Shops along NH to observe hartal today

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• Shops and other commercial establishments along national highway from Kazhakootam to Aroor would remain close today to protest against the decision to evict the traders in the name national highway development. [..]

Barcelona twin city: Delegation arrives in Tvm

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• During the two-day visit, the team representing Casa Asia, a Spanish public institution set up to enhance awareness among the people of Asia, the Pacific and Spain in the cultural, economic and academic spheres, will hold discussions with government officials and eminent personalities. [..]

Tharoor refuses to tweet further on visa issue

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• A day after he was publicly chided by his senior minister S M Krishna, minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said he has missed the "brouhaha" on the issue but refused to add anything to his earlier comments. [..]

Eight days of film extravaganza begins in Tvm

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• The 14th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala got off to a colourful start today. The function was inaugurated by legendary Bengali filmmaker Mrinal Sen. Cultural Affairs Minister M A Baby presided the function. [..]

CM raps Tharoor, asks him to be more appreciative

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• Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan today severely criticised Union Minister of State Shashi Tharoor and advised him to take some lessons from the life of his predecessor VK Krishna Menon, who once represented Trivandrum constituency in the Parliament. [..]

Palayam CSI church fete to mark 150 years

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• The sesquicentennial celebrations of the CSI Christ Church, Palayam, will be held on the church premises today. [..]

LDF moves Election Commission against Tharoor

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• Stirring up new controversies, LDF had filed complaint to Election Commission against Union Minister of state Shashi Tharoor for poll code breach. [..]

Student jumps off from college building;dies

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• A first-year student of the general nursing course at the CSI College of Nursing at Karakkonam, near Neyyattinkara, in the suburbs of the city, died after she fell from the fourth floor of the hospital building on the campus on Tuesday evening. [..]

Take ’severe’ action against Saeed: Tharoor

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• Stating that prosecution of "some individuals" of Lashkar-e-Taiba by Pakistan was "not enough", India on Wednesday demanded "severe action" against Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of Mumbai attacks, so that he does not remain a free man to incite more violence against the country. [..]

India and China have substantive relations: Tharoor

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• Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today said India and China had 'very important substantive' relationship that goes beyond the 'boundary problem'. [..]