Mullaperiyar issue: Tamil Nadu should not give room for talks on new dam, says AIADMKThe Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala was built across Periyar River following the Periyar lake lease agreement between Travancore and the Secreta...
13 Nov, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
India's Meteorological Department issues orange alert for parts of Kerala amid heavy rainsPlaces falling on the banks of the Periyar river have been put on high alert by the Ernakulam district administration as the water released...
20 Oct, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
COVID lockdown restrictions in Kerala force people to perform 'Bali Tharpanam' rituals at homeRestrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Kerala forced people to offer "bali" to their ancestors by performing the rituals in t...
08 Aug, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
Flight operations from Kochi airport to resume from SundayHeavy rains have been battering Kerala for the past few days and claiming 42 lives, bringing back the memories of the worst floods in Augus...
10 Aug, 2019, 03.05 PM IST
Kochi airport shut for four hours following heavy rainsFlights coming to the airport have been diverted, a spokesman of the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) said without elaborating.
08 Aug, 2019, 10.32 PM IST
Did Kerala's dams exacerbate India's once-in-century floods?Kerala's revenue secretary and head of disaster management, P.H. Kurien, told Reuters he has twice written to KSEB requesting EAPs and has ...
11 Oct, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
Consider bringing down Mullaperiyar dam water level by 3 feet: Supreme Court tells panelThe bench observed that it was not an expert to deal with such severe natural calamity and was leaving to the executive to contain the cris...
17 Aug, 2018, 02.00 PM IST
Flood-hit Kerala issues red alert in 8 districtsKerala has issued red alert in eight districts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects widespread rainfall in the state for the ...
17 Aug, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
Over 10,000 people along Periyar river moved to relief campsOfficials said 10,510 people have been provided shelter at 78 relief camps opened in Paravoor, Aluva, Kanayannur and Kunnathunad taluks in ...
11 Aug, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
Arrival operations at Cochin international airport stoppedEarlier, the Ernakulam district administration conducted a review of the situation at the airport after the water level in a canal near it ...
09 Aug, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
3 St Stephen's students drown in Kerala riverThe river stretch at Paniyeli Poru, near Vengoor at Perumbavoor, is considered dangerous due to the deep gaps between slippery rocks though...
17 Dec, 2016, 08.36 AM IST
Thousands across Kerala pay homage to ancestors on auspicious Karkidaka Vavu dayPeople believe that departed souls attain "moksha" if this homage is performed on Karkidaka vavu day on the Malayalam month of Kardidakam.
14 Aug, 2015, 01.27 PM IST
Development plan to convert Aluva into climate resilient townLocal communities and authorities are keen to address industrial and urban development challenges that are leading to pollution and high en...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
Justice delivered in Mullaiperiyar issue: J JayalalithaaMullaperiyar Dam is a masonry dam and was constructed pursuant to the Periyar Lake Lease Agreement of October 29, 1886 across Periyar river.
18 Jul, 2014, 02.08 PM IST
Centre forms committee to monitor Full Reservoir Level in Mullaperiyar DamThe Ministry of Water Resources issued the order yesterday in the wake of a Supreme Court order on May 7, which had allowed TN to raise the...
03 Jul, 2014, 12.19 AM IST
Landslips claim nine lives, Kochi airport runway closedThe Cochin International Airport has been temporarily closed and two flights diverted as the runway got water-logged.
05 Aug, 2013, 02.43 PM IST
- TN moves SC seeking stay on Palar check dam construction
Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court for a stay to stall the proposed check dam on the Palar river by the Andhra Pradesh gover...
24 Nov, 2007, 07.00 PM IST