http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 18 May 2012 12:53:28 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 12:53:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Being_targeted_to_tarnish_party_says_Kerala_CPIM_leader_128299 Kannur (Kerala), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P.Jayarajan Friday expressed surprise at his name being linked to the murder of former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, and alleged this was a attempt by the ruling Congress... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:53:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CPIM_leader_held_for_Kerala_murder_128209 Kozhikode: A CPI-M leader in Kerala was arrested here Wednesday after he allegedly admitted that he had former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan murdered for "personal reasons".According to police, K.C. Ramachandran, the sixth suspe... Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Keralas_agenda_tailormade_to_attract_investments_Chandy__128194 Mumbai: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his government has a clear development agenda that is tailor-made to attract investments, and extended his invitation to business leaders to forge durable partnerships with the state. &q... Tue, 15 May 2012 12:05:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Kerala_politicians_killers_identified_Police_128094 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Police Wednesday said they had identified the killers of former Communist leader T.P. Chandrasekharan and the state Congress asked the government to expose the conspirators behind the murder. Chandrasekharan, 51, a f... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:42:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/We_will_continue_our_demand_for_a_new_dam_Chandy_128082 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday expressed happiness at the recent apex court-appointed expert committee's report that studied the safety of the 119-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam and gave the green signal for Kerala'... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:32:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/_Awareness_campaign_on_marine_biodiversity_in_Kerala_May_22_128025 Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will organise an awareness campaign on marine life in the nine coastal districts of the state May 22, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB). &nbsp... Tue, 08 May 2012 12:19:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/No_problems_in_alliance_all_united_UDF_127891 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's ruling United Democratic Front Tuesday denied any problem in its ranks, and termed Communist Party of India-Marxist's willingness to welcome back parties which quit the Left Democratic Front (LDF) as "wishful t... Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Judicial_custody_of_Italian_marines_extended_till_May_11_127864 Kollam (Kerala),  A Kerala court Monday extended till May 11 the judicial custody of two Italian marines arrested for shooting dead two Indian fishermen Feb 15 off Alappuzha.Italians Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone were presente... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:59:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/HLL_Lifecare_floats_subsidiary_for_vaccine_complex_127852 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala-based HLL Lifecare, a mini-ratna PSU, has floated wholly-owned subsidiary HLL Biotechltd to execute the Rs.594 crore Integrated Vaccine Complex (IVC) coming up in Tamil Nadu.The first phase of IVC, which would come ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:07:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Kerala_Police_officer_held_for_attack_on_journalist_127343 Kochi: The CBI, probing the role of some Kerala Police officials in the 2011 murderous attack on a Kollam-based senior journalist, Monday arrested a deputy superintendent of police, the second such high ranking official to be taken into custody... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:52:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Kerala_CM_to_make_major_pitch_for_investment_127333 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy along with a team of officials will meet diplomats and business honchos in Delhi later this weekas part of an exercise to promote the state as an investment destination. The state governmen... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:59:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Judicial_custody_of_Italian_marines_extended_127320 Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala court Monday extended till April 30 the judicial custody of the two Italian security officials arrested for gunning down two Indian fishermen.Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone have been lodged in the central ... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:21:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Fun_and_fervour_mark_Vishu_in_Kerala_127266 Thiruvananthapuram: Devout Hindus here Saturday heralded Vishu, the Kerala new year, with traditional cultural fervour with people visiting temples in the morning.Crowds gathered at the famed Sabarimala, Guruvayoor, Sree Padmanabha Swamy temples... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:28:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Setback_to_Achuthanandan_in_land_grab_case_127190 Kochi: Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, a prime accused in a land grab case, suffered a setback Thursday when the Kerala High Court refused to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed in the case.A single-judge bench of Ju... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:46:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Festivals/PM_greets_nation_on_Baisakhi_Vishu_and_Bihu_127164 New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of the traditional harvest festivals Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu.The prime minister said in his message that these traditional new year festivals coinciding with ... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:00:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Entertainment/_Ace_comedian_Jagathy_shifted_to_Vellore_hospital_127151 Kozhikode (Kerala),  Malayalam comic actor Jagathy Sreekumar, seriously injured in a road accident last month, was Thursday shifted to a Vellore hospital.  The 62-year-old, who was being treated at the MIMS Hospital here, has been flo... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:30:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Chandy_adds_two_ministers_127131 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday added two more ministers to his cabinet, taking the total strength to 21.M. Ali, 60, of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), and Anup Jacob, 34, who became a legislator last mo... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:55:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Karat_bats_for_Achuthanandan_127022 Kozhikode (Kerala),  CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Tuesday dismissed as baseless reports that former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan was "ousted" from the politburo.Karat said told the party-backed Kairali TV chann... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:48:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Karat_again_elected_CPIM_boss__126971 Kozhikode (Kerala), April 9 (IANS) Prakash Karat was Monday re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), but the veteran V.S. Achuthanandan failed to make it to the politburo.Karat, 68, who has headed the CPI-M s... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:14:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/90_percent_of_Kerala_homes_have_telephone_126594 Thiruvananthapuram: Almost 90 percent of households in Kerala have telephone connections (land line or mobile) in 2011, a staggering rise over the 19.1 percent in 2001, according to the house listing and housing Census conducted ahead of the Cen... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:01:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CPI_veteran_CK_Chandrappan_dead_126281 Thiruvananthapuram: C.K. Chandrappan, the Kerala secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), passed away here Thursday, party sources said.The 75-year-old, a soft-spoken politician, was suffering from cancer and his condition deteriorated tw... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:15:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Anup_Jacobs_mother_delighted_at_his_bypoll_win_126263 Thiruvananthapuram: With his victory in the Piravom by-election, Anup Jacob is following in the footsteps of his father and grandmother, who were also legislators in the Kerala assembly.Anup Jacob, 34, a candidate of the ruling United Democrati... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:09:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Congressled_UDF_wins_Kerala_bypoll_126230 Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led United Democratic Front's (UDF) Anup Jacob won the Piravom assembly by-election in Kerala Wednesday.  Anup Jacob, 34, son of former minister T.M. Jacob, won with a margin of 12,070 votes, defeating his... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:37:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Kerala_legislators_all_set_for_pay_hike_126193 Thiruvananthapuram: A bill for increasing the pay and perks of legislators and pension of former members was presented Tuesday in the Kerala assembly by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.  The bill, based on the recommendations of the Justice ... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:05:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Retirement_age_of_Kerala_government_employees_raised_126107 Thiruvananthapuram: Finally, after successive governments in the state refused to raise the retirement age of state government employees, Finance Minister K.M. Mani Monday increased it from 55 to 56 in his budget."We are the only state whe... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:35:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Kerala_health_firms_vaccine_project_mentioned_in_budget_126022 Thiruvananthapuram: The much-awaited Rs.594 crore Integrated Vaccine Complex (IVC) being implemented by Thiruvananthapuram-headquartered HLL Life Care Ltd got a shot in the arm Friday with Finance Minister Pranabh Mukherjee mentioning that a ne... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:54:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Kerala_expected_more_from_rail_budget_Chandy_125853 Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said the rail budget offered much less than what the state was expecting.  "When the railway minister came here, I prepared a list of priorities and gave it to him. From what we ha... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:08:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Next_48_hours_crucial_for_injured_Malayalam_comedian__125649 Kozhikode (Kerala), March 10 (IANS) Doctors attending on Malayalam film comedian Jagathy Sreekumar, who was seriously hurt in a road accident in the wee hours of Saturday, have said the next 48 hours are crucial for him.  K. Varma, who led... Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:25:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Body_recovered_from_boat_wreck_off_Kerala_coast_125432 Alappuzha (Kerala), March 4 (IANS) The body of a Kerala fisherman, who was on a boat allegedly rammed by a ship off the coast near here earlier in the week, was recovered by naval divers from the fishing vessel's wreck on sea bed Sunday. The bo... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:27:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/I_am_ready_for_an_inquiry_says_Madhavan_Nair_125354 Thiruvananthapuram: Former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair reiterated Friday that he had done no wrong in the controversial Antrix deal and was ready to face an inquiry."I have done no wrong. If an inquiry is ordered, I will come out clea... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:09:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Two_fishermen_dead_two_hurt_in_collision_off_Kerala_coast_125275 Alappuzha (Kerala)  Two fishermen were killed, two injured and three missing after a ship collided with a fishing boat past midnight Thursday off the Kerala coast, a minister said.State Fisheries Minister K. Babu said: "Our law enforcin... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:23:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/__NSS_supremo_PKNarayana_Panicker_dead_125257 Changnacherry (Kerala)  P.K. Narayana Panicker, considered to be one of the leading lights of the Nair Service Society (NSS), the social organisation of the Kerala's Nair community, passed away here Wednesday afternoon, the society said. He was... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:11:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/West_Bengal/Normal_life_hit_in_Bengal_but_high_attendance_at_secretariat__125224 Kolkata: Streets wore a near-desrrted look with few vehicles and people venturing out, but air services remained normal and government offices recorded high attendances in West Bengal where normal life was hit due to a nationwide strike called b... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:35:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/_New_class_10_ICT_textbook_with_animation_and_GIS_125104 Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time in the country, class 10 students in Kerala would be taught cartography using the detailed geographical information system (GIS) and will also be able to create their own animation films.  The new te... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:04:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Decision_on_Bt_Brinjal_not_influenced_by_NGOs_Jairam_125060 Kochi: In the wake of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioning the role of foreign-aided NGOs in opposing use of genetic engineering, union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday stressed that the decision to stay commercial use of B... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:40:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/___Lady_Luck_smiles_on_labour_honesty_takes_spotlight_125043 Kochi: The stake was as high as Rs.40 lakh and a brand new, gleaming Innova car. But instead of claiming the prize himself, a lottery vendor here passed it to the migrant labourer who had "bought" the winning ticket without paying for it.... Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:40:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Two_teams_arrive_on_Italian_ship_to_examine_weapons_125022 Kochi: Two separate teams of Indian and Italian experts Saturday reached the Italian ship Enrica Lexie to examine the weapons allegedly used by its security guards to shoot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast, police said.Travelling o... Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:54:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_FIR_in_Italian_shooting_case_very_strong_Chandy_124984 Thrissur (Kerala), Feb 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday denied media reports that the first information report (FIR) lodged by Kerala Police against Italian officials who shot dead two Indian fishermen last week was weak.  &qu... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:50:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Italian_Marines_cant_be_tried_in_India_Counsel_124951 Kochi: The counsel for two Italian security officials arrested for shooting dead two Indian fishermen argued in the Kerala High Court Thursday that the incident had taken place in international waters and the case could not be taken up in India... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:31:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Court_tells_Italian_ship_owner_to_deposit_Rs25_million_124906 Kochi: The Kerala High Court Wednesday asked the owners of the Italian vessel, anchored near the Kochi coast after a shooting row, to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs.2.5 million (over $50,000) and said it could leave the Indian waters if investi... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:37:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Weapon_used_to_shoot_Indian_fishermen_still_on_ship_124860 Kochi: The weapon that two Italian ship officials used to shoot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast is still on the vessel, say police who are expected to move court Tuesday for a search warrant.A day after a magistrate's court sent ... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:52:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Police_to_question_Italian_crewmen_for_three_days__124841 Kollam (Kerala), The two crew members of an Italian ship who allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast can be questioned by police for three days, a Kerala court said Monday, while sending them to 14 days custody.The first thr... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:12:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Italian_ship_owners_agree_to_cooperate_in_probe_Kerala_Police__124804 Kochi: The owners of an Italian ship, whose security crew shot dead two Indian fishermen, have agreed to cooperate with the inquiry, Kerala Police said Saturday.Speaking to IANS, Kochi Police Commissioner M.R. Ajith Kumar, who is facilitating a... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:01:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Two_shot_dead_by_Italian_ship_personnel_Kerala_announces_relief_124682 Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet Thursday decided to give Rs.5 lakh compensation each to the next of kin of the two fishermen shot dead by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel after being mistaken for pirates, a minister said as ... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:11:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Kerala_diaspora_can_partner_in_development_Minister_124601 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani Tuesday said successive state governments have failed to put to productive use the massive remittances sent in by over two million diaspora but this time it could well be different.He said s... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Bank_of_Baroda_expects_24_pc_growth_124403 Kolkata: State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) is expecting total business growth of about 24 percent over last year at the end of March 2012.  "We plan to achieve a total business of more than Rs.6,50,000 crore at the end of March (2012)... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Pinarayi_Vijayan_reelected_to_top_Kerala_CPIM_post_124370 Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan's uninterrupted reign at the top continues, with him being re-elected Friday as secretary of the party's Kerala unit for the fourth successive time.The ele... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:26:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Nurses_strike_Court_orders_police_protection_for_hospital_124176 Kochi: The Kerala High Court Wednesday directed police to provide protection to a private hospital which recruited 100 new nurses after failure of talks over the last three days to end a strike by the staff seeking better wages.Nurses at the Lakesh... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:25:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Achuthanandan_offers_to_quit_over_land_scam_party_says_no_124137 Thiruvananthapuram: With the Communist Party of India-Marxist firmly behind him in a land transfer case, beleaguered former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's  offer to quit as leader of opposition in the assembly has been turned down ... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:42:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Mullaperiyar_Dam__Chandy_briefs_Tamil_Nadu_media_123982 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday had a closed-door meeting on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue with an invited group of media persons from Tamil Nadu but he politely requested the local media here to leave the room before t... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:02:03 GMT