Thiruvananthapuram: A tsunami mock drill organised by UNDP-supported Disaster Management Cell of City Corporation was held on the Valiyathura ground on Saturday evening. The mock drill witnessed the coordinated efforts of ward-level task force, doctors, employees of Fire and Rescue Services and the Coast Guard. Mayor K Chandrika inaugurated the mock drill which began at 3.30 p.m. and lasted till 5 p.m. The ward-level task force, which consists of search...
02:02 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The government is planning a whistleblower system, by introducing rewards to informers on adulterated food and ingredients, said Health Minister V S Sivakumar here on Saturday, inaugurating a seminar on Food Safety and Standards Act,2006. It has become clear that right from salt to meat, fish and vegetables, adulteration has become common. It is not the retail traders who are indulging in malpractices but wholesalers and those who are...
01:55 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The police have started investigation into the death of an Additional Sub -Inspector who was found hanging in a room of a lodge on Friday. Sreekantan Nair, 56, an ASI with the City Police control room had left a suicide note in which it was mentioned that he was mentally upset as he feared his retirement benefits may be affected owing to a case pending against him as part...
01:37 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Vikram was asked about the heroine who gives the toughest competition as counterpart in movies for which he listed three heroines in his reply - Jyothika, Anushka and Tabu. He is now been paired with Tabu for a Bollywood movie. Vikram and Anushka have already worked in two projects - 'Dheiva Thirumagal' and 'Thaandavam' which is about to be released. Jyothika has already proved her versatility in acting through her...
07:18 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: With a live relay of the thoughts that inspire each stroke, Bruce Pettys cartoons looked less of doodle-bombs and more of witty insights. Common good seemed to be where humanity was headed to. At some point, it stopped being progressive and things turned vertical, loading itself with more and more innovations. Now, heres an ingenious interpretation of the state-of-affairs now, he said, recreating an excerpt from his Oscar-winning animation...
12:29 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Motor Workers Union (AITUC) has demanded the government to revise the autorickshaw and taxi fares by immediately convening a meeting of the central-trade union organisations in the motor vehicle sector. The demand was raised in the wake of the increase in the prices of diesel and petrol in the premium grade. It was on January 14, 2011, that the government had last revised the fares. Now the minimum fare...
12:27 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: A demo drive of an electric buggy was held on the zoo compound here on Friday. Tourism Minister A P Anilkumar conducted the demo drive of the buggy, which will soon be introduced in the Zoo. Zoo authorities are planning to purchase around four buggies. Anil Kumar, accompanied by other zoo officials, drove the vehicle in the zoo on Friday morning. The electric buggy can accommodate minimum 20 persons....
12:11 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: It seems the Technopark authorities are following in the footsteps of the City Mayor - they have refused to take up the responsibility of waste management. Instead, they have asked the companies to do it themselves. According to the park authorities, the employees have to take back the food waste to their own houses. The companies in Technopark are furious over the entire affair as they are paying a...
03:13 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: For years, overflowing drains have been a headache for the residents along the Plamoodu-Thekkumoodu Road in the city. Two out of the three pumps at Murinjapalam drainage pump house turning dysfunctional quite often is the reason cited for the recurring problem. The damage occurs owing to water overload at times. We have repaired a pump and made it functional from Thursday onwards. A tender was floated a few days...
03:10 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: 108 ambulance service has created history of sorts by marking 50 successful deliveries inside the ambulances run by it in the state. The record was set while Viji, 30, residing at Chempakamangalam, delivered a baby around midnight on Wednesday while being rushed to the hospital in the ambulance. Viji had developed labour pain around midnight and called 108 ambulance for help. En route to the Medical College Hospital, the...
02:50 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Vikram's next 'Thaandavam', which is slated to hit the screens on September 28, has been cleared by the Censor Board with a clean U certificate. This means there will be no age restrictions to watch the film. Meanwhile, producers' UTV Motion Pictures are making elaborate arrangements to ensure that the movie releases in as many screens as possible. Directed by AL Vijay, who had earlier worked with Vikram in 'Deiva...
11:19 AM, Sep 21, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The smile on her face was a cold one. Seventeen years behind bars had made her mind so frozen that she has only blurred memories of the past. But stepping out of prison to the outside world was like a dream that came true. Vijayamma, a 42-year-old inmate of the Womens Jail at Attakkulangara, was released on parole on Wednesday for the first time after she was sentenced to...
02:32 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: As news spread on the shutdown of the Chelari LPG plant on Wednesday, in addition to the already limping production levels in the Udayamperoor plant, fears of another spell of a severe LPG cylinder shortage in the city and the district has gripped all stake-holders. Any hindrance in LPG cylinder supplies in the central and northern regions of the state takes puts a toll on the Parippally plant catering...
02:29 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The humble jackfruit, which is "not appreciated enough by Keralites" is going places. Around one tonne of the fruit was sent to New Delhi from the capital on Wednesday aboard the Chakka Express, the last bogie of train number 12625, Kerala Express. This was done as part of the governments initiative to promote consumption of jackfruit, which is in much demand in Delhi and other northern states, among Keralites....
02:26 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Syringes, vaccine vials and drip sets being washed down the drain and on to the road during heavy rains is a common sight for the residents of Thampuranmukku behind the General Hospital in the city. Tired of repeated complaints to the authorities and of getting temporary, namesake solutions for their troubles, they have all but given up. What is the point of complaining to the authorities? asked Santhosh Kumar,...
02:36 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Though the indefinite strike called by the lorry owners in the state has been called off, its impact is unlikely to die down soon. The strike was called by the Lorry Owners Welfare Federation from Monday onwards, demanding an increase in lorry rent to cover the extra spending on diesel. The strike was called off after lorry owners, traders and agents held a meeting on Tuesday and agreed to...
02:31 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Dont shudder while standing near a dinosaur that opens and closes its jaws, wagging its tail and producing loud noise. Soon, one could experience all these at the Evolution Park at the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum in the city. The models of 13 dinosaurs are being readied in the park, which is scheduled to be thrown open to the public on November 14, Childrens Day. The mechanically-animated...
02:06 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Vilappilsala residents have decided to strengthen their agitation against the solid waste treatment plant of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. As part of the efforts to ensure better participation, the residents associations and traders too have decided to join the agitation. A meeting was held at Vilappilsala on Monday in this regard with the participation of all organisations and political parties in the panchayat. Vilappilsala panchayat member George Kutty said that...
01:04 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Is the capital district becoming an unsafe place for women to live? Well, the recent statistics of crimes committed against women (till May 2012) released by the State Crimes Record Bureau (SCRB) clearly suggest that all is not well for the fair sex in the district. Out of the total 6,798 cases registered in the state for offences against women, 844 are from Thiruvananthapuram rural limits and the city....
02:45 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: With the lorry strike in full swing in the state against the backdrop of the diesel price hike and LPG cylinder movement poised to be hit shortly, the capital city and district will face severe shortage in supplies once again. The decision to cap the annual allocation per consumer at six cylinders will aggravate the crisis as never before, it is feared. It is estimated that that the district...
02:42 PM, Sep 18, 2012
