Conman arrested

TRIVANDRUM — After week-long drama events, the controversial guru Santhosh Madhavan alias Amrutha Chaithanya, was yesterday arrested in Kerala and charged with three offences. Interpol had issued a look-out notice against Santhosh for allegedly swindling about Dh400,000 from a Dubai based Keralite woman.The conman was picked up from Vypin near Cochin while travelling in a Lancer car yesterday morning. His driver Thomas was also...

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Kerala Property Expo

Fifty renowned builders from various parts of Kerala under the umbrella of Kerala Builders Forum (KBF), an affiliate of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) are taking part in a two-day (May 11-12) Kerala Property Expo at the Ramada Hotel in Riggae. This yearly event which is being held in Kuwait for the third successive year kicked off in Doha, Qatar at the Regency Hotel on May 8 and from...

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Kerala's houseboats

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A romantic night on the majestic backwaters of Alappuzha in a one-bedroom houseboat could be a winning ad line to attract the niche group of newly-weds. But houseboat operators in Kerala with an eye on the bottomline are now tapping businesses beyond what is provided by dreamy couples. The latest obsession appears to be sheer size of vessels as houseboat owners attempt to bite into the growing segments of confrences...

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Conde Nast Traveller Hot List

Ista Hyderabad, the flag ship five-star business hotel promoted by New Delhi-based IHHR Hospitality Pvt Ltd, has been awarded a spot in ‘The Years 136 Top New Hotels’ by Conde Nast Traveler in their 12th annual May ‘Hot List’ issue for 2008. The spa at Ista Hyderabad, which is among the three upcoming Indian spas to be listed in the annual Hot List, has been placed in the ‘76 Hot Spas’ across the globe list by Conde Nast Traveller....

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Confident Hotels roll off the mill

The Confident Group is diversifying into hospitality. The total targeted investment for this foray is Rs 1,200 crore. The group is putting across 10 hotels and resorts in Bangalore. These hotels and resorts are in the three star to five star category. They are at different stages of execution. The land acquisition for all the projects have been completed. Confident Cascade is already operational and is currently one of the favourite...

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Luxury Resort & Spa

Pegasus Realty and Hotel Developments (I) Pvt. Limited, an offshoot of Dubai based realty solutions firm Pegasus Realty LLC, today announced the launch the only 6 star luxury spa resort in the scenic locales of Kumarakoam, Kera...

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Chavez ties Merkel

Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has attacked German Chancellor Angela Merkel, comparing her to Adolf Hitler in response to her criticism of the South American leader's policies.Merkel belongs to the political right, "the same right that supported Hitler, fascism," Chavez said on his television programme "Alo Presidente" Sunday.Chavez's remarks came after Merkel said that the left-wing leader is not the voice of the region.Merkel,...

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NREGS online

Transparency is the name of the game. The names of job seekers, the wages they are paid and many other details of employment under the government's flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) will soon be made available online in a Kerala district.Wayanad, the district headquarters of which is Kalpetta, will soon become the first district in the state to execute total online monitoring of India's much touted rural...

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