Kerala’s coconut cultivation takes a plunge

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• Kerala, the land of 'Kera' (coconut tree), has been steadily slipping in area under cultivation of coconut losing ground to neighbours Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. [..]

Railway Budget 2010

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• Highlights of the 2010-11 railway budget presented by Mamata Banerjee in parliament on Wednesday. [..]

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. [..]

‘Kuttanad package: State govt should act now’

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• The projected growth of the agriculture sector for the financial year 2010-11 has been put at four per cent, K. V. Thomas, Union Minister of State for Agriculture has said. Addressing the Executive Committee meeting of Kerala Karshaka Congress here on Tuesday [..]

Accessorizing women’s work wardrobe

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• Today, in an age of cut-throat competition, working is not only about giving performance or excelling in your career goals. It is about how you present yourself as a persona, as an image in front of others. [..]

Land for coach factory to be handed over on Monday

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• The two hundred and fourty five acres of land acquired for Kanjikode coach factory by government would be handed over to Railways on Monday, informed KP Rajendran, Minister for Revenue. [..]

Land to be handed over for coach factory: VS

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• The Cabinet has decided to hand over 235.55 acres of government land in Palakkad to Railways for building the proposed coach factory. Besides, 99 acres will be acquired on a fast track basis. [..]

Basu’s family members arrive in hospital

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• The blood pressure of critically ill CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu dropped suddenly late on Friday night with the hospital authorities summoning the former Chief Minister’s family, an attending doctor said. [..]

Hysteria

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• Hysteria is a kind of mental disorder and which is caused due to severe anxiety. People suffering from these conditions are unable to control their actions and emotions. [..]

Expert team to visit new Mullaperiyar site today

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• An expert team headed by the chairman of the Mullaperiyar Special Cell M. K. Parameswaran Nair will visit the site proposed for the new dam at Mullaperiyar today for further studies on the suitability of the location for the dam. [..]