Kochi: Keeping decibels in check
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions
New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Metro rail project halted in its tracks
KOCHI: It was three months ago that the State Government decided to open an office for the Kochi Metro Rail project.
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Forest Department move draws flak
PALAKKAD: Is the Forest Department planning to hand over the 351.36-acre Thoothampara Estate in Nelliampathy to the Plantation Corporation of Kerala with the ulterior aim of weakening its case legally? This may lead to the estate landing back in the hands of private estate owners.
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EFL Act to be amended
KOZHIKODE: Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said the State Government would take steps to amend Ecologically Fragile Land (EFL) Act once the model code of conduct imposed by the election is revoked.
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Stink of garbage hovers over in Kochi
M K Sunil Kumar KOCHI: The city will start to stink soon if the row between the Kochi Corporation and the Andhra Pradesh Technical Development Corporation carries on. The Corporation authorities have not taken any steps to take over the Brahmapuram plant which is the only solution for the city
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Sanction for amendment to `Kisan abhiman scheme
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Government has sanctioned approval to the amendment made to the `Kisan abhiman
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Fisheries Minister denies report
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fisheries Minister
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Illegal sand mining intensifies in Ithikkara
KOLLAM: Unauthorised sand mining from the Ithikkara river has been intensified in the areas of Chathannoor and Pallimon. The mechanised sand mining by employing workers from other states is posing danger to the environment and the bridges across the river at Ithikkara, Kummallur and Kundumon.
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Govt plans to set up tree authority
Forest Minister Binoy Viswom arriving for the meeting of forest officials, environmentalists and nature lovers at Mangalavanam on Sunday.
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Snake charmer with a difference
Jose Kurian SULTHAN BATHERY: Are snakes less venomous than men? So believes Muhammed, a snake catcher here who is a lover of snakes. A true friend of snakes of all sorts, starting from harmless water snakes to fatal King Kobras, Muhammed is ready to save snakes from the fury of crowds later releasing them in deep jungle.
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Palakkad reeling under severe water shortage
PALAKKAD: Shortage of drinking water has been on the rise in many parts of the district due to the rise in temperatures and the fall in water levels in the various dams and rivers.