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Watch: Bus Sporting Visuals of Kerala's Picturesque Backwaters And Houseboats Spotted In London
Recently, an Instagram user spotted a bus in London sporting vibrant advertisements promoting Kerala tourism.
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KC Venugopal Returns To Kerala's Backwater Gateway To Wrest Seat From CPM
One of the most keenly watched constituencies in Phase-2 of the Lok Sabha elections will be in the serene backwater gateway of Alappuzha where Rahul Gandhi's trusted aide KC Venugopal will try to wrest his stronghold back from the CPM's AM Ariff.
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In A First, Kerala Adopts Water Budget To Tackle Summer Water Shortage
An abundance of rivers, streams, backwaters and a good amount of rainfall contribute to the lush greenery in Kerala, many parts of which yet face acute water scarcity when it comes to the summers.
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Gateway To Kerala Backwaters A Sewage Dump "Floating With Filth": Report
Kerala's once scenic Ashtamudi Lake, described as the gateway to the state's backwaters and preferred by tourists world over for houseboat rides, has become a dump site for sewage which is slowly choking it to death, according to a KeLSA inspection.
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Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla Cruising Through Kerala Backwaters Is Giving Us Major Wanderlust
The actress celebrated her birthday in Kerala with her husband and friends.
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Kerala Boatman Turns Saviour For People Stranded On Island Amid Lockdown
In the Kerala backwaters in Kuttanad, a 50-year-old boatman is ferrying essential commodities including rice and grains, to around 60 families on an island here, who have been left with no mode of transportation after the coronavirus lockdown.
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Kerala Boatman Turns Saviour For People Stranded On Island Amid Lockdown
In the Kerala backwaters in Kuttanad, a 50-year-old boatman is ferrying essential commodities including rice and grains, to around 60 families on an island here, who have been left with no mode of transportation after the coronavirus lockdown.
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Supreme Court Orders Removal Of Debris Over Kerala Flats Demolition
The Supreme Court Monday directed the Kerala government to remove the debris, including from backwaters, of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu area that were demolished on the court's order for being built in violation of the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms.
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Watch: Luxury Flats Amid Backwaters Razed With Explosives In Kochi
As the final round of controlled demolition of four illegal water-front structures in Kerala's Kochi began this morning, another apartment complex was razed to the ground at around 11 am - the third to be demolished since yesterday.
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Watch: Kochi Luxury Flats Come Crashing Down In Seconds During Demolition
Dramatic scenes unfolded in Kochi this morning as two luxury apartment complexes - overlooking Kerala's stunning backwaters - came crashing down in seconds in a highly controlled demolition process of four apartment complexes. Over 350 flats in the coastal city - that housed 240 families - will be razed to the ground over this weekend as the Kerala...
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4 Arrested For Disrupting Nobel Winner Michael Levitt's Boat Ride In Kerala
Four people were arrested on Thursday for blocking the houseboat carrying Nobel laureate Michael Levitt in the backwaters here during the nation-wide strike against the Centre's "anti-labour" policies.
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"As If A Bandit Stopped Us At Gunpoint": Nobel Winner After Boat Blocked In Kerala
The houseboat of Nobel Laureate Michael Levitt was blocked in the backwaters here for some time by trade union activists, who were on a nationwide strike against the Centre's "anti-labour" policies on Wednesday.
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Kerala Launches Its Fastest Inland Ferry, Top Speed 25 Kmph, AC Cabins
The Kerala government today launched the state's fastest ferry, the Vega 120, connecting the Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha districts. "The vessel can reach speeds of up to 25 km per hour, reducing the journey time from Ernakulam to Vaikom to 90 minutes," the Chief Minister's Office said in a tweet.
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Kerala Tourism Hits A Muddy Low As The Flood Ravaged State Rebuilds Self
More than a week after the floodwater began subsiding, animal carcasses are still floating in Kerala's backwaters, and in places a nauseating stench rises like a wall when the wake from a passing boat breaks the surface.
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Kerala Flood Highlights: Kochi Airport To Resume Operations On August 29
As Kerala struggles to recover from devastating floods, the worst in over a century, experts on Tuesday said that certain warnings and predictions had gone unheeded. Kerala, criss-crossed by 44 rivers and backwaters, a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes running parallel to the Arabian Sea.
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Watch: Bus Sporting Visuals of Kerala's Picturesque Backwaters And Houseboats Spotted In London
Recently, an Instagram user spotted a bus in London sporting vibrant advertisements promoting Kerala tourism.
-
KC Venugopal Returns To Kerala's Backwater Gateway To Wrest Seat From CPM
One of the most keenly watched constituencies in Phase-2 of the Lok Sabha elections will be in the serene backwater gateway of Alappuzha where Rahul Gandhi's trusted aide KC Venugopal will try to wrest his stronghold back from the CPM's AM Ariff.
-
In A First, Kerala Adopts Water Budget To Tackle Summer Water Shortage
An abundance of rivers, streams, backwaters and a good amount of rainfall contribute to the lush greenery in Kerala, many parts of which yet face acute water scarcity when it comes to the summers.
-
Gateway To Kerala Backwaters A Sewage Dump "Floating With Filth": Report
Kerala's once scenic Ashtamudi Lake, described as the gateway to the state's backwaters and preferred by tourists world over for houseboat rides, has become a dump site for sewage which is slowly choking it to death, according to a KeLSA inspection.
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Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla Cruising Through Kerala Backwaters Is Giving Us Major Wanderlust
The actress celebrated her birthday in Kerala with her husband and friends.
-
Kerala Boatman Turns Saviour For People Stranded On Island Amid Lockdown
In the Kerala backwaters in Kuttanad, a 50-year-old boatman is ferrying essential commodities including rice and grains, to around 60 families on an island here, who have been left with no mode of transportation after the coronavirus lockdown.
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Kerala Boatman Turns Saviour For People Stranded On Island Amid Lockdown
In the Kerala backwaters in Kuttanad, a 50-year-old boatman is ferrying essential commodities including rice and grains, to around 60 families on an island here, who have been left with no mode of transportation after the coronavirus lockdown.
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Supreme Court Orders Removal Of Debris Over Kerala Flats Demolition
The Supreme Court Monday directed the Kerala government to remove the debris, including from backwaters, of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu area that were demolished on the court's order for being built in violation of the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms.
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Watch: Luxury Flats Amid Backwaters Razed With Explosives In Kochi
As the final round of controlled demolition of four illegal water-front structures in Kerala's Kochi began this morning, another apartment complex was razed to the ground at around 11 am - the third to be demolished since yesterday.
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Watch: Kochi Luxury Flats Come Crashing Down In Seconds During Demolition
Dramatic scenes unfolded in Kochi this morning as two luxury apartment complexes - overlooking Kerala's stunning backwaters - came crashing down in seconds in a highly controlled demolition process of four apartment complexes. Over 350 flats in the coastal city - that housed 240 families - will be razed to the ground over this weekend as the Kerala...
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4 Arrested For Disrupting Nobel Winner Michael Levitt's Boat Ride In Kerala
Four people were arrested on Thursday for blocking the houseboat carrying Nobel laureate Michael Levitt in the backwaters here during the nation-wide strike against the Centre's "anti-labour" policies.
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"As If A Bandit Stopped Us At Gunpoint": Nobel Winner After Boat Blocked In Kerala
The houseboat of Nobel Laureate Michael Levitt was blocked in the backwaters here for some time by trade union activists, who were on a nationwide strike against the Centre's "anti-labour" policies on Wednesday.
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Kerala Launches Its Fastest Inland Ferry, Top Speed 25 Kmph, AC Cabins
The Kerala government today launched the state's fastest ferry, the Vega 120, connecting the Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha districts. "The vessel can reach speeds of up to 25 km per hour, reducing the journey time from Ernakulam to Vaikom to 90 minutes," the Chief Minister's Office said in a tweet.
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Kerala Tourism Hits A Muddy Low As The Flood Ravaged State Rebuilds Self
More than a week after the floodwater began subsiding, animal carcasses are still floating in Kerala's backwaters, and in places a nauseating stench rises like a wall when the wake from a passing boat breaks the surface.
-
Kerala Flood Highlights: Kochi Airport To Resume Operations On August 29
As Kerala struggles to recover from devastating floods, the worst in over a century, experts on Tuesday said that certain warnings and predictions had gone unheeded. Kerala, criss-crossed by 44 rivers and backwaters, a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes running parallel to the Arabian Sea.
