The Latest Breaking News from Kollam

Navamy Sudhish (The Hindu, Kollam) won Cushrow Irani Prize for Environmental Reporting for her article 'Fishing in uncertain waters' mapping plight of traditional fishers in Kerala. Rupsa Chakraborty (Indian Express) won 1st prize in Rural Reporting category for her reportage on floating dispensaries, water ambulances & primary health centres in…

While abandoned quarries are death traps in many parts, rural Kareepra in Kollam is all set to put its water-filled pits to better use. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Kerala, water from such quarries will be pumped using solar energy and diverted to canals criss-crossing the local body for irrigation.

On the Uthradom day (August 28) alone, Milma milk sales in four southern districts—Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta—crossed 15,50,630 litres and curd 2,40,562 kg, marking an increase of 21% and 26% respectively over the 2022 Uthradam day.

The bureaucrat in traditional Kerala attire grooving to the tune of Onapattin thalam thullum went viral over social networking sites accumulating a multitude of views and shares in no time.

The long-standing demand to convert Velankanni special train service into a regular service has been given the nod by Railway Board and a new Kollam-Tirupati service will also be started.

For Onam, special trains to be operated b/w Secunderabad-Kollam, SMVT Bengaluru-Mangaluru Central, Kacheguda-Kollam. Secunderabad-Kollam (07121) leaves Secunderabad 4.35pm Sun, Kollam-Secunderabad (07122) leaves Kollam 7pm Tues. Kacheguda-Kollam (07044) leaves Kacheguda 5.30pm Aug 28, Kollam-Kacheguda (07045) leaves Kollam 7pm Aug 30. SMVT Bengaluru-Mangalore Central (06569) leaves SMVT Bengaluru 4.35pm Aug 28, Mangalore…

Animal Husbandry Dept. to launch month-long campaign in Sept. to vaccinate pet & stray dogs against rabies. Minister to inaugurate at Kollam. 70% of 8.3 lakh pet & 2.8 lakh stray dogs to be vaccinated. Special squads & NGO support to help achieve goal. Certificates issued for pet dogs.

Kollam Dist. Collector Afasana Parveen announced plans to convert all campuses in district into green campuses via Haritha Keralam Mission. 18,236 houses built for LIFE Mission beneficiaries, 3,926 landless beneficiaries given land, 42 landless families rehabilitated in Punalur flat complex. 10 schools, 16 school buildings constructed using KIIFB funds. 40…

Advantages of expanding Water Metro operations to Kollam include lower operational costs, cleaner waters, shorter distances, and potential for tourism