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Retired Kerala headmistress turns 3,500 sq ft home into Dragon fruit farm, earns whopping Rs 4 Lakh monthlyAfter retiring as a headmistress, Remabhai S discovered a newfound passion for cultivating dragon fruit within her property. By repurposing...
Widespread rains cause damage to property in Kerala; heavy downpour predicted in isolated placesThe ongoing spell of heavy rains in Kerala has hit normal life, with scores of houses suffering damage, roads being submerged, trees uproot...
Hot weather continues in Kerala: IMD issues yellow alert for 12 districtsThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for 12 out of the 14 districts in Kerala, warning of high temperatures ...
NCRB data shows 42,480 farmers and daily wagers committed suicide in 2019According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on accidental deaths and suicides, 10,281 farmers committed suicide in 20...
Kerala Feeds Ltd assures dairy farmers of prompt delivery of cattle fodderThe farmers can contact KFL for its products to be delivered within two days, according to K S Indusekharan Nair, chairman of the company.
PM Modi "exploiting" valour of jawans, says Rahul Gandhi"If the Army and Air force carries out an action, the credit is fully theirs," Gandhi said addressing a massive gathering of party workers ...
PM Narendra Modi failed to fulfil promises: Rahul GandhiGandhi asked the people how many of them had received the money in their bank account promised by the Prime Minister.
NCP member wants blue print on abattoirsAlleging that there is an environment of "fear", NCP's Tariq Anwar said the government should come up with a blue print to address the issu...
Neera's a health fad, coconut industry keen to tap into itThe coconut industry is looking to boost the production of neera, the non-alcoholic drink tapped from the toddy palm trees just before dawn.
Rising bird flu likely to hit Kerala's tourism sectorThe tourism industry in Kerala is in the throes of anxiety following an outbreak of avian influenza in at least three southern districts.
Flu remedy: Kerala government hikes compensation for poultry farmersCM Oommen Chandy said the government has increased the compensation amount to Rs 100 for two-month-old ducklings and Rs 200 to ones older t...
CPI to take on Kodikunnil Suresh of Congress in Mavellikara Lok Sabha seatA six time MP, Suresh is contesting from Mavellikara for the second time. He suffered defeat at the hands of Surendran in 1998 and 2004 pol...
Neera may get uniform pricing to avoid competition among producersCoconut Development Board has suggested a uniform price to avoid cut-throat competition among the producer companies
Parties, coalitions in Kerala busy finalising candidatesPolitical parties have gone into a huddle to finalise contestants for the 20 seats and start a high voltage campaign with local topics figu...
- Kerala to start project 'Neera'
The toddy tappers in the state, numbering around 30,000, had earlier expressed concern at the move expressing the fear that their livelihoo...
Pre-monsoon rains lash Kerala: India Meteorological DepartmentPre-monsoon showers have hit Kerala in the past two days with conditions favourable for the onset of the monsoon.
- Mobile towers threatening honey bees in Kerala: Study
Mobile towers are posing a threat to honey bees in Kerala withe electromagnetic radiation from mobile towers and cell phones having the pot...
- Centre scheme to boost coconut productivity in Kerala
The coconut productivity in Kerala is expected to go up substantially with the Centre sanctioning an amount of Rs 2275 crore for three year...
- Farmers to be given loans at low interest rate
Kerala Co-operative sector would provide Rs 1,000 crore as loans at 4 per cent interest.
- Guj farmers take to cashew as processed nut prices cross Rs 200
The farmers in the districts of Surendrangar and Valsad are gradually moving from the traditional crops to cashew nut.