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Galloping spirit: At 60, Kumar Ajwani defies age, tames odds and runs from Patni Top to Kanyakumari
Shail Desai • 3 years agoKumar Ajwani says at his age, there is no ego for any victory and no fear of failure
67-year-old from Maharashtra cycles Kashmir-Kanyakumari in record time in 'race against age'
• 3 years agoMohinder Singh Bharaj cycled 3,600 km from Srinagar to Kanyakumari in 12 days, 18 hours and 57 minutes.
Coronavirus outbreak: From politicos leading way to public volunteers, how Kerala is fighting COVID-19
Najiya O • 5 years agoWith 112 persons testing positive in Kerala for COVID-19, the state has been under complete shutdown since Monday, a day before the Central government announced a lockdown across the country.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian tourists face hostile locals, forcible quarantine in Kerala, scramble to get home
Srishtik • 5 years agoIncidents of foreign nationals attempting to escape from coronavirus quarantine facilities to fly home has increased the fear among locals, adding to the hostility faced by them.
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, CBI, five states on petition seeking investigation into illegal sand mining
• 6 years agoSC issued notice to Centre, CBI, five states on a petition seeking investigation into alleged illegal sand mining.The five states are Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Earlier a petition submitted that the court should direct Centre, states to cease all river, beach sand mining activities owing to non-implementation of Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines.
In Kanyakumari, Christian fisherfolk suspect foul play in mass deletion of voters' names, cite opposition to Sagarmala as reason
Mydeen Abdul Kader • 6 years agoThe Christian fisherfolk community in Kanyakumari is seeking a re-election in the Lok Sabha constituency, alleging a conspiracy to silence them through mass deletion of names of voters from fishing villages, for protesting against the BJP-led Central government's scheme to develop the coastline under the Sagarmala project
Rahul Gandhi launches UPA's poll campaign in Tamil Nadu, promises 33% quota for women in govt jobs
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSharing the dias with Rahul at the UPA poll rally in Nagercoil, DMK chief MK Stalin asserted that in the 17th Lok Sabha election, the UPA would repeat its 2004 success by winning all 40 seats.
Rahul Gandhi to begin UPA's campaign for Tamil Nadu in Kanyakumari, will address rally with MK Stalin on 13 March
• 6 years agoThe DMK with Congress and other parties in Tamil Nadu had inked polls pacts for the upcoming general elections.
Women's Wall in Kerala: 620-km long human chain a historic step towards gender equality
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Women's Wall was suggested at a meeting called by the Kerala government, following massive protests against the Supreme Court's verdict allowing women of all ages to offer prayers at Sabarimala temple
Narendra Modi in Kanyakumari: 'After 26/11, IAF wanted surgical strike, but UPA didn't allow it,' says PM
Fp Staff • 6 years agoNarendra Modi laid the foundation stone for two major railway projects, including the Madurai-Chennai Tejas Express and a 17.3 kilometre-long railway line between Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi