call-for-his-resignation-225490/" title="Achuthanandan rejects call for his resignation">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No show for Left as Congress sweeps Kerala seats (Third Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-show-for-left-as-congress-sweeps-kerala-seats-third-lead-224145/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress Tuesday won all three assembly by-elections in Kerala, dealing a blow to the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) that had prided itself on the record of never losing a by-election while in power. 

Elections took place to the Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha assembly constituencies last week after Congress legislators got elected ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-show-for-left-as-congress-sweeps-kerala-seats-third-lead-224145/">Read more : No show for Left as Congress sweeps Kerala seats (Third Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress wins all three seats in Kerala (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-wins-all-three-seats-in-kerala-second-lead-223972/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress Tuesday won all three assembly constituencies in Kerala that saw by-elections Saturday, officials said. 

In Kannur, former CPI-M Lok Sabha member A.P. Abdulla Kutty defeated M.V. Jayarajan of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) by over 12,000 votes.	 	
In Ernakulam, Dominic Presentation defeated CPI-M&#8217;s P.N. Seenulal by more than 8,000 ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-wins-all-three-seats-in-kerala-second-lead-223972/">Congress wins all three seats in Kerala (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress ahead in Kerala vote count</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-ahead-in-kerala-vote-count-223969/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Congress candidates were Tuesday leading in all three assembly constituencies in Kerala that saw by-elections Saturday, officials and party leaders said.

A.P. Abdulla Kutty led in Kannur, a traditional Congress stronghold. &#8220;We are are winning easily,&#8221; Congress leader Sunny Joseph said in Kannur.	 	
In Ernakulam, initial trends showed that Congress&#8217; Dominic Presentation had consolidated .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-ahead-in-kerala-vote-count-223969/">Source article &nbsp;: Congress ahead in Kerala vote count</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Left leads in Kerala vote count</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/left-leads-in-kerala-vote-count-223944/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Candidates of Kerala&#8217;s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) were in the lead Tuesday as officials counted the postal ballots cast in Saturday&#8217;s by-elections in the assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha.
.... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/left-leads-in-kerala-vote-count-223944/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Left leads in Kerala vote count</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sports becomes part of school curriculum in Kerala</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Sports will be a part of the curriculum for Classes 1-12 in all Kerala schools, officials said Sunday.

In a joint press conference, state Education Minister M.A. Baby and Sports Minister M. Vijayakumar said the formal launch of the scheme would be done by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Nov 14 in the presence of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sports-becomes-part-of-school-curriculum-in-kerala-222476/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Sports becomes part of school curriculum in Kerala</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fissures in Congress over re-entry of Muraleedharan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Trouble appears to have broken out in the Kerala unit of the Congress over the question of former party state president K. Muraleedharan&#8217;s re-entry into the party.

Muraleedharan was suspended from the Congress for anti-party activities in 2005 following which he and his father K. Karunakaran formed the Democratic Indira Congress-Karunakaran (DIC-K). A year .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fissures-in-congress-over-re-entry-of-muraleedharan-222396/">Source &nbsp;: Fissures in Congress over re-entry of Muraleedharan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Around 70 percent polling in Kerala by-elections (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala saw heavy polling of around 70 percent in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in largely peaceful by-polls Saturday.

Though the final percentage is to be officially announced, Kannur recorded the maximum turnout. According to district collector P.B. Salim, the final tally in Kannur would be between 75 and 80 ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/around-70-percent-polling-in-kerala-by-elections-second-lead-221698/">Around 70 percent polling in Kerala by-elections (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy polling in Kerala by-elections</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-polling-in-kerala-by-elections-221474/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Heavy polling was reported Saturday in the three Kerala assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha.

Till 2 p.m., Kannur recorded the maximum turnout of 57 percent, Alappuzha saw 52 percent votes polled, while Ernakulam reported around 46 percent.
There were long queues of voters outside most booths.
The elections were necessitated after Congress legislators from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-polling-in-kerala-by-elections-221474/">Original source &nbsp;: Heavy polling in Kerala by-elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polling begins in Kerala</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/polling-begins-in-kerala-221298/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Polling Saturday began in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in Kerala, an official said.

The voters were seen queuing up in large numbers much before the polling began. The voting began at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.	 	
Elections took place after Congress legislators from these constituencies got elected ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polling-begins-in-kerala-221298/">Polling begins in Kerala</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Noted Kerala public health expert Soman dead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/noted-kerala-public-health-expert-soman-dead-220350/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Eminent public health expert C.R. Soman passed away at a hospital here Friday. He was 71.

Soman, a former professor at the medical college here, had been hospitalised a few days ago and had undergone a heart surgery, family sources said. He is survived by his wife and two sons.	 	
Soman came into prominence .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/noted-kerala-public-health-expert-soman-dead-220350/">Noted Kerala public health expert Soman dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Battle for pride in Kerala assembly by-elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala&#8217;s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has never lost a by-election while in power and the Congress is defending its long-held seats - the results of the three assembly by-polls this Saturday may not alter the state&#8217;s power structure but there is plenty of pride at stake.
Elections are being held for .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/battle-for-pride-in-kerala-assembly-by-elections-220050/">Battle for pride in Kerala assembly by-elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerala conducts tourism road shows in Scandinavia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala believes Scandinavian nations are among the biggest sources of tourists to the state, and has sent one of the largest travel delegations on a roadshow to the region.

Led by Kerala tourism director M. Sivasankar, the 17-member delegation includes trade representatives, including hoteliers and tour operators.	 	
&#8220;Within Scandinavia, Sweden commands the largest share ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-conducts-tourism-road-shows-in-scandinavia-218803/">Kerala conducts tourism road shows in Scandinavia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>35 days after Thekkady, another boat tragedy strikes Kerala</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Just when Kerala was coming to terms with the Thekkady boat tragedy in which 45 people died, the state witnessed another boat mishap Wednesday evening when eight students died after their vessel capsized, officials said Thursday.  

The incident occurred in Areekode village in Malappuram district, about 400 km from here.	 	
The students .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/35-days-after-thekkady-another-boat-tragedy-strikes-kerala-218656/">Source article &nbsp;: 35 days after Thekkady, another boat tragedy strikes Kerala</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan needs to be serious in tackling terrorists: Antony</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;In relations with Pakistan, the main impediment is that there are still large number of terrorist camps operating across the border. There is a continuous effort to push .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-needs-to-be-serious-in-tackling-terrorists-antony-214712/" title="Pakistan needs to be serious in tackling terrorists: Antony">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Use more Malayalam, urges Achuthanandan as Kerala turns 53</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - As Kerala marked 53 years of its existence Sunday, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan expressed concern about the decreasing use of Malayalam as the official language. 

Achuthanandan, speaking at a function here, said that though Malayalam is the official language, less than 45 percent of the staff in the state secretariat use it.	 	
&#8220;The .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/use-more-malayalam-urges-achuthanandan-as-kerala-turns-53-214145/" title="Use more Malayalam, urges Achuthanandan as Kerala turns 53">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>K. Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chairman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Eminent scientist K. Radhakrishnan Saturday took over as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre here and acknowledged the expectations from him &#8220;in carrying on the good work&#8221;. 

&#8220;I have now taken over as the chairman and as I have said before this is going to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/k-radhakrishnan-takes-over-as-new-isro-chairman-213553/">Read the original article &nbsp;: K. Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chairman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gangadharan returns to Congress in Kerala</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Six-time Kerala legislator M.P.Gangadharan Thursday announced his return to the Congress party.

Addressing reporters here, Gangadharan, who served as minister (1982 to 1986) in the then Congress government, said it was a mistake and foolish of him to leave the Congress to join the Democratic Indira Congress-Karunakaran (DIC-K), set up by former chief minister .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gangadharan-returns-to-congress-in-kerala-210919/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>When Oommen Chandy took a lorry ride and other stories!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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They are part of a book about the veteran politician that will be released ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/when-oommen-chandy-took-a-lorry-ride-and-other-stories-210645/">When Oommen Chandy took a lorry ride and other stories!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu should allow new dam at Mullaperiyar: Achuthanandan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday asked Tamil Nadu to agree to its demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar as the present one had outlived its life.

Achuthanandan said that a recent study conducted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee had found that the dam would collapse if an earthquake measuring 6.5 on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-should-allow-new-dam-at-mullaperiyar-achuthanandan-209485/">Source article &nbsp;: Tamil Nadu should allow new dam at Mullaperiyar: Achuthanandan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CPI-M in Kerala welcomes party&#8217;s &#8216;rectification&#8217; plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) decision to initiate a &#8220;rectification campaign&#8221; to overcome shortcomings within its ranks has been welcomed by party leaders in Kerala.

Party general secretary Prakash Karat said in New Delhi Sunday after a central committee meeting that a rectification document has been prepared with guidelines for strengthening the party, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cpi-m-in-kerala-welcomes-partys-rectification-plan-207152/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : CPI-M in Kerala welcomes party&#8217;s &#8216;rectification&#8217; plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress cries foul over defamatory question on Mercy Ravi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Congress leaders in Kerala protested Saturday after the name of the late Congress leader Mercy Ravi, who was the wife of Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi, appeared in a question paper.

At the mid-term examination in the English paper of plus two students in the state Friday, students were asked to write a critical .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-cries-foul-over-defamatory-question-on-mercy-ravi-205976/">Congress cries foul over defamatory question on Mercy Ravi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll panel removes Kannur official, CPI-M cries foul (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Election Commission Friday removed Kannur District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan and appointed two observers following complaints by the Congress party of irregularities in the Nov 7 by-poll process. 

The commission, however, rejected the Congress&#8217;s demand for a new voters&#8217; list in the politically volatile Kannur assembly constituency. 	 	
The Communist Party of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-panel-removes-kannur-official-cpi-m-cries-foul-second-lead-205104/">Poll panel removes Kannur official, CPI-M cries foul (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll panel removes Kannur official, CPI-M cries foul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Friday removed Kannur District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan following complaints by the Congress party of irregularities in the Nov 7 by-poll process. But the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has criticised the poll panel&#8217;s move.

Balakrishnan had come under attack from the Congress which alleged that he did not take an .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-panel-removes-kannur-official-cpi-m-cries-foul-204946/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thekkady boat driver says officials were told of boat condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The driver of the boat that capsized at Thekkady in Kerala last month killing 45 tourists said Thursday he had informed state tourism department officials a few times about the condition of the boat.

The driver, Victor Samuel, told reporters in Kochi: &#8220;When I pointed it out to the officials, they said the boat ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thekkady-boat-driver-says-officials-were-told-of-boat-condition-203474/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Thekkady boat driver says officials were told of boat condition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kinfra to set up footwear park in north Kerala</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - State-run Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corp (Kinfra) Wednesday said it will set up a state-of-the-art footwear park in Malappuram district in north Kerala.

The park will come up on 120 acres in Vazhakkad, Malappuram, Kinfra said in a release.	 	
&#8220;The park would be ready in two years and would have facilities for manufacturing footwear ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kinfra-to-set-up-footwear-park-in-north-kerala-201909/" title="Kinfra to set up footwear park in north Kerala">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerala Chief Minister Achuthanandan turns 86</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan turned 86 Tuesday &#8212; but for the veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader it was just another day and business as usual. 

The day began as usual with a slight variation from the daily routine when his wife K. Vasumathy gave him a glass of &#8216;payasam&#8217;.	 	
Speaking .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-chief-minister-achuthanandan-turns-86-200775/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kerala Chief Minister Achuthanandan turns 86</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide as sin gets a decent burial in Kerala churches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Life may or may not have been fair to those who commit suicide, but the churches in Kerala have decided they will be given a &#8220;decent&#8221; Christian burial.

With changing times, conventions and practices in churches have also undergone changes.	 	
The Syro Malabar Catholic Church has decided that it will start giving a &#8216;decent&#8217; .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-as-sin-gets-a-decent-burial-in-kerala-churches-200414/">Suicide as sin gets a decent burial in Kerala churches</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu has to accept Kerala&#8217;s dam demand: Achuthanandan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday said political leaders in Tamil Nadu, belonging to rival fronts, will finally have to yield to Kerala&#8217;s demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar.

&#8220;What we see today is the rival fronts&#8217; politicians in Tamil Nadu blaming Kerala, which is only understandable and this is in a way .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-has-to-accept-keralas-dam-demand-achuthanandan-199854/">Tamil Nadu has to accept Kerala&#8217;s dam demand: Achuthanandan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UAE will recover from recession by year end: Diplomat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - United Arab Emirates will recover from the global recession by the end of the year, the country&#8217;s envoy to India Mohammed Sultan Abdullah Owais said here Saturday after a meeting with Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan.

&#8220;New jobs will certainly be there and even now things in my country are coming back to normal. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uae-will-recover-from-recession-by-year-end-diplomat-198764/">Original article &nbsp;: UAE will recover from recession by year end: Diplomat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Economist K.K.Subramanion dead</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - K.K. Subramanion, veteran economist and honorary fellow at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), died Friday morning at a private hospital here. He was 75, a CDS spokesperson said.

 Subramanion joined the CDS as a fellow in the mid-eighties after he stepped down as director of the Sardar Patel Institute for Economic and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/economist-kksubramanion-dead-197678/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Economist K.K.Subramanion dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20,000 classrooms in Kerala to be IT-enabled</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/20000-classrooms-in-kerala-to-be-it-enabled-196734/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Nearly 20,000 classrooms in over 2,000 schools in Kerala will now have computers and multimedia projectors to enable learning through information technology (IT), an official said Thursday.

&#8220;The classrooms needs electrification so as to make use of the laptops and multimedia projectors to teach all subjects using IT in the classrooms,&#8221; said K. Anvar .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20000-classrooms-in-kerala-to-be-it-enabled-196734/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 20,000 classrooms in Kerala to be IT-enabled</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerala to float global tender for Vizhinjam port next year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-to-float-global-tender-for-vizhinjam-port-next-year-195663/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government will float a global tender next year to identify a private partner to build the proposed international port at Vizhinjam, near here, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Wednesday. 

&#8220;Before we zero down on the partner, the basic infrastructure which includes rail and road connectivity to the port site would be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerala-to-float-global-tender-for-vizhinjam-port-next-year-195663/">Read : Kerala to float global tender for Vizhinjam port next year</a>.]]></description>
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