Kochi: Keeping decibels in check
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions
New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Forest Dept to seize captive elephants sans microchips
KOCHI: As the project launched by Forest and Wildlife Department to implant microchips on captive elephants officially coming to an end on Monday, the department has decided to take into custody those elephants which are not fitted with the microchips hereafter.
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A solution to Kochis traffic woes
KOCHI: The traffic woes of Kochiites will finally be solved as the Kochi Metro Rail Project is getting ready to take off with the Planning Commission giving nod to the project.
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Munnar masterplan to be broadened
KOCHI: Six panchayats surrounding Munnar will be included in the masterplan for the development of Munnar to ensure that the ecological balance will not be disturbed when tourism development spreads to satellite towns. There are reports that the satellite towns are also being developed as tourist destinations and more tourists are flocking these areas.
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Steps to end dumping of waste soon
KOCHI: District Collector M Beena, on Monday instructed the Water Authority, the Pollution Control Board and the Aluva Municipality to take steps to prevent the disposal of waste materials in the Periyar. The instruction was given at a meeting convened by the Human Rights Commission.
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Protest against move for waste treatment plant
PATHANAMTHITTA: The 600-odd families of Kandamkeri at Chumathra are up in arms against the proposal to set up a waste treatment plant there by the Tiruvalla municipality.
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Government plans Rs 100-cr conservation project
KOCHI: In an attempt to reinstate the historical importance of the legendary port of Muziris, the State Government is contemplating creation of the Muziris heritage Project. The master plan for the project has been completed. At an estimated cost of around Rs 100 crore, the project is designed to bring back the past by linking the various monuments beloning to the ancient era.
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Four-laning project to widen major truck route
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On the highway leading south from Thiruvananthapuram city, it
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Review criterion to determine poverty
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: NSSO Deputy Director-General C R K Nair has said that considerations other than poverty have led to the increase in the State
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Bill envisages 3-year jail for encroachers on Govt land
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Revenue Minister K P Rajendran presented the Kerala Land Conservancy (Amendment) Bill, 2009, in the Assembly on Monday. The Bill seeks to add more stringent clauses to protect the Government land. The amendment has been brought to the Kerala Land Conservancy Act, 1957, which prescribes severe punishment for unauthorisedly occupying the Government land.
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This leopards ferocious
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ferocious look on Ganesh, the newcomer to the city zoo, is scary, to say the least. This 14-year-old leopard from Thrissur zoo was captured from the South Wayanad forests in May 2003. ``Yes, he is aggressive,