1st suspected swine flu death in India Jul 3, 2009
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what is suspected to be the first swine flu death in India, a 51-year-old NRI hailing from Kerala's Kollam died at a private hospital in the district on Wednesday night ... In what is suspected to be the first swine flu death in India, a 51-year-old NRI from Kerala's Kollam died at a private hospital in the district on Wednesday night. (India Times, India)
Film stars cast vote in various booths in Kerala Apr 16, 2009
KOCHI: Adding a touch of glamour to the voting process, Malayalam film actors trooped into polling booths in various parts of Kerala to exercise their franchise. Malayalam superstar Mammooty was among the early voters in Erankaulam constituency in the state. (India Times)
Famous Indian Gurus of the late 20t... Apr 5, 2009
Mata Amritanandamayi Ma was born Sudhamani in a small village near Kollam in Kerala, South India in 1953. Even as a young girl, she felt great devotion for Krishna and the Divine Mother (Devi). (Suite101.com)
No doubt, 26/11 planned in Pak: Chidambaram Feb 10, 2009
"There is no doubt that the Mumbai attacks were planned and executed from Pakistan's soil. We have given the dossier (linking Mumbai attacks to Pakistan nationals) to hundred countries. Nobody has expressed any doubt over it," Chidambaram said during his interaction with journalists at Kollam in Kerala on Monday. Pakistani authorities did suggest that a criminal case would be registered but did not specify against whom. (India Times, India)
* World News Quick Take Dec 17, 2007
A report in the Hindustan Times on Friday said that the dog had become a menace to villagers in Pakakkadavu, in the Kollam district of Kerala state, which, like most of the country, has a large stray dog population. The 65-year-old man wrestled with the dog in a ditch near his home on Wednesday and bit it so hard that it bled from its neck while one of his hands was in the grip of the animal's mouth, the report said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Infotainment Dec 15, 2007
The dog had become a menace to villagers in Pakakkadavu, in the Kollam district of. Squirrels cant remember where they hide half of their nuts. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pensioner Sinks His Teeth Into Rabid Dog Dec 14, 2007
The 65-year-old saw red when the dog ran off with one of his ducks in Pakakkadavu, in the Kollam district of Kerala. He ran after the animal and wrestled it to the ground before biting it hard in the throat, said the Hindustan Times. (Sky News)
Are you Suffering from RingXiety? Sep 20, 2007
They are on tenterhooks, waiting for the phone to ring, trying to reduce the wait and response period. This also leads to frequent mood changes, irritability, and stress. (Techtree.com)
Kerala fights its latest epidemic: Govt doctors gone missing Aug 23, 2007
No less than 21 of them were posted in Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Kottayam and Idukkithe districts worst hit by chikungunya and other fevers that have killed over 200. Most, like Dr S Sajjad of the Community Health Centre in Veliyanad, left their posts four or less years ago. (Indian Express)
Schemes for protecting endangered fresh water fish Jun 28, 2007
In a written reply to Mr V Surendran Pillai (Cong-J) and others, he said the Fisheries Department had drawn up projects for setting up fish breeding centres at Sasthamkotta Lake in the Kollam district and Athirapally river in the Thrissur district. Mr Sarma said the government had released Rs eight lakh for the purpose and the Fisheries Director had already taken steps to implement the scheme. (NewKerala.com)
ACT Alert: Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Andhra Pradesh, India Jun 27, 2007
The main affected areas are Wayanad, Kollam, Kottayam, Pathth-anam-thitta, Kannur and Ernakulam. More than four thousand people have been moved to safer places. (AlertNet)
75 killed in AP, Mahaharshtra rain fury Jun 24, 2007
One death each was reported from Kollam, Kottayam, Kannur, Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts. Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran told reporters here that the state government had allotted Rs. (CNN-IBN)
Monsoon brings Chikungunya, Dengue in Kerala Jun 9, 2007
About 10,000 patients were still in government hospitals in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Kollam and Alappuzha districts, which were worst hit by the fever. Denying reports in local media that at least 11 persons had died of viral fever, he said "no deaths were reported due to viral fever from any part of the state.". (Daily News & Analysis)
62 chikungunya cases confirmed in Kerala: Health Secy May 31, 2007
The team will also visit some affected areas of Idukki, Kottayam, Palakkad, Thrissur, Alappuzha and Kollam. --- UNI. (NewKerala.com)
A two month ordeal for TN fishermen May 20, 2007
While 11 of them were shifted to the fibre boats, the 12th person, Simon, a mechanical engineer belonging to Kollam in Kerala, was detained in the mechanised boat itself, he said. "We pleaded with them to send Simon along with us as he speaks only Malayalam and cannot follow Tamil. But, we were taken away in fibre boats and we did not know what happened to Simon afterwards," he said. (Chennai Online)
India views Lankan development seriously: Antony May 1, 2007
Kollam, May 01: As India viewed internal developments in neighbouring Sri Lanka seriously, coastal security had been stepped up in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Defence Minister A K Antony said here today ... On reports that some Kollam based fishermen missing since three weeks back had landed up in an LTTE camp in Sri Lanka along with a group of fishermen from neighbouring Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, Antony said the government had not received any official report from Tamil Nadu on this. (Zee News)
LTTE killed 9 fishermen: TN Police Apr 30, 2007
These fishermen, including 10 from Kanyakumari, one from Tuticorin and one from Kerala, had sailed off on March 4 from Sakthikulangara in Kollam district of Kerala in a boat called Sri Krishna. On April 11, Indian Coast Guard officials secured six Lankan Tamils, Ravikumar, Bonibass, Robin, Arul Gnanadasan, Arul and Selvakumar from the Maria off the Kanyakumari coast. (Indian Express)
Kerala: Cop crime country Feb 11, 2007
Kollam district follows with 73, Kottayam 54, Palghat 51, Alleppey 50 and Kochi 30. In Thiruvananthapuram, the list includes a DSP, 10 SIs and four women. (India Times, India -- Community News)
