Alapuzha

Caught in a row between two factions of a church, a 94-year-old man, who died 10 days ago, was finally laid to rest early yesterday, amid heavy police protection.

The Kerala government today decided to take the crowd funding route to rebuild the state in the aftermath of the deluge which wreaked havoc last month.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today visited three of the worst flood-hit areas in Kerala, which is struggling to resume normal life after the Century's worst monsoon. Mr Gandhi, who had announced his visit in a tweet yesterday, went to meet the people and their rescuers in the relief camps of Chengannur, Alapuzha and Ernakulam district.

A man in Alapuzha district in Kerala allegedly beat up his wife and poured acid on her, demanding more dowry. She was left with grievous injuries.

Rahul Gandhi's visit to Alapuzha in Kerala for a rally by youth Congress workers has triggered a controversy after the CPI (M) state secretary and NCP youth leaders criticised the Congress vice-president for sitting on top of the police van during the rally.

The Congress vice-president, who was expected to walk with his party workers on foot for about five kilometres, had to get back into a car after a 10-minute walk because of the unruly mob.

If convicted, the two Italian marines facing murder charges in Kerala will be able to serve rest of their jail term in Italy, once the agreement between India and their country on transfer of sentenced prisoners comes into effect.

Passport seva kendras, set up to provide better service to passport appliacants, have begun functioning in Alapuzha, Kottayam, Aluva and Kochi.

Caught in a row between two factions of a church, a 94-year-old man, who died 10 days ago, was finally laid to rest early yesterday, amid heavy police protection.

The Kerala government today decided to take the crowd funding route to rebuild the state in the aftermath of the deluge which wreaked havoc last month.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today visited three of the worst flood-hit areas in Kerala, which is struggling to resume normal life after the Century's worst monsoon. Mr Gandhi, who had announced his visit in a tweet yesterday, went to meet the people and their rescuers in the relief camps of Chengannur, Alapuzha and Ernakulam district.

A man in Alapuzha district in Kerala allegedly beat up his wife and poured acid on her, demanding more dowry. She was left with grievous injuries.

Rahul Gandhi's visit to Alapuzha in Kerala for a rally by youth Congress workers has triggered a controversy after the CPI (M) state secretary and NCP youth leaders criticised the Congress vice-president for sitting on top of the police van during the rally.

The Congress vice-president, who was expected to walk with his party workers on foot for about five kilometres, had to get back into a car after a 10-minute walk because of the unruly mob.

If convicted, the two Italian marines facing murder charges in Kerala will be able to serve rest of their jail term in Italy, once the agreement between India and their country on transfer of sentenced prisoners comes into effect.

Passport seva kendras, set up to provide better service to passport appliacants, have begun functioning in Alapuzha, Kottayam, Aluva and Kochi.