THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The rate of cancer occurrence in Kerala is much lower compared to Western countries, but still 35,000 cancer cases are being reported in a year in the state. Out of this, 10,000 cases are registered in the Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Forest Department will arrange various facilities for Sabarimala pilgrims, clearing forests in the Ranni division and the Periyar Tiger Reserve.

Kerala Forest Minister Benoy Viswom said here on Tuesday the grasslands at Uppupara would be cleared through controlled burning to provide space for pilgrims to view the

M K Sunil Kumar, KOCHI: The cases of leptospirosis (rat fever) and malaria have gone up in the district with the

GM herbs knock on the doors of Ayurveda.

Jipson Sikhera.Reema Narendran
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: This can happen only in Kerala. A crocodile park with zero births this millennium. This barren park is none other than the one at Neyyar, named with much hype and fanfare as the Steve Irwin Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre, after the tragic death of the famed crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin.

K.S. Sudhi

KOCHI: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa

HALF-HEARTEDLY, after months of discussions and negotiations, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has launched a modified version of the Central government

N.J. Nair

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Travancore Devaswom Board and the government will invoke the provisions of the Food Safety Act, 2006, during the festival season in Sabarimala.