The 10 core areas that Pitroda pointed out were:

• Coastal waterways.
• High speed rail corridor.
• Building of a knowledge city.
• State-wide mobile phone-enabled health insurance scheme.
• Expanding E-Governance project.
• Scheme to connect all Panchayats through a broadband internet system.
• Scheme to boost Kerala’s traditional industries.
• Proper and modern waste management schemes.
• Making the state a world capital of Ayurveda.
• Improved vocational education scheme.

Kerala’s inland waterway system could be leveraged to put in place coastal freight navigation system. Sam Pitroda has advised the state to tap the potential of its waterways. A large-scale shift in freight movement to boats etc. would reduce to a great extent the traffic congestion in the State. Pitroda believes the High Speed Rail Corridor project to be the biggest of all projects in Vision 2030. The project though would take years to materialize. But for better future we have to start implementing from the basics. The knowledge city in the capital city of the state, Thiruvananthapuram would contain universities, research laboratories and institutes, cultural spaces and commercial and residential units. The idea of giving everyone in the state an Insurance scheme also came up in the meeting. The expenses were to be raised by mobile phone users in the state. Improving E-Governance and the proposal to connect all the Panchayats through broadband Internet connection also came up in the meeting.

The scheme to boost Kerala’s traditional industries would target coir, cashew, and handloom. New technology, methodology, and tools would be ushered in to modernize traditional industries. Then there was discussion on the waste management system. Mr. Pitroda pointed out that there were several improvisations to be made and the State Government should look into it as soon as possible. Then there was talk about making Kerala the world capital of Ayurveda and the improvements to be brought in Vocational educational scheme. This would be used to impart vocational skills to unemployed youth.

The team would come back to the state within 90 day with a ‘white paper’ on these projects and discuss with the state government to finalize those to be taken up, Pitroda said. If the state packages its projects properly, people would be ready to invest in the state, Pitroda said. The meeting was held at Thiruvananthapuram. Mr. Chandy told the press conference that Vision 2030 was being drawn up so that Kerala did not miss any more buses on the development front.

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Three day long flower show organized by Agri-horticultural society has started at Kottayam. The show is taking place at Nagambadom Municipal playground. The show started on 12^thJanuary 2012 and will be end on January 15. The event showcases varieties of flowers and medicinal plants. Wide range of flower and medicinal plants from 27 plant nurseries will be the most attraction of the fest. Air conditioned 40,000 sq. ft.shed with modern facilities has set up for the flower fest. And it is the largest flower fest in mid-Kerala. The fest is organized by horticulture society and is sponsored by Malabar Gold group.

Fest Attractions

Ravindran Nagarkovil who is a well-known Bonsai planter is exhibiting his most seldom variety of Bonsai in the show. Hundreds of flower stalls are lined up with wide varieties. Orchids, Adeenium, Youphorbia, Helakonaya, Rose, Marigold Hybrid, and plants from Pune such as Poinsettia, Chrisanthamam, Gusmania, and Wax Bigonia are the special attractions of the show. Plants and vegetable crops from different foundations and farmers will be there in the fest. Different competitions, foreign plantation tools and equipment are the specialties of the event. Flower decorations with foreign flowers by specialists will be a visual treat relish. Beautiful photography of Indian flowers of this week captured by Malayala Manorama photographers will also exhibit in the show.

Programs

January 13, 2012

Competitions start at 8.00am

10.30 am – Fest Inauguration by Sunny Kalloor

Ticket Marketing Inauguration by Mamman Mathew, Malayala Manorama Chief Editor

6.45 pm – Mega Show by Cochin Mega Star

January 14, 2012

11.00 am – Waste Management Seminar

2.30 pm – Agricultural Quiz

6.00 pm – Prize Distribution By Sheela Thomas (Rubber Board President)

6.30 pm – Mega Show by Cochin Stage India

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Kerala Strikers, the official entry of Malayalam Film Industry in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), has launched its official website. The team led by Megastar Mohanlal also launched its Signature Music Video as well. The music CD was launched in a function featuring young Superstar Prithviraj and S. Sreesanth, Kerala’s presence in the Indian International Cricket team. The first copy of the music CD was presented to Prithviraj by the fast bowler S. Sreesanth. The official web site of the Kerala celebrity team, Kerala Strikers, was launched in all pomp and glory by actor, producer and director Thyagarajan. The music video featuring the stars of Malayalam Cinema was directed by A. L. Vijayan. The music was composed by Sanjeev Thomas, lead guitarist of A. R. Rahman. The video was shot over 15 days in various locations. The whole team will be featured in the video. Plus Bhavana and Laxmi Rai, the brand ambassadors of the Kerala Strikers are also featured in the video. The team organized by the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) is confident in the team and hopes they could emerge as Champions in the debut season of the Kerala Strikers.

The Celebrity League begins on January 13^th. The theme songs of various teams participating in the league will be heard around the stands and soon will top the charts. The theme song and the music video are already a hit among the masses, with the music video almost an instant hit with rapid views in YouTube. The official website of the Kerala Strikers contains team news, gallery, info and fixtures. The Tea team website is http://www.keralastrikers.in/. The official website also features the music video of the Kerala Strikers. Latest photos from the events organized as a part of the Kerala Strikers participation in the Celebrity Cricket League are also included in the website. Fixture and results from the Celebrity Cricket League can also be accessed from the official website. There is a section for the fans as well.

The Kerala Strikers will play their first match at Hyderabad on 21^st January versus the Chennai Rhinos. The Chennai Rhinos led by Tamil Superstar Vishal are the defending champions of the Celebrity Cricket League. Then Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Kochi will host the tie between the Kerala Strikers and the Mumbai Heroes on January 22^nd. The match surely promises to be one of the most entertaining matches that the Kerala Strikers have to be part of. A total of 5 matches will be played by the Kerala Strikers in the initial stage of the Celebrity Cricket League.  Each team will play 5 matches in the initial stage and there will be a total of 15 matches in the initial league phase. Then there will be two semifinal clashes and the final be hosted at Hyderabad on February 12^th.

The team Kerala Strikers is led by Mohanlal, an iconic figure in Malayalam movies. He says he is delighted to be part of the team and it’s an honor to lead a group of young talents. Indhrajith will be the Vice Captain of the team and also happens to be the team Wicket Keeper. The team also has Prithviraj, Kunchako Boban and Asif Ali. The team is coached by Pankaj Chandrasenan Nair and managed by Edavela Babu. Sunil is the Assistant Coach.

The Team:

• Chandra Senan   ( Chief Coach/Cricket Coordinator )
• Edavela Babu      (  Team Manager )
• Sunil M.A              ( Trainer )

• Mohanlal               ( Captain )
• Indhrajith             ( Vice Captain )
• Prithviraj
• Asif Ali
• Kunchako Boban
• Munna Simon
• Bala
• Vinu Mohan
• Vivek Gopan
• Rajeev Pillai
• Nikhil Menon
• Nivin Pauly
• Manikuttan
• Saiju Kurup
• Prajod Kalabhavan
• Riaz Ahmad
• Unni Mukundan
• Rejath Menon
• Bineesh Kodiyeri

Fixtures:

Kerala Strikers X Telugu Warriors

Hyderabad      21:01:2012

Kerala Strikers X Mumbai Heroes

Kochi                 22:01:2012

Kerala Strikers X Chennai Rhinos

Chennai           28:01:2012

Kerala Strikers X Bengal Tigers

Hyderabad      04:02:2012

Kerala Strikers X Karnataka Bulldozers

Kolkata             05:02:2012

Wishing Team Kerala Strikers All the Best..!!

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UTV Indiagames, a Mumbai based Game development Company, is organizing a Gamer’s Meet-up, due to be held tomorrow 17th September 2011. The event is scheduled to begin by 3 PM in the evening at Lokah Restaurant and Café, NH Bypass, Cochin. The event is co-hosted by C-Sharks Games & Solution Pvt. Ltd; a well famous Cochin based Game development Company. This model has been successful with Gamer’s Meet-Up being held at Mumbai, Pune and Pondicherry with an average of over 70 attendees gracing the event. The event is all about games and the main agenda of the Meet-up is about creating awareness among parents, friends and relatives and the seriousness of gaming. Other purposes of the Meet-up are creating awareness among the gamers across the world that there are serious gamers in India as well.  The Gamer’s Meet-up also is a platform for gamers to have chat, discuss and share ideas between them and thus helping them unite and stand for the betterment of gaming and Game development in India. C-Sharks is one of the leading game development companies in India, working with many publishers and game portals worldwide. Indiagames is engaged in publishing and developing games across various platforms including Online and Mobile. UTV Indiagames is a leading Game development Company in India and they have been organizing similar Meet-ups across several cities in India and all of them proved to be successful. This event also is a platform to showcase your skills. So if you are a game freak this is an event you cannot miss. The gamers are surely in for a treat and the youngsters in Kerala can surely hope for a lot from the event. The event will be a certain boost to the gaming society in India and the network for the gamers to interact among themselves. The details of the event are available on www.indiagames.com and www.facebook.com/pages/Lokah-Restaurant-Caf%C3%A9/146003955434131. You can register to the event at www.facebook.com/Indiagames?sk=app_228253077198062. So, get ready. This is one event you would never want to miss.

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Pookkalam, the most nostalgic of the memories that every Keralite has when he think of the season of Onam. Every time we hear the name, our minds fly to some sweet rituals and relinquishing memories of our childhood. And then we feel whatever we achieve, our happiness lies here bound to our culture.

The term refers to the marvellous design made in the yards filled with flowers. The festival of Onam is celebrated in Kerala for 10 days and hence the beautiful Pookkalams also decorate our front yards for the same period. But they differ in their sizes in all these days. The first day, Atham will have just a small one, a circle of smaller perimeter. And as the number of days advances the number of circles and the perimeter, both increases. Finally at Thiruvonam, a vast beautiful art with flowers will be displayed.

But these are all history now. We found these only in the memories of our elders and rarely in the villages. But Pookkalams are still there, overcoming all the modernisations and lifestyle advancements. They represent a proud and noble heritage we had which somewhat on the forgotten side now.

They represent a lifestyle that is close to nature- a lifestyle that knows no artificiality. No man made colours or plastic flowers found their place in our Pookkalams. It presents some flowers that have the smell of our villages.

The flowers that have prime importance in the making are Thumba (Lucas Aspera), Mukkutti (little tree plant), Kakka Poovu, Chemparathy (hibiscus), Thechi Poovu, Onginipoo (Lantana), Hanuman Kireedom (Red Pagoda plant) and Chethi (Ixora). The younger generation would wonder hearing many of the names stated wondering what these flowers are. And they should indeed as the majority of those flowers have vanished from our surroundings as we started to prefer artificial beauty.

The recent trend is to order the flowers at the flower shops for the competitions of Pookkalam. Schools colleges and clubs conduct various competitions with the arrival of the season and the main attraction of them is certainly the Pookkalams.

Yes. Pookkalams have been shifted from its place in our homes to a new one- among the competitions. As we are in the century of IT revolution, the internet is also contributing to our celebrations. Websites like www.onlineindiangames.com/pookkalam/ are conducting online games of Pookkalam.

Even in the competitions it is a delight to watch the kids making it. And wish heart fully that The Pookkalams regain their place in our lives…

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Fr. Davis chiramel

Kottayam : This year’s Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation’s award for Gandhi Award is announced by the Foundation Chairman Eby J Jose.  Fr. Davis Chiramel, founder of Kidney Foundation is the winner of Gandhi award. The award was decided by the committee headed by V.V. Augustine, who was the ex member of  National Commission for Minorities. The award includes a Shield, Award of merit and Rs:25,000/-

The committee found that Fr. Davis Chiramel gave an awareness about the Kidney related diseases to the society by donate his own Kidney itself. Fr. Davis Chiramel introduced an idea of Kidney Bank, for Kidney donation which is the 1st similar kind of project in the world itself. By this he shown the Gandhian message by showing  his message is his life itself.  Fr. Davis is the chairman of Kidney Federation of India also. Now he is the vicar of Pootharackal Parish at Trichur diocese. The award will be presented at the ceremony which will be conducted on the 1st week of May at Ernakulam.

A special seminar will be conduct at Pala on today(10/03/2011), the world Kidney day, by the foundation.

Phone Number of Fr. Davis Chiramel – 9846236342

Phone Number of Eby J Jose – 9447702117

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Ther awards for other titles are:

Miss Beautiful Eyes  : Nikitha Narayan from Bangalore

Miss Beautiful Face  : Aakrithi Goyal from Delhi

Miss Beautiful Smile :Aishwarya Muralidharan from Kerala

Miss Beautiful Hair : Abhiruchi Sharma from Mumbai

Miss Photogenic  : Sriya and Smitha Chootray from Kolkatta

Miss Talented : Aishwarya Muralidharan from Kerala

Miss Cat Walk : Denzilina Brown form Bangalore

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kavya madhavan

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The Cochin motor show of the 2010 will be held from December 9-12, 2010. The venue for this mega event is Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Cochin. Cochin Motor show 2010 will be conducted by Impresario event management India Ltd. Cochin is the city of automobile lovers. Cochin Motor Show 2010 will exhibit all modern vehicles from the whole parts of the world.

The car manufactures and automobile companies including Mercedes Benz, Honda, Nissan, Volkswagen, Bosh, Mahindra, Tata, Maruthi, GoodYear, Kitup, JBL, Ceat etc will participate in this event

The visitors of this show can access all recent news, launches and concepts from the automobile field. Individual stalls will be there for exhibiting New Cars, Bikes, Electric Scooters, Sports Car, Vintage Car etc. Special stalls will be also there featuring Finance, Spare parts and Accessories.

Modern day Machinery&Accessories, Exchange Offers, Free Vehicle checkups etc are the major attraction of the show.

Cochin Motor show was launched first in 1966. This is the biggest motoring event in Kerala. Today Kerala has became the favorite spot of luxury cars. In the meantime, motor show is also becoming famous. Around 150 air conditioned stalls will be set up in the pavilion of 5 acres. Good and efficient parking facility will be also there for the visitors.

Competitions and Fun events will be also there to add more flavor to the auto show. The competitions include Blast from the Fast, Best Stall award etc

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