Kerala Chandrika, the first newspaper of the State was published from Thiruvananthapuram district in the year 1789. At present, more than 30 dailies are being published from this district. The Hindu, The New Indian Express, Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhoomi, Kerala Kaumudi, Desabhimani, Deepika, Madhyamom and Janmabhoomi are a few of the prominent dailies that are being brought out from Thiuruvananthapuram.

Thiruvananthapuram has produced great poets and men of letters from very ancient times. One of the ancient poets was Ayyipillai Asan (15th or 16th Century A.D) of Avaaduthura near Kovalam. He wrote his famous work Ramakadhapattu, which represents a stage in the evolution of the southern dialect of Malayalam.

City Police : City Police Commissioner, Deputy Police Commissioner. Sub division : 3 - (headed by Asst. Commissioners); Cantonment, Fort and Shanghumughom

Circles : 10 - Cantonment, Fort, Thampanoor, Peroorkada, Museum, Pettah, Medical College, Poonthura, Nemom & Vizhinjam. Rural Police : District Superintendent of Police Sub-divisions : 3 - (headed by DySPs); Attingal, Nedumangad and Neyyanttinkara.

Circles : 13 - Attingal, Varkala, Kadakkavoor, Kazhakuttom, Venjaramoodu, Kilimanoor, Nedumangad, Aryanad, Palode, Kattakkada, Neyyattinkara, Poovar and Parassala.

Intensive efforts have been made for providing drinking water not only to the urban dwellers but also to the rural folk. As a result, several water supply and augmentation schemes were started. The water supply schemes cover 83.86 per cent of the urban and 68.99 per cent of the rural population. The main sources of water for distribution in the capital city are Peppara and Aruvikkara dams. At present, one hundred and twenty schemes are in operation for providing drinking water to the rural areas and five in urban areas.