V Gangadharan

With Keezhpunachi Moopan (village head) Arumugam moderating, villagers debate if they should accept the government's offer of a golden handshake.

The issue of sand mining, especially from Kerala

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has turned out to be a

Deep inside the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, some 20 km from the fringe of the forest, ten Kani men and six Kani women are engaged in digging a large pond. This is the first work being carried out in a tribal settlement in Thiruvananthapuram district under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Forest Department will organise the 54th Wildlife Week across the State from October 2 to 8. During the entire week, entry to wildlife sanctuaries and parks in the State will be free.

Wildlife exhibition, tribal art festival, a day dedicated to elephants, seminar on global warming and competitions for school children are the other major highlights of the Wildlife Week.

The Bureau of Indian Standards has awarded the Kinfra Film and Video Park here the ISO 14001:2004 certificate for environmental management and system certification.

ISO 14001:2004 is a standard certification for meeting the Pollution Control Board

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The expert committee appointed to look into ways and means to streamline livestock and dairy farming envisages an investment of Rs 3,240 crore within three years in these sectors.

Thiruvananthapuram: The People

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Just about twenty days after the city zoo lost its huge sand boa, the Government Ayurveda College Research Centre at Poojappura too has lost its red sand boa.

The boa was smuggled out of its cage - under lock and key - from a room, which was also locked, at the snake park maintained by the Ayurveda College.