The Hindu - Thiruvananthapuram

Lok Bhavan, the Kerala Governor’s official residence that stands on 12 hectares, is home to over 180 species of trees and plants

Local residents say that the toxically polluted Amayizhanjan canal, a noxious black open sewer that doubles as a convenient trash dump and a fertile breeding ground for malaria- and dengue-spreading mosquitoes, which courses through the heart of the city, overflowed, raising the spectre of diseases, including leptospirosis

Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan says government transferred around 2,000 employees in violation of transfer rules. UDF refutes charges