Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s gastronomic delights like appam, puttu and karimeen curry are set to test the American palate soon. The popular American TV programme “No Reservations”, in its sixth season, has reserved an entire episode for Kerala cuisine. Anthony Bourdain, the intrepid celebrity chef and host of the Discovery Travel channel’s culinary programme, shot the episode in the state. Culinary tourism is becoming popular with holidaymakers, especially the British, French and Americans, and an increasing number of tourists are trying out local food when travelling abroad. “When it comes to spices and variety, Kerala is right up there in my alley,” says Bourdain, 53, author of ‘A Cook’s Tour - In Search of the Perfect Meal’.

Moovattupuzha: One more person was arrested today in connection with the sensational attack on New Man College professor T J Joseph.


Police said the Special Investigation Team took Jamal (40) of Aluva into custody from Beemapally area in Thiruvananthapuram.

Sources said Jamal was learnt to have revealed that he was directly involved in attacking the teacher.

Kochi: Malayalam comedian Jagathy Sreekumar Saturday vowed not to endorse lottery tickets, a day after Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan urged celebrities to look into the merit of products promoted by them.

Speaking to reporters here, Jagathy, a veteran comedian who has acted in more than a thousand Malayalam films, said that he has decided to follow the advice of chief minister.

"I do get good money for endorsing lottery tickets of governments like Sikkim and Bhutan but after realizing that I am misleading many in Kerala, I have decided that henceforth I will not endorse lottery tickets," said Jagathy.

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Kochi: A group of miscreants served off the right hand of Prof. TJ Joseph, the Malayalam Professor of Newman College, Thodupuzha, who  has been suspended following the controversy regarding the Malayalam question paper of  B.Com Second semester.

The controversy was triggered as the Malayalam question paper contained certain inappropriate remarks in a conversation between God and Mohammed Nabi in the section, 'Gadyavum Rachanayum'.

Thiruvananthapuram: T.P. Nandakumar, editor of a periodical and petitioner in a scam related to renovation of power plants in Kerala, was taken into custody Saturday for publishing a defamatory article on a non-resident Indian businessman, police said.

Thiruvannathapuram: Senior Congress leader K Karunakaram came out heavily for the second time against the ‘organizational polls’ in Congress. In a press meet called at his house, Karunakaran said that the polls were necessary for strengthening the organization, but presently the attempt for attaining supremacy is taking place.

The leader slammed the polls by calling it ‘farce’ , saying that such an election had never taken

Thiruvananthapuram: The city police control room on Friday night received an anonymous phone call threatening to kill chief Minister VS Achuthanandan.

Police identified that the sim card using which the call was made belonged to one Manikantan of Vattapara.

Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran music director M.G. Radhakrishnan died here on Friday after prolonged illness. He was 70.

He had been ailing for almost a year now and for the past one week he was in critical condition undergoing treatment for liver ailments at a private hospital here. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Thiruvananthapuram: There was uproar in the Kerala assembly Friday when Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan while criticising the 1975 emergency said 'goons of Rajiv Gandhi' though he meant Sanjay Gandhi, the younger brother of the former prime minister.

The slip enraged legislators of the opposition Congress who rushed towards Speaker K

Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP state leadership on Friday confirmed observing hartal on July 5. The decision was taken in a meeting of the state leadership held here.