A call received on Sunday evening, issuing a threat to Congress President Sonia Gandhi when she visits the state to attend the state Congress meet in Kochi on December 16, has sent the Kerela police into high alert mode.

Congress President will reach Kerela on December 15. She will stay in Kochi that day and address the PCC general body convention the next day to be attended by 5,000 party delegates.

Kochi, Dec. 8 : Jet Airways has been accorded the 2008 Best of Jersey City Award in the Airline Companies category by the Washington based U. S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The award recognises a company''s effort in achieving exceptional marketing success in the local community and business category.

Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that have made a mark by offering top quality service to their customers and community.

Jet Airways is known for its hallmark services not only in India, but also in the international markets that the airline services.

Kochi, Dec. 8 : It's going to be a daunting task for V. S. Vijayaraghavan, the newly appointed Chairman of the Coir Board, to help out the coir industry which is presently undergoing a difficult phase due to the global economic slowdown.

The appointment of V. S. Vijayaraghavan, a former Member of Parliament, holds significance in the wake of the fact that the rupees 2,000 crore industry is in dole-drum with over 200,000 traditional workers directly affected by the prevailing economic situation round the world.

The Kerala High court issued a stay order on the construction of the Rs 5,000 crore Vizhinjam Port Transshipment Terminal Project in Kerala, which was awarded to Hyderabad-based Lanco Infratech. The ruling comes in response to a petition, filed by Mumbai-based Zoom Developers, whose bid for the port project was disqualified on technical grounds. The divisional bench, headed by chief justice H L Dattu, has given 15 days to the evaluation committee to look into the tender quotations, submitted by Zoom.

Eight schoolchildren were killed in Ker

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 4 : The Congress - led UDF stalled proceedings in the Kerala Assembly on Thursday, demanding a discussion over the contrasting statements made by Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan.

Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Oommen Chandy alleged that Achuthanandan had committed a breach of privilege by claiming that he had already expressed regret in the Assembly about his comments on the family of slain NSG commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan.