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1919 New posts in Public Sectors
Our State ministry decided to create 1919 new posts in latest public enterprises and also in renewed public enterprises. Ministry also decided to give permission for create new 222 posts in latest municipalities like Karunagappalli, Thrikkakara, Eloor, marad, Kottakkal, Nilamboor and Neeleswaram. New 30 posts are also included in Cochin advocate Generals office. Government appointed certain agencies for the recruitment procedures. The agencies like KITCO, State Productivity Council, and National Institute of Personal Management are appointed for the selection procedure. This kind of agency recruitment will help to avoid backdoor entries of disqualified persons. Recruitment is mainly conducting for factory workers, technicians, engineers and office staff. Finance ministry already given the permissions for the recruitment procedures.
Kerala Panchayat Election Results 2010 Announcement
*LDF *UDF * BJP * OTH *HUNG
Grama Panchayats
Total – 978
LDF – 354; UDF -537; BJP -12; OTH – 00; HUNG – 09
Block Panchayats
Total – 152
LDF – 58; UDF -82; BJP -00; OTH – 00
District Panchayats
Total – 14
LDF – 05; UDF -08; BJP -00; OTH – 00
Municipalities
Total – 59
LDF – 11; UDF -31; BJP -00; OTH – 00
Corporations
Total – 5
LDF – 3; UDF -2; BJP -00; OTH – 00
Municipalities in Kerala :
Thiruvananthapuram District
1. Attingal : Total – 31; LDF : 17, UDF:13, BJP -01, OTH – 00
2. Neyyattinkara : Total – 44; LDF : 20, UDF:20, BJP -00, OTH – 04
3. Nedumangad : Total – 39; LDF : 18, UDF:16, BJP -02, OTH – 03
4. Varkala : Total – 33; LDF : 11, UDF:18, BJP -01; OTH – 03
Kollam District
1. Karunagapally : Total – 35; LDF : 14, UDF:21, BJP -00; OTH – 00
2. Paravoor (South) : Total – 32; LDF : 16, UDF:15, BJP -01; OTH – 00
3. Punalur: Total – 35, LDF : 24, UDF:11, BJP -00, OTH – 00
Pathanamthitta District
1. Adoor : Total – 28; LDF : 09, UDF:17, BJP -00; OTH – 02
2. Pathanamthitta : Total – 32; LDF : 09, UDF:17, BJP -02, OTH – 04
3. Thiruvalla : Total – 39; LDF : 7, UDF:17, BJP -04, OTH – 11
Alappuzha District
1. Alappuzha : Total – 52; LDF : 26, UDF:25, BJP -00, OTH – 01
2. Chengannur : Total – 27; LDF : 10, UDF:14,BJP -01; OTH – 02
3. Cherthala : Total – 35; LDF : 10, UDF:18, BJP -00; OTH – 07
4. Kayamkulam : Total – 44; LDF : 16, UDF:21, BJP -02, OTH – 05
5. Mavelikkara : Total – 28; LDF : 8, UDF:13, BJP -02, OTH – 05
Idukki District
1. Thodupuzha : Total – 35; LDF : 04, UDF:21, BJP -02, OTH – 08
Kottayam District
1. Kottayam : Total – 52; LDF : 12, UDF:27, BJP -02; OTH – 11
2. Palai : Total – 26; LDF : 01, UDF:18, BJP -00; OTH – 07
3. Vaikom : Total – 26; LDF : 05, UDF:17, BJP -00, OTH – 04
4. Changanacherry : Total – 37; LDF : 12, UDF:14, BJP -00, OTH – 11
Eranakulam District
1. Aluva : Total – 25; LDF : 02, UDF:22, BJP -00; OTH – 01
2. Angamaly : Total – 30; LDF : 13, UDF:15, BJP -00, OTH – 02
3. Kalamassery : Total – 42; LDF : 15, UDF:21, BJP -00, OTH – 06
4. Kothamangalam : Total – 31; LDF : 08, UDF:23, BJP -00, OTH – 00
5. Muvattupuzha : Total – 28; LDF : 14, UDF:10, BJP -00, OTH – 04
6. North Paravoor : Total – 29; LDF : 6, UDF:14, BJP -00, OTH – 09
7. Maradu : Total – 33; LDF : 5, UDF:22, BJP -00, OTH – 06
8. Perumbavoor : Total – 27; LDF : 09, UDF:13, BJP -01, OTH – 04
9. Thrikkakara : Total – 43; LDF : 12, UDF:28, BJP -00, OTH – 03
10. Thripunithura : Total – 49; LDF : 22, UDF:23, BJP -01, OTH – 03
11. Eloor : Total – 31; LDF : 13, UDF:14, BJP -03, OTH – 01
Thrissur District
1. Chalakkudy : Total – 36; LDF : 04, UDF:23, BJP -00, OTH – 09
2. Chavakkad : Total – 32; LDF : 21, UDF:11, BJP -00, OTH – 00
3. Guruvayoor : Total – 43;LDF : 25, UDF:17, BJP -01, OTH – 00
4. Irinjalakuda : Total – 41; LDF : 09, UDF:28, BJP -01, OTH – 03
5. Kodungallur : Total – 44; LDF : 26, UDF:11, BJP -05, OTH – 02
6. Kunnamkulam : Total – 37; LDF : 15, UDF:14, BJP -02, OTH – 06
Palakkad District
1. Ottappalam : Total – 36; LDF : 14, UDF:11, BJP -03, OTH – 08
2. Palakkad : Total – 52; LDF : 08, UDF:23, BJP -15, OTH - 06
3. Shornur : Total – 33; LDF : 13, UDF:07, BJP -03, OTH – 10
4. Chittur - Tattamangalam : Total – 29; LDF : 03, UDF:26, BJP -00, OTH – 00
Malappuaram District
1. Malappuram : Total – 40; LDF : 08, UDF:30, BJP -00, OTH – 02
2. Manjeri : Total – 50; LDF : 08, UDF:38, BJP -00, OTH – 04
3. Kottakkal : Total – 32; LDF : 05, UDF:24, BJP -02, OTH – 01
4. Nilambur : Total – 33; LDF : 8, UDF:21, BJP -00, OTH – 04
5. Perinthalmanna : Total – 34; LDF : 16, UDF:17, BJP -00, OTH – 01
6. Ponnani : Total – 51; LDF : 22, UDF:25, BJP -01, OTH – 03
7. Tirur : Total – 38; LDF : 07, UDF:28, BJP -00, OTH – 03
Kozhikode Distict : Results on 31st
1. Koyilandy : Total – 44; LDF : 27, UDF:14, BJP -03, OTH – 00
2. Vadakara : : Total – 47; LDF : 27, UDF:19, BJP -00, OTH – 01
Wayanad District
1. Kalpetta : Total – 28; LDF : 07, UDF:20, BJP -00, OTH – 01
Kannur District
1. Kannur : Total – 42; LDF : 08, UDF:33, BJP -00, OTH – 01
2. Koothuparambu : Total – 28; LDF : 24, UDF:04, BJP -00, OTH – 00
3. Mattannur : Total – 0
4. Payyannur : Total – 44; LDF : 28, UDF:16, BJP -00, OTH – 00
5. Thalassery : Total – 52; LDF : 35, UDF:14, BJP -02, OTH – 01
6. Thaliparambu: Total – 44; LDF : 31, UDF:13, BJP -00, OTH – 00
Kasaragod District
1. Kasaragod : Total – 38; LDF : 02, UDF:23, BJP -11, OTH – 02
2. Kanhangad : Total – 43; LDF : 14, UDF:21, BJP -05, OTH – 03
3. Nileshwaram : Total – 32; LDF : 20, UDF:10, BJP -00, OTH – 02
Municipal Corporations of Kerala
Trivandrum : Total – 100; LDF : 51, UDF:41, BJP -06, OTH – 02
Kollam : Total – 55; LDF : 34, UDF:19, BJP -00, OTH – 02
Kochi : Total – 74; LDF : 24, UDF:46, BJP -02, OTH – 02
Thrissur : Total – 55; LDF : 06, UDF:45, BJP -02, OTH – 02
Kozhikode: Total – 75; LDF : 41, UDF:34, BJP -00, OTH – 00
District Panchayats of Kerala
Alapuzha : Total – 23; LDF – 13, UDF – 10, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Ernakulam : Total – 26; LDF – 6, UDF – 19, BJP – 0, OTH – 1
Idukki : Total – 16; LDF – 00, UDF – 16, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kannur : Total – 26; LDF – 18, UDF – 7, BJP – 0, OTH – 1
Kasargod : Total – 16; LDF – 8, UDF – 7, BJP – 1, OTH – 0
Kollam : Total – 26; LDF – 20, UDF – 6, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kottayam : Total – 23; LDF – 4, UDF – 19, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kozhikode : Total – 27; LDF : 12, UDF:15, BJP -00, OTH – 01
Malappuram : Total – 31; LDF – 3, UDF – 28, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Palakkad : Total – 29; LDF – 20, UDF – 9, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Pathanamthitta : Total – 17; LDF – 7, UDF – 10, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Thiruvananthapuram : Total – 26; LDF – 11, UDF – 15, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Thrissur : Total – 29; LDF – 13, UDF – 15, BJP – 0, OTH – 1
Wayanad : Total – 16; LDF – 2, UDF – 13, BJP – 0, OTH – 1
Block Panchayats of Kerala
Alapuzha : Total – 12; LDF – 7, UDF – 5, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Ernakulam : Total – 14; LDF – 2, UDF – 12, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Idukki : Total – 8; LDF – 0, UDF – 8, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kannur : Total – 11; LDF – 10, UDF – 1, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kasargod : Total – 6; LDF – 3, UDF – 3, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kollam : Total – 11; LDF – 9, UDF – 2, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kottayam : Total – 11; LDF – 1, UDF – 10, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kozhikode : Total – 12; LDF : 10, UDF:02, BJP -00, OTH – 00
Malappuram : Total – 15; LDF – 3, UDF – 12, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Palakkad : Total – 13; LDF – 10, UDF – 3, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Pathanamthitta : Total – 8; LDF – 2, UDF – 6, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Thiruvananthapuram : Total – 11; LDF – 1, UDF – 10, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Thrissur : Total – 16; LDF – 8, UDF – 8, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Wayanad : Total – 4; LDF – 0, UDF – 4, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Grama Panchayats of Kerala
Alapuzha : Total – 73; LDF – 41, UDF – 32, BJP – 2, OTH – 0
Ernakulam : Total – 84; LDF – 17, UDF – 72, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Idukki : Total – 53; LDF – 10, UDF – 42, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kannur : Total – 81; LDF – 54, UDF – 27, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kasargod : Total – 38; LDF – 17, UDF – 15, BJP – 4, OTH – 0
Kollam : Total – 70; LDF – 42, UDF – 28, BJP – 1, OTH – 0
Kottayam : Total – 73; LDF – 15, UDF – 58, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Kozhikode : Total – 75; LDF : 35, UDF:39, BJP -00, OTH – 01
Malappuram : Total – 100; LDF – 15, UDF – 83, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Palakkad : Total – 91; LDF – 52, UDF – 39, BJP – 1, OTH – 0
Pathanamthitta : Total – 54; LDF – 16, UDF – 37, BJP – 1, OTH – 0
Thiruvananthapuram : Total – 73; LDF – 36, UDF – 35, BJP – 2, OTH – 0
Thrissur : Total – 88; LDF – 37, UDF – 49, BJP – 1, OTH – 0
Wayanad : Total – 25; LDF – 3, UDF – 21, BJP – 0, OTH – 0
Detailed Kozhikode Local Body Election Results
For more details, visit www.trend.kerala.gov.in
NH Widening Issue in Kerala – A Study Report
Summary of the NH widening issue
This is with regard to the request of an All-Party delegation from Kerala to reduce the width of National Highways in Kerala from the stipulated 45 metre to 30 metre. We feel that this decision, taken at an All-Party Meet on 20 th April, 2010, is disappointing and lacks farsightedness.
The width was reduced to 45 metre from the National Standard of 60 metre in 2007, based on a representation from the State Government, citing high population density and non-availability of land as the reasons.
Present 45/30 meter NH roads are already bursting at their seams and traffic blocks have become an everyday feature. With a high vehicle-to-population ratio in Kerala (1: 6 as compared to the national average of 1:25) the present National Highway road network is already experiencing traffic levels higher than the road capacity. Also the vehicle density of Kerala is 170/ Sq km as compared to the national average of 30/Sq km. Research shows that traffic volume, particularly on National Highways 17 and 47, is likely to exceed road capacity levels by nearly three times in a 10-year period and about six times in another 20 years (10-12% traffic growth rate).
The National Highways connect main cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode to each other and to other towns and villages. It is also the centre point of trade, with approximately 80% of goods for consumption been transported through it. Kerala’s three airports as well as Cochin Port and other ports are connected by these National Highways. It is estimated that around 8.5 lakh persons use the highways every day. If the width is reduced to 30 metre, it will cause chaos and hamper the daily activities of countless common people and business community at large. An estimated Rs. 2700 crore per annum can be saved by way of savings in man hours, fuel, maintenance and wear and tear of vehicles by a well maintained highway system.
The number of accidents and fatalities is high, with an average 100 accidental deaths or grievous injuries happening everyday on Kerala roads. A study report shows that most of the people affected by accidents are the bread winners of families of lower income group. Total number of people affected by road accidents each year is about three times that of number of people affected by land acquisition in the present proposed NH improvement.
It may kindly be noted that in the case of collected BOT model only users pay. Otherwise, when the Govt. charges no user fee, more tax has to be from the general public to build the roads and thus people who are not using this facility also have to pay for it. This may please be compared with the model of electricity and water supply where Govt. collects the charges only from the users.
Finally, disaster management and national security concerns are better addressed by a proper highway system connecting coastal villages. Good connectivity and access will help the State respond faster in emergency situations. Evacuation and transportation of the masses will be possible only when there is proper connectivity between the district headquarters and villages to other parts of the State.
The allegation that land acquisition will affect 24 lakh persons is exaggerated and unfounded. Study reports show that only about 50000 people is actually affected. If the concerns of the people affected by land acquisition are resolved properly people will be ready to give their land for the proposed widening, which will be in the larger interest of the entire state.
This issue is indeed, one that needs immediate intervention of the Hon. Chief Minister and the Hon. Minister for Public Works.
Vallarpadam Container Terminal
Vallarpadam Terminal
International Container Transshipment Terminal of Vallarpadam makes the great commercial city Cochin, Kerala, India world famous today. Vallarpadam is one of the islands of Cochin in the lake Vembanadu. The Vallarpadam Terminal is under construction now and will be commissioned soon in 2010 March. Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal is India’s first global hub terminal worth Rs. 2,118 crore (US$442 million). It will soon change the development map of Kerala, India.
The main feature of it is that it will help to stay away from transshipment of Indian containers through the bordering foreign ports like Colombo, Singapore and Salalah. India will become self dependent in transshipment.
The Vallarpadam island had all the requirements and qualifications of a ship terminal. It has a well developed connection to the National Highways and railways. When commissioned Vallarpadam is will be a gift to India as it is one of the best hub ports in the world.
The major openings along with the establishment of Vallarpadam terminal are the Rs 1,600-crore LNG terminal, Petro chemical complex for Gas Authority of India (Rs 7,000-crore), International Ship Repair complex (Rs 315-crore), the port-based Special Economic Zone (Rs 1,510-crore), SBM (single buoy moorings) for Kochi Refineries Ltd (Rs 720-crore), International bunkering terminal, International Marina, Bulk cargo terminals, Cruise ship terminals, etc. Mind you that these are only the major business going to take place in Vallarpadam in near future.
The face of Cochin will be altered soon. Numerable job placements will be created soon. Many can find new businesses on their own here in and near Vallarpadam. The life style of the people are going to change in near future.
The Indian National Highways are going to make new face of roads in Vallarpadam. A two lane National Highway fully equipped will come in Cochin before the commission of the Vallarpadam terminal. The Indian railway will connect itself to the terminal in a month. Though the main aim of the railway is for the goods train, there will also be some passenger trains as well since there will be so many people to travel to and fro Vallarpadam terminal daily.
Many of investors with crores of money are investing money in various field in and around Vallarpadam and Cochin. The trade of Cochin, Kottayam, Alappey, Trivandrum, Kollam, etc. will have a new life and development.
The commissioning of the terminal will give us only advantages finance and no disadvantage at all. First of all it ensures more job opportunities.
Tariffs of BSNL IPTV in Kerala
BSNL INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION in Kerala
140 channel scheme - Rs:280 per month
90 channels scheme – Rs:300 per month
Economy Package, 80 channel – Rs: 150 per month
Junior Package, 55 channels – Rs:100 per month
The extra services like the favourite cinema will be free for the 1st three months after taking the connection. After that the charge coupons will be available for watching the Cinemas. We can charge it from the home itself. The charges will be different for the new films. If we will pay an additional of Rs:50 per month, we will get all these services as free.
The cost of the set top box will be Rs:2500. We can buy it as a one time payment of Rs:2500 or paying Rs:70 per month as rent. If we will buy it with the one time payment, there will be a warranty for one year. Rs: 250 will be charged as the installation fee.
