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The district was declared tobacco free three days before the ban on public smoking.

The district was declared tobacco free three days before the ban on public smoking.

Tobacco-free district, the new feather in Kottayam's cap

In 1989, it was declared the first fully literate district in the country. Now Kottayam district in Kerala has another distinction, it has become the first district to be declared tobacco-free.

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Kottayam's own child is now CJI

With K G Balakrishnan taking over as the new Chief Justice, it's time yet again for Kottayam to hit the headlines.

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