Kerala Strikers – Official Website and Theme Song launched
Kerala Strikers, the official entry of Malayalam Film Industry in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), has launched its official website. More »
Vyttila Mobility Hub
Vyttila Mobility hub is a transit terminal for all ways of transportation which is going to be a big entrée to Kochi. More »
Kochi Metro Rail Project
Metro Railway is coming to reality in Kochi. More »
Flower Show @ Kottayam
Flower show organized by Agri-horticultural society has started at Kottayam. The show is taking place at Nagambadom Municipal playground. The show started on 12thJanuary 2012 and will be end on January 15. The event showcases varieties of flowers and medicinal plants. More »
Vision 2030, Kerala to have a new face!
Sam Pitroda, who has taken up the role of mentor of the state, has called for Kerala to focus on ten core areas to put the state on a fast development track. Sam Pitroda is an Adviser to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations and Chairman of a High Level Committee on Railways. The meeting was held at Thiruvananthapuram with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurating the function. The meeting was presided over by KPCC President Ramesh Chennithala. MPs Shashi Tharoor and P J Kurian, Nafeesath Beevi and RGIDS director Prof G Balchandran also attended the meeting. Sam Pitroda, who held discussions with Oomen Chandy, the Chief Minister of Kerala, on various development initiatives.He suggested that the state should take Public Private Participation route to attract capital investments in the state for development projects.
Kerala Governor M O H Farook Passes Away
M O H Farook
Kerala Governor and ex Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry M O H Farook (75) passed away yesterday night at 9:10 pm at Chennai Apollo Hospital due to kidney failure. He was under dialysis treatment. He was appointed the 19th Governor of Kerala on 25 August 2011 replacing R S Gavai and took charge of office on 8 September 2011. He was the Governor of Jharkand before being appointed as the Governor of Kerala. He was the youngest Chief Minister in the country, when he was elected as the Chief Minister of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) at the age of just 29.
PIRAVOM BY-ELECTION
Piravom by-election may be on February last or March first week. Central Election commission announced dates of legislative elections for five states. Though piravom is not in the nomination list, state govt. expecting for a soon action in the matter of Piravom. State election office has not got any information yet about the by-election. Election Commission often will consider celebration, exams, availability of officers while deciding the election dates. It is expecting to conduct the elections before April 30 since it’s the exam season from March 25. Election will not conduct during the exam time.
The election was necessitated following the death of the leader of Kerala Congress and civil supplies Minister T. M. Jacob. Both UDF and LDF parties are considering the election seriously. While M.J Jacob is nominated as LDF candidate, UDF has fielded K.C. Anoop Jacob, son of T. M Jacob against LDF. Related to the election LDF leaders are spreading the story of alleged corruption of ministry cabinet in dam issue. Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanthan claimed that many of the UDF
Sukumar Azhikode Passed away
Dr. Sukumar Azhikode
Sukumar Azhikode, veteran Malayalam writer, orator, scholar, and Gandhian, died at a private hospital here, today morning 6:33 am due to cancer of the right lower alveolus. He was in critical stage for the last few months and was under treatment at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala. His health had worsened from last Saturday. He was 85 years old. Sukumar Azhikode is one of the pioneers in Malayalam Literature. He was also a former pro-vice-chancellor of Calicut University and ex-chairman of the National Book Trust. Azhikode seeked treatment for paraplegia (an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities) and was diagnosed with extensive bone and skull metastasis (spread of cancer to other parts of the body) as per Sreekumar Pillai, one of the doctors who treated him.
High Speed Rail Corridor in Kerala finally gets Green Signal!!!
Can u really imagine travelling from Thiruvananthapuram, the Capital city of Kerala and also the southern end of the state, to Kasargod, the northern end of the state, in 2 hours? Well it really seems to be possible in a near future. The State Government was shown green signal by the Central Government for the proposed Speed Rail project. At a meeting convened at the Prime Minister’s Office in Delhi last evening, the State was asked to draw up a Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the scheme. The proposed project is worth 1 lakh crores. The meeting was convened in response to the Chief Minister’s, plea to the Prime Minister, seeking the Centre’s support for the mega project. The 580-km track will reduce end-to-end running time to two to three hours. The project is expected to be Private-Public partnership with technical and financial collaboration of the Indian Railways, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and central and state governments.
Kerala Strikers Vs Mumbai Heroes Live Score card
Celebrity Cricket League 2012: AMMA Kerala Strikers Vs Mumbai Heroes Live Score card, 22 Jan 2012
Mumbai Heroes Team Players
SunilShetty(Captain), Aftab Shivdasani, AngadBedi, Bobby Deol, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sonu Sood, SohailKhan, ApoorvaLakhia, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Sunny Singh, VarunBadola, Kabir Sadanand, RajaBherwani, TushaarJalota, Sharad Kelkar, Varun Rao, SachinJoshi, Aashish Chaudhary, VatsalSheth
Kerala Strikers Team Players
MohanLal(Captain), Bineesh Kodiyeri, Indrajith(Vice Captain), Prithviraj, AsifAli, Kunchako Boban, MunnaSimon, Bala, VinuMohan, Vivek Gopan, Rajeev Pillai, NikhilMenon, NivinPauly, Manikuttan, Saiju Kurup, Prajod Kalabhavan, RiazAhmad, UnniMukundan, Rejath Menon
Full Score Card:
Kerala Strikers Vs Chennai Rhinos Live Score
Chennai Rhinos won the match against Kerala Strikers for 1 wicket
Toss: Kerala Strikers Won the toss and elected to bat first
Kerala Strikers: 112/10 in 18.4 Over
Chennai Rhinos: 115/9 in 19.1 Overs
Chennai Rhinos Innings Extras: 28 runs
Kerala Strikers Innings Extras: 18 runs
Rajeev Pillai Scored 43 Runs from 37 Balls
Saiju Kurup Scored 30 runs
Mohan Lal out for 0 runs
Chennai Rhinos got a target of 113 runs to win from 20 Overs at 5.65 runs per over
