Renowned actor Adah Sharma and PETA India have donated a life-size mechanical elephant to the Pournamikavu Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The Mechanical elephant, named ‘Baladhasan’, is a unique 3-meter-tall mechanical elephant that weighs approx 800 kilograms. It was donated in honour of the temple’s commitment to never hiring or keeping real elephants. ‘Baladhasan’ will be the first mechanical elephant to be kept by a temple in Thiruvananthapuram. This is the third elephant donated by PETA and Adah Sharma as elephants are widely used in Kerala for religious and other purposes. The first mechanical elephant was donated in Thrissur named ‘Iringarappilly Raman’, second in Kochi, named ‘Trikkail Mahadevan
Sunday, June 23, 2024
First Mechanical elephant in Trivandrum 'Baladasan' donated to Pournamikkavu Temple
Renowned actor Adah Sharma and PETA India have donated a life-size mechanical elephant to the Pournamikavu Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The Mechanical elephant, named ‘Baladhasan’, is a unique 3-meter-tall mechanical elephant that weighs approx 800 kilograms. It was donated in honour of the temple’s commitment to never hiring or keeping real elephants. ‘Baladhasan’ will be the first mechanical elephant to be kept by a temple in Thiruvananthapuram. This is the third elephant donated by PETA and Adah Sharma as elephants are widely used in Kerala for religious and other purposes. The first mechanical elephant was donated in Thrissur named ‘Iringarappilly Raman’, second in Kochi, named ‘Trikkail Mahadevan
Thursday, April 11, 2024
KSRTC Tourist Trips from Trivandrum to Vagamon, Kanyakumari, Wonder La
തിരുവനന്തപുരം : കെ.എസ്.ആർ.ടി.സി. പാപ്പനംകോട് ഡിപ്പോയിൽനിന്ന് ബജറ്റ് ടൂറിസത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി ഏപ്രിലിൽ വിവിധയിടങ്ങളിലേക്ക് വിനോദയാത്രകൾ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. 13-ന് വാഗമൺ, 14-ന് കന്യാകുമാരി, 19-ന് വണ്ടർലാ, 21-ന് തെന്മല, 29-ന് വാഗമൺ, വണ്ടർലാ എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലേക്കാണ് യാത്രകൾ. വിവരങ്ങൾക്ക് ഫോൺ: 9995436603, 9946442214
Monday, March 11, 2024
Mangalore Trivandrum Vande Bharat Express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the extended Vande Bharat Service on March 12 from Mangaluru Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central and a new Kollam–Tirupati Express. Train 02631 from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangaluru At 9.15 a.m., the Vande Bharat Express will depart from Mangaluru Central and arrive at Thiruvananthapuram Central.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Trivandrum Central gets ‘Eat Right Station’ status
21 railway stations in the state received the "Eat Right Station" designation from the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for following recommended guidelines for food storage and hygiene. Kerala became the first state to get accreditation for the maximum number of stations with 21, while 114 railway stations nationwide gained recognition.
The railway stations that have been recognised are Parappanangadi, Chalakudy, Thalassery, Kannur, Palakkad Junction, Chengannur, Shornur Junction, Tirur, Vadakara, Changanassery, Alappuzha, Varkala, Karunagappally, Angamaly, Aluva, Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kollam.
The programme covers the following: stationary retail outlets, retail-cum-catering facilities, food plazas, food courts, and restaurants; stationary and mobile petty food vendors; and railway station platforms, station yard warehouses, and base kitchens.
Friday, December 8, 2023
Air India Express to start in Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode sector
Trivandrum: Air India Express is all set to start service on Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode route. The service will be conducted on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
The flight (IX 2342) departing Thiruvananthapuram at 6.45 pm will reach Kozhikode at 7.45 pm. The return flight (DX 2341) departing from Kozhikode at 8 pm will reach Thiruvananthapuram at 9.05 am.
Friday, June 30, 2023
Trivandrum Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express Best Performing Train in India with 183 percent occupancy
The Trivandrum - Kasaragod - Trivandrum train is the best-performing Vande Bharat Express with an average occupancy of 183 per cent among the 23 pairs of such trains running across the Railway network, according to official data.
The trains with top occupancy include the Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express (129 per cent), Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express (128 per cent), New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express (124 per cent), Dehradun-Amritsar Vande Bharat Express (105 per cent), Mumbai-Sholapur Vande Bharat Express (111 per cent), Sholapur-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express (104 per cent).
Occupancy is calculated by the total number of passengers travelling in a train on a particular route, including those getting off and boarding it at intervening stations.
If a person has booked a ticket on a train from point A to point B, it is considered one booking. From point B, another passenger books the same seat to travel to point C, so the same seat has two bookings, an official said.
Monday, April 17, 2023
Vande Bharat Express Trial Run successful
Trivandrum: The Trial run of the new train Vande Bharat Express connecting Trivandrum to Kannur has been successfully performed. The train which started from Trivandrum at 5.10 am reached the stations as follows
Kollam 6.00 am
Kottayam 7.30 am
Ernakulam North 8.30
Thrissur 9.37 am
Kozhikode 11.30 am
Kannur 12.20 pm
Saturday, March 13, 2021
"Wings of Passion" by Trivandrum flea market
Kovalam Para Sailing, Scuba Dive, Kayaking, Surfing, Jet Ski, Game fishing Facilities
Trivandrum 13 March 2021: As part of introducing adventure sports in Kovalam, Tourism department has joined hands with Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society to introduce underwater adventure sport called the Bond Safari.
Bond Safari Kovalam
Suseela Tower, Beach Road
VRP XIX/553-A KOVALAM P.O,
Kovalam, Kerala 695527
Programmes offered:
PARA SAILING
PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVE
INTRODUCTION TO SCUBA DIVING
PADI SCUBA DIVING COURSES
FUN DIVING
SNORKELLING
KAYAKING
STANDUP PADDLEBOARDING
SEA LIFE SAFARI
KOVALAM SPEED BOATING
SURFING
POOVAR BACKWATER CRUISE
FREEDIVING CERTIFICATION
BOND SAFARI
GAME FISHING
UNDERWATER CINEMATOGRAPHY
JET SKI
GOD’S OWN ADVENTURE TRAIL
ADVENTURE KOVALAM
SEMI SUBMARINE
OPEN HOURS
Mon - Sun 9.00 - 19.00
We are open on Sunday’s too
Monday, March 8, 2021
Kerala Arts And Crafts Village Vellar Kovalam Trivandrum
Kerala Arts And Crafts Village
Kerala Arts & Crafts Village,
Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram-695527
Ph: 0471-2485050, 9288001166
Video by Crest Kerala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ChPASqlPg