This is one first that Kerala will not be crowing about - the state leads in per capita consumption of liquor at a staggering 8.3 litres!The per capita consumption of liquor in the rest of…
EDI index out; Kerala tops list
New Delhi, March 6. (PTI): After having earned the distinction of being the most literate state, Kerala has added another feather to its cap by topping the list of States in providing better primary and…
A 7-star resort for Kerala, courtesy BJP govt…
By John Mary, 16 Feb 2007, The Peninsula Qatar, Thiruvananthapuram • It's with love from the BJP government for the Communists in Kerala. The State's first-ever 7-star tourism resort is proposed to come up in…
112 road accidents and 9 deaths reported every…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 15. (PTI): There has been a sharp increase in road accidents in Kerala, with recent studies showing that an average of 112 mishaps that claim at least nine lives are reported every day.…
Liquor promotion puts Mohanlal in trouble
Source ::: The Peninsula Qatar, By John Mary, 15 Feb 2007Thiruvananthapuram • Liquor endorsements by Malayalam super star Mohanlal have landed him in an unsavory situation with a prohibitionist organisation planning to take him to…
Government should not allow Special Tourism Zones (STZ)…
Thiruvananthapuram, 12/2/2007. Forum Kerala, A collective of civil society movements, people's groups and individuals urged Kerala Government to withdraw its move to introduce Special Tourism Zones within the state. The group also asked Kerala Government…
In primary education, Kerala has a lesson: Amartya…
Express News Service Kolkata, February 12: Nobel Laureate and educationist Amartya Sen today lamented that primary education — which laid the foundation for development in the other Left bastion Kerala — has been sadly neglected…
850 Policemen facing 'criminal' charges in Kerala
850 criminally accused cops are included in the pay roll of Kerala Police, according to an official report received from the Directorate General of Police, Kerala. The data has been sourced from district police headquarters…
Neglecting God`s own
Silvi Kurian And Sumita Kale, Business Standard , New Delhi February 07, 2007The Reproductive and Child Health Survey (RCH), 2002-04 and Facility Survey, 2003 give us valuable insights into the extent of success of the…