Steps to spread use of IT among all sections of society: VS

IT-enabled services: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan inaugurating an activity laboratory for autistic children set up by the Kerala State IT Mission in the city on Friday.

Coastal stretch between Kollam and Alappuzha identified

Reserves put at 1,400 million tonnes

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government is working on a proposal for optimum utilisation of mineral sand resources through separation, research and value-addition in the public sector with active involvement of local self-government institutions.

Official sources told The Hindu here that keeping in lin

Only 26,000 km of road is fit for traffic

NHs account for 41% of accident fatalities

Frequent rain, potholes create more accidents

KOCHI: Over 2,000 out of the 4,000 who meet with accidents in a year in Kerala lose their lives. Another 50,000 sustain injuries.

Mass drug administration against the disease from December 5 to 10

Awareness rally for Mass Drug Administration against filariaris being taken out in the city on Friday

KOCHI: A rally was taken out here on Friday to create awareness about the mass drug administration against filaria to held from December 5 to 10.

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Focus on sustained growth of ecotourism

Tourism packages to be integrated with conservation

Draft of the project prepared by KFRI

KATTAPPANA: The Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is preparing a 10-year conservation plan that focuses on conservation of wildlife and ecology and sustained growth of ecotourism in support of the local tribal community.

The draft of the project, Tiger Conservatio

KOLLAM: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran has said the Chavara-Panmana Total Drinking Water Scheme will be commissioned this month itself.

He was talking to presspersons after inspecting the trial run of the scheme at Panmana Kolathumukku on Friday. Mr.

KOCHI: Experts at a symposium on urban biodiversity organised by the Department of Zoology at St. Albert's College here on Thursday recommended a concerted effort by all stakeholders to protect the rich biodiversity of the country.

In his lecture on the

Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

Blames section of officials, contractors for plight of the pilgrim centre

Arduous journey:A tractor transporting goods from Pampa to the Sannidhanam through the ravaged Swami Ayyappa Road.