1 killed, three trapped in church collapse

ALAPPUZHA: A special squad of the Excise Department seized 1600 litres of spirit from a van near Karuvatta in the district. Ajesh Paul (28) of Chittilappally in Thrissur, owner and driver of the van, was arrested. The spirit was concealed in 49 cans ...

ALAPPUZHA: The Alappuzha additional district sessions court awarded life sentence to Shaji (32) for murdering a 15-year-old girl and an elderly man who came to her rescue at Chavadi junction, near Thuravoor, on May 27, 2009. A fine of Rs 50,000 has ...

Road accidents claimed six lives in the state on Saturday, five in Alappuzha district and one in Kottayam. Besides, two youths drowned in the Vembanad lake on Friday. Four members of a family died in a car accident at Manaladi, Onnamkara, on ...

The Mararikulam region in Alappuzha district is setting a model for the State by making women and girls capable of self-defence. The Mararikulam South and North panchayats were among the first to launch self-defence programmes for women about three years ago.

Alappuzha,May 20, 2013:The district administration has decided to take strict action against those who dump slaughtered animal waste on streets and canals in the town. District Collector N. Padmakumar said that a fine of Rs. 10,000 would be imposed for ...

ALAPPUZHA, April 4, 2013: Defence Minister A.K. Antony will inaugurate Nehru Bhavan, the new building of the District Congress Committee (DCC), here on April 6. The function will be attended by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala, ...

ALAPPUZHA, March 16, 2013: The Alappuzha district police chief, Thomosn Jose, on Friday suspended Chengannur DySP Baby Charles in connection with the arrest of a woman during the investigation of a rape case that took place in Vallikunnam in Alappuzha ...

ALAPPUZHA, February 24, 2013: The national jatha being organised by the CPI (M) from Kanyakumari will reach the district on February 26. Addressing a pres conference here on Saturday, C.B. Chandrababu, CPI (M) district secretary and G. Sudhakaran, MLA said ...

ALAPPUZHA, February 23, 2013: UDF won two of the three seats that went to polls in the local bodies in the district, the results of which were declared on Friday. Sajana Raj of IUML won from the 11th ward in Thamarakulam grama panchayat in the district. She ...