Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 15 : Jet Airways launched its daily direct services between Thiruvananthapuram and Muscat, connecting the capital cities of Kerala and the Sultanate of Oman. 

The maiden flight took off on its inaugural services from the sector with a full complement of passengers, on-board its state-of-the-art, internationally-configured Boeing 
737-800 aircraft.

With the launch of this new flight, the airline now has three daily services to Muscat from Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Mumbai. 

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3 : The CPI-M led LDF Government in Kerala has decided to extend reservation in higher education to economically backward students among the forward castes.

Ten percent seats will be reserved in government-run colleges and in case of universities, the quota will be 7.5 percent in view of the reservation pattern stipulated by the UGC, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told reporters after a cabinet meeting here on Wednesday.

The quota will be applicable for degree and postgraduate courses, he said.

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 : General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Prakash Karat has said that his party would not be surprised if an "untouchables" politician emerged as the front-runner for the prime ministerial berth after 2009 elections.

On being asked about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati becoming Prime Minister, Karat said: "I am not ready to say anything because it is too premature, you see. After all in this country, we have had prime ministers who people never expected will be prime minister."

Thiruvananthapuram/Ernakulam/Mumbai/Tirupati, July 28 : Major cities have been on high alert over fears of more terror strikes after at least 46 people were killed in two days of bombings in Ahmedabad and Bangalore.

Police conducted security checks and sounded a high alert in Kerala following the threats.

Reportedly, a television channel in Karnataka received an e-mail threatening that Kerala would be the next target of the terrorists.

Kolkata/ Thiruvananthapuram/ Agartala, June 5 : A 12-hour shutdown called by Left parties in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura against the hike in fuel prices began today.

Thiruvananthapuram ,(Kerela) May 31: Monsoon is expected to reach Kerala in the next 3-4 days, missing an earlier forecast but largely in line with the long-term average, meteorological official sa