Kerala, Nation
September 06, 2016
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Onam Celebrated at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee hosted hundreds of guests at his official residence for an evening that celebrated the sights, sounds and colours of the Onam festival at a special programme organised by the Government of Kerala at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the first time. Titled “Kairali”, the Onam evening provided a glimpse into a […]

Business, Nation
September 06, 2016
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DMICDC’s Logistics Data Bank Crosses 5,00,000 Mark

NEW DELHI: The EXIM container tracking, which commenced from July 1 this year in the western corridor of India through the use of RFID technology, has covered 5,32,000 container movements under DMICDC’s Logistics Data Bank (LDB) project over the 1,500-km stretch covering 20 locations across ports, ICDs/ CFSs and toll plazas. Starting from Jawaharlal Nehru […]

Nation, Travel
September 03, 2016
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‘Go Kerala’ app Puts Kerala Holidays Under the Hammer

NEW DELHI: Leveraging the state’s unique destination pull and brand appeal to woo visitors in th e digital space, an app-driven campaign from Kerala Tourism offers sojourns in ‘God’s Own Country’ at throwaway prices if you have luck on your side. The latest in a string of innovative marketing initiatives, the first-of-its-kind ‘A Kerala Holiday […]

Nation
August 31, 2016
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Biennale’s Prime Movers Discuss its Impact

NEW DELHI: The story of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is the story of an artist-lead movement to establish both a space for the regeneration of the Indian cultural landscape and a platform for engagement with contemporary complexities. The compelling narratives behind that story – shaped over two editions and with a third iteration beginning December […]

Nation
August 31, 2016
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National Award Distribution and World Coconut Day celebration 2016 at at Bhubaneswar

BHUBANESWAR: Coconut Development Board is distributing its National Awards in various categories on 2 nd September on the occasion of World Coconut Day celebration at Bhubaneswar Odisha. Radha Mohan Singh, Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare will distribute the national awards at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of state Petroleum […]

Nation
August 31, 2016
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Teri Dempo Partnership Culminates it’s 3-year long Stars program

PANAJI: The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) is the country’s premier research organization conducting research on energy, environment and other issues related to sustainable development over the past 40 years. As an institute, TERI has dedicated itself to the task of creating an informed citizenry through children, as they are important stakeholders that hold the […]

Nation
August 30, 2016
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Design a Logo for your Smart City

PANAJI: The newly formed Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), formulated to implement the Smart City plans, has announced a stakeholder competition open to all citizens including schools and colleges wherein participants will be asked to design a logo for the SPV, named Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited. The winning logo stands a chance to become […]

Nation, News, Travel
August 29, 2016
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‘No Skirts’ Raises Eyebrows: Modi’s Culture Minister Retracts Statement

New Delhi: Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture in Narendra Mody’s Government, has retracted his advice to women tourists not to wear skirts after he realised that it raised eybrows.

The minister had, on Sunday, told the media that the government would issue an advisory to suggesting that foreigners visiting India asking them to avoid wearing skirts and going out alone at night.