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  1. VS sidelined by fellow comrades

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    / April 9, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Pinarayi Vijayan ended up having the upper hand against V S Achuthanandan yet again. The former Chief minister failed to find a place in the CPI(M) politburo. “I have nothing to say,” the blunt speaking politician said as he came out of the venue of the CPI-M leadership meet. VS...

  2. `She toilets’ in Thiruvananthapuram

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    / April 9, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Another first for Kerala. The Kerala state women’s development corporation (KSWDC) plans to build 35 `she toilets’ in Thiruvananthapuram, the first such initiative in the country. These exclusive for women facilities will be set up in city centres and tourist locations. The potable toilets will also have sanitary napkin vending...

  3. `Breaking News’ on Kavya Madhavan !

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    / April 8, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Suddenly Malayalam cinema seems to have taken to the media with a vengeance. After Mohanlal-Amala Paul film, now there is some breaking news on Kavya Madhavan. She will play the lead in `Breaking News Live’, a film that will focus on social issues and how the media deals with such...

  4. A Malayalam film song under water

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    / April 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    A Malayalam film `Ettekaal Second’ is in deep waters. That’s because it features an entire song `Kaatharamaam Mizhi’ shot under water. Sung by Karthik and K S Chitra, the underwater shoot was made possible with the help of special underwater photography equipment, with expertise from Annenberg Center in Los Angeles....

  5. Kolaveri over Kolaveri in Kerala

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    / April 4, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Someone out there disapproves of Kolaveri. The superhit song, which crossed 50 million hits on You tube, now faces a PIL in the Kerala High court, with a prayer to ban it for the negative effect it has on children. The song ‘Why This Kolaveri Di’, written and sung by...

  6. Mohanlal cameraman, Amala Editor

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    / April 3, 2012 / Leave a comment
    So Malayalam superstar Mohanlal is turning a cameraman. In reel life, that is. Lal and Amala Paul will be the new duo that will be seen in veteran director Joshiy’s next yet-to-be-titled film. Mohanlal will play a cameraman in a news channel while Amala Paul, a Keralite who is now...

  7. During earth hour, Chandy had a candle light dinner

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    / April 2, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Here is a man who practises what he preaches. During Earth Hour on March 31, between 830 and 930 pm, Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy shut off the lights at his home and decided to have a candle light dinner with his wife. Proof of the pudding is in the...

  8. Kerala minister turns newspaper vendor

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    / March 28, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Finally Kerala shows its will against arbitrary strikes. Upset over the indefinite strike by newspaper agents, many government employees and regular newspaper readers have taken to distributing newspapers in their offices and neighbourhood. Even Kerala’s social welfare minister M K Muneer joined in and distributed newspapers in Kozhikode. Supporting him...

  9. Kerala home to India’s first IT incubator

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    / March 28, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The country’s first IT incubator has taken root in Kerala. Startup Village will incubate 1000 startups over the next 10 years from college campuses and start the search for a billion dollar start up from the state. The Startup Village will focus on IT product companies. Infosys co-founder, Kris Gopalakrishnan...

  10. The buck stops nowhere in the Defence ministry

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    / March 27, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Arackaparambil Kurien Antony came to the Rajya Sabha well prepared, his sleeves rolled up, like always. Those are heavy sleeves for he wears his honesty on them. A reputation built in Kerala’s murky political backwaters where comparisions with the old fox, the late Karunakaran always helped Antony shine bright. He...

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