From the blog
March 29, 2014
Dr. D.Dhanuraj* A few days are left before the first batch of voters to go to the polling booths to select their representatives of 16th Lok Sabha. This time, unlike in the recent past, the most ferociously fought election with […]
March 6, 2014
By Rahul V. Kumar * As I understood from a recent experience our system requires that we remain closer (in time) with the state and yet we should remain far (physically) from its reach. Now the question is “How […]
February 21, 2014
Now, who’s interested in corporation budget! Times of India Times of India, 21/02/2014 KOCHI: After the initial hue and cry, even the opposition seems to have lost interest in the Kochi corporation budget. And the ruling front, which passed the 2014-15 […]
December 10, 2013
‘Meet on Security Management Held’, The New Indian Express, 10th December, 2013 Malayala Manorama, 7th December, 2013
October 25, 2013
The latest move to set additional restrictions for digging up freshly laid roads is unlikely to improve the condition of roads in the district if the effectiveness of prevailing mechanisms is anything to go by. The decision to set new […]
October 7, 2013
Ex-CEC suggests proportional representation, Indian Express, 7th October 2013 Proportional representation of political parties will ensure fair representation of all groups and hence will uplift democratic principles, said J M Lyngdoh, former Chief Election Commissioner. Delivering […]
September 19, 2013
Broken road drained fuel tanks, burnt hole in pockets, says study, The Hindu, September 15th, 2013 The approximate loss incurred by thousands of motorists and commuters who used an ill-maintained road has been quantified by a city-based NGO. Through […]
September 12, 2013
September 9, 2013
Dr Chandra Ranade, Adjunct Faculty of Virginia International University launched the CPPR Centre for Comparative Studies in India (CIS) in Kochi on September 6th. On the occasion of the formal launch of CPPR-Centre for Comparative Studies in India, the keynote […]
September 9, 2013
States that do well should be supported: Chandra Ranade, Times of India, September 7th 2013 KOCHI: Kerala has been topping all the other states in meeting the millennium development indicators by doing well in education, health, sanitation yet it has […]