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June 17th, 2009
In Trivandrum edition of newspapers, the goonda menace is always in the front page of the “city edition”. There are high tech goondas who has nothing to fear from police (since they pay well) and then there are politically connected goondas who has good political protection. Due to lack of political will and lack of [...]
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June 17th, 2009
Huda Info Solutions is providing free download of Quran Malayalam translation MP3 files. All 114 surahs are available for download. MP3s are encoded in 32kbits and is of decent quality. You can also purchase high quality CDs from the same Web site.
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June 16th, 2009
Following is a detailed presentation on the SNC lavalin scandal. It is interesting that SNC Lavalin got away with Rs. 300 crore which was initially worth about Rs. 24 crore. What is all the more perplexing is the relation between cancer centre and the power plant renovation.
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June 8th, 2009
Kerala is famous for its caste system. It was so horrible that even someone from India (Swami Vivekananda) called it the "lunatic asylum". Exposure to other cultures and rapid communication mechanisms improved the situation in Kerala drastically.
Yet caste based divisions are still strong. There is a strong undercurrent of both caste based and religion [...]
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June 5th, 2009
Today is “world environment day” and it is celebrated to create awareness of environmental issues. Kerala celebrated this day by planting couple of trees in schools and organizing meetings across the state. Some also think that having a “census of trees”would help in protecting the environment. Unfortunately many of the suggestions put forward by environmentalists are [...]
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June 1st, 2009
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is one of the most inefficient and useless departments. Over years this department has been roting steadily. Instead of improving power situation and improving their service, they are looking for cheap popularity stunts such as million CFL campaign. Instead of increasing power production, they are asking people to switch of [...]
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