Dipping numbers of nuns, priests prompts debate in communityTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM/NEW DELHI - The lure of attractive jobs and the increasing attacks on Christians are just some of the reasons youngsters are moving away from a career in the church, impacting on the more than 30,000 educational institutions and 6,000 hospitals being run by the Catholic church. Kochi Metro Rail gets government nodTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Tuesday approved the proposed Rs.3,048-crore (Rs.30.48-billion) Kochi Metro Rail project and sanctioned Rs.5 million to set up an office at Kochi. Latest Kerala airport project to be expeditedTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kannur international airport project in north Kerala will be expedited, the state government said Tuesday. Kerala identifies land for setting up AMU campusTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government has identified 400 acres of land in Malappuram district for setting up an off campus centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a state minister said Tuesday. Kerala’s Smart City project is unlikely to materialise: UDFTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Monday expressed fears that the much talked about Rs.15 billion ‘Smart City’ project proposed in Kochi is unlikely to materialise. ‘Orkuka Vallapozhum’ among my best films: ThilakanTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Septuagenarian Malayali actor Thilakan is elated with his performance in his latest release ‘Orkuka Vallapozhum’, which he called among one of the very few roles that he had ‘really enjoyed’. Kerala’s annual plan fixed at Rs.80.6 billionTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Saturday fixed the state’s annual plan for the next fiscal at Rs.8,650 crore (Rs.80.65 billion). Remittances to Kerala set to fallTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac Saturday said the state is soon going to feel the heat of the economic slowdown as remittances from abroad are certain to fall in the coming months. UN partners Kerala’s festivalTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The United Nations will partner Kerala at a week-long Nishagandi Festival beginning here Jan 20. Kerala travel agents offer packages for Dubai festivalTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Travel agents in Kerala have begun announcing packages to attract travellers to participate in the month-long Dubai Shopping Festival that began Thursday. Rival Kerala fronts to meet over Rajya Sabha seatsTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The ruling Left and the Congress-led opposition in Kerala could witness differences among their allies when they meet to decide on nominations to fill up three Rajya Sabha seats that fall vacant next month. Achuthanandan to launch welfare fund for diaspora in DubaiTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan Thursday announced that he would travel to Dubai February end to inaugurate the collection to a welfare fund being set up for the diaspora. K.J. Mathew is new Kerala chief secretaryTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - K.J. Mathew, a 1975-batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service, was Wednesday appointed the new chief secretary of Kerala. Kerala legislators join to increase paddy cultivationTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Legislators of the Kerala assembly Monday initiated a campaign to save paddy fields from being used for other purposes, as agricultural land area in the state has drastically come down from 347,000 hectares in 2000-01 to 276,000 last year. Congress in poll mode, launches ’save Kerala campaign’THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress Sunday announced the launch of three-phase ’save Kerala campaign’ targeting the Left Front’s ‘poor governance’ in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due in April-May. Kerala sees supply crunch on third day of oil strikeTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - With the officials of public sector oil firms starting the third day of their strike for higher wages, Kerala Friday saw a supply crunch as long winding queues were seen in a few petrol pumps while many went dry. Vigilance team raids Kerala Cricket Association officeTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - A team of the vigilance department raided the office of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) Monday, three days after a corruption case was registered against the sports body, a senior official said. Kerala’s first district IT park to come up at KollamTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Technopark officials here are finalising the master plan for the first district level IT park in Kerala, to come up at Kundara near Kollam. NCP entry into Kerala’s UDF a closed chapter: CongressTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress unit in Kerala Saturday ruled out the possiblity of admitting the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) into the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF). Kerala police to rely more on computersTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Blakrishnan Friday said the police force has been directed to use computers extensively so that law and order issues can be tackled more efficiently. Stray incidents of violence mar New Year celebrations in KeralaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Stray incidents of violence marred the New Year celebrations in Kerala with one man killed in a brawl, while a police station was ransacked by a group of activists allegedly from the youth wing of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). Karunakaran slams state Congress leadership, praises SoniaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala unit of the Congress was weak and its chief Oommen Chandy ‘dormant’, veteran Congress leader K. Karunakaran said Thursday while praising party president Sonia Gandhi for doing a ‘fine job’. Kerala’s all top hotels to undergo security auditTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - All four and five-star hotels in Kerala have been asked to prepare a detailed layout plan and undergo a security audit, a state minister said Thursday. Kerala demands higher share of central taxesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Wednesday approved a draft memorandum to be submitted to the 13th Finance Commission with demands including higher share in the central taxes and hike in the open market borrowing cap. Adoor, Mammootty, Umayalpuram to get doctoratesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala University Tuesday decided to confer honorary doctorates on ace film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, veteran Malayalam superstar Mammootty and mrudangam expondent Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman. Kerala chief minister asked to drop three close aidesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday asked Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan to drop three of his close aides. Over 9,000 students take part in cultural meetTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala School Kalotsavam, a mega cultural meet, is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as nearly 9,000 students are taking part in over 215 events. ‘Crisis in Middle East could affect Kerala economy’THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The impact of the global economic crisis on Kerala would depend on what happens in the Middle Eastern economies, said a report by the city-based Centre for Development Studies (CDS). Unholy goings-on cloud Kerala’s churchesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Christian priests being arrested for murder, a nun committing suicide, another alleging torture in a convent… 2008 has been full of unsavoury incidents for churches in Kerala, except for one historic moment - the sainthood of Sister Alphonsa. |
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