THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Every citizen and every government department have a role to play in bringing down Kerala’s tobacco consumption, said experts at the seminar here on “Tobacco Use: Preparing Kerala to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)”. Under the health target of the UN SDGs, the aim is to bring down global tobacco use by […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Veteran Malayalam Film and Television actor K N Jagannatha Varma passed away at a private hospital in nearby Neyyantinkara today. He was 77 and is survived by his wife, Santha, son Manu Varma, a television actor and daughter Priya. His son-in-law is a noted director, Viji Thampy. Varma was hospitalised two days ago following […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation (SSSSO) today launched a motorcycle ambulance project in Kerala, which stands third in the country in terms of road accidents with nearly 4,000 deaths and 40,000 injuries annually. Launching the “Sai-aid-on-wheels” project, SSSSO all-India President Nimesh Pandya said here today that the project would be extended throughout the country […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State Bank of Travancore (SBT) will honour M.Mukundan with ‘SBT Suvarna Mudra’ for his valuable contributions to Malayalam Language, Literature and Culture in the SBT Malayala Sammelan at 6-30 pm on 20 December 2016 at Tagore Theatre, Vazhuthacaud. SBT Literature Awards 2016 will also be presented to the winners Prabha Varma, K.P.Ramanunni, Valsalan Vathussery and […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A two-day Green Carpet workshop aimed at ensuring sustainable development and maintenance of 79 select tourist destinations concluded today. Managers, Deputy Directors, and District Tourism Promotional Council (DTPC) Secretaries from the selected Kerala tourism destinations attended the workshop at Maria Rani centre, Sreekaryam. The workshop designed a blueprint for 111 short term and long […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former Kerala cadre IPS officer Rajan Singh, who quit the services to study and work in the US, is launching an innovative online education startup to groom students for all-India competitive examinations. After an MBA at the prestigious Wharton School, under the Pennsylvania University, and a consultancy career with global management firm Mckinsey & […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala can be proudly called “God’s Own Country” only when efforts are put in place to ensure security, cleanliness, hygiene, and scientific waste management methods, apart from offering unique experiences, Minister for Devaswom,Tourism and Co- Operation Kadakampally Surendran said here today. The minister, who was speaking at the inaugural function of a two-day workshop […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Stating that the government will do all it can to provide the needed support for the growth of the tourism industry, Minister for Tourism Kadakampally Surendran today said that the state considers tourism as one of the key factors in shaping its future, and that it has taken all measures to boost the tourism […]