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Summer rain lashed many parts of South Kerala on Friday and Saturday.
Most parts of Kottayam district including Palai and Kanjirapally and some parts of Idukki district received copious rain on Friday afternoon on both days. It rained also in Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts. Rain occurred in some parts of Kollam district too.
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ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C32, successfully injected the 1425 kg IRNSS-1F navigation satellite into orbit on Thursday afternoon.
This is the thirty third consecutively successful mission of PSLV and the twelfth of its 'XL' configuration. The satellite is the sixth of the seven satellites to form the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
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Fires rage in several of the protected areas of Kerala including those near Munnar.
NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System have identified several fires during past 48 hours in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. Fires have also been detected near the boundaries of Silent Valley National Park in Kerala and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka.
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry go to polls on May 16.
Elections will be held in West Bengal in six phases and Assam in two phases.
The counting of votes will take place on May 19. Code of conduct for the elections comes into effect from Friday.
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Kunjoonju Kathakal-2: Oommen Chandyyude Narma Sandarbhangal, a hilarious account of his experiences written by his Press Secretary P. T. Chacko, was released by actor Madhu here on Tuesday. Additional Chief Secretary D. Babu Paul received the first copy.
The book is written in a vivid and interesting format. It is not merely a collection of jokes but a peep into the life around the Chief Minister and how he stays connected with the common man and his umbilical chord like relationship with the people of Puthupally.
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