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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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Seaplanes to be introduced in Kerala to attract tourists

Published on: 12 Dec, 2012
Published under: General Kerala News, Kerala Travel News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

11 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Tourism will introduce seaplanes and special bogies in trains to attract visitors to the state, a minister said Tuesday.”We have got proposals for seaplane operations from five operators and now the state government is putting in place the exact locations where the landing…

Mehta’s “Midnight’s Children” in Controversy

11 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Deepa Mehta’s “Midnight’s Children” premiere show here got over Monday evening, a controversy has broken out that the film which shows former prime minister Indira Gandhi in poor light should not have been screened in a Congress-ruled state. “This should not have been allowed…

Kerala Assembly- LDF walks out over Land Allocation Case

Published on: 12 Dec, 2012
Published under: General Kerala News, Politics News Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram District News

12 December 2012 Trivandrum Members of Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) staged a walk out in the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday accusing the United Democratic Front government of misusing the vigilance and police machinery to silence political opponents.The walkout followed rejection of the…

Kerala to offer ticket to 1,000 Amnesty Seekers

11 December 2012 After the Indian Government faced harsh criticism on fees being charged to the country’s poorest hoping to take advantage of a two-month amnesty from the UAE, the fees for some will be reimbursed.Meanwhile, the Kerala state government may come up with funds for 1,000 air…

Web Ratna Gold Award won by Kerala Chief Minister Website

11 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala Chief Minister’s website, keralacm.gov.in, has grabbed the prestigious icon of excellence, Web Ratna Gold Medal Award instituted by Central Government to promote innovative e-Governance initiatives. This is for the first time a Web Ratna award is coming to Kerala. This website was…

Kerala Assembly Paid tribute to PM I K Gujral

Published on: 11 Dec, 2012
Published under: General Kerala News, Politics News Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram District News

10 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala Assembly was on Monday adjourned after paying tributes to former Prime Minister I K Gujral, who died at a hospital in Gurgaon on November 30. Moving a reference motion on the opening day of the session on Monday, Speaker G Karthikeyan said…

Kudankulam Plant to give power to Kerala

Published on: 11 Dec, 2012
Published under: General Kerala News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

11 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala will be getting 266 MW power from Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu when it is commissioned to its full capacity of 2×1000 MW, according to Kerala Electricity Minister Aryadan Muhammad. This had been made clear to the state by the…

Kerala Assembly 2 week long session Starts Today

10 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram With the motive of transacting legislative business a two-week long session of the Assembly begins on Monday. The House will sit for 10 days during the fortnight, two days of which will be spent on discussion of the supplementary demands for grants for the…

Actor Jagannathan who wasa 74 years old Died

9 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Mr.Jagannathan who had been ailing for a while was confined to his residence at Poojapura in the city. He had acted in about 150 films, television serials and dramas. He established himself as an actor through Kavalam Narayana Panicker’s `Avanavan Kadamba’ in which he…

Kerala Tourism bags Conde Nast Travel Award

Published on: 10 Dec, 2012
Published under: General Kerala News, Kerala Travel News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

8 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Tourism has won the Conde Nast Travel award for putting India on the global travel map, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The Excellence in Taking Brand India Global Award, introduced by the international travel magazine, recognizes Kerala Tourism’s contribution to the travel…

IIFK a great Experience – Debut Directors

9 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Lucia Carreras, director of ‘Nos Vemos Papa’, from Mexico, and Emmanuel Quindo Palo, director of ‘Sta. Nina’, from Philippines, were both thrilled at being part of the IFFK, where their movies are part of the Competition section. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday,…

Paul Cox may be shooting in Kerala For his next Film

Published on: 10 Dec, 2012
Published under: Entertainment, General Kerala News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

9 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Australian director Paul Cox, who is currently in the State capital as the chairman of the international jury for the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), has announced that he would be partnering with producer Baby Mathew Somatheeram for his forthcoming film, The…

62 Hydro-power Projects in Kerala

6 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala has identified 62 small and mini hydroelectric projects with a potential of over 200 MW to be developed as Independent Power Projects (IPPs) and Captive Power Projects (CCPs).The developers would be selected through competitive bidding, according to the small hydroelectricity policy approved by…

House gifted by Temple to a Muslin Woman

Published on: 06 Dec, 2012
Published under: General Kerala News, Thiruvananthapuram District News

5 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram The temple in the coastal village of Kandamangalam in Aalapuzha district has gifted the house to Jameela, a deaf and dumb orphan woman, whom the temple committee had adopted in 2000. The 52-year old Jameela ekes out a living by doing odd jobs at…

Kerala HC ordered to remove V.S. Achuthanandan’s name from Land Assignment Case

Published on: 06 Dec, 2012
Published under: General Kerala News, Politics News Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram District News

5 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government has suffered a major setback with the Kerala High Court ordering removal of Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan’s name from the list of accused in the sensational ‘land assignment case’ and mounting a scathing criticism of…


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