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Jan 18, 2025 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
Jain Kurian, 27, (Indian Passport No: V4211068) from Kuranchery in Thrissur embarked on a journey to Bahrain on April 4, 2024, along with his brother-in-law Binil Babu in search of employment. The journey ended in Moscow, Russia, where they were issued Russian passports. Mr. Kurian was offered a job as a cook in the Russian Army. Later, they were taken to the Russia-Ukraine warfront. Binil was killed in a shell attack, while Jain was seriously injured and admitted to a hospital in Moscow.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
1 day agoOf 16 Russian attacks on Saturday, 15 failed without any ground changing hands. Russian air assault forces attacked the Ukrainian garrison in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast on or just before Saturday, rolling eight BMD infantry fighting vehicles along the very same roads—around the village of …
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
Archives play a pivotal role in revisiting history especially when the philosophy or principles of popular figures are taken out of context or misrepresented. A massive digitisation project undertaken by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, in association with the Sree Narayana Mandira Samity (SNMS), Mumbai, will give a peep into the life of Sree Narayana Guru, who paved the way for a modern Kerala during the end of the 19th and the early part of the 20th century.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
The journey of 79-year-old Savithri Narayananfrom Thrissur is an inspiring tale for women across the country. The first woman national hydrographer in the world, Dr. Narayanan retired as director general of Ocean Science and Canadian Hydrographic Services. She began her journey from a humble family background in a Brahmin community in the 1950’s.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
Even as the row over the delay in land acquisition for rail projects continues between the State and Central governments, a cursory glance through the rail projects in neighbouring States reveals that Kerala lags behind in rail development compared to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday reiterated that Kerala should expedite land acquisition to complete the projects.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
The State government has given its in-principle approval to the heli-tourism policy. The policy envisions a network of chopper services within the State, making use of the four existing airports and new ‘helistations’ at prominent tourist spots leveraging private sector investment . The government approved the draft policy cleared by the Cabinet last week with the condition that it has to be implemented without any financial liabilities to the exchequer.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
Asiya S., a native of Venjaramoodu in Thiruvananthapuram, boarded the 16650 Parasuram Express on December 5 from Chirayainkeezhu to Kozhikode to take her daughter for a monthly consultation after an eye surgery at a private hospital in Kozhikode last month. Though the journey was smooth as planned, they had to face the headwind when the train reached central Kerala. When the train left Chalakudy station by around 12 noon, Asiya’s phone fell on the track through an emergency window.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
The impact of climate change in Kerala is more visible now with an increase in irregular weather patterns such as floods and heatwaves in various parts of the State. According to the data presented by the Ministry of Earth Science in Parliament, the temperature in Kerala is showing a rising trend considering the temperature records in the past 100 years. The daily maximum temperature has increased by 1.7°C in the 1901-2023 period.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
The draft heli-tourism policy released by the Kerala government envisages linking the commercially attractive sites closer to major tourism destinations in the State with a sizeable number of footfalls with chopper services. The policy lays thrust on developing the necessary infrastructure, such as heliports, helistation, and helipad, on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The draft policy suggests developing heliports in the vicinities or as part of four airports in Kerala.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Dhinesh Kallungal
Stung by a rise in requests for medical repatriation, NoRKA-Roots, the field agency of the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA), has advised international travellers to cover their trips with travel insurance to avoid potential risks. The advisory is issued to all international travellers, especially those visiting foreign countries on visit visas for study, business or leisure purposes for a short period.
