Swati Tirunals reign a period of transition

History is replete with instances where the Travancore royal family functioned more as servants of the State than rulers who exploited the masses. The simplicity that the family consistently upheld in all aspects of governance distinguished it from ...

Quaint Kerala town called Venice of the East The quaint little town of Alappuzha (Malayalam name for ) is called the Venice of the East. Nowhere else will you find, spread out across the center of town, a unique crisscrossing network of canals & ...

Health News: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said at a gathering in Thiruvananthapuram, the government's policy is to ensure that there is at least one government medical college in every district. The government has not ...

Business India News: Sharjah: Grace Pinto to attend Karnataka Sangha 11th anniversary event and Sudhir Shetty to be honoured with Mayura Award. Karnataka Sangha, Sharjah, a progressive association dedicated to the cause of humanity for over a ...

Paying tributes to Swathi Thirunal on his 200th birth anniversary, Akashvani, Thiruvananthapuram station, organised a live musical tribute at Levy Hall in the city on Friday. Around 20 dignitaries from various music fields turned up for the ...

Mata Amritanandamayi bows in front of the Viswaratna Puraskaram' instituted by the Hindu parliament after it was presented to her by Travancore royal family scion Uthradom Tirunal Marthanda Varma at the Kaimanam Ashramam in T'Puram on Tuesday.|B P ...

A part of Kazhakkoottam Pillai's palace in a dilapidated condition | B P Deepu Kazhakkoottom Palace, which holds a unique historical significance, and acres of land surrounding it will soon become a petrol bunk if the Travancore Devaswom Board has ...