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| Ayurveda pull visitors to Kerala stall in Moscow |
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Kerala’s
centuries-old Ayurveda heritage proved the main draw for Russian and other East
European travelers at the three-day Moscow International Travel and Tourism
Exhibition (MITT), the largest and longest-running tourism trade event in that
country. The Kerala Tourism pavilion at the 24th e ...
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| Kerala Blog Express initiative wins ‘Oscar’ of Indian Advertising |
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Kerala Tourism global blogger driven campaign wins ABBY
Award
After setting the blogosphere alight with memorable travel
narratives from across God’s Own Country, Kerala Blog Express - Kerala
Tourism’s pioneering blogger outreach programme - has gained added traction.
The third edition ...
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| ‘Velvet’ female condom launched |
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Health Minister Nadda launches Made in India affordable
‘Velvet’ female condom
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game-changer for women empowerment, says minister
Mr. J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
has formally launche ...
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| Kerala State Tourism Advisory Committee Reconstituted |
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Kerala Government has reconstituted the State Tourism Advisory
Committee, headed by the Minister for Tourism, Kerala for next two years with
new members and trade representatives on the board.
Mr. Kamal V Rao IASs, Principal Secretary, Tourism will be the
Vice Chairman of the Committee and Ms. ...
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| International Humanitarian Award to Dr. Siddeek Ahmed |
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Dr. Siddeek Ahmed, Chairman and Managing Director of Eram
Group, has been selected for the prestigious ‘International Humanitarian Award’ in recognition of his
contributions to enhance the quality of life of fellow human beings. The award
will be presented in the International Interfait ...
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| Dr C.V. Ananda Bose pitches for youth in UN |
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The United Nations should induct youngsters at its top
leadership and set an example to the world which is seeing a surge in the
percentage of youth population, bureaucrat-orator-writer Dr C.V. Ananda Bose
said at a convention of the international body.
With the world currently having the high ...
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| Kerala Blog Express Enters Season 3 |
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30 leading bloggers from 25 countries to travel for 2 weeks
on Kerala Blog Express
Bloggers from Brazil to Belgium and Spain to South Africa
took part in the Kerala Blog Express Season 3 that began today ( February 15,
2016). Mr. A P Anilkumar, Minister for Tourism, Kerala flagged off this yea ...
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| Increasing exports via coir sector vital for economy: Ramesh Chennithala |
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Home Minister lauds positive changes in sector
Growing the country’s export economy is the need of the hour
and coir is the ideal sector to make this happen, said Mr. Ramesh Chennithala,
Home Minister of Kerala, while inaugurating
the sixth edition of Coir Kerala 2016 at the EMS stadiu ...
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| All should remain happy, all should remain healthy says PM Narendra Modi |
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Kerala is the hub of traditional Ayurveda. This is not only
due to the long, uninterrupted practice of Ayurveda in this state, but also due
to the global popularity of its authentic medicines and therapies, and now, the
vast, fast growing network of health resorts and hospitals of Ayurveda, said
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| Kerala Tourism Wins Best Pavilion Award in Madrid |
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State’s boat race-themed stand a big hit at second largest
travel and tourism fair
Kerala Tourism has emerged as one among the four winners at
FITUR - the second largest travel and tourism fair in the Spain. The tourism
department has bagged the award in the destination category along with M ...
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| Nishagandhi festival: Anoushka Shankar At ‘Home’ in ‘God’s Own Country’ |
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Celebrated musician Anoushka Shankar will draw from both the
cultural tempo of ‘God’s Own Country’ and her new album ‘Home’ for her concert
at the opening of Kerala’s annual Nishagandhi festival on Wednesday, January
20.
As the curtain rises on the eight-day music and dance
festiv ...
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| Kerala Tourism to attract Middle East Travellers |
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As part of a high-pitched promotional campaign in the Middle East, Kerala Tourism has conductedroadshows in Oman and Bahrain to boost foreign tourist arrivals in the state during the 'Visit Kerala' year."The Middle East is of special significance to us," said Mr. A P Anilkumar, Minister fo ...
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| Kerala - A film maker’s paradise: SS Rajamouli |
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“Kerala - God’s own country is sculptured in such a way that
it is beautiful in every corner of the state,” said celebrated film director SS
Rajamouli. “The best thing about Kerala is that we need not wander more for
locations. It is a filmmaker’s
paradise.”
Rajamouli, ...
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| ICGE a major turning point in gender equality: Mollywood stars |
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The International Conference for Gender Equality (ICGE), a
platform to formulate and exchange ideas free of cultural and language
barriers, has been an unqualified success, celebrity attendees said.
The delegates, among who featured leading lights of the
Malayalam film industry, said the confe ...
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| Kerala Tourism Makes Foray Into Japanese Market |
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First-ever road show in Tokyo draws 'enthusiastic response'
Kerala Tourism has made its foray into the vast outbound
tourism market of Japan, with a first-time road show in the capital Tokyo.
As many as 55 leading trade participants from the Japanese
travel and tourism industry pa ...
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| Thekkady wins US$ 1 Million worth International award |
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Thekkady Named PATA CEO Challenge 2015 Top Destinations
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the
winners of the inaugural US$1 million PATA CEO Challenge 2015. Keralas Thekkady
has been adjudged as Top Destination Award in the category of Second and Third
Tier Cities while ...
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| A first for India: Kerala Tourism at the Westminster |
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British MPs Charmed by 'God's Own Country' at Kerala Tourism
Presentation
Kerala's time-tested Ayurveda and the enchanting backwaters
have wooed the British parliamentarians, in a first-time presentation by an
Indian state tourism board at the Westminster.
Kerala Tourism ...
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| A Man With Laudable Thoughts- In conversation with Dr.Siddeek |
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You are an inspiration among young
entrepreneurs in Kerala. What will be your advice to them? Do you have any
innovative plans to empower the young entrepreneurs in Kerala?
“Young
entrepreneurs should work hard and concentrate on their innovative business
ideas; the rest will follow, inadve ...
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| AVA Acquires Melam Brand |
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AVA group the manufacturer of Medimix soap
and a range of allied personal care products has acquired Melam Masala brand
for an undisclosed sum. AVA forays in to food business as they bought Melam’s
products like masalas, curry powders, spices, pickles, jams and sauces, rice
and other products ...
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| Kerala Tourism calls for entries to International Photo Contest |
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Kerala Tourism has launched an
‘International Photography Contest’ through its website, calling for entries
that would highlight the state’s tourism potential.
With www.keralatourism.org facilitating
participation from across the world, the competition that began yesterday—with
the th ...
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| Abraham George reelected as President of Kerala Travel Mart Society |
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New Team headed by Mr. Abraham George will lead Kerala Travel Mart Society 2015-17
Mr. Abraham George, popularly known as Johny in Tourism
Industry has been elected as President of Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) for 2015-17 term.
He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Kochi based , Intersi ...
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| Technopark, Taurus inked pact on Phase 3 development |
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India’s largest information technology park has achieved a
major milestone recently as Technopark entered a third phase of its
infrastructure development when it signed an agreement with US-based Taurus
Investment Holders on the ‘downtown’ project.
Being undertaken with Rs 1,200 crore of ...
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| RezNext Announces Partnership with RAVHAR |
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RezNext, the world’s only true real-time enterprise distribution technology company has announced partnership with RAVHAR, a leading hospitality company providing central reservations and point of sale solutions to hotels and resorts under the brand name HOSTS.HOSTS-Win caters to the unique requir ...
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| Technopark puts in place self-reliant waste management system |
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India’s largest IT Park is going green with a
first-of-its-kind integrated and centralised waste management plant, set to be
inaugurated on September 30.
Mr. P K Kunhalikutty, Minister for IT and Industries, Kerala will
inaugurate Technopark’s eco-friendly Solid Waste Management System, ...
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| Technopark set for next-gen development |
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Technopark is all set for the next generation of
infrastructure development with a Rs 1,200-crore ‘Downtown’ project taking off
on Wednesday September 30, 2015.
The IT Park will sign the framework agreement with US based
Taurus Investment Holdings LLC USA in the presence of Mr. Oommen Chan ...
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| ‘Arteria’ transforms City Walls into Artistry Spaces |
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More colours will be splashed this year to
embrace the festive mood of Onam in the city, as project Arteria, a Tourism
Department initiative, seeks to render the city walls with paintings by
renowned artists.
“The concept of turning city walls into
canvases for artistic expressions mainly a ...
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| ASB students take out bike rally to mark Safety Week |
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Road users were urged to not use mobile phones when driving
or take to the wheels while drunk in a series of safety messages sent out by
students from the Asian School of Business (ASB) who took out a bike rally in
Trivandrum as part of their Safety Week observance.
Mr. Jawahar Janard, Assista ...
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| Kerala’s New Responsible Tourism Campaign inaugurated |
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Statewide initiative will see RT extended further to rural
Kerala
Kerala’s statewide campaign focused on Responsible Tourism -titled
‘God’s Own Country, People’s Own Tourism’ - was inaugurated by Mr. Oommen
Chandy of Chief Minister of Kerala at
the Legislative Assembly complex ...
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| New coir acoustic panels offer sustainable design alternative |
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‘Accoir’ developed by NCRMI and IIID unveiled at Coir Kerala
2015
Researchers in India have developed a coir-based sound
paneling system that could offer a superior, low-cost, organic alternative to
synthetic acoustic design products currently used in construction, architecture
and engine ...
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| IFFK 2014: 5 films to embellish jury session |
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The 19th edition of IFFK, which is scheduled to be held at
Capital city of Kerala- God’s Own Country has five films in the jury films
session. Three films of the jury chairman Xei Fei will be screened. Films of
Sumithra Bhave and Resis Celik the two other jury members will also be screened
in ...
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| HLL registers impressive growth; pays Rs. 453 lakhs as dividend |
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HLL Lifecare Ltd, a public sector healthcare delivery
company, has paid Rs. 453 lakhs as dividend to the Government of India for the
financial year 2013-14, marking their yet another year of robust performance.
HLL, which is headquartered in Kerala’s capital
Thiruvananthapuram, grossed a rec ...
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| Kerala will create digital history on Monday Jan 12 |
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India’s First Hi-Speed Rural Broadband Network in Kerala
Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Communications &
IT will be commissioning India’s First Hi-Speed Rural Broadband Network in
Idukki District, Kerala under the Digital India Programme at a function to be
held in Thiruv ...
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| Amritanandamayi meets Pope Francis at Vatican |
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In a historic initiative to eradicate modern slavery and
human trafficking, spiritual leader and humanitarian icon Mata Amritanandamayi
joined hands with world faith leaders in meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican
today, declaring her commitment to end the global scourge by 2020.
This was for t ...
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| Kochi Marriott Hotel Opens- A new land Mark for Kochi |
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Kochi Marriott New Age Hospitality Awaits Your Exploration
Marriott International, one of the leading Hotel brands of
the Hospitality world has officially announced the opening of its fifth hotel
under the company’s flagship Marriott Hotels brand in India, Kochi Marriott
Hotel. This will be ...
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| Global Growth at Risk from Slow Reform Progress |
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India ranked only 71st position in World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 While Singapore (2nd),
Malaysia (20th) and China ( 28th) leads in Asia
The health of the global economy is at risk, despite years
of bold monetary policy, as countries struggle to implement stru ...
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| World of opportunities for marketers in social sectors: Dr S Ramadorai |
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There are tremendous opportunities for marketing personnel
in social sectors such as agriculture, healthcare and rural communication in
India and management graduates need to explore these better, Dr S Ramadorai,
Chairman of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) said.
Addressing t ...
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| Development calls for timely interventions from scientists: CM |
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Scientific research in areas such as agriculture,
infrastructure, forest conservation and water management is vital for Kerala to
progress socially and economically, Mr. Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala
said. He was speaking after inaugurating a three-day Scientists' Interface Meet
o ...
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| Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls on PM NARENDRA MODI |
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The founder and CEO of Facebook, Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, called
on the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi today ( Oct 10, 2014) at New Delhi.
They discussed a wide range of issues revolving around the
innovative use of Facebook as a platform to engage with a large audience in the
service of humanit ...
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| Technopark’s IT bosses shake a leg and take a bashing for charity |
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The CEOs of around 30 companies at Technopark, India’s
largest IT park, stepped out of their boardrooms and proved they are just as
skilled on the dance floor as Kerala held its first event for Daan Utsav, the
country’s annual Festival of Giving on Oct 7, 2014.
The IT bosses, including Tec ...
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| PM launches "Make in India" global initiative |
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New Delhi - 25.09.2014: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra
Modi, today launched the Make in India initiative with an aim to give the
Indian economy global recognition.
Addressing a gathering consisting of top global CEOs at the
event in Vigyan Bhawan in the capital, the Prime Minister said "FDI ...
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| Kerala Tourism steps up campaign to attract domestic tourists |
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Signs MoU with GoAir to offer discounted fares to visitors
In an innovative new season initiative launched as part of
efforts to aggressively market ‘God’s Own Country’ domestically, Kerala Tourism
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading Indian carrier GoAir to
offer excl ...
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| Creative economy key to sustainable development: Tharoor |
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Success of Biennale vindicates struggles, shows power of
art: Riyas Komu
It is important to support and invest in creative economy
for branding cities and sustainable development of a society, said Dr Shashi
Tharoor MP.
He was speaking at a panel discussion on Culture, Society
and Creativi ...
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| Modi rubbed Sena |
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Indicating that all may not be well in the saffron
alliance, the Shiv Sena has ribbed BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra
Modi for his speech at the rally in Mumbai.
The Sena has
sarcastically said that despite Modi’s claims, Maharashtra leads in terms of
de ...
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| AAP to rule Delhi |
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Arvind Kejriwal, who tapped into
public anger to take the AAP to the corridors of power, will take oath Saturday
as Delhi's seventh chief minister, with his party promising to "completely
overhaul" the system.
Activist-turned-unlikely
politician Kejriwal, 45, will be sworn in by Lt. Gove ...
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| Carlsen upset India and claims his World Champion title |
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Global favourite Viswanathan Anand was dethroned by World number one Magnus Carlsen in
Viswanathan Anand’s home ground Chennai and
add his name to the world chess championship title on last Friday.
After 65 moves of play a draw in the crucial 10th game &nb ...
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| Google to ’power’ 50mn Indian women |
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New
Delhi: Google India launched an initiative in the country on Wednesday to bring
50 million women online by 2014, as only one-third of the country's 200 million
internet users are women.
"Lack
of easy access to the internet, lack of knowledge on how to use the internet
and its re ...
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| UNESCO backing Kerala’s Spice Route Project |
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Thiruvananthapuram:
History of Kerala, the spice kingdom of the world and its foreign visitors date
back to travelers who visited this tiny State to buy Spices and herbs through
much talked about its Spice Route. State
Tourism department's plan to tap the potential in the tourism sect ...
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| Fleeing multinationals mean India needs hot money |
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By Andy Mukherjee
India's deteriorating business climate is forcing the country
deeper into a dangerous embrace of hot money.
Foreign multinationals which bring in
more stable financing are retreating. BHP Billiton is surrendering almost all
its energy exploration blocks in the ...
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| Kerala Backwaters to Rival Other Wonders of the World |
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism is set to launch a new global campaign to
catapult the state’s majestic backwaters into the league of the Grand Canyon
and the Great Wall of China as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Voted
ahead of the Taj Mahal in a National Geographic ...
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| Metro Man E. Sreedharan to guide “My City” in Kowdiar |
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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23: ‘My City’, the
integrated solid waste management project conceived and executed by HLL
Lifecare Limited in Kowdiar area of the city was jointly flagged off today by
Mayor Adv K. Chandrika, Shri K. Muraleedharan MLA, Dr E. Sreedharan,
former Managing Director ...
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| Crowne Plaza Kochi is the “Best Mice Hotel In India” |
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Kochi: Crowne
Plaza Kochi, Kerala’s newest luxury hotel destination bagged the awarded as the “Best
Mice Hotel In India” at the 9th Hospitality India and Explore the World Annual
International Awards ceremony on October 11, 2013 at Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi.
This prestigious award ceremony i ...
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| China, India sign deal aimed at soothing border tension |
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(Reuters) - China and India signed a deal
on Wednesday aimed at soothing tension on their contested border, as the two
nuclear-armed giants try to break a decades-old stalemate on overlapping claims
to long remote stretches of the Himalayas.
The agreement was signed
in Beijing's Grea ...
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| Technology vital for growth of traditional industries: CM |
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Thiruvananthapuram: The adoption
of modern practices and technologies is essential for the survival of
traditional industries such as coir, Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Oommen Chandy
said at the opening ceremony of the Advanced Centre for Automated Microbial
Characterization at the National Coi ...
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| Malayalam music legend K Raghavan passes away |
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Thalaserry: Eminent music director K Raghavan, who infused
Malayalam cinema music with a local flavour through his popular numbers, died
in a hospital here in Thalassery.
Raghavan (99) was keeping unwell for
some time and was admitted to the Co-operative hospital here a few days back,
family ...
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| Is Windows 8.1 Windows 3.1 All Over Again? |
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By Sascha SeganWindows 8.1 is
here. Time to jump? Yep.
Windows 8 has really divided PC users, because it's Microsoft's
attempt to strong-arm them into a new way of using PCs. Mice are out, touch is
in. Boxed software is out, the app store is in. It's been the biggest c ...
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| Cyclone Phailin pounds India, rescue workers start to assess damage |
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By Jatindra Dash and Sruthi Gottipati
BHUBANESWAR/SRIKAKULAM, India | Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:18am IST
(Reuters) -
Cyclone Phailin powered its way inland over eastern India on Sunday leaving a
swathe of destruction but the loss of life appeared limited after more than
half a millio ...
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| Higgs boson, key to the universe, wins Nobel physics prize |
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By
Mia Shanley and Johan Ahlander
STOCKHOLM | Tue Oct 8, 2013
6:32pm IST
(Reuters) -
Britain's Peter Higgs and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for
physics on Tuesday for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle
that explains how elementary ma ...
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| Exclusive - India to stick with austerity despite looming election |
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By
John Chalmers and Manoj Kumar
NEW DELHI | Mon Oct 7, 2013 10:31pm IST
(Reuters)
- The government will have to rein in spending and cut subsidies to meet its
fiscal deficit target, the country's finance minister said on Monday,
underlining that an austerity drive will not ...
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| Economy to recover from stress soon: Chidambaram |
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Bangalore:
India's sagging economy would recover from stress in the second half of this
fiscal to return to high growth over the next two years, Finance Minister P.
Chidambaram said Saturday.
"The
country's economy will recover from stress this fiscal (2013-14) as it has enough
t ...
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| India announces warm-up for world's biggest election |
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By Sruthi Gottipati
NEW DELHI | Fri Oct 4, 2013 6:02pm IST
(Reuters) - India
will hold five state elections in November and December, authorities said on
Friday, kicking off a contest that is expected to boost the profile of Hindu
nationalist opposition leader Narendra Modi ah ...
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| Apple Unseats Coca-Cola as World's No. 1 Brand of 2013 |
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By Angela Moscaritolo
Apple
has replaced Coca-Cola as the world's No. 1 brand of 2013, according to a new study from Interbrand Corp.
Apple's
brand value grew 28 percent to $98.3 billion, while Google took second place
with $93.3 billion, and Coca-Cola, which has he ...
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| Kerala gets due representation in BCCI |
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Chennai:
Kerala gets strong representation at the BCCI as six persons from the state
will become members of various committees in the apex body of
cricket in India. It's for the first time that so many persons from Kerala are
finding a place in the BCCI.
T C
Mathew, the presi ...
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| Amma's motherly affection, a wonder! |
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Swami Amritaswaroopananda (Vice Chairman,
Mata Amritanandamayi Math)
I
consider being with and travelling around the globe with Amma as a blessing
acquired through many births. During such journeys, we meet different people
from different races, with different colours and speaking different l ...
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| This is what Love can do - Amma @ 60 |
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22 September 2013. By Avinash
Amritavarsham 60 preparations – The Undefeatable Power of
Togetherness
Acres of land to be leveled, 164.9mm rainfall in Kerala
over the last one week (highest rainfall in India, Indian Meteorological
Department data), unstable soil, inability to deploy h ...
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| Parties should rise above regional interests: Chandy |
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New
Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Monday that political parties
should be able to consider the national interest and not remain confined to
narrow regional interests.
The
Chief Minister was addressing the gathering of Chief Ministers from across the
country at the Natio ...
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| Obtaining Aadhar card optional, not mandatory: Centre tells SC |
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Monday,
September 23, 2013 17:54 hrs IST
New
Delhi: The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that securing Aadhar cards,
being issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), was optional
and it has not made it mandatory for the citizens.
The
apex court, hearing a batch of ple ...
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| Justice VR Krishna Iyer lauded the success of Shri Narendra Modi |
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Former Judge of the Honourable Supreme Court of India Justice VR
Krishna Iyer has hailed Shri Narendra Modi’s appointment as the Prime
Ministerial candidate for the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
On the occasion of
Shri Modi’s birthday on 17th September 2013
Justice ...
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| Narendra Modi to visit Kerala on 26th |
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Karunagapalli: Gujarat
Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is expected
to take part in the 60th birthday celebrations of spiritual leader Mata
Amritanandamayi, known as 'Amma', at her ashram in the Kollam district of
Kerala on September 26.
M ...
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| PayPal Pledges to Overhaul Approach to Crowdfunding |
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PayPal this week promised to review how it
handles crowd-funding efforts after several projects had their funding frozen
by the online payment service.
In a blog post, PayPal said that crowd-funding
campaigns - made popular in the past year or two by services like Kickstarter
and Indiego ...
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| Kerala fast Emerging as Business Destination |
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Fast-tracking the campaign to position Kerala as a thriving
industrial state and hotbed for investments, Mr. Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister
of Kerala made an impassioned plea to top guns of the industry and corporate
world to forge durable partnerships with God’s Own Country and propel its
mi ...
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This is a brand new
organization based in Munnar which came up to address the operational ground
issues faced by the resorts. Regular meetings to solve issues like waste
management, plastic removal and other common issues made the operational heads
sit together and plan for taking forward. It was also a leap from the
SwachchBharath initiatives by the Govt of India and the Agenda 9 by the Kerala
Travel Mart Society.
Some fantastic team work led
to wonderful initiatives like waste segregation and disposal in hotels,
discontin ...
