2012-01-15 | Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram Kerala News, Events, Jobs, Map, Hotels

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Nisagandhi Festival From January 20 to 26

Trivandrum, January 2012: Nishagandhi Festival starts from today at Kanakakunnu Campus and will end on January 26, 2012.

The event will orchestrate Dance-Music fest in Nishagandhi, Food festival in Sooryakandhi open stage and Kathkali in Palace auditorium are the chief programmes in the event.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

CCL - Celebrity Cricket League: Kerala Strikers Matches Live Telecast in Surya TV

January 19, 2012: The live telecast of all matches in which Kerala Strikers are featuring will be available in Surya TV.

Kerala Strikers' match schedule is:

January 21 Kerala Strikers vs Telugu Warriors

January 22 Kerala Strikers vs Mumbai Heroes

January 27 Kerala Strikers vs Karnataka Bull Dozers

January 29 Kerala Strikers vs Bengal Tigers

February 4 Kerala Strikers vs Chennai Rhinos

First ever Indian Bala Krishi Shastra Congress at Trivandrum

Trivandrum, 19 January 2012: The first ever Bala Krishi Shastra Congress in India will be held at Trivandrum Public Library from 20th January 2012 onwards.

The Childrens Agriculture Science Congress is organised by Agri-Friends in association with Kerala Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change and State Horticulture Mission.

More than 500 students are expected to participate in the two day event which will have over 100 project papers preseneted. Seven projects will be shortlisted and the best project will receive cash award of Rs. 11,111.

An agricultural exhibition showcasing seeds, plants, farm equipments etc will be organised by the students in connection with the science congress.

3rd India IT Summit 2012 Trivandrum

Trivandrum, 19 January 2012: The third annual India IT summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be held at Trivandrum from 19th January 2012. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the function at Vivanta Taj on January 19.

The two day summit will feature over 20 eminent technocrats from India and abroad an 300+ delegates. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Executive Vice Chairman, Infosys; Ganesh Lakshminarayan, President, Dell India; Avinash Vashistha, CMD, Accenture India; V Ramaswamy, Sr. VP, TCS; Sudhir Nair, Sr. VP, Mahindra Satyam; Pradeep Udhas; Executive Director, KPMG and Roopa Kudwa, MD & CEO, CRISIL are some of the speakers who will attend the function.

Organized by the CII Kerala, the India IT Summit is an annual event where key influencers globally are invited to deliberate and discuss issues pertaining to the IT industry. The 2012 edition of the event would consist of 4 plenary sessions spread over two days of deliberation and discussion. The theme of the event is ‘Business Strategies for Non-Linear Growth’.

Senior Government Officers, CXOs from IT and other industries, officials of Industry associations/ professional forums, senior members from academia, political leaders and key influencers of society are expected to attend the event.

Program Schedule

19 January 2012: Vivanta by Taj, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
0830 Hrs – 0930 Hrs
Registration
1000 Hrs – 1100 Hrs
Inaugural Session
1130 Hrs – 1330 Hrs
Plenary Session 1
‘IT Industry Challenges for Sustaining Growth’
1430 Hrs – 1600 Hrs
Plenary Session 2
‘Partnering for Global Economic Revival’
1630 Hrs – 1800 Hrs
Plenary Session 3
‘Preparedness to Address the Challenges’’

20 January 2012: Vivanta by Taj, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
1000 Hrs – 1200 Hrs
Plenary Session 4
‘Innovation as the way forward’
1200 Hrs – 1315 Hrs
Valedictory Session

The first annual IT summit in Kerala was held at Kovalam in 2009 which was followed by a subsequent edition in 2010.

Kerala Strikers vs Mumbai Heroes at Kochi on January 22, 2012

Trivandrum, 19 January 2012: The first match of the Kerala Strikers cricket team in the celebrity cricket league in Kerala will be held on January 22, 2012 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. Kerala Strikers will take on Mumbai Heroes in the second match of the team.

The team will play their first match of the tournament at Hyderabad on 21st January against the Chennai Rhinos.

Meanwhile actor Prithviraj and Asif Ali will not feature in the Kerala side for the upcoming Celebrity cricket team matches. Prithviraj has been dropped for the first two matches, whereas Asif Ali cannot play any of the matches. Both the actors failed to turn up for the practice sessions which made the team coach Chandrasenan to keep them out.

Team vice-captain Indrajith is expected to open the innings with Nivin Poly.

The tickets are available in the following link http://www.facebook.com/keralastrikers?sk=app_160430850678443

Golden Jubilee of Panchayati Raj

Trivandrum, 19 January 2012: Government of Kerala has decided to celebrate the golden jubilee of implementation of Panchayati Raj system in connection with the Republic Day 2012. A grama yatra will be conducted in all 140 assembly constitutencies on January 26 which will start from Thrissur.

Also a global rural meet will be organised in the state which will be participated by foreign delegates from Asian countries.

Adaminte Makan Abu out of Oscar race

Trivandrum, 19 January 2011: Adaminte Makan Abu, India's official entry to the Oscar Awards in the Best Foreign Language film has failed to get an entry to the shortlist which comprises of final nine films.

The movie directed by Salim Ahmed featuring Salim Kumar and Sarina Wahab won many awards both in the state level and the national level in the year 2011. The film was earlier recommended as the official entry from India by the jury headed by JP Dutta.

Adaminte Makan Abu was the second malayalam film to be selected as an Official Entry to Oscars from India. The first Malayalam movie for Oscar entry was Guru directed by Rajiv Anchal starring Mohanlal in the year 1997. Eventhough India over 40 films to Oscars in foreign language category over the years, no Indian film has ever won the award.

However, the movie Dam 999 directed by Sohan Roy has been nominated for the best music category in the forthcoming Oscar Awards.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

LPG/Cooking Gas Consumer Forum Trivandrum

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: The Confederation of Residents Associations in Trivandrum (CONFRA) has constituted a Cooking Gas Consumer Forum in the city.

The Forum will work for solving the issues related to the cooking gas distribution in the city. Residents can contact the forum at the following telephone numbers

M Sasidharan Nair (9447261253 / 2301815)

Gopalakrishnan (2307518)

Leelamma (9447450521 / 2304178)

Buy 5 Chapatis, Chicken curry for Rs. 25 from Central Jail, Poojappura

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: The Central Prison at Poojappura, Trivandrum will start marketing the 'Made in Jail' chapati, chicken curry and vegetable curry from today onwards.

The Chapatis which is priced Rs. 2 per piece will be available along with veg and non-veg curries. A packet of 5 chapathis and chicken curry will be available for Rs. 25 whereas 5 chapatis and vegetable curry will be available for Rs. 20 only. Separate packets of curry will not be available. The dishes will be sold to general public via the outlet opened in front of the central jail.

Kerala Medical/Engineering Entrance Exam 2012 Apply Online, Prospectus, Time table

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: The Kerala Medical and Engineering entrance exams 2012 conducted by the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Government of Kerala will be held from April 23 to April 26. This was announced by the Education Minister PK Abdurabb today. The Minister also released the prospectus for the engineering and medical entrance examinations. The prospectus is available for download at http://www.cee-kerala.org/index.php/keam/keam2012/prospectus-2012

Notification issue date 18.01.2012
Applications for the Entrance Examinations for Admission to Medical/Agriculture/Veterinary/Fisheries/Engineering/Architecture Degree Courses 2012 can be accessed online from 19-01-2012 to 14-02-2012 from www.cee.kerala.gov.in

Time Table for examination

Intercollegiate Gandhi Quiz 2012

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: The Gandhian study centre, University of Kerala will conduct a
Intercollegiate Gandhi Quiz 2012 on January 30, 2012.

The competition will be held at the University Senate Chamber, Palayam, Trivnadrum. The topic for the quiz competition will be 'Gandhiji and the war for Indian Independence.

Students who wish to participate in the event can contact at the following telephone

0471 2305663

MBA Course 2012 in College of Engineering, Trivandrum

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: College of Engineering, Trivandrum invites application for two year MBA full time course.

Qualification: BA / B.Sc/ B. Com aggregrate marks 50% and having a score in AICTE Common Management Admission Test (CAMT).

Last date: January 22, 2012

For more details visit www.aicte-cmat.in

600 crore to make the city free from water logging

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: A detailed project for making the capital city free from water logging has been planned in the government level, Chief Minsiter Oommen Chandy and minister for Transport VS Sivakumar told reporters at a press conference here.

The plan will be implemented in three phases with 27, 98 and 505 crore money to be spend in each phase. The project will include cleaning and waste disposal of Karamana, Killi rivers, Ulloor, Amayinchan, Pattom canals etc.

Diploma Course in E-Publishing by Keltron & Aptara

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: Knowledge services division of Keltron invites applications to the Diploma in E-publishing course. The course which is of one month duration (Full time) is a technical skill development program that covers concepts, technologies and tools in e-publishing, based on the syllabus supported by Aptara, pioneers in digital publishing solutions.

Candidates who has completed 3 year degree /diploma in Computer science, other Sciences, Commerce etc can apply. Total number of seats - 35

Candidates will be selected for placement in Technopark after succesful completion of the course.

For more details call 0471 4065550

Aruvikkara Police Station Inaugurated

Trivandrum, 18 January 2012: Chief Minsiter Oommen Chandy inaugurated the Aruvikkara Police Station in Trivandrum today. The event was attended by speaker G. Karthikeyan, A. Sampath (MP), Palode Ravi (MLA), K. Muraleedharam (MLA) etc

Unnathi: A Kudumbasree Programme For Women in IT

Trivandrum, January 18, 2012: Kudumbasree has formed a state level consortium of IT units called 'Unnathi' to boost the entrepreneurial acumen of women in the IT sector.

The head office of the Unnathi will be in Thrissur. The group willfocus on upgrade of IT infrastructure and skills development in addition to facilitating access to expert assistance.

It also aims on creating jobs for women in the IT sector. Women below the age of 40 and with a minimum qualification of plus two are eligible to start an IT unit.

Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Trivandrum Medical College: MEDEX 2012 From January 18 to 26 at Medical College

Trivandrum, January 18, 2012: Medex 2012, a mega medical exhibition showcasing the advances in medicine, basic sciences and bio medical technology organised as a part of the diamond jubilee celebration of Trivandrum Government Medical College.

The nine day long event which is happening in Medical college campus will incorporate the participation of all 34 departments of the college and premier medical and research institutions in Trivandrum city.

The exhibition is being organised by the students of the college and the alumni as a tribute to the institution. The college will celebrate the 60th anniversary on 27th January 2012 after the conclusion of the Medex 2012. The diamond jubilee celebrations will be inaugurated by the Kerala CM Oommen Chandy on 27th.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Kerala PSC Recognised Computer Courses

Trivandrum, 17 January 2012: Kerala Public Service Commission has shortlisted the computer courses which are recognised for appointment of Assistant to Secreatariat, Local Fund Audit, PSC, Vigilance Tribunal, AG office etc.

Fifteen computer courses conducted by various institutions in the state are included in the list. These include PGDCA, B.Tech Computer Science, Btech IT, MSc Computer SCience, MCA, Higher Secondary Computer Science, VHSE Computer Science etc. The detailed list of recognised courses will be published in the website www.keralapsc.org

Monday, January 16, 2012

SK Hospital Trivandrum Launches Mother & Baby Unit

Trivandrum, January 16, 2012: SK Hospital, one of the famous name in health care in Trivandrum, launches their ultra modern Mother & Baby care unit.

The new unit will consist of Gynec and OBS, Neonatology and other immportant facilities.

Also the unit is enriched with the service of eminent specialist doctors.

K J Yesudas Wins First Harivarasanam Award Of Travancore Devaswom Board

Trivandrum, January 16, 2012: Playback singer and classical vocalist K J Yesudas has been chosen for the first Harivarasanam Award of the TDB.

The prize comprising of Rs. 50,000, citation and memento would be presented to him on the Vishu [Malayalam New Year]

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Kerala School Arts Festival (School Kalolsavam) 2012 Live, Winners List Online

Trivandrum, 15 January 2012: The 52nd Kerala State School Arts Festival (School Kalolsavam) 2012 will be held at Thrissur, Kerala from January 16 to 22. The event to be held in 17 venues will have 10,000+ students perforning in 218 events.

The festival will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at 4pm on 16th January. The inauguration will be preceeded by a colourful cultural procession.

The event will be webcasted live from six venues. The festival can be watched live online at the following websites

www.victers.itschool.gov.in
www.schoolkalolsavamlive.in

Viewers can chose from six windows which will offer six different events at a time. Highlights of the events will also be available. The results and winners list will be available at the website www.schoolkalolsavam.in The live webcasting will be offered using Content Delivery Network (CDN) which will uses thousands of servers to host the video and prevent the website from crashing.

Click here for schedule of events

Biggest Shopping Mall in Trivandrum - KSIE Complex at Thampanoor

Trivandrum, 15 January 2012: The biggest shopping complex in Trivandrum will be set up by Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Limited (KSIE) at Thampanoor soon.

The mall will have eleven storeys and parking space of two lakh square feet which will accomodate 175 cars in the first two floors. The second and third floors will offer shopping space, fourth floor with dining and entertainment facilities, fifth to eleventh floor will be for premium office spaces. Separate entry will be given for both shopping space and office spaces.

The mall will come up in the 1.27 acre land at the SS Kovil Road, Thampanoor and is expected to be
completed within two years.

image: oberon mall , ernakulam

Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Limited (KSIE) was set up in 1973 as a Holding Company of the Government of Kerala under the Industries Department. KSIE was formed to revive and nurse the sick units under the Industries Department. KSIE was appointed as the custodian of the Air Cargo Complex at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in 1979 by Govt. of India.It manages Kochi and Kozhikode Airports too. KSIE is successful in establishing, managing and efficiently operating the Three Sales Emporia located at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. It markets the product Kerala Soaps, website keralaarcade.com etc also

KSIE is one of the State PSUs, running on profit and paying dividend to the Government consecutively for the last 10 years. During the financial year 2009-10, the Company has registered a net profit of 410.36 lakhs and paid a dividend of Rs.42 lakhs to the State Government.

The Times Of India Kerala Edition Launch on February 1; Priced Rs. 2; Tie-Up With Mathrubhumi

Trivandrum, January 15, 2012: The Times of India launching its Kerala edition on February 1, 2012.

The leading news paper of India also announced its strategic tie-up with Kerala's second largest newspaper, Mathrubhoomi, in printing, distribution and sales convenience.

The Times of India will use Mathrubhumi's printing facility for its Kerala edition. Also announced combo selling offer for the newspaper.

The Times of India will be available in Kerala for Rs.2 if one subscribe it with Mathrubhoomi. The normal rate would be Rs.3. The company offers a Rs.50 discount for the subscription.

KBD Daffodils Apartments, Villas Kuttiyani, Vattapara, by Keratech Builders and Developers

Trivandrum, 15 January 2012: The Bhumi pooja of the KBD Daffodils, apartment project by Keratech Builders and Developers Private Limited will be held today. KBD Daffodils luxury villas and apartments is located at Kuttiyani, Vattapara, Trivandrum. The project located at MC Road has proximity to many educational institutions like Mar Ivanios College, St. Thomas School, Techopark etc.

Amenities include swimming pool, badminton court, gymnasium, club house, childrens park, guest car parking, jogging track, 24 hour security, etc. Pre launch offer available till February 2012.

For more details call 85905 1122, 85905 10222 or visit

Keratech Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd.
TC 12/1443 First Floor, Syam Scion, PMG Law College Road, Vikas Bhavan PO, Trivandrum

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