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A little piece of green haven sprouts in Pathupara

While Punalur is sweltering in record-breaking temperature, around eight km from the town is Vana Deepthi, an eco-restoration project of Ambanar forest station, offering a cool green cover. Canopy of countless trees and birdsong fill the air, making it a quaint getaway from the stifling summer heat. As part of…

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Extreme heat scorches Punalur

With the mercury soaring over 40 degree Celsius, farmlands in eastern parts of Punalur remain parched with the likelihood of crop failure.

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Railways to increase speed of trains on Kollam-Sengottai route

Progress on increasing speed of services on Kollam-Sengottai rail route, including electrification, new services, and station upgrades, discussed.

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Heat alert for eight districts of Kerala on Monday

IMD issues heat alert as temperatures soar in Kerala, with Punalur hitting 38.2°C, warning of health risks.

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Heat alert issued for nine districts in Kerala as temperatures soar

With the day’s temperature hovering around 38 degrees Celsius in Punalur and Palakkad, large parts of Kerala continued to sizzle in the rising temperature coupled with relatively high humidity

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Model assistive villages for differently abled to come up at five places in Kerala

Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said that five places in the State have been identified for model assistive villages, where differently abled children can live with their parents. The facility would be set up at Muliyar and Uduma in Kasaragod district, Nilambur in Malappuram district, Punalur in…

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Students stranded in Achencoil forest rescued

35-member group, incl. 30 students & teachers, trapped in Achencoil forest in heavy rain rescued in joint op. on Mon. Students from Shanmugha Vilasam Higher Secondary School, Clappana, had ventured 5 km into forest w/o permission. Rescue team located them 2 a.m. & safely brought back by 4 a.m. Units…

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State athlete killed in road accident

Former State champion in athletics Omkar Nath passed away in a motorbike accident at Punalur on Wednesday night.

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Kerala Jyothi award for writer T. Padmanabhan

T. Padmanabhan, Justice (Retd.) M. Fathima Beevi, Nataraja Krishnamurthy, Punalur Somarajan, V.P. Gangadharan, Ravi DC, K.M. Chandrasekhar, and Pandit Ramesh Narayan have been chosen for the Kerala Jyothi, Prabha, and Sree awards respectively by the Kerala govt. Jury headed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, K. Jayakumar, and George Onakkoor.

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Punalur to get emergency operation centre

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Call to increase unreserved coaches on passenger trains gets louder

The issue is more severe in Punalur-Kanyakumari Unreserved Express and Nagercoil Kottayam Passenger, as they operate without sufficient coaches.

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AMRUT 2.0 works to ensure water supply begin in Punalur

AMRUT 2.0 project in Punalur municipality has begun, providing water supply to all 10 wards. Preliminary works have started in Bharanikkavu ward, while land purchase and reservoir/booster pump setup is under way in Kalayanad ward. 2,338 households will benefit from the Rs 8.05-crore project, with Rs 3.03 crore will be…

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All campuses in Kollam to be made green: Collector

Kollam Dist. Collector Afasana Parveen announced plans to convert all campuses in district into green campuses via Haritha Keralam Mission. 18,236 houses built for LIFE Mission beneficiaries, 3,926 landless beneficiaries given land, 42 landless families rehabilitated in Punalur flat complex. 10 schools, 16 school buildings constructed using KIIFB funds. 40…

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Collector conducts surprise inspections to check price rise

The inspections were held at various shops in Punalur to check the hoarding of goods and the use of faulty measures.

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Senior metropolitan of Orthodox Church passes away

Zachariah Mar Anthonios, former metropolitan bishop of Kollam diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, passed away at 77. Born in Punalur, he completed post-grad in Sacred Theology & was ordained as priest in 1974. He served many parishes & was elected as metropolitan in 1989. He was head of Kochi…

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Additional stoppage for trains in Kerala

Railway Board approves extra stops for trains in Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangaluru Central Express, Tirunelveli Junction-Gandhidham Junction Humsafar Weekly Express, Mangaluru Central-Nagercoil Junction Ernad Daily Express, Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangaluru Central Malabar Daily Express, Ernakulam Junction-Kayamkulam Junction Daily Express, Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Daily Express, Punalur-Guruvayur Daily Express, Madurai Junction-Punalur Daily Express, Tirunelveli Junction-Palakkad Junction…

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Vocational courses at Punalur polytechnic college

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Upgraded Kollam railway station to be commissioned in 2025

The upgraded Kollam railway station is scheduled to be commissioned in 2025 and the first phase will be completed by January 2024, N.K. Premachandran, MP, has said.

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Punalur suspension bridge reopened

Punalur suspension bridge, a protected monument of the Department of Archaeology, was reopened on Thursday.

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Survey Sabhas to be held in Kollam

In the first phase of the digital survey, 12 villages – Kilikollur, Mangad, Kottamkara, Kulasekharapuram, Kallelibhagam, Thodiyur, Thalavoor, Vilakudy, Pathanapuram, Edaman, Valakode and Punalur – are included

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Reschedule KSRTC bus timings to benefit students: panel

Commission directive based on Pleas from school Headmasters/Principals

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Plan to provide specialty services at taluk hospitals: Minister

She inaugurates Urban Primary Health Centre at Punalur

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Train hospital staff to be child-friendly: panel

Action follows report that child who sustained snakebite did not get adequate treatment

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Extreme weather speeding up degradation of Punalur suspension bridge in Kollam district

A portion of wooden platform has developed fissures

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Urban PHC to start functioning at Punalur

OP will start at 2 p.m. for the convenience of plantation workers

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