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Renowned Brazilian director Julio Bressane noted on Saturday that the biggest challenge a filmmaker faces is to overcome political influences and impediments.
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SNDP leader Vellappally Natesan announced his new political party, Bharath Dharma Jana Sena, at the conclusion of the Samatwa Munnetta Yatra here on Saturday.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated the construction of International Multipurpose Seaport at Vizhinjam on Saturday.
The ground breaking ceremony was attended by Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Kerala Minister for Excise K. Babu, Speaker N. Sakthan, Kerala Minister for Health and Family Welfare V. S. Sivakumar, Kerala Minister for Water Resources P. J. Joseph, Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, Chairman of Adani Group Goutan Adani and his son and Executive Director Karan Adani, among others.
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Around the time RSS mouthpiece organiser published an article critical of Kerala, the Press Information Bureau has published a feature praising Kerala after a Deputy Director of the Bureau toured Kerala. We reproduce it below:
Kerala - an Embodiment of Tolerance and Progress
*Pavitar Singh
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Thiruvananthapuram: The failure of Idukki dam can cause a flood in Kochi bigger than that faced by Chennai now.
Idukki dam could fail under certain conditions if Mullaperiyar dam fails. In case of failure of Idukk dam, the lower periyar dam and the Bhoothathankettu Barrage will be washed away.
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