Chennai: After a delay of nearly three months, the much-awaited Krishna water from the Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh will reach the inter-state border in Uthukottai on Saturday. Water Resources Department sources told City Express on Wednesday that 200 cusecs of water was released from Kandaleru on May 20 and another 400 cusecs on Tuesday. Currently, the water has covered 75 km and is expected to reach the inter-state border...
12:12 PM, May 24, 2012
Hyderabad: Hyderabadis may be facing water woes but a good number of them, particularly youngsters with pocketful of money, are guzzling beer like theres no tomorrow. Beer sales, say wine dealers, are shooting up at the same pace as the mercury, creating new records. The dealers hold individual records, so to speak but statistics furnished by the Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Ltd (APBCL) give a good overall picture. According to...
12:56 PM, May 21, 2012
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Bangalore: As usual, girls outperformed boys in the Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) examinations, the results of which were declared on Saturday. Most of the schools in the city that are affiliated to the ICSE and ISC boards have registered cent per cent results. With 97.28 per cent, Bhargav Ramakrishna Reddy topped the class 10 exams at Bethany High School in Koramangala. Surprisingly, Bhargav...
08:25 AM, May 20, 2012
Thrissur: Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said on Tuesday that the CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan is trying to sabotage the TP Chandrasekharan murder case by intimidating the officials investigating the case. He was responding to Vijayan's earlier statement that the UDF government's days were numbered and that there would be some crucial changes in the sate politics after the Neyyattinkara bypoll. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the passing-out parade...
11:42 AM, May 16, 2012
NILAMBUR: The Nilambur forests are fast turning a haven for Maoists and other extremist organisations, according to the latest intelligence reports. The police and forest officials have started combing operations to smoke them out from the forest areas of Vazhikadavu and Karulayi bordering Tamil Nadu where they are said to be camping. Nilambur forests are considered as a sensitive area where extremists thrive. This belief has been strengthened by the...
12:04 PM, May 08, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Vladimir Putins return to presidency in Russia will be the subject of a discussion here on Monday. The second-time president taking oath of office will be viewed live on the TV channel Russia Today at the discussion. Putin will assume office at 12 noon Moscow time (1.30 pm, Indian time). The discussion will be held simultaneously here, said Ratheesh C Nair, Russias Honorary Consul. The panel of political observers...
01:02 PM, May 07, 2012
THIRUVALLA: The exodus from the rank and file of the CPM has started surfacing in the Pathanamthitta district, one of the hotbeds of groupism and factionalism in the CPM. Frustrated by the nauseating groupism, 74 hardcore workers of the CPM in Kaviyoor had not renewed their membership this year. These workers led by Kaviyoor CPMs former local committee secretary S Satheesh, who is also the former DYFI area secretary, have...
12:58 PM, May 07, 2012
Bangalore: At 1 am on May 6, the full moon will be at 3,56,954 km from the centre of the earth. This will be the closest full moon to earth since January 1912. The moon will appear larger in the sky than at any time. This event is also referred to as Supermoon. Early Sunday will see the moons closest encounter with earth since March 19, 2011, when the moon...
08:51 AM, May 05, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Trivandrum Golf Club, which was taken over by the LDF Government, after a controversy is on its way back into the hands of private management. Justifying a UDF move in this direction, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told a post-Cabinet briefing on Wednesday that the 25-acre course was a drain on the state exchequer and the government was all for practical action on the matter. A final decision is...
12:37 PM, May 03, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Owning up joint responsibility, KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala and Chief Minister Oommen Chandy have admitted that there were some mistakes in the way the fifth minister berth was allotted to the IUML, which had created discontent among Congress leaders in the state. In the opening remarks of the KPCC executive committee held here on Wednesday, Ramesh admitted that some mistakes had occurred which should be taken as a lesson...
12:11 PM, May 03, 2012
KOCHI: The recent haul of a large consignment of cough syrup from a wholesale drug store in Kozhikode sheds light on the illegal sale of such syrups and tablets as sedatives targeting the younger generation. Apart from the cough syrup, Nitravet (an inducing agent for treating insomnia), Trica (used against anxiety and nervous disorders), Frisium (used in the management of anxiety, agitation or tension) and Spasmoproxyvon (pain killer) are the...
11:38 AM, Apr 28, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The results of the SSLC examination set a new record with 93.64 per cent candidates proving eligible for higher studies in the state. In 2011, the pass per cent was 91.37. While 711 schools registered cent per cent pass, 6,995 students acquired A grade or above for all subjects. No moderation was given and no results have been withheld. The SAY examination would be held from May 14 to...
11:59 AM, Apr 27, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A few hours of summer rain showed what the real rainy season can do to the capital city the coming June. The residents and the civic authorities could only watch in horror as all the minor and major trash dumps that had sprung up in every nook and corner of the city flowed out into the streets with the rainwater. On Tuesday evening, the civic authorities also got a...
12:44 PM, Apr 26, 2012
NEW DELHI: Is Kerala the most incestuous society in the whole of South India? Yes, it seems if one were to go by the statistics which the Home Ministry has in its hands. Kerala in the last 10 years (2001-11) has registered 132 incest rape cases, highest in South India and fifth in the country. Worse, Kerala has the dubious record of being the only state where the incest rape...
10:56 AM, Apr 25, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Come Wednesday and Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lay the foundation stone for the Kariavattom outdoor stadium, the proposed venue for the opening/closing ceremony of the 35th National Games. The Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone at 4.30 pm on the day at Kariavattom. Sports Minister K B Ganesh Kumar and officials concerned will attend the function. The event will be a major milestone in the preparations for...
12:27 PM, Apr 23, 2012
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