Scheme for improving quality of education to be launched

The Thrissur District Panchayat budget presented on Thursday lays emphasis on development projects in the farm sector and drinking water supply.
Presenting the annual budget, District Panchayat Vice-President Leela Subrahmanian said Rs. 42.5 crore had been earmarked for Jala Samridhi Project. Of this, 50 per cent would be given by the State government.

Health workers attribute it to fertility problems

The government lower primary school at Nadukkudy in India’s first tribal grama panchayat, Edamalakkudy, has a peculiar student-teacher ratio. It has five teachers, including a headmaster, for seven students who represent eight Muthuva tribal hamlets nearby.

Over 10,000 instances of “land modifications,” the majority of which are deemed to be violations of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) guidelines, have been identified along the banks of the Vembanad La

The Pashchimaghatta Janasamrakashana Samithi, Kozhikode, as part of its campaign against the implementation of the V.S. Gadgil and the K.

Only 30% of people get piped water

The re-emergence of many diseases that were not heard of for a long time was a clear indication of the pollution of water and the environment, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday. He said that ensuring safe drinking water for the people was now a challenge before the government.

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said the State government has taken note of the wrongful application of the Coastal Regulation Zone provisions to municipal corporations and corporations, effective

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission will hold a public hearing on March 19 at its office to gather the views of the power consumers on the draft rules published by it for connecting

Allegations that cancer deaths were due to water quality

The Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) has given a clean chit to the water quality at Onchiyam panchayat here.
The quality of water in the panchayat had come under the scanner following doubts raised by local MLA C.K. Nanu at the Kozhikode District Development Committee that there were cancer deaths in the panchayat, and comprehensive tests should be done to check the water quality there.

Budget allocates Rs.1 crore for modernisation of farms, Rs.90 lakh for animal husbandry sector.

Residents of Keezhmadu, where groundwater has been found contaminated with ammonium perchlorate, will get 500 litres of water every day to meet their daily requirements, District Collector M.G.