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In a textile shop in Kozhikode, Kerala.

Now, they can sit and serve

The State Cabinet has decided to bring in changes in a law governing shops and other commercial establishments in order to improve the working conditi
R. Krishnakumar
Abhimanyu, SFI leader who was stabbed to death in the Maharaja’s College campus on July 1 night.

In cold blood

The murder of a student leader in Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, is an act of extreme brutality that points to the rise of communal and fundamentalis
R. Krishnakumar
Huge concrete structures are coming up in Kozhikode even as the low-lying area and wetlands are being illegally filled by real estate lobbies despite resistance from environmentalists. Debris of buildings and waste materials are dumped into a section of the wetlands adjacent to the city.

Change for the worse?

Environmentalists in Kerala are up in arms against amendments to an Act that envisaged protection of paddy land and wetlands, but the LDF government
R. Krishnakumar
Kozhikode: Relatives and hospital officals wear safety masks as they perform the last rites of V Moosa (61), a 'Nipah' virus victim, at Kannam Parambu graveyard, in Kozhikode, on Thursday. The death toll due to Nipah rose to 11 in Kerala. Moosa's sons Mohammed Saliah (28), Mohammed Sadiq (26) and a relative Mariumma had died earlier due to the deadly virus. (PTI Photo) (story no MDS2)(PTI5_24_2018_000143A)

Managing Nipah

Early detection of the virus and prompt action by the government contain the deadly outbreak in Kerala, but health officials stress the need for resea
R. KRISHNAKUMAR
Visakhapatnam : 15/12/2015: Youngsters engrossed with their cell phones as an old destitute takes a nap at a bus shelter on the beach road in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.--- Photo: K.R. Deepak

Everybody’s soapbox

On the potential and perils of social media.
R. KRISHNAKUMAR

Arctic sea ice

Interview with Vishnu Nandan, polar researcher and lead author of a study report that suggests that Arctic sea ice is melting faster than previously e
R. KRISHNAKUMAR
GOPR4526: The beautiful and pristine icy cold desert atop Arctic Ocean is melting faster than expected. This photo was taken on April 2, 2017 near Dease Strait, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic (69 degree North). Photo Credit: Vishnu Nandan

On thin ice in the arctic

Interview with Vishnu Nandan, polar researcher and lead author of a study report that suggests that Arctic sea ice is melting faster than previously e
R. KRISHNAKUMAR
Thiruvananthapuram: Justice G. Sivarajan, chairman of the commission which inquired into the solar scam, submitting its report to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesdday. PTI Photo (PTI9_26_2017_000178A)

The Solar Scam of Kerala

The judicial commission constituted to inquire into the “solar scam” submits its report, but there is a lack of clarity on the measures the government
R. KRISHNAKUMAR
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Blurring divides

Kerala makes a silent revolution by appointing Dalits and other non-Brahmins as priests in temples.
R. KRISHNAKUMAR
PUDUCHERRY:18/02/2016 Mata Amritanandamayi visit in lawespet Ground in puducherry.on Thursday.PHOTO_M_Samraj.

Brand Amrita

Mata Amritanandamayi’s humble beginnings and fantastical deeds have been replaced by impressive assets in India and in other parts of the world and mo
R. KRISHNAKUMAR

Reinventing health care

Kerala launches a major effort to transform its public health system.
R. KRISHNAKUMAR in Thiruvananthapuram

‘We are making Kerala future ready’

Excerpts from an interview with Rajeev Sadanandan, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), on Kerala’s new initiatives in public health.
R. KRISHNAKUMAR in Thiruvananthapuram
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