Thiruvananthapuram
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Nun with headgear not allowed to write exam
World | Jul 25, 2015, 11:52 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: A nun who refused to remove her headgear was on Saturday barred from writing the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) here in line with a Supreme Court ruling."I was told I can't sit for
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Sabarinathan sworn-in as Kerala legislator
National | Jul 01, 2015, 12:28 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram : Congress leader K.A. Sabarinathan was sworn-in as a legislator of the Kerala legislative assembly on Wednesday.In the results for the Aruvikara by-election announced Tuesday, Sabarinathan, 31, secured 56,448 votes to defeat former speaker
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Congress candidate in Kerala dedicates win to late father
National | Jun 30, 2015, 12:23 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram : Congress candidate K.A. Sabarinathan who on Tuesday won the Aruvikara assembly seat by over 10,000 votes dedicated the win to his late father.”For 24 years my father represented this constituency and the electorate
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Kerala town to host international literary festival
India | Jun 26, 2015, 05:04 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Having bucked the trend of literary festivals being cornered by big cities, the sleepy Chengannur town in Alappuzha district is set to host the third edition of an international writers' meet with literature from
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Kerala CM Oommen Chandy asks banks to meet people's needs
Jun 22, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday pulled up the banking industry and asked it to take a more favourable approach towards genuine banking needs of the people.The banking industry, in the best interests
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Kerala Assembly session starting tomorrow likely to be rescheduled
India | Jun 07, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: The full-fledged Budget session of the Kerala Assembly beginning here tomorrow is likely to be rescheduled in view of the Aruvikkara Assembly bypoll to be held on June 27.The session has been convened to
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Sunanda death case: Shashi Tharoor calls media 'liars and scum'
National | May 21, 2015, 11:13 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today attacked the media accusing it of being "self-appointed liars and scum.""I'll speak to the police not to self-appointed liars and scum", he told mediapersons here when asked why his
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Over five lakh candidates for 1,500 Kerala government vacancies
India | May 16, 2015, 12:11 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: 5,17,633 candidates will write an exam conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission at 2,121 centres across the state on Saturday.There are 1,500 vacancies for the most sought after 'secretariat assistant' post in the
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Air Pegasus begins commercial operations
Apr 12, 2015, 09:27 PM ISTBengaluru/New Delhi: Air Pegasus today commenced its commercial operations with flight services to Hubballi and Thiruvananthapuram from its base in Bengaluru, becoming the second regional air operator after Air Costa.Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju
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Oommen Chandy govt removes ally from key post
National | Apr 08, 2015, 08:16 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Ending more than a week- long suspense, dissident Kerala Congress (M) Vice-Chairman P C George was removed from the post of government Chief Whip by Chief Minister Ommen Chandy who accepted the ruling UDF
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Scarcity of food, water in Yemen: Indian returnee
India | Mar 31, 2015, 01:03 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram:There is a shortage of food and water in Yemen and continuous bombing and shelling is taking place in the country, an Indian expatriate has said on returning to Kerala.Rueban Jacob Chandy, who arrived here
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Kerala to build largest social entrepreneur network of women
India | Jan 04, 2015, 12:08 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: After the success of its women empowerment initiatives like Kudumbashree, a community-based poverty reduction project, and She-Taxi, Kerala is gearing up to set another landmark by creating country's largest social entrepreneurship network of women.
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Kerala Opposition parties demand Independent probe into Sunanda Pushkar's death
National | Oct 11, 2014, 02:16 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Opposition parties in Kerala Saturday demanded an independent and comprehensive probe into the death of Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.The deamand came after Pushkar's latest post-mortem report, leaked Thursday, stated "poisoning" to
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Kerala school children top countrywide wildlife quiz
India | Oct 02, 2014, 06:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Children from a Thiruvananthapuram based school emerged winners at an inter-school wildlife quiz competition across the country that aimed at increasing the environmental awareness among youth through various themes associated with conservation. The
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SBT business grows
Apr 26, 2014, 08:54 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: State Bank of Travancore (SBT) had about 25 percent market share of the banking business in Kerala in the last fiscal (2013-14), with total business touching Rs.1,60,119 crore.The bank posted an operating profit of
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Wife of Indian fisherman shot dead by Italian marines, seeks justice
India | Mar 12, 2013, 11:19 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram, Mar 12: The two Italian marines who had fatally shot two Indian fishermen must be brought back to India to stand trial, demanded the wife of one of the two fishermen who were killed.
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Priceless Treasure Found In Cellars Of Padmanabhaswamy Temple
India | Jun 29, 2011, 08:50 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram, Jun 29 : The process of making an inventory of the priceless articles locked up in underground cellars of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here has revealed gold ornaments, vessels, jewels and precious stones