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March 2, 2010

After a verbal duel lasting for weeks, Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) Monday suspended veteran actor Thilakan for his `unbearable' attacks on the outfit that had `harmed its reputat

February 28, 2010

Department of Technical Education, Government of Kerala was established on 4th september 1957. The Department is functioning under the Higher Education Department, Govt. of Kerala.

February 26, 2010

•Online news agencies to attract tax •Sensex surges 350 points on new tax slabs •Rationalising tax criteria on gaming software

February 22, 2010

Finance and property companies have led fourth-quarter business losses in the Gulf region.

February 19, 2010

Naadodigal girl Ananya has bagged a role in Major Ravi’s latest movie.

February 19, 2010

World's leading search engine Google would offer free advertising coupons for small and medium businesses (SMBs) across the country, the global firm's Indian subsidiary said Thursday.

February 19, 2010

Guwahati Chief Justice J.Chelameswar is being posted as the Chief Justice of Kerala in place of Chief Justice S.R.Bannurmath who has retired from service.

February 19, 2010

Failure to obtain over 40 percent score on nine different criteria like governance, research output and faculty resources had led to the

February 16, 2010

New generation courses like Mechatronics, Nano technology, Biomedical science; Bioinformatics, communication, electronics etc are emerging as the major placement oriented courses.

February 16, 2010

The HRD Ministry today joined hands with Railways for setting up 50 Kendriya Vidyalayas on railway land across the country.

February 13, 2010

The police have registered a case against actor Kalabhavan Mani for engaging in a fight at the water theme park.

February 13, 2010

The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband or wife is not entitled to divorce if it is proved that one deserted the other due to constant torture or harassment.

February 10, 2010

Multiplexes today reopened advance booking for Shah Rukh Khan's new film 'My Name Is Khan', a day after suspending it, following Maharashtra Government's assurance to provide adequate security to cine

February 10, 2010

Residential property prices are likely to rise by up to 10 per cent in the next six months as demand has picked up, says a realty consultant firm.

February 8, 2010

A Constitution bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court today struck down a state law providing 4 per cent reservation in educational institutions and jobs to 15 groups belonging to the Muslim community.

The order was passed by the seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Anil Ramesh Dave on a petition filed by an advocate K Kondala Rao.

Soon after the court's order, Chief Minister K Rosaiah directed the state advocate general D S R Murthy to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the verdict.

February 7, 2010

Botswana, the world’s largest diamond producer, is seeking training from India in the cutting and polishing of rough diamonds that also have the world’s third biggest market in India after the US and Japan.

"We are looking for increasing the number of slots for Botswana nationals to come for training courses here, especially in the diamond polishing and cutting sector," Botswana’s High Commissioner Dorcas Ana Kgosietsile told IANS in an interview.

February 3, 2010

Kunnathur Taluk headquarters is at Sasthamcotta which is an attractive village situated about 19 Km from Kollam Town. It is a beauty spot, a health resort and a centre of pilgrimage.

The extensive fresh water lake here is said to be the biggest of its kind in Kerala. Water supply to Kollam Town is met by purifying the water from this lake.

Busses are frequently operated to Sasthamcotta, which can truly be called as Queen of Lakes.

Jr Telecom Officer (Group Mtce) Off 2830200 Kunnathoor rural housing socity ltd:, Office q-151 Poruvazhy po 2831528

February 3, 2010

The Collector is the Chief Executive Officer of the District . Through the District Officials of the various Departments are under the immediate control of the representatives head of the Departments, the Collector exercises the general supervision over them in regard to their non-technical work. On matters of general policy the decision of the District Collector is final in case of any difference of opinion between him and a District Officer.

February 3, 2010

Dismissing Kerala’s arguments as “fallacious and jugglery of words”, the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench on Wednesday asked the State to provide concrete material evidence to prove that Mullaperiyar dam might collapse if it reaches the danger level of 155 feet.

“Your arguments are unfounded, misleading, fallacious and jugglery of words. You should support it (claim) with evidence,” the five-judge Bench told Kerala’s senior counsel Harish Salve during the hearing.

February 3, 2010

Travancore Cocotuft (P) Limited, an Alappuzha-based subsidiary of the Travancore Mats & Matting Co, claims to have woven the world’s longest handloom coir doormat.

The mat, 101.6 metres long, 1.2 metres wide and 30mm thick apart from weighing 999kg, was unveiled by Cocotuft Chief Executive Officer P. Mahadevan during a press conference at the factory at Thiruvizha near Cherthala here on Wednesday.

February 2, 2010

Finance Department largely perform the function of advising the Government on all Financial matters. The formulation of the Budget is one of its most important functions. Finance department is also entrusted with the responsibility of framing rules regulating pay, emoluments and other service conditions of all Government employees.

February 2, 2010

Directorate of State Lotteries, Vikas Bhavan.P.O. Thiruvananthapuram Kerala-695033. Ph: 0471-2305193, 0471-2305230, 0471-2305193(Fax)

Director 0471-2305230

Joint Director 0471- 2305193

Deputy Director (Prize Section) 0471- 2305193

Deputy Director (Marketing Section) 0471- 2305193

Finance Officer 0471- 2305193

Publicity Officer 0471- 2305193

Accounts Officer 0471- 2305193

Accounts Officer Welfare Funds 0471- 2305193

District Lottery Officer and Nodal Officer (Govt. Web site) 0471- 2305193

District Lottery Officer 0471- 2305193

February 2, 2010

Pre-primary education

There are 102 nursery schools functioning under the Scheduled Caste Development Department to improve pre-primary education. These schools follow the LKG - UKG system and each student is allotted Rs. 5/per day for food, Rs.200 for uniform, and a lump sum grant of Rs.65/ to purchase study materials.

The Pre-primary education system is implemented through local self government bodies like Grama Panchayat, Municipality and Corporation.

Pre-Matric education

February 2, 2010

The marketing of coffee was fully regulated by the Coffee Board till 1992 and the entire coffee grown in the district had to be pooled to the Board. But in the Coffee Policy of 1995 - 96 , the Government exempted small scale growers possessing land less than 10 hectares from the obligation of pooling. Those growers with more than 10 hectares of coffee plantation were obliged to provide 60 percent of their produces to the Coffee Board.