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Though many businessmen have been elected to power, it may be the first time that people overwhelmingly vote for a corporate initiative and virtually entrust the administration of their local panchayat to a corporate House.
The voters of Kizhakkambalam panchayat in Ernakulam district have voted Twenty/20, a non-government organization sponsored by the Anna-Kitex group, to power
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Left Democratic Front gained control of majority of muncipalities and block and grama panchayats in the civic polls in State on Saturday.
They retained two municipal corporations—Kozhikode and Kollam while the United Democratic Front retained Kochi Corporation. It was an equal tally in district panchayats.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Professor P. K. Raveendran, Anilkumar Vadavathoor, N. J. K. Nair, Jeevan Job Thomas and P. M. Sidharthan have won the State Science Literature Awards for various categories for their science related works in Malayalam published during 2014.
Each of the awards carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, a plaque and certificate.
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Malfunctioning of more than 250 electronic voting machines and heavy rain affected polling in the second and final phase of elections to the local self governments in Kerala today. Repoll in 114 booths on Friday.
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The second phase covers 12651 wards of three-tier panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations in the remaining seven districts— Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Palakkad. As many as 44388 candidates are in the fray in these districts.
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