Another nun row rocks Kerala church Nov 9, 2008
Sixty-year-old Treesa Thomas, who was attached to the Divine Mary Convent at Anchal in Kollam district, was admitted to a hospital run by the Church in Thodupuzha in October. "About two weeks back, she was shifted to the government mental asylum in Thiruvananthapuram," the nun's sister-in-law Tresyamma told TOI over phone from Kottayam. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Global realty brokerages selling islands at Indian shores Aug 25, 2008
Sample this: Private Islands Inc, a Toronto-based private island brokerage firm, had put up Palm Lagoon a four-acre private island in Kollam, Kerala for sale. Last week, the island was reportedly snapped up for around Rs 3 crore. (India Times)
Health ministry to conduct nationwide survey on colas Jun 6, 2008
It is also being carried out in four rural districts Moga (Punjab), Sabarkantha (Gujarat), Kolaghat (Assam) and Kollam (Kerala). One tribal belt in Madhya Pradesh Jhabua (urban) and Barwani (rural) and two hilly sites Shimla (urban) and Solan (rural) are also being studied. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Kerala police arrest Kollam godwoman May 23, 2008
Thiruvananthapuram: As a crackdown on self-styled spiritual gurus continued in Kerala, a 58-year-old woman who runs a prayer hall was arrested at Ezhukon in Kollam district for allegedly cheating several persons of their money ... She was produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate in Kollam and was remanded to judicial custody ... Two years ago, she held a press meet in Kollam to announce her plan to set up a charitable hospital. (Sify.com, India)
Kerala Govt for legislation to collect cost for house construction May 12, 2008
The Minister said the Government would take steps to complete the renovation works for the '''M N Laksham Veedu Housing projects in three years and the pilot project in this regard would begin at Kollam on June three. Since the Government alone could not afford the total expenditure in this regard, it would mobilise money through the sale of lottery tickets and donations from voluntary organisations and individuals, including NIRs. (MyNews.in)
NASA names minor planet after Indian May 2, 2008
KOLLAM, KERALA- In a rare honour for an Indian, space agency NASA has named a 'minor' planet after a Kerala zoology professor in appreciation of his environmental research and campaigns ... Sainudeen said he was elated that the remote village Pattazhy in Kollam district has found a 'celestial niche. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Arson attack: Indian family to return Apr 14, 2008
Emamudeen, from Kollam, Kerala, has worked as a salesman for Al Noaimi Foodstuff, Sitra, for 29 years. Get personalised news stories on mobile. (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)
