KOLLAM: Ombudsman for Local Self-Government Institutions M.R.Hariharan has ordered the Kollam Corporation not to fell the remaining 42 trees that had been left after large-scale felling of trees by the Corporation for the widening of the Kappalandimukku-Asramam Muneeswarankoil road here.

THRISSUR: Laloor Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samiti has threatened to launch direct action to stop the construction of the secured landfill at the municipal solid waste treatment plant at Laloor in the town, if the Corporation does not stop the construction immediately.

KOLLAM: Kollam is getting ready to have a full-fledged observatory with international standards, in the International Year of Astronomy (2009). It will be set up at the initiative of the All-Kerala Astro Sciences Society (AKAS).

NEDUMBASSERY: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) which possess 450 acres of land has proposed to develop an airport-based industrial park which aims at setting up industrial units like Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of components and engines of aircrafts to cater to the needs of aviation industry.

KOCHI: Close on the heels of Animal Welfare Board of India rejecting the applications for the registration of cattle for the annual cattle race at Kakkoor, the District Administration on Monday banned the conduct of the race and said action would be taken against those who defy the ban.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Assembly on Monday passed the final supplementary demand for Rs 2,387 crore in this year

KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation has convened a meeting on Tuesday at 9 am at the Viswakarma Dharmodharna Samajam Hall, Anchumana, near the Anchumana temple, to hold discussion on the proposed Clean City-Green City plan.

The members of the business community operating on the sides of the bypass have been invited to attend the meeting.

KOCHI: In an effort to ensure a proper hygienic atmosphere in West Kochi, the Irrigation Department has come out with a Rs 2.5- crore project to beautify the historic and decades-old boundary canal, a historic mark dividing the erstwhile Malabar and Kochi, stretching from Thoppumpady to Fort Kochi.

KOCHI: It comes as a relief to a city chock-a-block with high rises. The 20,000 sq ft park coming up on the premises of the Central Police Quarters near the High Court is a welcome move by the authorities.

KOCHI: India is proposing to join the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) for sharing information on how to safeguard its nuclear installations.

"We have to prevent any undesirable elements from sabotaging or thieving," said M R Srinivasan, member and former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.