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VIVA KERALA – NOW CHIRAG UNITED
The only current I- league football club from Kerala, the Viva Kerala will now be known as Chirag United Kerala. This new advancement came to being after the merging of the Kerala club and the Kolkata based Chirag United Sports Pvt Ltd.The owner of the Chirag computers, Kaustav Roy told the press that the company now had the majority stake hold in the Kerala outfit.
He also explained that even though the Kolkata company have taken over the club, the home of the team will remain as Kerala. The All India Football Federation do not allow five football teams for a single city and Kolkata already have four teams as its own. The foot ball clubs, the city now have are Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Prayag United SC and Pailan Indian Arrows.
Subrata Bhattacharya is appointed as the technical director of the club and Unnikrishnan will continue as the coach of the team. Chirag United Kerala is decided to have the base at Kannur. The achievement of the team in 2010-11 was the finish at 10th in the I – league.
The owners explained that they are keeping the name taking into account the sentiments of the people of Kerala. They are having a two year contract with some 21 players of the earlier Chirag United SC and therefore the core team will be selected from them. They are also planning to bring some foreign players and soon they will be approached with the contract. The management said that they are very much confident about the new team they are building and the team will definitely rise to the expectations of them and the public.
The training of the team for the hand full of upcoming tournaments such as the Federation Cup, IFA Shield and Durand Cup will be conducted in Kolkata. They are about to ask the sports department of the ministry, the permission to have the residential camp at the Kalyani Stadium.
The club will also be affiliated by the Kerala Football Association. The secretary of the Kerala outfit, P.Bhaskaran expressed his extreme joy about the support they received for football at the present society where everything is a bit cricket centric.
For over four seasons Chirag computers have been the sponsors of United SC. The club Viva Kerala was a long time dream of all football lovers of Kerala and when it was realized the club got a great support from the audience. Even though the club will now be known as Chirag United Kerala, our affection towards the team will remain the same we would love to see it coming out victorious.
THE FIRST CRUISE LINE IN INDIA STARTING FROM KOCHI
India’s own first cruise line, Amet cruise started it’s working at Kochi. Under the leadership of Amet Shipping Private Ltd, the MV Amet Majesty will now travel from Kochi to Maldives and Lakshadweep. The travels that start from Kochi at the first week of October will last till 2012 April. Dr. J. Ramachandran, the chairman of Amet Shipping India Private Ltd and the Managing Director and CEO of the company, Bharathi had announced it together at a press conference conducted at Kochi.
They said that Amet Cruise is first Indian company to bring cruise tourism to India. The foreign cruise lines that came earlier were just travelling through a few ports and were unaffordable to the common people. But the Amet cruise is presenting tour packages that are cheap and easily affordable to the common people. The Kochin port trust is providing full support to the cruise vessel in Kochi also. The MV Amet is planning to provide its services every year after the monsoon season. Every week they are planning a mid – ocean trip, a two night Lakshadweep trip and a four night Maldives travel and it will certainly be a pleasure to all those who wish to spend some time at the ocean.
Amet Majesty is the first luxurious ship in an Indian ownership. The ship has 267 cabins including junior suits and premier suits with it. They are also planning to include seven star cabins in this project in the future.
The Amet Shipping Company authorities are of the opinion that India is a land which has very much in it for the luxurious ship tourism business. The cruise is also providing all the facilities for various functions such as marriage, religious practice programs etc. And it is already drawing the attention of the people. The authorities explained that they are already receiving a lot of enquires relating the availability of the cruise for different occasions. Already the ship has been booked to host for about four wedding functions.
The north Indian families have a habit of celebrating the wedding ceremonies as a full on week program and they are the ones who take a more keen interest in having these functions being held with such fabulous facilities. The cruise is also preparing to host various training programs such as the yoga classes of Baba Ramdev in the future. Many have already expressed their interests in this. The press conference was also attended by the executive director Ros Masood.
ELECTRICITY: TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR COMPLAINT REGISTRATION
A toll free number will be launched by the electricity board for the consumers to register their consumers instantly. The facility is about to be available from this 18.
Complaint registration can be done from all places. The information will be transferred to the corresponding section offices and the measures taken will be reported at the electricity board. The announcement of this facility was done by Minister Aryadan Muhammad . But the KSEB authority clarified that it is not the toll free number that is about to launch, but a free sms facility is about to start.
Currently a common complaint has emerged about the electricity board that they are not interested in solving the requests of the public. They often do not attend the phone calls or not responds to the complaints on the phone. There are also protests about the delay in solving the complaints.
A proposal to change the connections given from the current state to underground connections is also under consideration. The underground current distribution project will be implemented in all panchayaths that have a population of more than 15,000. Another project under consideration is the fault determination through computer and resolving the problems by the same. This too is intended to be established in panchayaths with population above 15,000.
Our state requires a 3,100 megawatts of electricity per day. Currently we are able to produce 1,800 megawatts here. 900 megawatt is supplied by the central government. And the rest 400 megawatt electricity is bought from outside. This causes a loss of Rs. 75 crore per month. Last year the board had a total loss of Rs. 1,350 Crore.
Considering the current situation, the new projects announced would serve as a measure to regain the lost face of the board. It seems that the complaints that the public have about the performance of the board is considered severely by the government and the government is on its way to reconstruct the image. If the announced projects are implemented effectively, the public would be able to register their complaints faster. In addition to that, they will also be able to know the advancements regarding their complaints. Implementing computers for fault detection is expected to make it error free and fast. Slowly, the underground connection is to be extended to other places also and this should serve as an effective solution for the hazards and disasters caused by electricity lines in the day to day life.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
The complaints related to electricity failures can now be registered by sms also. A new facility of sms complaint registration has been started by the Kerala State Electricity Board. Complaints can be registered from mobile phones by sending a sms to the number 537252. The format of the sms is as given below:
KSEB<space>Section code<space>Consumer No.
The consumer number and the four digit section code will be explicitly given in the bills given to the customers from the 1st of August. Also the consumers can refer to the codes of all electrical sections will from the official website of KSEB, www.kseb.in. The section code is also available to the public at the corresponding section offices.
If in case the complaints registered by sms are not solved in time, the public can rely upon the service of the toll free number 155333.
K. M. MATHEW REMEMBERED
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh remembered Malayala Manorama’s former Chief Editor, late K.M. Mathew, as an “Indian legend”. He was speaking on the function of unveiling the album containing commemorative stamp on K.M.Mathew issued by the Department of Posts from Union Communication Minister Kapil Sibal at his office in Parliament House. He continued that Mathew left a legacy for people to follow as he received an album containing commemorative stamp on him. The album contained the First Day Cover honouring Mathew, which were released all over the country yesterday, which was the day of K M Mathew’s first death anniversary. Paying tributes to Mathew, Sibal said Mathew was a true nationalist who promoted great values through his newspaper and had worked hard for national integration and communal harmony.
It was the member of Rajya Sabha Mr.P.J. Kurien, who requested the Government to issue a stamp honouring Mathew, and said he had been a source of inspiration for many people and everyone who met Mathew was touched by his nobility and wisdom.
Mathew, former Chairman of Press Trust of India, played a key role in making Malayala Manorama one of the major Indian language dailies after he took over the reins of the media house .
Born on January 2, 1917, Mathew joined the organisation as Managing Editor in 1954 and became Chief Editor in 1973. He launched many publications such as women’s magazine ‘Vanitha’ in Malayalam and English, the English magazine ‘The Week’, farmer’s magazine ‘Karshakasree’, children’s magazines ‘Balarama Amar Chitra Katha’ and ‘Kalikudukka’ in Malayalam and ‘Magic Pot’ in English and the encyclopedic ‘Manorama Year Book’ in Malayalam, English, Hindi Tamil and Bengali. He encouraged young talent, and several professionals were specially trained and oriented to a popular style of journalism that in many ways changed the face of newspapers and the style of newspapering in Malayalam. He triggered a host of development projects in Kerala by initiating a series of seminars on industry and environment.
Mr. Mathew wrote two books, Ettamathe Mothiram (The Eighth Ring), an autobiography, and Annamma, in memory of his late wife.
In 1988, he received the Padma Bhushan. Mathew was honoured by several other awards, including Foundation of Freedom of Information Award (1991), National Citizen’s Award (1992), Ramakrishna Jay Dayal Award (1995), Durga Prasad Chaudhary Award (1996), and BD Goenka Award (1996).
Certainly, as Chief Editor of Malayala Manorama group, KM Mathew set new benchmarks in language journalism, and spearheaded a media revolution. He was a visionary who left a mark on the Indian media industry.
Joint sector business city coming to Angamaly by INKEL
INKEL
A joint sector business city is about to launch in Angamaly by the Infrastructures Kerala Ltd (INKEL). The city seems to be a bless to all those entrepreneurs wishing to launch a unit in the heart of Kochi.
The city provides every basic necessity for the investors and they only insist upon environmental safety.
The project is intended to be completed in two phases.The firest phase is expected to be launched by 2012 March.The second elaborated plan will be started after analyzing the success of the former.
The city has 40 modules and its upto the investors whether they would like to take upon as modules or storeys.
The contract will be based on a lease with Rs.2500/sq.feet. Known business groups are already dreaming of this project which has an initial estimate of Rs.40 crore.
The investors or entrepreneurs should deal with the formalities to start the unit. However assistance will be offered by INKEL.
The INKEL claim of providing facilities such as data connectivity,electricity,water etc.We hope this to be a landmark in the way of Kochi which is heading towards the title of a metro.
Revised Kerala Budget 2011-12 by K.M. Mani
Revised Kerala Budget 2011-12 by Finance Minister, K. M. Mani
K M Mani
Kerala Finance Minister K. M. Mani presented the Revised Kerala Budget for 2011-12
Rs: 500 cr for making one lakh new jobs
Rs: 5 cr for starting Kodimatha Mobility Hub at Kottayam Dist.
4 new medical colleges at Kasargod, Idukki, Pthanamthitta, Idukki districts
Rs 300 as pension for small scale farmers
Rs 30 cr for capital city development
Housing schemes for fishermen
Rs 325 cr for public works
lottery draws on every day of the week
25 lakh for Pilgrim tourism at Bharananganam
Rs 5 cr for first phase of hill-highway
Rs 25 cr for Kochi Metro project.
More low floor bus services at Trivandrum
Global positioning system for KSRTC
Traffic technology improvement with the help of keltron
Women and Children hospitals in all districts.
New sports complex @palai.
Rs 100 cr financial assistance to KSRTC.
Vizhinjam port project-180 cr.
1 cr for Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
Sport complex project for Poonjar.
Development of sports stadiums-120 Cr.
Kerala’s internal debt Rs 88,887 crores in 2010-11, Kerala in debt trap.
Ernakulam-Sabarimala State Highway -2 Cr.
More fund To strengthen ‘Kudumbasree’ networks.
Sez for luxuary cars, foreign liquor.
Priority for road development.
Rs 5 cr for Sabarimala, zero-waste project
Legal aid cell for NRI’s.
Free entrance coaching for SC students.
IT parks at small towns.
Volleyball academy at Idukki.
Technical training institute at Chavara, kollam.
13 more essential commodities Through public distribution system.
5000 more job opportunities at khadi sector.
2 cr for Mala spinning mill.
44 cr for Kottayam, Alapuzha, Trissur Medical colleges.
Education loans through K.S.F.E.
10 cr for ring roads.
30 cr allotted for establishing Kannur Airport.
Emerging Kerala – New Investment meet will be conducted in the name of Emerging Kerala like the previous UDF Govt’s Global Investment Meet.
Mar George Alencherry is elected as the new Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop
Thuckalay Bishop, Mar George Alencherry is elected as the new Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop
- Mar George Alencherry
Mar George Alencherry is elected as the new Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. 46 members are participated for the election process including 13 Bishops. This is the first time, Syro-Malabar Church is elected the Major Archbishop. Earlier, Major Archbishops are appointed directly by Pope from Rome itself. Mar George Alencherry is the successor of Late. Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil. The election was conducted top secret at the Head Office of Syro-Malabar church at Kakkanad, Ernakulam. Four rounds of the election was over on last Tuesday itself. The fifth round of the election was conducted on this Wednesday. The election process was completed on Wednesday evening.
The ordination process will be conducted 2:45 pm on 29th of this month at St. Mary’s Basilica, Ernakulam. The newly elected Archbishop Mar George Alencherry will be the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly also.
Mar George Alencherry is currently the Bishop of Thakkalai which was formed on 1996 only and he is the first Bishop of that. He was born in the year 1945 in Thuruthi Parish of Changanserry Archdiocese. He got 2nd rank in Economics from Kerala University for graduation and also got first rank for Theology in Post Graduation. He got Doctorate from the Sarbona University of France. He was worked with Church in its different positions in the last many years.
