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Jackfruit Promotion Council formed
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Leading voluntary organisations and local self-governm ent institutions (LSGIs), in association with the State..
Bring out book on state heritage
BANGALORE: Appreciating the cultural and historical heritage of Karnataka, Governor, H R Bhardwaj, called upon the Archaeological ..
A healthy year, with a few hiccups
BANGALORE: The political instability in the state had a direct impact on the functioning of the health department in. The major de..
Battered roads, toppled trucks in Puducherry
PUDUCHERRY: Cyclone Thane left a devastating trail on the Tiruchy-Villupuram National Highway and roads from Villupuram to Puduche..
PRP has to wait for cabinet berths
HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam Party legislators eager to get into the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet may have to wait.The chief minister ..
Infant Mortality Rate declines in HP: Govt
The IMR was stagnating at 45 for some years but the govt succeeded in breaking this by adopting new polices.
Camp to educate villagers
CHENNAI: The Department of Economics, DG Vaishnav College, organised a one-day rural camp at Chittathur village in Tiruvallur dist..
Rain lashes city but no traffic snarls
CHENNAI: Even as the tropical cyclone Thane lay centred about 130 km away, the city experienced isolated heavy downpour and strong..
Remakes are a creative choice: Abhishek
The actor feels that remakes are more of a creative choice than just a trend.
KSWTD boat passengers to get insurance cover
KOCHI: The Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) is all set to announce its insurance coverage scheme by next month for ..
Shifting of bus stand: RTC staff threatens stir
BERHAMPUR: The bus transportation system in the Silk City is likely to enter a critical phase with the OSRTC Staff Federation here..
Agri-Science Congress for children on Jan 20, 21
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 3rd Kerala Agri-Science Congress for children will be held here on January 20 and 21. Agri-Friends, an NGO..
State Biodiversity Board reconstituted
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Biodiversity Board(KSBB) has been reconstituted. While R V Varma has been retained as the cha..
Faithful devotion
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a saga that is exactly 26 years long. At a Gandhian camp, Lal Salam A, a school boy, highly inspired by ..
In many ways a bad year for Sambalpur
SAMBALPUR: The year 2011 was not a great one for Sambalpur district. Two starvation deaths, Maoist-related cases, natures fury, s..
9, 879 ha of cultivable land lie waste in UT
PUDUCHERRY: While politicians and officials keep harping on the fact that the area under cultivation in Puducherry has been dwindl..