The labourers, who are said to be of Nepali origin, were engaged in the construction of a hotel.
The Web portal of the Organiser, the RSS mouthpiece, published an article (withdrawn later) that the Christian community holds many acres of land, far more than Waqf property.'
'I remember our priests saying that he liked sea food. So, they cooked sea food for him without masala and spice.' 'It seems he enjoyed Kerala food very much.'
Ernakulam district authorities on Tuesday said 350 cumecs of the water from Idamalayar, which reached Periyar river but there was no considerable rise in the water-level.
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The man was caught from near the Aluva bridge on Thursday evening where he was drinking alcohol. The suspect attempted to escape from the police by jumping into the nearby river and swimming away, but was caught with the help of local residents and pulled out of the water.
Despite the national capital recording its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years, pollution levels may rise due to low night temperatures and sporadic burning of firecrackers though there is a ban on their manufacture, storage, sale and use within the city.
Police said after the trekking at the Mahagony plantation at Moolamkuzhi rpt Moolamkuzhi, adjacent to the Periyar river, the five boys moved towards the river. While two of the boys slipped and fell into the river while taking photos, the others jumped into the water to save them.
In an application filed in the apex court, the Kerala government has also sought a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to control the water level by releasing water from the dam throughout the day instead of releasing a huge quantity of water at the wee hours without giving sufficient warning time.
For the first time in the last 26 years, a shutter of the Cheruthoni Dam was opened on Thursday.
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The Delhi government on Thhursday announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of five National Cadet Corps from the city who drowned in the Periyar River in Kerala. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit condoled the death of the students.
The Tamil Nadu government has told the Supreme Court that "repeated assertion" by Kerala to seek decommissioning of the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is "wholly impermissible" as the dam has been found to be hydrologically, structurally and seismically safe.
The pleas raising issues about the dam, which was built in 1895 on the Periyar river in Idukki district of Kerala, came up for hearing before a bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar.
'We used to enjoy looking at the serene Periyar river every day, flowing quietly and calmly.' 'How everything changed in a day!' 'The quiet Periyar became angry, aggressive, ferocious terrifying everyone in its way.' 'I have not seen this kind of rain fury in my entire life.'
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who undertook an aerial survey of rain ravaged areas of Idukki and Wayanad, said Kerala was in the midst of an unprecedented flood havoc and the calamity has caused "immeasurable misery and devastation."
Shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water.
Nine people died and several others were reported missing as a string of landslips triggered by heavy downpour battered Idukki and adjoining districts of Kerala on Monday.
'We requested controlled release of water without waiting for the water level in the reservoir to reach its full level.'
'I knew there was a huge business opportunity, but it was Dr Kalam who made me jump into it as an entrepreneur.'
Rescuers were on Tuesday looking for possible survivors in rain-ravaged Idukki district of Kerala, where a string of landslides claimed 14 lives, even as Cochin International Airport was yet to resume operations.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Kerala government on Tamil Nadu's plea that the security of Mullaperiyar Dam should be handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Kerala government on Tamil Nadu's plea that the security of Mullaperiyar Dam should be handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force.
Meanwhile, flight operations from the Kochi international airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday, an airport official said.
The dam is located on the Western Ghats near Thekkady in Idukki district of Kerala on the Periyar river.
In a potential political setback for Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam chief Vellapally Natesan, the Kerala government on Saturday announced further investigation into the death of Swami Saswathikananda of Sivagiri Mutt, following a Crime Branch report citing new revelations in the case.
'The rivers that caused the maximum problem were the ones that had dams built on them.'
106 people died on a single day on Thursday.
'Only when you see it, you will understand how bad the situation is.' 'The soil in the entire mountain range is soaked with water now and that uproots the trees.' 'It is frightening to see the way the soil drags down the trees with great force.'
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More than 3,000 squads under health and local self-government departments have started the process of cleaning houses and public places, official sources said.
'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.' 'The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.' 'The other factor is deforestation.' 'Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.' 'The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'
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