Xavi criticised me out of disappointment: Benoy Viswom

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• Forest Minister Benoy Viswom said that the statement of proprietor of Merchiston Estate Xavi Mano Mathew against him was borne out of Mathew's disappointment over selling of the estate. [..]

Cracker unit blast in Thrangali: Death toll rises to 12

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• Two more persons succumbed to their injuries taking the death toll to 12 in the cracker blast that occurred at Thrangali in Shoranur, Palakkad district, yesterday. [..]

Pursue forest cases vigorously: Sugathakumari

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• Poet Sugathakumari has said that prosecutions for cases registered under the Forest Act must be made more vigorous and more such cases must result in punishments so that there is a robust incentive for abiding by Forest laws. [..]

LDF to celebrate fourth anniversary

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• Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan would inaugurate the district-level programmes organised in connection with the fourth anniversary of the Left Democratic Front government at the Tagore Centenary Hall here on May 23. [..]

Parambikulam becomes second Tiger Reserve

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• The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary has been declared a tiger reserve by Union Minister of Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh at a function held at Aanapadi here on Friday. Forest Minister Benoy Viswom will preside over the meet. [..]

Steps to check road accidents in Kozhikode: Minister

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• The district administration will initiate various steps to check the increasing number of accidents on the Thondayad-Ramanattukara bypass on the outskirts of the city. [..]

Kerala to celebrate Silent Valley silver jubilee

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• Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said that the State government will organise a function in Palakkad on November 15 and 16 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Silent Valley movement that set the stage for the environmental activism in the State. [..]

K.P. Prabhakaran cremated

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• The body of CPI leader and former Health Minister K.P. Prabhakaran was cremated with full State honours on the premises of his house at Anthicaud on Wednesday night. [..]

‘Haritha Keralam’ launched

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• ‘Haritha Keralam,’ a greening project aimed at planting one crore saplings across the State with the help of local bodies, was launched by the Forest Department in the city. [..]

Viswom writes to Mamata Banerjee

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• Benoy Viswom wrote to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, calling for measures to prevent recurring deaths of wild animals on the railway track between Palakkad and Coimbatore. [..]