nullTARiF hits Tvm

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• The German punk rock band 'nullTARiF' is now all set to rock the city with the first performance of their South Asia tour at Nisagandhi on Friday as part of the inauguration of the Max Muller Bhavan. Their performance promises to be a whole new experience for the rock fans in the city who are not much used to live shows of non-English rock bands.The two hour show will feature songs [..]

To be, or not to be: SEZ, final round of talks today

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• What was conceived as a routine meeting of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) State committee on Monday is turning out to be a crucial one for the ruling alliance on account of the stand-off between the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the CPI over the latter’s demand for a State-level law to govern special economic zones (SEZs). [..]

Malayalam filmdom splits into two, new group announced

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• Kochi, June 16 : The factional feud in the Malayalam film industry reached its climax Monday as top artistes, including directors and producers, announced the formation of a new organisation in defiance of a leading group for technicians. [..]

karunakaran-makes-a-u-turn-

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• Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, 27 May: Refuting charges that he made allegations on Aryadan Muhammad, veteran leader K Karunakaran said he didn’t target Aryadan Muhammad in his statements. And the differences between Congress and Muslim League will not harm the unity in the party. He added whatever discord is there at present is only temporary and is no more interested in groupism. Meanwhile, Party high command’s envoy, [..]

Food scheme: LDF cracks the code…

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• An informal agreement on contentious issues such as the chairmanship of the Food Security Mission and funding of the scheme was arrived at here on Thursday with RSP general secretary T.J. Chandrachoodan working as a mediator.... [..]