Thiruvananthapuram: KSRTC chairman and Managing Director K G Mohanlal said that the KSRTC was operating a record number of services these days. Denying reports which appeared in a section of the media that large number of KSRTC buses was in the workshop, Mohanlal said KSRTC was now operating 5,000 services and 250 JnNURM services. On certain days, the services will reach a maximum of 5,300. In the 2010 Onam season,...
04:14 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Orders were issued on Tuesday revising the norms for issuing NOCs for buildings after assessing the fire safety measures. For single-storey buildings up to ten metres in height, the NOC will be issued by a committee headed by the Assistant Divisional Officer of the Fire and Rescue Services. The officer in-charge of the fire station concerned, Assistant Station Officer and a Fireman (on rotation basis) will be the members...
02:28 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The scientists at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) along with the scientists at the Mayo Clinic, have found that the compound Plumbagin from common koduveli plants (Plumbago species) has enough anti-cancer properties to be developed into an effective anti-cancer drug. The findings have been published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Cancer. It has been found that plumbagin cuts off new blood vessels to...
01:01 PM, Aug 29, 2012
From time immemorial, come rain or sunshine, I, Mahabali, have been regularly visiting Kerala all these umpteen years without fail.Suppose I happen to miss a single visit, utter chaos will prevail. The Government will declare, 'No Mahabali, No Onam, No Bonus'. My effigy would be burnt in every nook and cranny of Kerala. Curse would be flung at me. But curse is something I am quite used to. It was...
09:16 AM, Aug 29, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Onam, for all its festive mood, is entwined with the rather dismal tale of King Mahabalis exile into netherworld. As the days merrymaking fades out, we sigh at the knowledge of the noble Kings inevitable return to the dark world. But may be, we should revisit the legends for there is a more cheerful tale about the origins of Onam. As we know it, the story behind Onam is...
04:09 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor HR Bhardwaj has greeted Malayalees the world over during Onam, the biggest festival of the state. "Onam thrives on the golden memories of a glorious past when everyone enjoyed plenty in an endearing ambience of equity," Bhardwaj said in a message. Onam also evoked the hopes and aspirations of a land and its people for a much better future of enduring peace, progress and prosperity, the message...
10:15 AM, Aug 28, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: With his slim figure and grey hair, fifty-year-old Anand gives you the impression of a frail, elderly man. But looks can be deceiving. This city-based businessman can defend himself in any precarious situation. Thanks to a Krav Maga Boot Camp held in the city, Anand received self-defence tips from the countrys top-most instructor in the Israeli martial art, Vicky Kapoor. Kapoor talked to Express about Krav Maga, his plans...
04:30 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: With the festival season adding to the capitals garbage woes, the largest trash dump in the city limits is raising a hellish stink again. Much to the dismay of the people living nearby, the City Corporation has resumed the dumping of garbage on a roughly six-acre plot and its environs lying next to Chalai on the Attakulangara-Killipalam Bypass. Truck-loads of waste, mainly from the nearby Chalai market, are being...
04:21 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: On the eve of Kerala's biggest festival Onam, prices of flowers have shot up as making floral carpets is the most striking feature of the harvest festival. Kerala depends largely on neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu for flowers such as gomphrena ('Vadamalli' in local parlance), crossandra (Kanakambaram), marigold (jamanthi), chrysanthemum (arali) besides, rose and jasmine which are on high demand during Onam. Local vendors here bring them from Tamil...
03:33 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: As Onam is around the corner in all its pomp and fanfare in every nook and cranny in Kerala, it is also an occasion for scores of elderly women and men in old age homes to look back at the good old days they spent with their near and dear ones. As geriatric care centres across the state get ready to celebrate the festival, culminating with 'Thiruvonam' on August...
11:35 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Onam, for all its festive mood, is entwined with the rather dismal tale of King Mahabalis exile into netherworld. As the days merrymaking fades out, we sigh at the knowledge of the noble Kings inevitable return to the dark world. But maybe, we should revisit the legends for there is a more cheerful tale about the origins of Onam.As we know it, the story behind Onam is that the...
11:23 AM, Aug 24, 2012
Floral prices moving in an upward spiral has become less common this Onam season. In fact, the market seems to be ruled by fluctuating prices, leaving the customers in the lurch.Chalai bazaar, the first and foremost floral market in the city, may disappoint the customers this time. Varieties that are high in demand for making pookkalams such as Nerium (Arali), Globe Amaranth (Vadamalli), Marigold (Jamanthi), rose and jasmine have assured...
08:51 AM, Aug 24, 2012
A Madurai court has ordered an interim stay against the release of Vishal's upcoming movie 'Samar', while hearing a petition filed by a producer Vijay. In his plea, Vijay alleged that he was producing a movie under the title 'Samar', with newcomers in the lead roles. "We have registered the title in the Film and TV Producers Association last year and have renewed it this year," he said. Stating that...
11:55 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: In a bid to reach out to people from the North-East and reassure them of their safety, the Kerala government has decided to give free of cost 'Onam festival Kits' containing food provisions to migrant workers. "It is an Onam gift and greetings to migrant workers and to assure them that they are safe in the state," Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters after a cabinet meeting. Chandy said...
09:58 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Statue and its immediate environs were literally sealed off to the public on Wednesday after the CPM laid a day-long siege to the Secretariat, paralysing work there and triggering traffic jams on city roads.The CPM organised the blockade, inaugurated by party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, demanding food security and steps to curb price rise. It was ironical that the blockade came just a day after the Supreme Court refused...
08:35 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Thousands of CPI(M) workers in Kerala on Wednesday laid siege to the government secretariat during a protest that forced Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to reach his office around 5 AM, hours before a Cabinet meeting. In an unusual spectacle at dawn in a state that is too used to bandhs and protests, Chandy and four ministers had to turn up at their offices an hour before the CPI(M) siege...
02:42 PM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: Onam or Thiruonam, usually held in August and September for 10 days, originated in Kerala as a celebration to remember the golden rule of King Mahabali, a mythical king who ruled over Kerala. The legend holds that jealous of King Mahabali's popularity and his power, the Gods conspired to end his reign. They sent Lord Vishnu to earth in the form of a dwarf Brahmin who trampled Mahabali...
10:21 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Bharath was on a hibernation mood for some time. But things are no more the same, as the actor is making a comeback with a string of movies. His immediate release will be Perarasu directed 'Thiruthani', whose audio was launched in Chennai on August 19. Interestingly, the film has music by Perarasu himself and he has also penned the lyrics. In the film, Bharath plays a youngster from a town,...
02:25 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The master plan of the proposed Rs.5,000-crore Technocity to come up in a 450-acre campus near the Technopark campus here is ready, say senior officials. This state-of-the-art integrated IT township with up to 30 million square feet of built up space will have IT/ITES infrastructure, residential apartments, shopping malls with multiplexes, hospitals, hotels and educational institutions besides other facilities. "We have been getting inquiries from across the world seeking...
08:15 PM, Aug 17, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The state capital is all set to sport the tallest statue of Jesus Christ in the country. The three-tonne, marble-white statue of Christ, to be unveiled soon at the Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology on Bethany Hills, Nalanchira, is 33.5 feet tall and pips the current record by 4.5 feet, its designers said. With his arms spread high in blessing, Christ stands atop a porch which is...
07:21 PM, Aug 17, 2012
