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Residents wake up to flooded homes, blocked roads

One person was killed and several were injured and properties were damaged across the district in the incessant downpour that continued the whole of Monday night. A large number of trees and electricity poles were uprooted, blocking traffic on roads in the city. Many roads were flooded and rainwater entered houses in low-lying areas....

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Villagers divided over paper board factory

“Our lands are our livelihood. How can they snatch away the lands from us? We do not want any factory or job. We are ready to die for our lands” declared a visibly agitated Palanimma, whose lands are among those identified for take over for the paper board factory planned at Mondipatti in Chief...

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Birdsong too has fallen silent

The heat and dry weather over two years has led to major wetlands around Mysore drying up, triggering a rapid disappearance of the bird population. The lakes in the Nanjangud and H.D. Kote belt have become bone dry, and the wetlands that played host to thousands of birds are now eerily silent. Most birds...

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BJP says split leadership biggest failure of UPA

BJP on Wednesday sought to paint a dismal picture of UPA-II holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the Prime Minister. On the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley said they would limit their...

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NSS chief smells a Chandy-Antony conflict

‘‘It is a victory for Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in safeguarding his personal political interests,’’ said G. Sukumaran Nair, general secretary, Nair Service Society (NSS), here on Tuesday. The backhanded pat comes in the wake of the setback suffered by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala in securing a berth in the...

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Re-induction of Ganesh only after discussion in KPCC

The re-induction of K.B. Ganesh Kumar into the Oommen Chandy Cabinet is likely to face more roadblocks. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has demanded detailed discussions on the political implications of the move prior to taking it to the United Democratic Front (UDF) for political clearance. KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala, according to Congress...

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