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Thiruvananthapuram District is located in the Kerala State of India. Some of the major cities and towns in Thiruvananthapuram district are: Varkala , Kovalam , Poovar, Attipara, Vizhinjam , Palode , Ponmudi , Kadakkal.

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Kerala’s mechanized fishing Sector Highly influenced by Diesel Price Hike

22 Jan 2013 Kochi Increases in the price of the Diesel rates have effected the Kerala’s mechanized fishing sector badly. Joseph Xavier Kalapurakkal, General Secretary of All Kerala Fishing Boat Operators Association, says that the mechanized fishing sector is in a grave crisis following the hike in diesel…

Kavalam Narayana won Pandalam Kerala Varma award

21 Jan 2013 Thiruvanathapuram Eminent poet and playwright Kavalam Narayana Panicker has been chosen for this year’s Pandalam Kerala Varma award for his collection of poems `Kavalam Kavithakal.’ The award carries Rs 15,000, memento and citation.The media award of the Kerala Varma Trust, named after the renowned poet…

Kerala Coasts to be implemented by Artificial Reef

Published on: 22 Jan, 2013
Published under: General Kerala News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

20 Jan 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation today decided to explore the possibility of placing artificial reef along Kerala Coast.A decision in this regard was taken at the Board meeting of the Corporation chaired by State Fisheries Minister K Babu here, an official release…

Blast at Fireworks Unit – 3 Killed

Published on: 22 Jan, 2013
Published under: General Kerala News, Kollam District News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

20 Jan 2013 Kollam Three persons were killed and four were seriously injured in an explosion at a licensed fireworks unit at Malur, near Pathanapuram, in the district around 9.30 a.m. on Sunday. Keshavan Asan, 60, pyrotechnics expert, Adarsh, 19, son of the unit’s licencee, Presennan, and Podiyan,…

Gutkha Ban may be Affected by Kerala Food Safety & Standards

19 Jan 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala High Court recently ruled in favour of manufacturers and dealers of tobacco products while disposing of a writ petition filed by the dealers of tobacco products. However, the state government has appealed against the court order.Through the ruling, the ban on the…

Restaurant Shut For Food Poisoning

Published on: 19 Jan, 2013
Published under: General Kerala News, Kerala Health News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

19 Jan 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Food safety officials on Friday ordered to close down Hotel Sindhoor Palace at Kowdiar after two persons, who had shawarma from there on Thursday evening, were hospitalised. Food safety officials on Friday ordered to close down Hotel Sindhoor Palace at Kowdiar after two persons,…

Sunitha Krishnan as Advisor For Kerala Women’s Project

19 Jan 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Noted social activist Sunitha Krishnan has been appointed as the state advisor to the government’s project ‘Nirbhaya’ for protection of women and children. Krishnan is currently chief of Hyderabad-based Non-Governmental Organisation ‘Prajjwala’, which works in the area of rehabilitation and welfare of women and…

Liqour Plicy Seems to Change Soon

Jan 18 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The State government will name within a couple of days the person who will function as the single-member commission to study the scope for changes in the liquor policy, Excise Minister K. Babu has said. Mr. Babu said court verdicts had made it difficult…

CPI(M) in Kerala has called off Land rights struggle

Published on: 18 Jan, 2013
Published under: General Kerala News, Politics News Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram District News

Jan 17 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The CPI(M) in Kerala has called off its fortnight-long land rights struggle accepting the assurance of the Congress-led UDF government that it would expedite the process of distributing surplus land to all the landless families across the state. CPI(M) leaders claimed that the campaign…

Leather Shoes to be Removed From School Uniform- PETA

Published on: 18 Jan, 2013
Published under: Education News Kerala, General Kerala News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

Jan 17 2013 Thiruvananthapuram PETA focused on the use of Canvas Shoes in School Uniform. Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has urged Kerala to allow only eco-friendly canvas or other non-leather footwear for school uniforms, taking a cue from Himachal Pradesh and…

Bar Licenses to be Reviewed in Kerala

Published on: 17 Jan, 2013
Published under: General Kerala News, Politics News Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram District News

Jan 16 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The Cabinet on Wednesday set up a high-level committee to review the bar licences issued so far and submit recommendations for drawing up a comprehensive Abkari policy for the State. Minister for Excise K. Babu said in an official release here on Wednesday that…

Kerala to set up fast track courts for Sexual Abuse Cases

Published on: 17 Jan, 2013
Published under: General Kerala News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

Jan 17 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The Congress-led government in Kerala has decided to set up an exclusive fast-track court to deal with sexual atrocities against women and children. Announcing this here on Wednesday, chief minister Oommen Chandy said the court would be set up in Kochi immediately. “We have…

Dubai-based DM Healthcare Planning to Set Up Branch in Kerala

Jan 13 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Dubai-based DM Healthcare has prepared an ambitious plan for new projects worth $410m in Kerala over the next three years, expanding upon its existing 150 facility network in the Middle East.DM’s main project Aster Medcity, a 540-bed hospital in Kochi, Cheranallur, will see its…

Delegation From Tibet on a campaign with Kerala Assembly Speaker

Published on: 15 Jan, 2013
Published under: General Kerala News, Politics News Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram District News

Jan 14 2013 Thiruvananthapuram A Tibetan delegation comprising members of their Parliament-in-Exile called on Kerala Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan as part of a campaign to create awareness across the country on the situation in Tibet. The six-member team of MPs, led by Gyari Bhutuk, visited the Speaker at…

Alcohol in Kerala Booming Revenue for Operators

Jan 14 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BevCo), the State-owned monopoly bootlegger, is set to make a sales turnover of more than Rs9,000 crore this fiscal from sales of India-manufactured foreign liquor (IMFL), beer and wine, registering an increase of over Rs1,200 crore over last year’s figure.Revenue…


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