Covid-19: God’s own country puts hospitality on hold, turns hostile, shows foreign tourists the door

In the midst of Covid-19 pandemic, it is pretty evident that the Upanishad sloka ‘atithi devo bhava’ (guests are divine) has taken a backseat in Kerala. At present there are over 5000 tourists in the state, and Kerala which proclaims itself as “God’s Own Country” has turned inhospitable exhibiting fear…

Features, Tourism

By Nidhin T R

March 14, 2020

“I will survive” an anthem for Covid-19

“Did you think I’d lay down and die?

Health

By The Kochi Post Team

March 13, 2020

Three Questions Congress Must Address

Ever since the Jyotiraditya Scindia has left the Congress for arch rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), speculation is that some other young Congress leaders will follow suit. And the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, one of the few large States the party holds, is under threat. Even if Scindia’s mass…

National, Politics

By Manish Dubey

March 12, 2020

Covid-19: CITU and CPM workers flout Kerala government’s directive to not hold large gatherings

Kerala is under a partial lockdown with all large gatherings being disallowed by the state government. Schools, colleges, theatres remain closed and religious gatherings, weddings, public functions have been put on hold. And even as the CPI (M)-led state government and the Health department are leaving no stone unturned in…

Health

By Nidhin T R

March 11, 2020

Covid-19: Are people giving health officials the slip? Kerala under semi-lockdown

Kerala state is under semi-lockdown as the Covid-19 positive cases touch 14. All large gatherings including weddings, funerals, public functions stand cancelled; schools and colleges are closed, examinations cancelled, theatres closed, resorts in hill stations closed to tourists—a direct result of three people not revealing their travel history to Covid-19…

Health

By Nidhin T R

March 8, 2020

Rekha Karthikeyan, deep sea fisher: When the waters get rough, dont give up

When the waters gets rough, don’t give up. Rekha Karthikeyan truly believes and follows this motto literally and figuratively. Rekha is the first fisherwoman in India to get a license for deep sea fishing. The 40-year-old, who lives with her husband and four children, in coastal Chettuva south of Guruvayur,…

Features, Gender, Women

By Geetha Jayaraman

March 8, 2020

Kappela: What You See Is Not Always What You Get

When the promotion of a film solely focuses on a single actor it shows that he or she has arrived. When that actor is just two films old, it says a lot. The entire promotion of Kappela focuses on Anna Ben, who made her mark with her debut in Kumbalangi…

Movie Review, Movies

By Toms Varghese

March 7, 2020

YES Bank fiasco: Sign of deepening crisis of confidence

Yes Bank has overnight become a No Bank. The pun perfectly sums up the mess in the Indian banking sector. Rahul Gandhi was quick to use it to attack the government’s cluelessness. Media houses followed suit using it left, right and centre. So much so that it has already become…

Economy

By K Raveendran

March 7, 2020

Denial of healthcare during a riot is a crime

Reports that in many cases the victims of violence in Delhi were not allowed to reach hospitals are very disturbing. Even worse, the ambulances were stopped and searched by the police, and patients’ dressings removed enroute to healthcare facilities. This is against all norms and forms of justice and patients’…

Health

By Arun Mitra

March 7, 2020

Jasoos Kutty Chronicles

Cartoon, Visual Commentary

By Green Chromide

March 5, 2020

P T Chacko’s resignation triggered by conspiracy within Congress, reveals Joseph Pulikunnel

The resignation of the former Home Minister of Kerala and stalwart Congress leader P T Chacko from the government headed by R Shankar in 1964 was orchestrated by the rival factions within the Congress party, writes Joseph Pulikunnel, in his autobiography. The late theologian and former Congressman Joseph Pulikunnel’s autobiography…

Politics

By Abhish K Bose

Covid-19 to set a future global agenda

Covid-19: God’s own country puts hospitality on hold, turns hostile, shows foreign tourists the door

“I will survive” an anthem for Covid-19

Three Questions Congress Must Address

Covid-19: CITU and CPM workers flout Kerala government’s directive to not hold large gatherings

Covid-19: Are people giving health officials the slip? Kerala under semi-lockdown

Rekha Karthikeyan, deep sea fisher: When the waters get rough, dont give up

Kappela: What You See Is Not Always What You Get

YES Bank fiasco: Sign of deepening crisis of confidence

Denial of healthcare during a riot is a crime

Jasoos Kutty Chronicles

P T Chacko’s resignation triggered by conspiracy within Congress, reveals Joseph Pulikunnel

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