Red Ribbon express train arrives in city

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• Red Ribbon Express, the campaign train which is taking the HIV-AIDS control message across the country, was accorded a reception at Ernakulam South railway station. [..]

International Women’s Day

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• International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. [..]

Women’s commission launch campaign against Dowry

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• Women’s Commission initiated their 1 yearlong campaign against dowry and luxurious marriage. Chief Minister V.S Achuthananthan inaugurated the function today. [..]

US health summit comes to a standstill

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• President Obama had hoped Congress would sign off on health reform last summer, but the issue goes to the heart of the ideological differences between the two parties [..]

UDF councillors to stage protest in Kochi

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• The UDF councillors of the Kochi Corporation will stage a ‘dharna’ in front of the corporation office against the “mismanagement and financial loss the civic body has sustained at Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant.” [..]

Priyanka debuts in animation video

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• I shot for an animated video and I had to imagine everything as I was standing against a chroma screen. [..]

Nato regrets civilian deaths

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• Nato has expressed its "deep regret" over the loss of civilian lives in its offensive against the Taliban in the town of Marjah in southern Afghanistan. [..]

A man behind the plan

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• IN April 1950, a young economist was sent to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to explain why he had proposed a slow growth rate for the country's economy in the draft of the First Five Year Plan. [..]

Pulse Polio campaign today

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• The second round of Pulse Polio immunisation will be held on Sunday when 2,66,615 children below the age of five will be the target group for administering the oral polio vaccine in the district. [..]

It’s better late than never: Lara Dutta

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• Showing concern over the receding population of tigers, Lara Dutta is determined to work towards its awareness. [..]