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
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Government allots Rs 1,343 crore for road work
KOCHI: The PWD will soon start the road work for Rs1,343 crore allotted by the Finance Department, said Public Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju. After a review meeting of the top officials of PWD here
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Japan Drinking Water Project launched
ALAPPUZHA: Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated the Rs 491-crore Japan Drinking Water Project at Cherthala, near here, on Tuesday. Antony said that political parties in the state should follow the parties in Tamil Nadu, Bengal and northern states on developmental issues. They often fight with each other on political issues, but their stance on developmental issues will be unanimous. In our state, over-politicisation has been delaying many projects for decades.
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Food Security Bill to be tabled
KOCHI: The National Food Security Bill will be presented in the Budget session of Parliament, said Union Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs K V Thomas. At a press conference in Kochi on Monday,
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PWD plans 50 projects in state
KOCHI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has formulated 50 projects which will be implemented in the state soon, PWD Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju has said. “Most of these projects have already begun.
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Many play it safe on Mullaperiyar issue
KOCHI: However right or wrong the posturing by the powers-that-be of Kerala and Tamil Nadu may be, the stand-off over the Mullaperiyar dam is creating ripples even on the sporting field. The RSC-MBTT-AITA
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Rs 1,043-crore plan for disaster management
KARUNAGAPPALLY: Revenue Minister Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan has said that a Rs 1,043 crore worth of projects would be submitted to the Central Government for disaster management in the state. Speaking
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'Manage waste at your home'
KOCHI: It is high time that the city launched a decentralised waste management system, Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies K V Thomas said here on Friday. The minister was speaking
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No request for new dam survey: MoEF
In what could be a setback for Kerala’s efforts to build a new dam at Mullaiperiyar, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has come out saying that the state hasn’t sought clearance for
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Zero waste management will be implemented: CM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Vilappilsala waste treatment plant will be closed down and a zero waste management project will be implemented to deal with wastes generated in the Corporation limits, said Chief
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State facing shortage of Vitamin A
Kerala is facing a shortage of Vitamin A, which is administered to children below five as a supplementation. For the last two months, there has been an acute shortage of the vitamin as the supply from