In principle clearance for High speed rail corridor: CM

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• Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said that clearance given for Kasargod- Thiruvananthapuram High speed rail corridor was only preliminary. [..]

Centre extends ban on SIMI for two more years

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• The Centre has extended by two more years the ban imposed on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), which has links with Pakistan-based terrorist outfits including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its front, Indian Mujahideen. [..]

CPM in another Christ row, face Congress’ attack

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• For the second time in a week, the CPI(M) is embroiled in a controversy in Kerala on portrayal of Jesus Christ with a picture resembling the Christ's "Last Supper" now providing the spark. [..]

Vice Prez, PM condole Farook’s death

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• Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the death of Kerala Governor M O H Farook and remembered him for upholding the highest traditions of public service during his long career. [..]

Hartal on dam row evokes partial response in Tvm

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• The hartal called by “Mullaperiyar Samrakshna Samithi”, a forum supporting Kerala’s stand on constructing a new dam, was total in Idukki district, where the 116-year old dam is situated and was partial in other parts of the state. [..]

Mullaperiyar row: State-wide hartal on Wednesday

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• A forum supporting Kerala's stand on Mullaperiyar dam row has called for a state-wide strike tomorrow demanding construction of a new dam in place of the reservoir. [..]

Uncertainty prevails over Mullaperiyar dam issue

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• As Kerala has slowed down in its clamour on the Mullaperiyar dam issue in the backdrop of a violent backlash against Keralites in TN and PM Manmohan Singh’s attempt to prevail upon Tamil Nadu for talks, confusion has gripped all around including political parties. [..]

Lokpal Bill passed by Lok Sabha by voice vote

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• The Lok Sabha passed the Lokpal bill on Tuesday to create an anti-corruption ombudsman, in a move the government hopes will deflate a protest movement whose leader Anna Hazare has tapped into widespread anger at corrupt public officials. [..]

PM assures all steps for friendly TN-Kerala ties: Karunanidhi

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• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured DMK that the Centre would take all steps to maintain friendly ties between Tamil Nadu and Kerala and ensure return of normalcy in both states in the wake of the Mullaperiyar Dam row, party chief M Karunanidhi said. [..]

Jaya steps up pressure on Centre on dam row

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• Keeping up the heat on the Centre over the raging Mullaperiyar dam row, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise Kerala not to build a new dam, an issue that has brought the two neighbouring states on a confrontationist path. [..]