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Archive for March, 2008

Who needs high court in Trivandrum?

An agitation by advocates in Trivandrum is now in "hot" stage. They are demanding a high court bench in Trivandrum. A lot of unions/organizations have expressed their solidarity with lawyers and is very happy to fuel the agitation. Every one says that "common man" in Trivandrum need a high court. But my question is [...]

How to invite a disaster - accident at Pothanikkad

Yesterday in a shocking and tragic accident, 7 people died on the spot when they were hit by a lorry on the road. Over 30 people had suffered injuries and are in hospital. In retaliation, congress activists destroyed the lorry and the lorry driver was taken into police custody. It appears that he was not [...]

Kerala Tips starts Kerala News & Commentary

We are starting a new site which deals exclusively with Kerala News. We only cover "news that matters" and all news items will contain editorial comment. User comments will be disabled initially.
We are also looking for citizen journalists who want to be part of the Kerala Tips News Team. If you are interested in writing [...]

"Mobile kidnapping" on the rise in Kerala

In Kerala, nowadays almost every one has a mobile phone. There are "life time prepaid services" which requires a very small amount to keep a mobile connection with free incoming call support. Hence even school children has got their own mobiles.
Like any other new service, this convenience comes with a lot of problems.  Internet [...]

Lulu supermarket to start operations in Kerala

UAE based retail giant, Lulu is planning to open a huge mall in Cochin very soon. The proposed mall will have a retail space of 1.2 million square feet. Lulu has plans to start hypermarkets and supermarkets in most of the major indian cities.
Lulu is part of EMKE group and is owned by [...]

Kerala in crisis - the big debt trap

According to the latest report by accounts general, Kerala’s total debt is now over fifty thousand crore rupees! The increase in debt was about 2500 crores just in last 8 months! This is now a ticking bomb, which if not addressed quickly will spiral into total disaster..
Think about this - there will not be more [...]

Kerala IT.com 2008 begins in Technopark

Kerala’s IT show has started today in Technopark Trivandrum. The event was inaugurated by chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan. For the next three days, Technopark campus is open to general public and an exhibition is also running for the next three days. This event will conclude on 15th March. The opening timings are from 10:30 [...]

Mammootty beats up a rude fan(?)

Here is an interesting video of mammootty supposedly beating a pestering fan. What is more funny is the initial statement on the video - "it is shame and cruel". It is very common for fans to do all kinds of nonsense - such as using hidden safety pin to cause pain. I guess in this [...]

Kannur killings and politics in kerala police

All the hell has broken loose when Kerala high court said that manslaughter is a popular sport in Kannur. High court also pointed out the politicisation of Kerala police in Kannur.  Even idiots in Kerala knows that what high court judge said is 100% true!
I am no fan of BJP (think about Gujarat massacre), [...]