Alappuzha (Kerala), May 23 (IANS) The Alappuzha District Congress Committee Thursday passed a resolution condemning the frequent outbursts of Hindu group leaders against top party leaders in Kerala. The Congress party is upset over the manner in which leaders of groups like SNDP (Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana) general secretary Velapally Natesan and NSS (Nair Service Society) general secretary Sukumaran Nair recently slammed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and state Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala. Speaking to IANS, Alappuzha District Congress president and former legislator A.A.
Malayalam comedian Mani gets conditional anticipatory bail
Kochi, May 23 (IANS) Ace Malayalam comedian and character artiste Kalabhavan Mani, who has been on the run to escape arrest for roughing up three forest officials, Thursday got anticipatory bail from the high court, but with strict conditions. Justice S.S.
Kochi to host INK Fellows Programme 2013
Kochi May 22 (IANS) Applications have been invited for the INK Fellows Programme 2013 for using the physical and digital platform for sharing innovative ideas, an organiser said Wednesday. The programme will be hosted in Kochi. The initiative aims to identify young path-breakers from diverse fields in arts, science, technology, social work, music and architecture and give them a platform to generate a positive change in the community, said Lakshmi Pratury, founder, host and curator of INK.
Pall of gloom sets in at Sreesanth’s Kerala home
Kochi, May 22 (IANS) A pall of gloom has set in at the house of S.
Kerala, Himachal to cooperate in rural development
Kozhikode, May 18 (IANS) Kerala and Himachal Pradesh Saturday announced they will strengthen implementation of their rural development projects by sharing information about feasible models and best practices. Ministers and senior government officials from the two Congress-ruled states met here to discuss ongoing projects and ways to enhance cooperation
Kerala figures in film on world’s most amazing fireworks
Thrissur (Kerala), May 18 (IANS) The festivities and fireworks at the Thrissur Pooram festival have stunned two US-based filmmakers who are making a movie on pyrotechnics across the globe. They have termed it as one of the most amazing display they have ever witnessed.
Sreesanth fast losing sympathy in Kerala
Kochi, May 17 (IANS) In just 24 hours of S. Sreesanth's arrest for spot-fixing, the initial shock and allround disbelief has gone out of the window and more and more people in his home state appear to be turning away from the temperamental fast bowler
Ayurveda experts develop online personalised health regimen
Kochi, May 16 (IANS) A group of ayurveda experts have launched a medical treatment package in cyberspace. 'NaturWell', which guarantees overall wellness to subscribers of the year-long programme being rolled out through homilies over the internet and medicines at doorstep, is essentially founded on the tenets mentioned in ancient texts of ayurveda, according to the conceivers, Cybele Herbal Laboratories
The rise and fall of Sreesanth
Kochi, May 16 (IANS) Things, at the moment, appear bleak for fast bowler S. Sreesanth, one of the most colourful personalities in Kerala, who shot into prominence by becoming only the second person from the state to represent India in cricket. Ever since the news of the arrest of Sreesanth and two other fellow Rajasthan Royals players over spot-fixing broke, it came as a shock to the cricket-loving fraternity in the state and not to mention his family.
Kalabhavan Mani accused of beating up forest officials
Thrissur (Kerala), May 15 (IANS) A group of forest officials have allegedly been roughed up by Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani in Kerala, a police official said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday night at popular tourist destination Athirapally, around 70 km from here, when the forest officials were checking vehicles at a check post
