Kerala minister, Congress MP spat in publicAlappuzha (Kerala), Jan 23 : In an unseemly incident, Kerala Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph and Congress Lok Sabha member Kodikunnil Suresh, in the presence of media persons and farmers' leaders, Monday engaged in a war of words at a review meeting of the Kuttanad package.
Union minister's Mullaperiyar remark irks KeralaKottayam (Kerala), Jan 16 : Union Science and Technology Minister Ashwani Kumar's statement that the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is safe has not gone down well in Kerala with ruling front ally Kerala Congress (Mani) Monday announcing its support to a strike call by an anti-dam panel.
NRIs contribute 22 pc GDP of Kerala: ChandyThiruvananthapuram, Jan 9 : The remittances from abroad by NRI population in Kerala was Rs 49,965 crore in 2011, contributing more than 22 per cent of the GDP of the state, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said.
Tamil Nadu plans memorial for Mullaperiyar Dam builderChennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Even as a row rages between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday announced the construction of a memorial for the century-old dam's builder, British Colonel John Pennycuick.
Tamil Nadu victim of Centre's indifference on dam rowChennai, Jan 30 : Asserting that it would never compromise its rights on the Mullaperiyar dam row with Kerala, the ruling AIADMK today said that Tamil Nadu was a victim of Centre's 'persistent indifference' and false and parochial campaigns launched with short sighted political interests.