Suburban rail in two years
Kochi: A suburban rail service can become a reality in a mere two years unlike the high-speed rail corridor and similar projects, but to be feasible it has to cover the whole of the state, strongly...
View ArticleShip-Boat collision: Prasobh remanded to judicial custody
Ambalappuzha Judicial First Class Magistrate, V. Udayakumar on Friday remanded Prasobh Sugathan, second officer of m.v. Prabhu Daya, which allegedly rammed a fishing boat off Alappuzha coast on March...
View ArticleRailway Manager proposes suburban services for state
Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram division of the Southern Railway has submitted a proposal to the state government to start suburban services in the state. Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh...
View ArticleChief Minister briefed on railway works
Staff Reporter THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rajiv Dutt Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager, Thiruvananthapuram, called on Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday and briefed him about the railway projects in...
View ArticleRailway officials-MPs meet discusses rail issues in state
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The work on the Palakkad Rail Coach factory will commence once the railway finds a private partner, Southern Railway general manager Rakesh Misra said here on Friday. After a...
View ArticleRailway Budget 2012: Dinesh Trivedi will have to look at eliminating...
Tweet NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will have to dig deep into his pocket for eliminating the thousands of unmanned level crossings across the country that are a huge safety challenge for...
View ArticleKuttanad set for puncha farming
Alappuzha: Life at Kuttanad is returning to normal after floods threw life out of gear here last monsoon. Over 40,000 farmers in the belt are now gearing up for 'puncha' cultivation. Works on...
View ArticleBan on shikkara boats lifted
ALAPPUZHA: The district administration lifted the ban on the shikkara boats and has issued new guidelines for ensuring safety of tourists on the backwaters. The ban was imposed by district collector N...
View ArticleChandy to launch 'Walk to Health' programme
‘kNOw Diabetes', a diabetes prevention and control programme sponsored by the Denmark-based World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) and implemented by the Medical Trust Hospital at Kulanada, near Pandalam, has...
View ArticleContractors avoid taking up Centrally-sponsored schemes, alleges K.C.Venugopal
Union Minister of State for Power, K.C. Venugopal on Saturday blamed the contractors for not taking up works under the Prime Minister's Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the State. Chairing a meeting of...
View Article‘Smart’ move by Railways in Kerala
Soon, long queues in front of ticket counters of railway stations in the State will be a scene lost to time. The Railways is installing Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) in the stations to help...
View ArticleGreen signal for speedier rail travel
Rail commuters can look forward to speedier travel with Railways set to reduce the running time of 80 trains by five minutes to an hour. For this, Railways will increase the speed of these trains,...
View ArticleRailway Budget 2012, 75 new express trains announced
New Delhi, March 14: New Delhi: Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi, as part of his Rail Budget 2012-13, on Wednesday announced 75 new Express trains, 21 passenger trains, besides 75 new services in...
View ArticleIn three hrs from Kochi to TVM soon
Kochi: The Thiruvananthapuram division has worked out increased speed limits for express trains in the state which would considerably reduce travelling time between cities. “We’ve made a plan for...
View ArticleTwo women, two children from Tamil Nadu killed in Alappuzha boat tragedy
Two women tourists from Chennai and their two children, including a five-year-old girl, were killed in a boat accident here on Saturday morning. Sudheshini, 26, wife of Pandidurai, Flat Number 155,...
View ArticleA mango tree could cost lakhs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three weeks ago, a giant mango tree on the premises of Murukkumpuzha Kozhimada temple in the district was auctioned for Rs 30,000. The tree was uprooted in heavy rain after that...
View ArticleCrumbs for Kerala in railway budget
Thiruvananthapuram: The Railway Budget presented in Parliament on Tuesday by Union Minister PK Bansal saw one of the worst treatments being meted out to Kerala in budget history, as there has been no...
View Article‘Smart’ move by Railways
Soon, long queues in front of ticket counters of railway stations in the State will be a scene lost to time. The Railways is installing Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) in the stations to help...
View ArticleChinnakada underpass: Railways for market price
Uncertainty over the construction of the much-awaited Chinnakada underpass has deepened with Railways insisting on market price for the land required by the Kollam city Corporation to construct the...
View ArticleMobility now easy at Koz railway station
KOZHIKODE: Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (Kitco) has submitted a Rs 300 crore comprehensive master plan to the railway board for elevating Kozhikode railway station to world...
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