Day-long workshop in Kerala to fight cyber crimes against women

October 1st, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Foreign tourists in the boat that capsized in the Thekkady lake at the Periyar wildlife sanctuary are safe, Kerala MP P.T. Thomas said Thursday.

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Kerala government has chartered a Kingfisher Airline flight to take the bodies of the Thekkady boat tragedy to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata, a state government official said Thursday. "The flight is expected to take off from Kochi (in Kerala) at 10 p.m.

September 30th, 2009 THEKKADY - At least four people - two children and two women - drowned when a boat carrying 75 tourists sank in the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar river in Kerala Wednesday evening, police said. The bodies of two children and two women had been recovered, Idukki Superintendent of Police Kuttapan said.

September 30th, 2009 THEKKADY - Two children and two women were drowned when a boat carrying 75 tourists sank in the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar river in Kerala Wednesday evening, police said. Idukki Superintendent of Police Kuttapan said the bodies of two children and two women had been recovered.

September 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central government in close coordination with states has intensified measures against human trafficking and crime against women, Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken said Saturday. The home ministry along with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), would be organising a workshop for training of trainers of all stakeholders against human trafficking by the end of this year, he said in a statement.

September 16th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala assembly Wednesday unanimously passed two bills - the Kerala Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Bill 2009 and the Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Bill 2009 - that will now reserve 50 percent seats in local government bodies for women. Last month, the liaison committee of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) had asked the V.S.

August 17th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan's cabinet was expanded on Monday with the induction of three more ministers. State Governor R.S.

August 14th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) Friday recommended to the state government to reserve 50 percent seats in local governments for women. "We have now decided that it is time to ensure that 50 percent of seats are reserved for women.

June 26th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala will ask the central government to set up more public sector units and centre-state joint ventures in the state to spur its industrial development, Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem said Friday. Kareem told IANS here that he would go to Delhi next week to discuss the state's demands with Defence Minister A.K.

June 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Attacks on women seem to be haunting India's IT hub Bangalore once again, with a recent attack on two sisters by motorcycle-borne miscreants in an upmarket neighbourhood. Many women have now decided to take matters in their own hands and attend a workshop on self-defence here this coming Sunday.

June 3rd, 2009 US grapples with how to retaliate in cyber attacksWASHINGTON — In the murky world of computer espionage, the U.S. faces hard choices on how to retaliate when government or privately owned networks come under cyber attack, senior military and intelligence officials said Tuesday.

May 29th, 2009 Cyber security, FEMA meeting on Obama's agendaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is to address a 21st century defense threat — protecting the nation against a cyber attack. Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks Friday morning on how the government plans to better secure the nation's computer infrastructure.

May 21st, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - A translation error in a central government order has offended women in Kerala as it appeared aimed at keeping tabs on women's movement -- though something else was intended. The Local Self Government (LSG) department issued a directive to the Corporations and Municipalities in Kerala last month that a special committee be formed to keep track on 'apatha sancharam' (a close tab on the wrong movement of women).

February 18th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The number of unemployed people in Kerala was a little over four million in June 2008 and included about 158,000 professional and technical job seekers, according to the 2008 Economic Review that was tabled in the state assembly Thursday. The figure was below the four-million mark in 2007.

February 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Wednesday gave its nod to set up a 2,400 MW thermal power plant in the state facing shortages of electricity supply. Chief Minister V.S.