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After warning from Disaster Detection System, 30 families evacuated in Ker
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala), July 25 (ANI): Amid heavy rainfall, about 30 families were evacuated to a safe zone from Anthoniyar Colony in Munnar after receiving a siren from the Disaster Warning System.
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As Kerala readies for local body polls, flags of political parties adorn l
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], November 12 (ANI): With Kerala local body polls around the corner, in Munnar, the election enthusiasm of plantation workers are palpable as they vie with each other to hoist flags of political parties.
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Rajamala landslide aftermath: Kerala to speed up mountain landscape projec
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday assessed the progress of the Mountain Landscape project being implemented in the state through United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) by Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.
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Protest in Kerala's Idukki demanding protection of residents, properties f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], June 8 (ANI): Devikulam MLA S Rajendran from CPM along with supporters staged a protest by blocking the Munnar-Udumalpet interstate highway here on Monday, demanding that action to be taken to prevent wild elephants entering into human settlements and destroying prop
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Family of 3 test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala's Munnar, health workers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Munnar (Kerala) [India], May 31 (ANI): A family of three, a 24-year-old man and his parents, tested positive for COVID-19 in Munnar on Sunday, alarming the health workers of the densely populated town in Idukki district of Kerala.
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Tribal families become part of 'Subhiksha Keralam' project, take up farmin
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], May 18 (ANI): In an effort to ensure self-reliance, the tribal community in Kerala's Munnar has taken up farming on a large scale. As part of 'Subhiksha Keralam' project, 150 tribal families have taken up farming by converting fallow land in the area for growing crop
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25 arrested for crossing into Kerala during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], April 23 (ANI): As many as 25 people have been arrested in a span of three days in the Munnar region of Idukki for crossing the border check posts and entering Kerala under the guise of supplying essential commodities amid the lockdown.
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Kerala govt steps up efforts to help Passion fruit growers in selling prod
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], April 19 (ANI): Horticorp, the government body has started procuring passion fruits from farmers in Munnar after authorities came to know about the plight of many small scale farmers during the lockdown.
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Wild animals reclaiming Munnar deserted streets amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], April 12 (ANI): Wild animals are taking advantage of the empty streets in cities due to coronavirus lockdown by roaming freely. In Munnar region of Idukki district elephants were seen strolling in the streets and even entering residential areas.
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Kerala: 34 litres of spirit seized in Idukki
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The Kerala Excise Department on Tuesday seized 34 litres of spirit brought to make spurious liquor in Munnar.
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Kerala: 1-year-old survives after falling out of speeding vehicle
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): In a miraculous save, a one-year-old baby survived after falling out of a speeding vehicle in Idukki's Munnar area here.
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Two get jail for encroaching forest land in Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Ernakulam District Court on Tuesday sentenced two people to three years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000 on each for encroaching upon the forest reserve in Munnar division. The case that dates back to 2005.
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