Pazhassiraja International Airport is the most suitable name for Kannur airport which is hardly 3 kms from Pazhassi. Better they put the name now itself. If LDF came to power it will be named after AKG or Nayanar. :lol:

O Rajagopal suggested this name during the foundation laying function. But Leela Krishnan nair was interested in Nayanar's name. :ohno:

ഒരു പേരില്* എന്ത് ഇരിക്കുന്നു ...:bash:

Pazhassiraja International Airport is the most suitable name for Kannur airport which is hardly 3 kms from Pazhassi. Better they put the name now itself. If LDF came to power it will be named after AKG or Nayanar. :lol:

O Rajagopal suggested this name during the foundation laying function. But Leela Krishnan nair was interested in Nayanar's name. :ohno:

Whatever be it, it must be something related to Kerala, than the regular Rajiv Gandhi, Nehru, Priyadarshani Indira etc.....

By the way, isn't more better to name a terminal after a hero, than airport itself.... It makes more sense, as now a days, Airports are strongly branded with city name.....

Just like how Chennai Airport functions, with Anna International Airport and Kamraj National Airport....

I wish, they should rename Trivandrum's new terminal after the celebrated King- Chitra Thirunal as the current official terminology of NITB looks too weird, while the old terminal after his brother in law, G.V Raja.... Perhaps, it would more fair, to rename Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy back to its original founder's name, though chances are almost nil....

As far as CIAL is concerned, I sure, V.J Kurien will veto the proposal, as today the brand name CIAL is very strong.... It would be tough to call it as KIAL if named after Karunakaran.... Perhaps the upcoming International terminal can be named after Karunakaran, while the current terminal after Adi Sankara as a respect of India's great philosopher born near to the airport site.

In any case, I don't think it makes a good case to avoid city name.... May be this proposal itself will be new eye of storm..........

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I think Kozhikode airport will be named after Kunhali Marakkar. Then in short it will be called as Kunhali Airport and league will be really happy with that. :lol: :jk:


Kidilam..:lol:

Thacholi or Aromal donot suit for Kozhikode.... It suits for Kathanad area... Perhaps the upcoming Kannur can be name as Unniarcha International Airport....

You are true.... For Kozhikode, Kunjali would be best.... It will automatically raise the happiness of league in their fortress... And no controversy for Ommen Chandy.....

You cant seperate Kannur/Kozhikode like that, we are almost same with Theyyam/Thira cultures, food habbits etc. i have felt that Kozhikode and Kannur are simlar in many aspects than Malappuram. Really cant select a name for Kozhikode, naming from northern ballads doesn't make any sense for me, even Kunjali Marakkar wont fit the bill, i am for Pazhassiraja International airport for Kozhikode, Pazhassiraja is relevant for whole of Malabar.

Think about the poor captain trying to announce:

...We will be landing at paras... pavass... palass... payass... pasha.. I apologize.. Calicut international airport at...

Think about the poor captain trying to announce:

...We will be landing at paras... pavass... palass... payss... pasha.. I apologize.. Calicut international airport at...

Hm, i like it...:cheers:

പഴശ്ശിയെ ഞങ്ങള്* വിട്ടു തരില്ല വിട്ടു തരില്ല...

Zamorins is he best name for Calicut IA

പഴശ്ശിയെ ഞങ്ങള്* വിട്ടു തരില്ല വിട്ടു തരില്ല...

Aadhyam Airport varatte..Pazhassi fought from Wayanad which was part of Kozhikode district, so pazhassiye njangalum vittu tarilla...

Also to add upon...

Pazhassi Raja was a member of the western branch of the Kottayam royal clan and his lineage can be traced back to the Parappanad dynasty in southern Malabar

Zamorins in the best name for CAIL.

+1

Better to name it as IceCream Airport..


Heroes of Ballads? Means Thacholi Othenan Airport or Aromal Chekavar aiport? Why not historical figures? I think Kozhikode airport will be named after Kunhali Marakkar. Then in short it will be called as Kunhali Airport and league will be really happy with that. :lol: :jk:

Controversy can be avoided if Kozhikode Airport is named after Zamorin or Pazhassi raja.

Zamorins in the best name for CAIL.

^^+1

'IT sector will penetrate more towns' (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/article3322122.ece)
Kris Gopalakrishnan, executive co-chairman and co-founder of Infosys, believes the development initiatives of the information technology (IT) sector will penetrate Tier 3 and 4 towns in Kerala in the next few years.

“It may take time to materialise, but given the semi-urban setting of Kerala, it will be a natural evolution,” Mr. Gopalakrishnan told The Hindu on the sidelines of the inauguration of Startup Village, the country's first telecom innovation hub and technology business incubator under a public-private partnership, at Kalamassery over the weekend.

Mr. Gopalakrishnan termed the incubator, which envisions setting up at least 1,000 student start-ups, as a landmark in the State's growth. “Many a time it is through a start-up that obscure towns get known,” he said, citing the growth of Seattle. Any place in Kerala, he said, is not very far from an airport and almost all Tier 3 and 4 towns have hospitals and other general infrastructure, which is the primary requirement for business. “In hindsight, Bangalore has also taken time to become what it is today. As you create success stories out of Kerala, businesses will come here, too,” he said, expressing happiness over the building of infrastructure in the State. “It will generate investments, opportunities, and jobs,” he added.

Mr. Gopalakrishnan said Kerala had already made a head-start in IT as evident from the fact that Technopark and Infopark were fully utilised. Technocity is on the anvil and Infosys is setting up its second campus there. Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram are already well known and Kozhikode is jumping on the bandwagon. Citing the unqualified success attained by start-up companies such as MobMe in Technopark, Mr. Gopalakrishnan said many students are coming forward now to try their hands at entrepreneurship.

Talking about business incubators, he said the coming together of businesses — management, banking, telecom and so on — provided the aspiring entrepreneur a whole ecosystem, which boosted his confidence.

“When you work together, you get energised. It reinforces each other's belief in the team and helps you tide over challenges as you are not alone. You have successful role models before you. At low costs, it supports you with infrastructure, banking, accounting, and legal services and offers mentoring as well. This increases your probability of success manifold,” he said.

You cant seperate Kannur/Kozhikode like that, we are almost same with Theyyam/Thira cultures, food habbits etc. i have felt that Kozhikode and Kannur are simlar in many aspects than Malappuram. Really cant select a name for Kozhikode, naming from northern ballads doesn't make any sense for me, even Kunjali Marakkar wont fit the bill, i am for Pazhassiraja International airport for Kozhikode, Pazhassiraja is relevant for whole of Malabar.

Remember the way which Englishers trying to pronounce Pazhassi even for the movie...... Why not, his real name- Kerala Varma.... Or ofcourse Kozhikode will always better known for its Zamorins....

Personally I opt for Manavikrama Zamorin International Airport-Kozhikode, than Pazhassi.... Perhaps, we can consider Pazhassi for proposed Wayanad Aerodrome....

^^Zamorins have Manavedan title too, and why cant we use 'Samoothiri' instead if Zamorins?

Aadhyam Airport varatte..Pazhassi fought from Wayanad which was part of Kozhikode district, so pazhassiye njangalum vittu tarilla...

Also to add upon...

Pazhassi is a place near Mattannur on Thalassery-Coorg Highway. It is just 3 kms from the airport. It is where Pazhassi kovilakam was situated. There are people from Pazhassi family still living there. Pazhassi was the ruler of Kottayam and the airport area was part of his Province and not under Kozhikode.

There was no Kozhikode district during Pazhassi's time. After Independence when Malabar district was divided Wayanad district became part of Kannur district. Later only South Wayanad taluk was added to Kozhikode district. And places were Pazhassi fought like Periya, Panamaram, Pulpally are all part of North Wayanad. Also Calicut airport is Kondotty in Malappuram which has no connection with Pazhassi. Naming Kozhikode airport after Pazhassi is same as renaming Trivandrum airport as Kochi airport. :nuts:

^^ശെരി ഏട്ടാ പഴശ്ശിയെ ഇങ്ങള് എടുതോളി....ആരോമലും ഉണ്ണിയാര്*ച്ചയും ഇങ്ങള്ടെ ആണ് എന്ന് പറയാതിരുന്നാല്* മതി..ആരോ കണ്ണൂര്* ഐര്പോര്ടിനു മൂപതിന്റെ പേര് ഇടണം എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു..

^^Zamorins have Manavedan title too, and why cant we use 'Samoothiri' instead if Zamorins?

The word Zamorin itself originated, due to pronounceable style of Malayalam word Samoothiri in Arabic and European accents....

Imagine Arab pilots starting pronounce Samoothiri.... They will immediately substitute Sa with Za... Thiri is also pronounced as Trin or Treen....Automatically intentionally or unintentionally it will be back to Zamorin itself.......

Ofcourse, the word Zamorin is more recognizable for a person outside......

Its not about whether hindus are represetned or not, its about if a political party who won good share of seats represented or not.

I dont know when I post my views to vu3nn, i get a reply from PPJ!!! Is some gang like operation going on here..

Cong MLA TN prathapan said ML got 5th minister at gun point. Another cong MLA PC Vishnunath says ML got what it wanted by placing knife at UDF neck.. UDF members are themselves against ML and here we have some pseudo-secularists still praising ML for their "great" communal deeds.:ohno:


There is nothing like that muslim should vote for league or hindu should vote for hindu candidate etc that too in state like kerala where religious harmony is (or was) best.

Perfectly agree with you. But as per many in Congress/CPM, it is none other than ML who has begun to destroy the peaceful religious harmony that prevailed in the state...


The so called community leaders of all religions raise voice just because of the political and personal interest. Any policy that a minister does will be applicable to all people. This basic thing should be understood. Instead of blaming religion and %, blame it on politics for 5th minister drama.

agree with you. Why ML is not following your principle of secularism? Fifth minister of any religion would have done the job, why ML wanted a minister from only a particular minority community when they already have many in the cabinet?

thanx and I dont want to continue this topic anymore..

^^ശെരി ഏട്ടാ പഴശ്ശിയെ ഇങ്ങള് എടുതോളി....ആരോമലും ഉണ്ണിയാര്*ച്ചയും ഇങ്ങള്ടെ ആണ് എന്ന് പറയാതിരുന്നാല്* മതി..ആരോ കണ്ണൂര്* ഐര്പോര്ടിനു മൂപതിന്റെ പേര് ഇടണം എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു..

പഴശ്ശിയുടെ യുദ്ധം കമ്പനി കാണാന്* പോവുന്നതെ ഉള്ളൂ. :horse:

അടുത്ത വടകര എയര്*പോര്*ട്ടിന് ഉണ്ണിയാര്*ച്ചയുടെ പേരിടാം. :lol:

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: people in Kerala are curious about the names the Oommen Chandy regime plans to give to the three international airports.

One name which is certain to be okayed is of Col G.V. Raja, who set the ball rolling for the Trivandrum airport and also one who started the Flying Club here.

With regards to Kochi airport, it is almost certain to be named after Karunakaran because he is the one who started this novel project.

As for Kozhikode airport, the Chandy government is unlikely to create any controversy and is almost certain to choose a name from the ballads of Malabar.Source (http://expressbuzz.com/states/kerala/three-kerala-airports-to-get-new-names/383097.html)

Possibilities of names for domestic/intl terminals
Tvm - Sree Chitra Tirunal (who built the airport way back), Col. GV Raja.

Kozhikode - VK Krishna Menon, EK nayanar(I guess initiated the airport during his term)

I think they should leave the airport names alone. Even Indian captains haven't yet figured out how to pronounce Trivandrum after some 5 decades. They are going to demolish the names of historical figures now. Bad Idea.

VK Krishna Menon would be apt name for Kozhikode airport. He don't have any notable memorials in Kozhikode.

VK Krishna Menon would be apt name for Kozhikode airport. He don't have any notable memorials in Kozhikode.

I agree with V K Krishna Menon too...:cheers: K Kelappan's name can also be considered.

Perfectly agree with you. But as per many in Congress/CPM, it is none other than ML who has begun to destroy the peaceful religious harmony that prevailed in the state
Please explain?
agree with you. Why ML is not following your principle of secularism? Fifth minister of any religion would have done the job, why ML wanted a minister from only a particular minority community when they already have many in the cabinet?
You are talking about secularism like any other Non Muslim and still bash IUML for their 5th 'Muslim' minister!

If the people here are secular, no one really bothers about a minister being Muslim or Hindu. It's high time each one of you check yourself about self proclaimed secularist!

I agree with V K Krishna Menon too...:cheers: K Kelappan's name can also be considered.
Why should be the names changed in the 1st place?

I personally feel that as a bad idea.

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Thadiyantavida Shameem left India.He left India on December 23 last year via Nedumbassery Airport.

Source: Metro Vaartha

Please explain?

You are talking about secularism like any other Non Muslim and still bash IUML for their 5th 'Muslim' minister!

If the people here are secular, no one really bothers about a minister being Muslim or Hindu. It's high time each one of you check yourself about self proclaimed secularist!


100+

Please explain?

You are talking about secularism like any other Non Muslim and still bash IUML for their 5th 'Muslim' minister!
^^

ഇവന് പിന്നെയും കലിപ്പുകള് തീരണില്ലല്ലോ !

You think all the non-muslim must be secular so that you can continue your fundamentalist ideologies?

If the people here are secular, no one really bothers about a minister being Muslim or Hindu. It's high time each one of you check yourself about self proclaimed secularist!
^^
One question Malayalee ,are you a muslim or not?

I think it is time to stop this discussion here.

Secularists doesn't oppose one addition of minority minister here (Even in media too). They oppose the involvement of communal leaders in deciding ministerial ship. And gun point politics. That is ridiculous. Even if it is by NSS, kallapally , Methraan or Thangal.
And I think Ali would be a good minister than the rapist ,Ali is capable and a proven business man, and he made himself as an MLA, by the developmental efforts in Mankada (even in those days while he was an failed MLA candidate !!). And If Aryadan takes over transport ministry , it will be good for whole Malabar too.

Shall we stop the 'communal' discussion here?

Please explain?

You are talking about secularism like any other Non Muslim and still bash IUML for their 5th 'Muslim' minister!

If the people here are secular, no one really bothers about a minister being Muslim or Hindu. It's high time each one of you check yourself about self proclaimed secularist!

It is not about the number of League's ministers. It is about the aftermath of that decision. League has a tradition which is much more than what some of the current league ministers think it is. Oommen chandy's decision to reshuffle portfolios has made us judge our ministers through a different yard stick. Every Keralite who follows state politics knows that cast and religion plays an important part. But it has never come out in the open like this. Who is going to put the genie back in the bottle now.

Thadiyantavida Shameem left India.He left India on December 23 last year via Nedumbassery Airport.

Source: Metro Vaartha

If this report is true I am more worried about security of the servers than shameem leaving the country. What all other secrets are out from that data center:ohno:

You think all the non-muslim must be secular so that you can continue your fundamentalist ideologies?

One question Malayalee ,are you a muslim or not?
Everyone who shouts out loud about secularism must be secular at least!

Yeah, I am a Muslim.
They oppose the involvement of communal leaders in deciding ministerial ship. And gun point politics. That is ridiculous. Even if it is by NSS, kallapally , Methraan or Thangal.
Since a party which has 'Muslim' in it's name announced ministers, it has become an issue. Dude, this is politics after all, no involvement of religion anywhere there.
How does the party president become a communal leader? If Vellapally, Sukumaran Nair or Any Bishop demands seat or announce political align, it is pictured as a political agenda!

You should note that no Muslim priest, saint or head of any Muslim organisation has demanded a 5th minister for Muslim league. ML is a party and not a representative of Muslim community. And every political party always have their demands. Why should everyone coalesce it with religion, i just don't know :(

If this report is true I am more worried about security of the servers than shameem leaving the country. What all other secrets are out from that data center:ohno:

Saw the same report in some TV channel also (Surya or Asianet, don't remember correctly).

Heroes of Ballads? Means Thacholi Othenan Airport or Aromal Chekavar aiport? Why not historical figures? I think Kozhikode airport will be named after Kunhali Marakkar. Then in short it will be called as Kunhali Airport and league will be really happy with that. :lol: :jk:

:rofl:

Think about the poor captain trying to announce:

...We will be landing at paras... pavass... palass... payass... pasha.. I apologize.. Calicut international airport at...

:lol:

It is not about the number of League's ministers. It is about the aftermath of that decision. League has a tradition which is much more than what some of the current league ministers think it is. Oommen chandy's decision to reshuffle portfolios has made us judge our ministers through a different yard stick. Every Keralite who follows state politics knows that cast and religion plays an important part. But it has never come out in the open like this. Who is going to put the genie back in the bottle now.
Cast and Religion plays an important role. So is it not fair to give back to the religion it's fair share (nothing more!).

Let me give a simple stat to make you understand the situation.

Number of UDF candidates (Candidate%) (population %):

Hindu - 70 (50) (56)
Christian - 38 (27) (19)
Muslim - 32 (23) (25)

The number of UDF MLA's (relative win %):

Hindu - 28 (40%)
Christian - 19 (50%)
Muslim - 25 (78%)

Communal organisations like NSS, SNDP etc. should be ashamed to make any claims or talk about communal imbalance after asking their members to vote for LDF candidate.

Kunjappa is the most secular minister. He's fanatic about money nothing else. :lol:
P.S: IUML is a communal party, no matter who ever tries to paint it otherwise.

Cast and Religion plays an important role. So is it not fair to give back to the religion it's fair share (nothing more!).

Let me give a simple stat to make you understand the situation.

Number of UDF candidates (Candidate%) (population %):

Hindu - 70 (50) (56)
Christian - 38 (27) (19)
Muslim - 32 (23) (25)

The number of UDF MLA's (relative win %):

Hindu - 28 (40%)
Christian - 19 (50%)
Muslim - 25 (78%)

Communal organisations like NSS, SNDP etc. should be ashamed to make any claims or talk about communal imbalance after asking their members to vote for LDF candidate.

Cool. The relative win percentage is high because minorities show a herd mentality in elections and are heavily influenced by clergy and other religious heads

I have stepped in this discussion as a person from a community which is always targeted. Will not post anything more in this regard. I have no agenda, whatsoever!

Believing in one's religion and supporting it in justice is not communal.

I am secular, will remain secular. Thanks, EOD!

Communal organisations like NSS, SNDP etc. should be ashamed to make any claims or talk about communal imbalance after asking their members to vote for LDF candidate.

I don't know if many nairs or ezhavas listen to these so called community leaders. I don't think that number is huge to influence an election out come. I sincerely hope the CM comes out of this mess unscathed. I don't want the projects he has started to loose momentum because of this political drama.

I don't know if many nairs or ezhavas listen to these so called community leaders. I don't think that number is huge to influence an election out come. I sincerely hope the CM comes out of this mess unscathed. I don't want the projects he has started to loose momentum because of this political drama.

True. Very few nairs listen to NSS. Ditto for SNDP. Why should the CM come out unscathed. He's a Houdini and good at making announcements nothing else

Communal organisations like NSS, SNDP etc. should be ashamed to make any claims or talk about communal imbalance after asking their members to vote for LDF candidate.

NSS and SNDP communal.
Muslim league is Secular, Great find . Keep it up.

It is shame that the organization which formed for the partition of India and divided India to form Pakistan is still existing only in Kerala and sharing the government. Shame on LDF and UDF. If both of them together decided not to include in the fronts IUML would have vanished. Kick League out of govt. and go for begging. shameless leaders.

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I have stepped in this discussion as a person from a community which is always targeted. Will not post anything more in this regard. I have no agenda, whatsoever!

Believing in one's religion and supporting it in justice is not communal.

I am secular, will remain secular. Thanks, EOD!

Thanks Malayaali :)

I have read all the pages in thread. No where and no one targeted a single community, target was the party IUML and its communal agenda. And you know the fact that , not only now ,IUML was NEVER able to represent the whole Muslim community in its history. Check the vote share in past elections.

I dont know when I post my views to vu3nn, i get a reply from PPJ!!! Is some gang like operation going on here..

Cong MLA TN prathapan said ML got 5th minister at gun point. Another cong MLA PC Vishnunath says ML got what it wanted by placing knife at UDF neck.. UDF members are themselves against ML and here we have some pseudo-secularists still praising ML for their "great" communal deeds.:ohno:



Perfectly agree with you. But as per many in Congress/CPM, it is none other than ML who has begun to destroy the peaceful religious harmony that prevailed in the state...



agree with you. Why ML is not following your principle of secularism? Fifth minister of any religion would have done the job, why ML wanted a minister from only a particular minority community when they already have many in the cabinet?

thanx and I dont want to continue this topic anymore..

I have nothing to do with vu3nn.

I have one answer to all your question. ML is a political party like any other political party. ML never insisted that the 5th minister should be a muslim, it insisted it should be from ML party. Hope you got the point.

Any party in the place of ML would have done the same.

Your comments look interesting, you say agree followed by opposing it!!.

I have nothing to do with vu3nn.

I have one answer to all your question. ML is a political party like any other political party. ML never insisted that the 5th minister should be a muslim, it insisted it should be from ML party. Hope you got the point.

Any party in the place of ML would have done the same.

Your comments look interesting, you say agree followed by opposing it!!.

:lol: I liked the statement that ML never insisted that the 5th minister should be a Muslim. Then why couldn't they find a non Muslim for the ministership. Last time I checked MAK Ali is still a practicing Muslim. ML was a communal party, is a communal party, will be a communal party

Simple. As per reports, more than 50% in Kerala are Hindus thereby majority. For first time in Kerala cabinet, out of 21 ministers, only 9 are from majority community and remaining 12 are from minority community. That means only 42% representation for majority community in Kerala cabinet. Organisations representing majority community are seemingly upset due to this imbalance. If you can explain why/how this happened, then be assured no one is going to blame UDF. And please dont say ML is not responsible for this anomaly, as they are a major part of UDF and initiated the demand for one more minister from their community (fully knowing the imbalance will worsen). :)


Even after 5th minister, there are only 6 Muslims out of 24 positions, or 25% which is on the lesser side when compared to the percentage of their population in Kerala or the percentage of Muslims MLAs. Before the 5th minister, 5/24 was 20%, far below their share.

As I have said earlier, Nairs have 20% representation when their strength is only about 16%.

What it boils down to is Christians cornering 30% of available positions when their strength is only 19%, which comes at the expenses of Ezhavas / OBC Hindus.

So when Hindu organizations try to ensure that their community gets their due in accordance with the population, can you fault with Muslims trying to ensure that they too get their rightful due?

But again, it is important to clarify once again that IUML has raised the demand based on its party strength, not on religious basis. Why should any self respecting party settle for 4 slots with 20 MLAs when someone with 38 MLA get 12 slots and another one with 9 MLAs get 3 slots and share the No 1 and No 2 positions in the cabinet (CM, Finance) among themselves.

In sort, all IUML did was assert it rights, and that too only partially. I don't know under what logic you say that only IUML should sacrifice and Congress and KC-M need not sacrifice.




I don't know when I post my views to vu3nn, i get a reply from PPJ!!! Is some gang like operation going on here..

Believe me, I work independently, supporting or opposing parties on specific issues. I don’t even know who PPJ is. And if you read my posts in other forums, you will find that I take a strong anti-League and anti-UDF positions more often than not.

Cong MLA TN prathapan said ML got 5th minister at gun point. Another cong MLA PC Vishnunath says ML got what it wanted by placing knife at UDF neck.. UDF members are themselves against ML and here we have some pseudo-secularists still praising ML for their "great" communal deeds.


These are individual opinions of some UDF members, and not the official stance of the UDF /Congress. Ramesh Chennithala, himself, has on record previously started that Leagues demands for the 5th minister is just.

If Congress has a problem with "communal" League why an alliance with a communal party in the first place?


agree with you. Why ML is not following your principle of secularism? Fifth minister of any religion would have done the job, why ML wanted a minister from only a particular minority community when they already have many in the cabinet?



That reasoning works both ways. Why are you adamant that there should not be a minister from a particular minority community, especially since both Hindus and Muslims are under-represented.

Please explain?

You are talking about secularism like any other Non Muslim and still bash IUML for their 5th 'Muslim' minister!

If the people here are secular, no one really bothers about a minister being Muslim or Hindu. It's high time each one of you check yourself about self proclaimed secularist!

+1000


Cool. The relative win percentage is high because minorities show a herd mentality in elections and are heavily influenced by clergy and other religious heads


Maybe. But ultimately a vote is a vote whether you like the way people vote or not. And why blame only minorities. In the past, BJP too won elections in UP and other states by in exactly the same way.


I have read all the pages in thread. No where and no one targeted a single community, target was the party IUML and its communal agenda. And you know the fact that , not only now ,IUML was NEVER able to represent the whole Muslim community in its history. Check the vote share in past elections.


It is true that IUML does not represent the entire Muslim community. But answer these questions and who is being targeted will become obvious

1. Why is everyone silent on KC-M representation in the cabinet, and harp only on IUML representation. Any when people quote numbers, why do they refer to “minorities” as if “minorities” are a single religious entity.

2. Why has not a single person taken on KC-M who has resorted to exactly the same "gunpoint and blackmail politics."

3. Why is it that when Hindus or Christians become ministers, the religious identity of the minister does not matter. But when a Muslim becomes a minister, all hell breaks loose. I am sure if UC Raman was an MLA and made the 5th minister, the reactions would have been rather muted.

Thanks Malayaali :)

I have read all the pages in thread. No where and no one targeted a single community, target was the party IUML and its communal agenda. And you know the fact that , not only now ,IUML was NEVER able to represent the whole Muslim community in its history. Check the vote share in past elections.

RKPV
I felt like Malayali was specifically targeted at some posts, in one or other ways. That was too bad. Communal thoughts are in peoples mind. I feel lot of them are on this thread too, mostly driven by ignorance.

:lol: I liked the statement that ML never insisted that the 5th minister should be a Muslim. Then why couldn't they find a non Muslim for the ministership. Last time I checked MAK Ali is still a practicing Muslim. ML was a communal party, is a communal party, will be a communal party

Why does it matter to you whom ML sends as minister. Its their party member and its legal for that person to become minister.

Read again the line I wrote. Its not too complicated to be comprehensive!

I have nothing to do with vu3nn.

I have one answer to all your question. ML is a political party like any other political party. ML never insisted that the 5th minister should be a muslim, it insisted it should be from ML party. Hope you got the point.

Any party in the place of ML would have done the same.

Your comments look interesting, you say agree followed by opposing it!!.

That is your perception only. For many others like me it will never be. It uses a name representing a particular community and all its members belong to that community only. It also continues to use the name of the party which caused the partition of India.
These things have to be rectified first if they have any intention of being a secular party.

Why does it matter to you whom ML sends as minister. Its their party member and its legal for that person to become minister.

Read again the line I wrote. Its not too complicated to be comprehensive!

Then why do you bellyache when IUML is criticized and paint them as secular? IUML is a communal party headed by a so called religious figure(?). Period

Malayaali is targeted cos of his passion to IUML, :) It was not because of his community. Keep in my mind, IUML represent only a portion of community (less than 50%) , so please don't consider it as the other.


RKPV
I felt like Malayali was specifically targeted at some posts, in one or other ways. That was too bad. Communal thoughts are in peoples mind. I feel lot of them are on this thread too, mostly driven by ignorance.

Enough is Enough !

Everybody Please stop discussion about 5th minister for the harmony of this forum.

പവനായി ശവമായോ?

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Source: Metro Vaartha

I don't understand what is this communal imbalances about fifth minister. I am not a fan of Muslim league and yes it is more of a communal party. But if they are communal, then don't take their help to form your government. If they are in government give them their share of ministers according to the MLAs.

it is simple.

And Nair community and Christian community have and always had more ministers than their populations share. Only Ezhava community is left behind. I don't think that is a big deal because we Malayalais never care about the religion and caste of our Ministers, Then why now only we care about the religion of the fifth minister?? Only because it is from the so called Targeted Community??

Protest against gas pipeline gathers steam


MANGALORE: The fight against a proposal by the Gas Authority of India Limited's (GAIL) to lay liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipelines from Kochi in Kerala to Mangalore and to Bangalore (crossing Tamil Nadu) is gaining momentum with people of the three states deciding to join hands to protest against the project. Environmentalists and people of Dakshina Kannada district, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are all set to launch a joint agitation, as part of which they have decided to convene a meeting in Kannur in Kerala on May 6 to chalk out plans to organize the protest.

While the pipeline of GAIL will pass through 16 villages in Dakshina Kannada district, it covers more than 100 villages in Kerala and Tamilnadu. GAIL had obtained the permission to lay pipelines of 16 MMSCMD (million metric standard cubic metre per day) capacity from Kochi to Mangalore and to Bangalore from the ministry of petroleum and natural gas. It has plans to acquire the user rights for 66 feet-wide land in villages.Kerala GAIL Pipeline Evictees Association chairperson S R Neelakantan told TOI that the association will oppose the proposal. "All the mainstream political parties in Kerala are convinced that it is not safe to implement the project in our state considering the geographical features. Hence, an apolitical platform has been formed and future course of action will be decided at the meeting to be held in Kannur on May 6. Leaders from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamilnadu will take part in the meeting," he added.Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development co-ordinator Vidya Dinker said environment impact assessment (EIA) and socio-economic impact assessment study should be conducted before the proposal is implemented.

"Necessary clearances under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986, Water ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981 should also be obtained before attempting any land acquisition for the project," she added.As per the proposal, residents will have to give the user's right for 66 feet-wide land to lay pipeline in the notified areas. Apart from GAIL, Relogistics Infrastructure Limited (RIL) of Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited (RGTIL) too have obtained authorization from the ministry to lay LNG pipeline of 13.3 MMSCMD capacity from Thiruthani terminal point in Tamilnadu to Mangalore via Bangalore.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Protest-against-gas-pipeline-gathers-steam/articleshow/12701700.cms

Malayaali is targeted cos of his passion to IUML, :) It was not because of his community. Keep in my mind, IUML represent only a portion of community (less than 50%) , so please don't consider it as the other.

So finally you agree that he was targeted here.

^^

ഇവന് പിന്നെയും കലിപ്പുകള് തീരണില്ലല്ലോ !

You think all the non-muslim must be secular so that you can continue your fundamentalist ideologies?


^^
One question Malayalee ,are you a muslim or not?

What do u understand from the post given above? Was that about IUML?
Common guys, communalism is there in the minds of people, so is in the skyscrapercity. No one here is a fan of IUML but just because IUML became a reason to bring another Muslim Minister, u cant blame them. To my knowledge, they never asked for a muslim minsiter but a minister from their political party. Of course their members are 99.99 percent muslims. But how does that affects the so called 'santhulanavastha' of the state?

U guys might be reluctant to consider KC-M as communal jus coz there is no christian in their name.

Indeed everyone would agree that this communal based distribution of ministers are not good for our state. But always the blame of communal imbalance goes to Muslims irrespective of problems and reasons. Especially in this case, we never saw anyone questioning over representation of Christians in Government and political positions.

PS: Last time we saw a 'very balanced' government formation by LDF. Never saw a single secularist opening their mouth. And no need to look at Governments formed in many states by our 'Wandering National party in Kerala', its prodigious.

The reason that KCM is not considered communal is because of their origins - it was a Nair + Syrian Christian party to begin with. Now, it is indeed a Christian party.
IUML does not represent all of the Muslim community, but it represents ONLY the Muslim community. Its not just the name - who would have ever considered the likes of NDP, SRP, PDP etc with not being communal? If it weren't for a Muslim rebel from Congress (M. A. Wahid), the Kazhakoottam seat in Trivandrum dist would have become an IUML seat within UDF.
UDF supplication to IUML makes the life of Muslim congress workers and leaders difficult too.. If Wahid needs to move up the political ladder, he has to kind of wait for somebody else to make way. The same is the case for Syrian Christians within Congress.

It would be better for Kerala if the local body polls were fought "frontless". Then, we would know how much support these paper tigers really get, and how much of the voting is either for a personality or for the "Front". I find it ridiculous that Trivandrum corporation seats are given to the likes of RSP and KC(B)..

Media overreach makes politics more polarised every where. I would have preferred an ideoligical polarization rather than a communal one. And I believe thats the problem with our politics. There is no ideology that seperates L and U of the DFs.

http://youtu.be/sOVfVXyi8z4

^^
It is showing only the link. :(
Could someone tel me how to post videos?

പവനായി ശവമായോ?

Source: Metro Vaartha

Shavamayi. Some pan kerala experts who shed crocodile tears can go home now.

Appol pinne paintinu ippol entha Vila ?

http://youtu.be/sOVfVXyi8z4

sOVfVXyi8z4&

^^

virodhamillenkil ee vidya onnu paranju tharaamo?:)

^^
Simple..Check this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=667104) :)

^^

virodhamillenkil ee vidya onnu paranju tharaamo?:)

Its simple dear.

Use Wrap Codes, ie [][/]

Write youtube inside both wrap brackets. The ending wrap code must have / before the word

Since I cannot write youtube within both wrap codes and show you, as it won't be displayed, I write youtube as youtubr. It must be written as

Every youtube video carries an embedded code, which is normally seen after alphabet v=

In this case its sOVfVXyi8z4

Write it inbetween the wrap codes. Using same example of youtubr, the format will be

sOVfVXyi8z4

Try yourself the same, changing youtubr into youtube within wrap codes. The video will be embedded here.

Thanks and regards
MI

Stone laying ceremony of the new International stadium in Trivandrum will be done by 23rd of this month...

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Excellent Video.... Really, good PR is going on. Hope, these initiatives help Kerala for another major leap.:cheers:

Stone laying ceremony of the new International stadium in Trivandrum will be done by 23rd of this month...

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Good News..Is this a Cricket stadium?Can you give more details of this?

Follow up news regarding "Thadiyantavida Shameem" who managed to escape through Nedumbassery Airport recently.

http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/8897/shameemmv.jpg

From Metro Vaartha

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Security lapses are there in international airports in the country.This issue is taken up seriously by the security agencies in view of the escape of "Thadiyantavida Shameer" through Nedumbassery Airport.The attention is on to the newspaper "Metro Vaartha" regarding the possession of a valid document which was sent to the ADGP by the emigration wing of Nedumbassery Airport.

From Metro Vaartha

Stone laying ceremony of the new International stadium in Trivandrum will be done by 23rd of this month...

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Design looks world class. :)

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Angane eeyullavanum posting pareeksha passayi :applause::applause::applause:

Thanks Ajith bhai n Irshad bhai :)

Good News..Is this a Cricket stadium?Can you give more details of this?

Passionfruit12,

The stadium is for cricket & football. There will be a seperate indoor stadium & swimming pool as well.

Details is as follows:
Primary : Cricket, Football,
Indoor: Badminton, volleyball etc,
Swimming pool,
Capacity: 50,000,
Area: 37 acres,
Convention/Exhibition cum trade center,
Retail: 80 outlets,
Parking : 3000 cars,
Developer : IL&FS,
Day/Night facility,
Mode of Operation - BOT(First time for a stadium in India)

^^
Thanks for the details..Looks great.

Angane eeyullavanum posting pareeksha passayi
:cheers:

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courtesy: Keralakaumudi

^^The problem is not about the communal balance here. The national party like congress has to surrender to IUML. It is the problem here. Naale avar 8 pere ministers aakkanam ennu paranjal chandy athum cheythu kodukkumo. ororuthareyum nirthendidathu nirthiyillenkil avar thalayil kidannu nirangum. The congress should had to fill the fifth ministership by a muslim candidate, who is a congress MLA. oru leading partikal engane peekiri partykalkku thala vachu kodukkumthorum avar valarnnu kondirkkum. national partykal illathavukayum cheyyum. athanu prasnam.:ohno:

Tomorrow they will ask number of ministers based on the ratio of number of MLAs in the party. if congress can have 10, we will have 7:lol:

:lol:

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Source: Mathrubhumi

ദീദിയുടെ വികൃതികള്* !

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Source: Metro Vaartha

Marvellous & great design.. Hope to see this soon as one of the finest stadiums in Kerala/India for cricket & football..

Stone laying ceremony of the new International stadium in Trivandrum will be done by 23rd of this month...

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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/russian-team-to-expedite-reactor-i-commissioning/250035-60-118.html -Apr 19, 2012 :- An 18-member team of Russian scientists from Atomstroy Export and top NPCIL officials visited the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in order to speed up the commissioning of Reactor-1. Atomstroy Export is a Russian engineering company of the state-owned ‘Rosatom’ Corporation involved in constructing nuclear reactors abroad.� It has constructed two VVER Reactors, each of 1000 MW at Koodankulam.
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http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/04/18/67-Kudankulam-nuke-plant-row-intensifies-as-activist-slams-govt-s-atomic-energy-body.html- Apr 18 : Criticizing Department of Atomic Energy, anti-nuclear activist Neeraj Jain has urged the Central Government to halt operations at existing plants such as Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam project."You are playing with the lives of lakhs of people living in South India, because if there is a major accident in Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and South Karnataka will be contaminated for thousands of years," he said. Jain said: " in Jaitapur, in Kovada, on a department, which is known to be inefficient, where, in the small nuclear reactors, there have been numerous occasions when a Chernobyl type accident very nearly happened."

India suffers from a peak-hour power deficit of about 12 percent that acts as a brake on an economy growing at nearly 8 percent and causes blackouts in much of the country.
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Good News..Is this a Cricket stadium?Can you give more details of this?

This is a multi- purpose stadium.. an Idea of 19th century. Nowadays no one built multipurpose stadium anywhere in the modern world. Because , It means the stadium will not be useful for any kind of sports. Football stadiums can easily accommodate a synthetic track around it. but that also is not followed by many countries. All are making dedicated stadiums for each sports. Football and Cricket need different type of grass, different type of flood lighting & different type of spectator seat arrangement etc. This is going to be another Kaloor for stadium no doubt.:bash:


I wish they made a perfect football stadium with proper synthetic track instead and another Cricket stadium nearby with lesser capacity in each, But here all are interested about commercial use of the gallaray building.No-one care about the actual field. Thats why in India we will see many behemoth stadiums with nasty grounds and in foreign countries it is always small galleries with beautiful grounds.

Main purpose of these stadiums is to conduct Asianet, Mathrubhumi, Vanitha, etc film awards. International cricket matches comes to Kerala only once in a blue moon. Nobody in Kerala watches football in stadium these days. So stop complaining and enjoy the shows. :cheers:

അതില്* അവാര്*ഡു മാത്രം മലയാളത്തില്*. പാട്ടും കൂത്തും തമിഴിലും

Main purpose of these stadiums is to conduct Asianet, Mathrubhumi, Vanitha, etc film awards. International cricket matches comes to Kerala only once in a blue moon. Nobody in Kerala watches football in stadium these days. So stop complaining and enjoy the shows. :cheers:

Main purpose of these stadiums is to conduct Asianet, Mathrubhumi, Vanitha, etc film awards. International cricket matches comes to Kerala only once in a blue moon. Nobody in Kerala watches football in stadium these days. So stop complaining and enjoy the shows. :cheers:

+100.

I dont think any stadium in kerala are profitable from sports. Kochiyil vellapozhum oru cricket match vanal ayi.

Hopefully things change with many news stadiums coming up.

Nice story. Worth reading. ^^

http://www.isamaj.com/kidzcorner/Stories/images/fox.jpg

Nice story. Worth reading. ^^

http://www.isamaj.com/kidzcorner/Stories/images/fox.jpg

:applause: Exactly

I knew there was some kids playing around here. :)

Kerala's anti-piracy cell to book music portal (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Keralas-anti-piracy-cell-to-book-music-portal/articleshow/12728145.cms)

In a move aimed at preventing cruelty against animals, the state cabinet on Wednesday decided to ban slaughtering of pregnant cows.

Chief minister Oommen Chandy said the government would issue a notification to this effect.

It would also make amendments to the existing rules to give legal backing for the notification.

“We will strengthen the notification with legal backup to ensure that penal action is initiated against the violators. The step is being initiated on humanitarian grounds so as to prevent cruelty against animals,’’ the chief minister said.

When asked whether the same would apply to other cattle, including buffaloes, the Chief Minister said that the matter would be discussed in the due course.

Animal rights activists hailed the decision.

“It’s really a very good news,’’ said Leela Latheef, secretary, People For Animal. She pleaded that, apart from cows, other pregnant cattle too should be brought under the notification.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/thiruvananthapuram/ban-slaughter-pregnant-cows-723

I knew there was some kids playing around here. :)

:lol: yup

So many Baijus !!!

Aslesh
Main purpose of these stadiums is to conduct Asianet, Mathrubhumi, Vanitha, etc film awards. International cricket matches comes to Kerala only once in a blue moon. Nobody in Kerala watches football in stadium these days. So stop complaining and enjoy the shows.


+100.

I dont think any stadium in kerala are profitable from sports. Kochiyil vellapozhum oru cricket match vanal ayi.

Hopefully things change with many news stadiums coming up.


^^ :nuts: Sports?? What sports Alle??

STADIUMS ARE NOT TO MAKE PROFITS ...PERIODE. They are for the development of sports.

Fund utilization: M B Rajesh tops the list

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM's M B Rajesh has topped the chart in utilizing funds under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme.

Rajesh represents Palakkad in Lok Sabha.

According to the records of the planning and economic affairs department of the state government, Rajesh utilized 94.26% of the total fund entitled to him since the beginning of the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009. He is followed by K Sudhakaran of Kannur constituency (75.19% ) and P T Thomas of Idukki (75.06%).

The data shows that A Sampath (Attingal) has spent the least amount, utilizing just 29.75 % of the fund. The figure has been calculated as an average of the figures for the years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011- end of February, 2012.

Among the MPs who have completed most number of sanctioned works, N Peethambarakurup representing Kollam tops the chart with 63.77% of work completion followed by Anto Antony representing Pathanamthitta with 61.78%. P K Biju of Alathur constituency figures last in the list with just 23.61%.

While the entitlement for the MPs under the MPLAD scheme was Rs 2 crore per year in 2009-10 and 2010-11, it was significantly raised to Rs 5 crore per year from 2011. The Lok Sabha members from the state have collectively utilized 55.81% of their funds in the last three years. Kerala is in the 22nd spot in fund utilization among states in 2010.

Though the fund utilization of the nine Rajya Sabha members cannot be directly compared due to the variation in their tenures,

Among senior Rajya Sabha MPs P J Kurien has utilized 92.43% of the funds. Vayalar Ravi and A K Antony have spent 79.83% and 67% of their funds respectively. Among the newly-elected Rajya Sabha MPs T N Seema and K N Balagopal, who has been entitled for the funds for the last two years, spent only 2.67 % and 0.89 % of the funds respectively.

Since the inception of the MPLAD scheme in 1993, the state has received Rs 854.48 crore from the Centre towards MPLAD out of the entitled amount of Rs 1014.78 crore. The total expenditure up to the end of February this year is Rs 790.21 crore, which is 93% of the total released amount.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Fund-utilization-M-B-Rajesh-tops-the-list/articleshow/12728121.cms

I knew there was some kids playing around here. :)

Haha... Santhosh Pandittine orma varunnu.

Mammoottikkum Mohanlaalinum okke ennodu bhayangara asooyayaanu...:lol:

അതില്* അവാര്*ഡു മാത്രം മലയാളത്തില്*. പാട്ടും കൂത്തും തമിഴിലും

എന്റെ മാഷേ, തുണിയ്ക്കും, അതിനകത്തും പുറത്തുമായി തുള്ളിത്തുളുമ്പുന്ന ശരീരഭാഗങ്ങൾക്കും തമിഴെന്നോ മലയാളം എന്നോ ഉണ്ടോ? കണ്ടേടത്തോളം മുതലായി എന്നുവെച്ചാൽ പോരേ?

Epic reply by Ashique Abu

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:cheers:

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^^ :nuts: Sports?? What sports Alle??

STADIUMS ARE NOT TO MAKE PROFITS ...PERIODE. They are for the development of sports.

Which sports need costly international stadiums for development? Those who construct the stadium need to get at least a portion of their investment back. Only entertainment events can be helpful in this regard. How many sports events happened in Kaloor international stadium? Do you think these stadiums should be kept unused for a cricket match which happens once in a few years?

^^ Lets accept the fact that we are not a mumbai ,blore or chennai. Our Stadiums can survive only if is used for multiple events and not just sports.

Lets be proud that a new world class facility is coming up. :)

BTW.Kaloor has been a decent venue for cricket and football events..JNIS has hosted 7 ODI's,5 IPL matches, Few big Footbal Events (Nehru Cup ,World Cup Qualifier etc) and lot of I-league(F.C Kochi & Chirag) and Ranji and other firstclass matches.

:cheers:

^^ Both the elephants were white. :D

^^ Lets accept the fact that we are not a mumbai ,blore or chennai. Our Stadiums can survive only if is used for multiple events and not just sports.

Lets be proud that a new world class facility is coming up. :)

BTW.Kaloor has been a decent venue for cricket and football events..JNIS has hosted 7 ODI's,5 IPL matches, Few big Footbal Events (Nehru Cup ,World Cup Qualifier etc) and lot of I-league(F.C Kochi & Chirag) and Ranji and other firstclass matches.

:cheers:
അദ്ദാണ് :okay:

^^ Both the elephants were white. :D

:popcorn:

Enthayalum keralathil ippol oru anayey niram vella anennu prove cheythittullu. Peru njan parayano?:lol:
^^ Both the elephants were white. :D
ചെരിഞ്ഞ ആനയുടെ നിറം നോക്കിയിട്ട് കാര്യമുണ്ടോ ??:nuts:

സൂക്ഷിച്ചാല്* ദു:ഖിക്കേണ്ട !

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:nuts:

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Which sports need costly international stadiums for development? Those who construct the stadium need to get at least a portion of their investment back. Only entertainment events can be helpful in this regard. How many sports events happened in Kaloor international stadium? Do you think these stadiums should be kept unused for a cricket match which happens once in a few years?

Then make some open air theaters/Amphitheaters for this particular purpose. And Don't make cry about sports development. for that, let government make some good fields and tracks with little spectator seats.

These so called 'Muzhuvan Thengas' are there to block any further sports investment from the government to the state.

Melbourne stadium has been a regular venue for cricket, rugby, soccer as well as rules football matches.

This is a multi- purpose stadium.. an Idea of 19th century. Nowadays no one built multipurpose stadium anywhere in the modern world. Because , It means the stadium will not be useful for any kind of sports. Football stadiums can easily accommodate a synthetic track around it. but that also is not followed by many countries. All are making dedicated stadiums for each sports. Football and Cricket need different type of grass, different type of flood lighting & different type of spectator seat arrangement etc. This is going to be another Kaloor for stadium no doubt.:bash:


I wish they made a perfect football stadium with proper synthetic track instead and another Cricket stadium nearby with lesser capacity in each, But here all are interested about commercial use of the gallaray building.No-one care about the actual field. Thats why in India we will see many behemoth stadiums with nasty grounds and in foreign countries it is always small galleries with beautiful grounds.

:rofl:

So many Baijus !!!

Haha... Santhosh Pandittine orma varunnu.

Mammoottikkum Mohanlaalinum okke ennodu bhayangara asooyayaanu...:lol:

Sir Santosh Pandittinte aara?

Then make some open air theaters/Amphitheaters for this particular purpose. And Don't make cry about sports development. for that, let government make some good fields and tracks with little spectator seats.

These so called 'Muzhuvan Thengas' are there to block any further sports investment from the government to the state.
Oops! I failed to see this comment sometimes back, but ONLY NOW ! :)

I am at TGIF (Thank God its Friday), Lido, Bangalore eventhough its not Friday today.Got a chance to meet 'VINOD CHEMBAN' who acted the role of Police Inspector in 'Ordinary'. He was sitting in the bar stool next to me and I had doubt from the time he got in. He was joined by a lady friend later and he left minutes back.

BTW no need to worry about the profitability of stadia and other sports avenues. They need to looked up on as a basic public infrastructure need just like good roads, water supply, bus stations, railway stations etc.

Trivandrum had a couple of stadia with facilities like synthetic track etc decades back when no other place in Kerala had anything of that sort. Even international cricket matches were held with the limited infrastructure. I had seen the India-West Indies one day match from University Stadium as a kid.

A Capital deserve to have most modern venues for Sport, and this new stadium should be viewed only on that angle. We have similar examples in New Delhi.

BTW AFAIK, this greenfield stadium is being developed on a BOT basis.

BOT basis!! that is strange!! :lol:

BOT is a double edged sword. One one side, it will force the BO to find means of making money by putting the facility to use. On the flip side, most of that use will be for non-sports activities. We will have to see the details of the concession to figure the extent.

Anyway, I guess it is a first case of BOT for a stadium, which is good.

From Thrissur thread

As per 2011 census Thrissur is the third largest metropolitan area in the state after Kochi and Kozhikode

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-12QXLFLER9I/T5BMeFoDtDI/AAAAAAAAANc/mdmztRnN860/s1600/Thrissur%2Bcopy.jpg

^^Its a "nonorama" report, who cares...:gossip:

Feeling really proud!!!

The 'missile woman' behind India's new ICBM (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17781281)

The media loves calling her Missile Woman - and with good reason.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59759000/jpg/_59759017_drtessymathew.jpg

Tessy Thomas, a scientist from India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is a rare woman who has played a key role in the making of its most potent long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the Agni-V, which was successfully tested on Thursday.

She is possibly the only woman in the world working on strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.

In the male-dominated world of the country's highly secretive missile development programme, Ms Thomas, 49, has stood out ever since she joined the DRDO in 1988.

But the charismatic scientist says she has never faced any anti-female bias at her workplace.

"There is no gender discrimination in technology. If your work is good it automatically stands out. I have never faced any discrimination ever in my workplace," she says.

Ms Thomas, a Roman Catholic, was born to a small-businessman father and a homemaker mother in Alleppey in southern Kerala state.

She grew up near a rocket launching station and says her fascination with rockets and missiles began then.

After finishing school and college in Kerala, she left the state for the first time at the age of 20 to pursue a masters degree in guided missiles in the western Indian city of Pune. It was there she met her future husband, Saroj Kumar, now a commodore in the Indian navy.

Ms Thomas says she was named after Mother Teresa, the late Nobel laureate who worked with the poor in Calcutta.

'Weapons of peace'

So how does she feel about about working on some of the most powerful weapons of mass destruction?

Ms Thomas says she is developing "what are really weapons of peace".

What has been infinitely more difficult, she says, is juggling work and family.

At times, she says, she is torn between her loyalties to the missile programme and her family responsibilities.

It has helped immensely, she believes, that she has had immense support from her husband and son, Tejas, an engineering student who shares his name with India's indigenously developed light combat aircraft, also made by the DRDO.

In a glowing tribute in 2008, The Indian Woman Scientists Association did not forget to mention that "like most women she also does a tight-rope walk between home and career, between being a mother and a scientist who is dedicated to her job.

"We feel Tessy Thomas serves as a role model and an inspiration for women scientists to achieve their dreams and have their feet planted in both worlds successfully," the group said.

Ms Thomas has said when she joined the DRDO there were very few women working there. Now there are many more working in key weapons programmes.

In January, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the Indian Science Congress that Ms Thomas is an example of a "woman making her mark in a traditionally male bastion and decisively breaking the glass ceiling".

Last year, three women scientists won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award, India's top science prize, compared to 11 from 1958-2010.

Now, the accolades are again coming fast for Ms Thomas - the media also love to call her Agniputri, or one born of fire, after the missiles she has helped develop.

"We are all proud of our country. Agni-V is one of our greatest achievements," she says.

Article looks bit exaggerated. Missile success has to be credited to DRDO + numerous private companies who put the real labor for the project.

Article looks bit exaggerated. Missile success has to be credited to DRDO + numerous private companies who put the real labor for the project.

+100 :cheers:

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum is the most important one.

http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/25dude25/vssctvmnews-1.jpg

India has officially separated the space and military organizations, because of the needs for tech denial regime. ISRO/VSSC has no involvement in the missile programme now.

Rs 320 crore additional central govt. aid for Kerala

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India has officially separated the space and military organizations, because of the needs for tech denial regime. ISRO/VSSC has no involvement in the missile programme now.

True.
AFAIK , defence related companies are DRDO labs, BEL, + various private firms in bangalore hyd, dehradun etc. ISRO DRDO divide is clear. For instance for lquid propulsion ISRO LPSC (officials from VSSC quite often visit there) has labs at Bangalore and DRDO has DRDL at hyderabad. Having worked for a related similar project earlier I can clearly tell ISRO is not in the picture.

AFAIK ISRO do have role in defence related programmes. I think they contribute to the propulsion systems, whether it is a Rocket or a Missile.

My close friend is a Senior Engineer with VSSC. He had told me earlier that they involve in BRAHMOS.

Btw today morning I saw Asianet news citing the involvement of VSSC. Plus some print news, I think it was Kerala Kaumudi

BOT basis!! that is strange!! :lol:

What strange??? It is better in these times, we can be more sure that there would not be any hindrance to fund flow in getting the project executed. After completion, it is up to them to find revenue and let them get it from non sports avenues.

We should be thankful to BOT & similar kind of modes including annuity where the concessionaire brings in upfront funds. We saw how quickly Trivandrum roads transformed under TCRIP. The modern NH sections you now find across the country too are only because of BOT.

All political parties are fooling Keralites by opposing BOT blindly.Of course they can oppose the negatives,if any, and fight for correct it rather oppose fully.Recently, Medha ammachi came to Thrissur and offered support against BOT and BJP is actively striking there.Why don't Medha ammachi even try to hold a dharna in UP or Bihar and why she came all the way to Thrissur to hold a dharna, why BJP don't do it in Gujarat or Maharashtra??Why Commies don't do it in bengal?Why kaangress do only in Kerala? BOT just came to Kerala, but not in the case of other states.

AFAIK ISRO do have role in defence related programmes. I think they contribute to the propulsion systems, whether it is a Rocket or a Missile.

My close friend is a Senior Engineer with VSSC. He had told me earlier that they involve in BRAHMOS.

Btw today morning I saw Asianet news citing the involvement of VSSC. Plus some print news, I think it was Kerala Kaumudi

In case of Brahmos its a different JV company specific to production of Brahmos. They can sell missiles outside india to friendly nations. They may outsource or get supplies from VSSC.

BTW I live just near to propulsion lab in Bangalore and it was noisy for past two months with those fuel thrust tests on day and night.

LPSC trviandrum is more into propulsion system for satellite launch vehicles. But I believe its more likely the lab at hyderbad to get involved in this. It might be possible that for important projects like this it would have taken expertise from VSSC.

കടലിലെ വെടിവെയ്*പ്: കേസെടുക്കാന്* കേരളത്തിന് അധികാരമില്ലെന്ന് കേന്ദ്രം

AFAIK ISRO do have role in defence related programmes. I think they contribute to the propulsion systems, whether it is a Rocket or a Missile.

My close friend is a Senior Engineer with VSSC. He had told me earlier that they involve in BRAHMOS.

Btw today morning I saw Asianet news citing the involvement of VSSC. Plus some print news, I think it was Kerala Kaumudi

Nope. It was one of the prerequisites for the Nuclear deal. ISRO has officially "come clean", and got certified by USA. I know, because I was following those issues very actively that time. We at BRF also got confirmation from inside sources about it then.

കടലിലെ വെടിവെയ്*പ്: കേസെടുക്കാന്* കേരളത്തിന് അധികാരമില്ലെന്ന് കേന്ദ്രം

ന്റന്തോണ്യാമ്മത്താത്ത്യേ... നിങ്ങ നാടുഭരിക്കുമ്പ നുമ്മട പിള്ളാര, ജെയിലിലിട്ടേക്കണ ശെര്യാണാ? വേഗം വിട്ടേക്കാമ്പറ!! ഇച്ചിര കാശാ വല്ലോം നുമ്മ കൊടുത്തേക്കാ!

2 ദിവസം കഴിഞ്ഞാല്* ഉമ്മന്* പറയും അത് അടഞ്ഞ അധ്യായം ആണെന്ന്. അതോടെ തീര്*ന്നു.

In case of Brahmos its a different JV company specific to production of Brahmos. They can sell missiles outside india to friendly nations. They may outsource or get supplies from VSSC.

BTW I live just near to propulsion lab in Bangalore and it was noisy for past two months with those fuel thrust tests on day and night.

LPSC trviandrum is more into propulsion system for satellite launch vehicles. But I believe its more likely the lab at hyderbad to get involved in this. It might be possible that for important projects like this it would have taken expertise from VSSC.

Nope. It was one of the prerequisites for the Nuclear deal. ISRO has officially "come clean", and got certified by USA. I know, because I was following those issues very actively that time. We at BRF also got confirmation from inside sources about it then.

സമ്മതിച്ചു.VSSC തിരുവനതപുരത്ത് ആയതിനാല്* ഇന്നലെ വിട്ട വാണത്തിനു അവര്*ക്ക് യാതൊരു പങ്കുമില്ലെന്ന് ഇതിനാല്* ഈ ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞന്മാര്* തെളിവ് സഹിതം (അയല്*പക്കത്തെ sound) പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു ..ഇനി ഓരോന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു വരരുത് ...^^

From Thrissur thread

As per 2011 census Thrissur is the third largest metropolitan area in the state after Kochi and Kozhikode

There is nothing to get surprised of....

We all know the UA census report...

The tranquil backwaters of Alappuzha, advertised as the perfect setting to lazily watch houseboats that glide past, is the home town of DRDO project director Tessy Thomas, who guided a team of scientists to successfully test Agni-V, the fiercest weapon in India's armour.

A rare woman in a male bastion, the 48-year-old was hooked on to science and mathematics from school days, especially wonder-struck at the rocket launches from Thumba on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram.

"The world of missiles opened up for me after I happened to be picked as one of 10 youngsters from around the country for a DRDO programme in 1985," Thomas told ET in a telephone interview, while awaiting a flight from Bhubaneswar after being the toast of the nation earlier in the day.

Right after she landed in DRDO, everything just happened, she says. And that includes a stint as faculty for guided missiles for DRDO in Pune, and having former President APJ Abdul Kalam as her director.

Her own career went ballistic, when she headed the Agni-IV team as project director for vehicles and mission, and was project director (mission) for the more sophisticated Agni V launch.

What does she have to say about a country which has women defence mission directors and, at the same time, rampant female infanticide? "Science shows no gender discrimination, and in that sense offers hope to a society where discrimination is practised.

Here in DRDO, we have a good example of a number of women scientists, who try and balance work and family," she says. Her husband Saroj Kumar Patel is a naval officer based in Mumbai, and son Tejas - named after India's light combat jet - is completing his engineering in Vellore.

Thomas would ideally like to unwind with a game of badminton and some cooking, but "that hasn't happened over the past two years", thanks to the latest editions of the Agni missile programme.

Now that Agni-V has been successfully test launched, would she care more for the trajectory of the shuttle cock? "Well, I now have my sights on the multiple independent re-entry vehicle," says the multi-tasking scientist.

Back home in Alappuzha, where her mother stays, the land phone rings incessantly after Tessy Thomas' contribution to India's pride at Wheeler Island. Yet, she may not get time to relax and have a backwater cruise one of these days.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/agni-v-launch-meet-tessy-thomas-the-force-behind-it/articleshow/12740066.cms

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=266889

"East or West, Italy is my country " :- Who said it???

Pottanmarkkayi Pottmmar pottatharam ezhuthividunna Patram. It claims population grown to 5 times in last 10 years in the CITY !!
^^Its a "nonorama" report, who cares...:gossip:

In case of Brahmos its a different JV company specific to production of Brahmos. They can sell missiles outside india to friendly nations. They may outsource or get supplies from VSSC..

So what? Isn't it BRAHMOS a defence related programme? I was refuting the statement made that ' ISRO/VSSC is not involved in any 'missile' programme now.

BTW I live just near to propulsion lab in Bangalore and it was noisy for past two months with those fuel thrust tests on day and night...

So what? If some body 'makes' some noise in Bangalore, does it mean that any other centre cannot make similar 'noise'?. Or do we need to check with some guys living outside the walls of ISRO/VSSC in Trivandrum that the guys out there have not made that much strong noise as made by their Bangalore couterparts?


It might be possible that for important projects like this it would have taken expertise from VSSC.

This is what the media were saying!! BTW it is not 'might be' or 'would have', but 'have taken'

Nope. It was one of the prerequisites for the Nuclear deal. ISRO has officially "come clean", and got certified by USA. I know, because I was following those issues very actively that time. We at BRF also got confirmation from inside sources about it then.

Pinne, US nodum ningalodum paranjittalle Indian Govt ellam cheyyunnathu!!

I rang my friend again now, and he said that VSSC is doing the Solid Motor Analysis for Propulsion systems for all missile programmes. This is what media like Kerala Kaumudi said. If it is not true, then let VSSC/DRDO or any such agency involved give a rejoinder notice!!

I don't know what is the big deal to prove it wrong. And it doesn't get any 'Authentication' if you live nearby a centre or you are a 'virtual' defence analyst.

High growth in investments in the state

State witnessed rich growth in the number, investment & employment creation of the micro-small-medium industries in the fiscal 2011-12.

A total of 12,543 companies were formed during the period.

Ernakulam district lead the number of investments with 1936, followed by Kollam at 1366.

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cc: Manorama

മനുഷ്യന്* ചത്താലും തിരിഞ്ഞു നോക്കാത്ത അമ്മച്ചിമാര്* ഈ വിവരം അറിഞ്ഞോ എന്തോ? അറിഞ്ഞെങ്കില്* ഒരു കവിത കേള്ക്കാ മായിരുന്നു :nuts:

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/3413/dogjv.jpg

Source: Malayala Manorama

Pinne, US nodum ningalodum paranjittalle Indian Govt ellam cheyyunnathu!!

I rang my friend again now, and he said that VSSC is doing the Solid Motor Analysis for Propulsion systems for all missile programmes. This is what media like Kerala Kaumudi said. If it is not true, then let VSSC/DRDO or any such agency involved give a rejoinder notice!!

I don't know what is the big deal to prove it wrong. And it doesn't get any 'Authentication' if you live nearby a centre or you are a 'virtual' defence analyst.

You don't get it!!

It is a treaty obligation from GOI. We have signed treaties with various countries, including USA, claiming that our space operations and defense operations are compartmentalized, in order to get nuclear co-operation. Violating those agreements will be a major diplomatic problem for our nation.

If some little co-operation is being done, it should be done clandestinely, and no publicity should be made of that fact. Newspapers should not make the claim, and people at internet forums should not give additional publicity. That is precisely why I made the post.

See, you are bringing in this ' angle' only now that if anything is done it should be done clandestinely.

If it is a ' diplomatic' issue, then let those agencies make a rejoinder in the public, thats what I said in my last post.

Btw I feel US & others have other major issues in which they are burning their fingers now. And we need not break our head in this. ( Personally my attitude would be ' F*** **f'). We are also not a cucumber nation.

We are also not a cucumber nation.

Exactly!! We are not a cucumber nation. We honor our treaty obligations, and do not cheat on them.

A lot of people didn't like the nuclear treaty when it was being negotiated. Some even called it capitulation. But the elected govt of the nation signed it, so we better honor that (or withdraw from that).

So what? Isn't it BRAHMOS a defence related programme? I was refuting the statement made that ' ISRO/VSSC is not involved in any 'missile' programme now.



So what? If some body 'makes' some noise in Bangalore, does it mean that any other centre cannot make similar 'noise'?. Or do we need to check with some guys living outside the walls of ISRO/VSSC in Trivandrum that the guys out there have not made that much strong noise as made by their Bangalore couterparts?



This is what the media were saying!! BTW it is not 'might be' or 'would have', but 'have taken'



Pinne, US nodum ningalodum paranjittalle Indian Govt ellam cheyyunnathu!!

I rang my friend again now, and he said that VSSC is doing the Solid Motor Analysis for Propulsion systems for all missile programmes. This is what media like Kerala Kaumudi said. If it is not true, then let VSSC/DRDO or any such agency involved give a rejoinder notice!!

I don't know what is the big deal to prove it wrong. And it doesn't get any 'Authentication' if you live nearby a centre or you are a 'virtual' defence analyst.

TVM is of course isro HQ for LPSC. I was just refering that LPSC in bangalore was active last two months.

I am not a virtual defence analyst. I have worked in aero and defence of other nations and later in indian projects. The company I used to work in was mostly engaged with defense projects with DRDO. I havent in seen ISRO coming to picture in any of the projects.

Brahmos is a different case as it is limited by international laws to limit the max range to 300kms.

To give an example how US deals affects, IISc is having research on cryogenics and missile systems. And it is working with DRDO to develop systems. Because of US sanction it cannot get much help from abroad. Though ISRO have its own cryogenic system, it cannot use them for missile research.

Guys whatever the gyan you give, the under lined statement is that VSSC/ISRO is behind the propulsion systems. And my point was against the notion that they were not in the picture.

Whether Amrikaa will get sneeze or not is not our look out, let diplomats handle it if any. And you may please try for a request to the agencies concerned that the particular media clips may be withdrawn if you feel so

May be during the initial days of Missile develpoment ISRO and DRDO were co operating. I am not sure if that is the case now. Madhavan Nair was responding to NDTV after the agni v launch congratulating DRDO about their acheivement. He said there is a firewall between these two organizations. He also added that they couldn't help DRDO because of that, even though they had some of the technology available with ISRO. DRDO had to re invent the wheel to reach where they are now.

There is nothing to get surprised of....

We all know the UA census report...
correct vinod. We know the fact.

Actually, this is Kerala Cafe thread. This thread should discuss the issues related to entire Kerala. Not to a single city.

So Biju, please avoid this post, which is related to single city and post in the respective thread. Actually this subject's discussion is over there.:)

Kerala Tourism feels its Tamil Nadu counterpart has copied its award-winning tourism website design which has been instrumental in making the Kerala Tourism brand what it is today. Tamil Nadu rubbishes that claim, saying the state has also won tourism awards for its website.
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There is, however, one feature that clearly distinguishes the two websites: Above the visuals of Tamil Nadu's temples, hill stations and wildlife, there is the benignly smiling face of chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram, while Kerala Tourism does not seem to believe in associating chief minister Oommen Chandy with the state's tourism attractions.

for further:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/after-differing-on-muallai-dam-kerala-tamil-nadu-tussle-over-website/articleshow/12752484.cms

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^^:bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

Dear Manorama,
Write some articles about the Kadana Kathas of Ajmal Kasab, Govindachami, etc. also. Nanamenthanennariyatha Vargam

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We can observe one thing, other than Manorama all other media have given a caption putting blame on GoI. Manorama' s caption does a selective distortion, putting blame on the Advocate..

^^
http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r638/asleshrk/_2acc5a8841f8752904d37f90a8014829.png

The Ugly Truth

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Guys whatever the gyan you give, the under lined statement is that VSSC/ISRO is behind the propulsion systems. And my point was against the notion that they were not in the picture.



+1
http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=28b76024cb01530fcf9daab1a32ae2c0

‘India becoming popular as education destination'


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, April 21, 2012

India is growing in popularity as a destination for American students, U.S. Consul General in Chennai Jennifer McIntyre has said.

She was delivering the inaugural address at the ‘Building partnerships: role of Indian institutions in supporting the Fulbright-Nehru programme' workshop organised by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) here on Friday.
Ms. McIntyre said India had become the largest Fulbright scholar exchange partner worldwide.

A link

The foundation not only administers the Fulbright-Nehru programme, but also serves as a link between Indian students and U.S. educational institutions. “The U.S. and India are not looking at a single model to increase educational exchanges, but rather multiple ways through government, business, university, and people-to-people linkages. And the Fulbright programme has been doing just this — making educational connections at the people-to-people level — for over 60 years,” she said.

Talking to The Hindu on the sidelines of the workshop, Sanjeev Varghese Thomas, Professor, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences, shared his Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Lecturer experience. “I got a first-hand experience of teaching in an American university. This experience taught me how to fit in and understand the American culture,” he said.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/article3338989.ece

നമ്മുടെ നാട്ടില് നടക്കുന്ന ഓരോ സംഗതികളെ :nuts:

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cc: Mathrubhumi

+1
http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=28b76024cb01530fcf9daab1a32ae2c0

Nice article. ^^

Vesyayude chaaritrya prasangam....:bash:


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Guys whatever the gyan you give, the under lined statement is that VSSC/ISRO is behind the propulsion systems. And my point was against the notion that they were not in the picture.

Whether Amrikaa will get sneeze or not is not our look out, let diplomats handle it if any. And you may please try for a request to the agencies concerned that the particular media clips may be withdrawn if you feel so

This discussion is like the proverbial blind men trying to figure out an elephant. Everyone is right about it at the same time. The propulsion system used in Agni v is a solid propulsion system which was developed in the 70s and 80s in our VSSC. IGMDP was started after APJ Abdul Kalam moved from ISRO to DRDO after successful launch of SLV. Post that, ISRO has moved on to the more advanced liquid and cryogenic propulsion systems which are not going to be used for missile propulsion until far into the future as these cause problems of storage and fuelling and reliability which is much more problematic for a missile launch than a carefully planned rocket launch. So yes, VSSC can take credit for providing the propulsion and most technology which forms the base of Agni V. Yes, the country has taken a conscious choice to separate space and defence works CURRENTLY to skirt the sanctions which would stifle acquisition of key technology. However there is nothing to say that the newer technology developed at ISRO won't ever be used for missile purposes if the need arises. My two cents.

An interesting comment heard from Munshi - Asianet. " kendra bharanam angu italy lum kerala bharananam panakkattum ......"

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^^ Chiri Adakkan Vayye.....

Ennalum ee italy prashnam vallatha nanakkedayippoyi.

Nice One :)

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/1565198/2012-04-22/articles,columns

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/536367_2606918751372_1807040864_1582477_569842895_n.jpg

^^

മനോരമയെ ആരും വെറുതെ വിടുന്ന ലക്ഷണം ഇല്ല. എന്തായാലും കാണാന് നല്ല രസമുണ്ട്.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/separate-tamil-nation-will-exist-some-day-karuna/250256-62-128.html

eyaaleyokke raajyadrohathinu jailil pidichidanam

^^ivanmareyokke chattavaru kondatikkanam ,:bash::bash:

He is telling about a seperate nation not here in India, but in Srilanka.

So we need not poke our nose, lets leave it to Srilanka.

He is telling about a seperate nation not here in India, but in Srilanka.

So we need not poke our nose, lets leave it to Srilanka.

He is telling a nation for all d Tamils in d world.
He is a great leader. But dis is too much

The "Tamil Nation' concept is not really restricted to Sri Lanka. See the LTTE propaganda about the greater Tamil Nation including parts of India, Malaysia, Singapore etc. It is not unlike the Muslim Homeland concept of Pakistan, and I consider it equally dangerous. There are takers of the ideology in TN for that too.

Mark my words!! The moment a Tamil Nation happens in SL, their next step would be to demand annexation of the Tamil speaking regions of India. Not that they would be successful, because the traitors are a feeble minority. But it is going to be a thorn on our side always, because they are going to get help from our enemies to the north and west. They will be another 'pearl' in the 'string of perls' that our neighbours to the north are trying to thread.

^^ +100

We will gain one more enemy nation in our neighbourhood. Like Pakistan they will fund, train and protect separatists in India. We should not allow it at any cost.

Come on guys! Chill out..

No one in TN itself is taking the comments of these politicians on SL Tamil issue seriously!

Everyone here knows these buffoons are saying these things just to be politically correct, if u know what I mean.

Plus, Karuna said this in the context of SL only.. Read the article.

The DMK leader said "if not tomorrow, Tamil Eelam will come into existence day after."

He as a part of Indian constitution, what Karunanidhi said was irresponsible, he is not supposed to talk such things in a neighboring country which is against the integrity of the same country, this makes no difference between him and a terrorist from Pakistan who supports separatist forces in Kashmir.

Chill guys, this is only one of Karunanidhi's attempts to save his 'thadi'.

And that report says only about Srilanka, ironically he has also requested the help of India in that regard. Ororo thamashakale..

Anyway its all a dream only. Better we avoid discussions which involves other nations. Rajapakshe will handle it well.

Come on guys! Chill out..

No one in TN itself is taking the comments of these politicians on SL Tamil issue seriously!

Everyone here knows these buffoons are saying these things just to be politically correct, if u know what I mean.

Plus, Karuna said this in the context of SL only.. Read the article.

Murlee, what you said is crystal clear, i accept it, as we can see he quoted examples of East Timur, but still that was very undiplomatic from his side.

Come on guys! Chill out..

No one in TN itself is taking the comments of these politicians on SL Tamil issue seriously!

You may not, Murlee, and the people you know. But I don't think you are right about every one in TN. It is my belief that at least a minority in TN supports the Tamil Nation concept.


Everyone here knows these buffoons are saying these things just to be politically correct, if u know what I mean.

What is the reason behind the need for that politically correctness? One need to show your political correctness, because at least a few of their voters support the idea. If no one in TN supported the idea, the leader won't have any need to say this. The fact that some of the leaders are saying this means there are sympathizers. Don't tell me otherwise.

And don't give me the BS of it is SL only. There is enough info available on the 'greater tamil nation' around, and it hadn't died on the shores of Nanthikadal either.

Of course he is undiplomatic.. No politician in TN can afford to be diplomatic towards Sri Lanka. Just can't.

You may not, Murlee, and the people you know. But I don't think you are right about every one in TN. It is my belief that at least a minority in TN supports the Tamil Nation concept.


Your belief? How can we discuss when u talk based on faith and not on facts, Dileep Sire?

What is the reason behind the need for that politically correctness? One need to show your political correctness, because at least a few of their voters support the idea. If no one in TN supported the idea, the leader won't have any need to say this. The fact that some of the leaders are saying this means there are sympathizers. Don't tell me otherwise.



Of course there are supporters for a separate Tamil Eelam nation in SL. How can I tell otherwise!

And don't give me the BS of it is SL only. There is enough info available on the 'greater tamil nation' around, and it hadn't died on the shores of Nanthikadal either

I said the comment made by Karuna was intended for SL only. Read the article.

And lets stop with this.. This discussion will surely be unproductive!

And Sudheesh ji clearly asked us to stop. Lets respect the Mod's words.

Its Sunday night!! chill....

:cheers:

^^not exactly, facebook avtivists cannot always get the clear picture of ground reality. It is the sentiments against SL army's cruelties to Tamili Civilians he is going to tap. It is almost like Leftists used Muslim sentiments against America during Saddam execution. That doesnot means Muslims here support Saddam , But they just hate the way he was treated by US.
SL did a nasty war against her own people. Common Tamilian are angry about it , Don't give them a terrorist or seperatist tag.

My reply was to Dileep :)

So, Murlee, tell me this. Do you honestly believe that there are no supporters of a "greater tamil nation" in TN? I mean, supporters in numbers significant to be of consideration for the politicians.

If you do, I have nothing to say to you, because I honestly believe that there are indeed, supporters of "greater tamil nation" in TN, in numbers significant to be of consideration for the politicians. And we will have to agree to disagree.

Yes, I use the word belief deliberately, because beliefs come from facts, and I have seen enough facts to arrive at my belief. International diplomacy (And inter-personal relationship as well) are matters of belief, you see?

(Someone once said, motherhood is a fact. Fatherhood is a belief)

By 'greater Tamil nation', if u mean even including TN , then I honestly believe there will be absolutely no significant takers for this concept.

And I dunno how u say that u have facts that TN politicians support this "greater tamil nation" concept of yours?

Plz show me just 1 statement from any major politician from TN who says TN should separate from India and start this "greater tamil nation".

And I don't understand your concept of 'belief' coming from 'facts'? :? :? :?

God is a belief.. Do u have any proof or fact that He exists?

By 'greater Tamil nation', if u mean even including TN , then I honestly believe there will be absolutely no significant takers for this concept.

And I dunno how u say that u have facts that TN politicians support this "greater tamil nation" concept of yours?

Plz show me just 1 statement from any major politician from TN who says TN should separate from India and start this "greater tamil nation".
Murlee, what about PMK leader Vaiko?

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This express way is good for those who travel beyond Gurgaon. Otherwise I would call it as "not a properly planned expressway" one has to travel extra few kilometers and u turns if one has to go either side of the the express highway

Murlee, what about PMK leader Vaiko?
That clearly shows how insignificant they are. Moreover all the arguments can be simply countered by saying who blew half of Coimbatore in '98.... at least Tamil nationalists are yet to blow up cities in other states....

Murlee, what about PMK leader Vaiko?

Mahesh ji,

1) Vaiko is leader of MDMK, not PMK.

2) Vaiko doesn't even have 1 seat in the current legislative assembly(234 seats).

3) He has always been only a supporter of Eelam nation in SL and not this 'Greater tamil nation' concept of Dileep sir. U can always google.

That clearly shows how insignificant they are. Moreover all the arguments can be simply countered by saying who blew half of Coimbatore in '98.... at least Tamil nationalists are yet to blow up cities in other states....

There is no point here of 'countering' here. At Coimbatore it was a muslim terrorist act. I think many who were behind it are behind bars. And all those terrorists need to eliminated rather than arresting them and keeping in Jails.

You don't need plenty of separatists to create problems. A handful would do. Was partition of India done after 51% majority vote among Indians? Majority of Indians were against but still it happened. :ohno:

who are vaiko,sebastian seeman,thirumavalavan? are they patriots or traitors for average tamizhan? is puthiya thalaimurai tamil channel pro-eezham?

Why this kind of discussions in kerala thread?

who are vaiko,sebastian seeman,thirumavalavan? are they patriots or traitors for average tamizhan? is puthiya thalaimurai tamil channel pro-eezham?

Kerala CM to lay foundation stone for National Games stadium

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Come Wednesday and Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lay the foundation stone for the Kariavattom outdoor stadium, the proposed venue for the opening/closing ceremony of the 35th National Games. The Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone at 4.30 pm on the day at Kariavattom.

Sports Minister K B Ganesh Kumar and officials concerned will attend the function. The event will be a major milestone in the preparations for the 35th National Games to be hosted by the State. The proposed stadium will come up on 37 acres of land belonging to the University of Kerala.

The Kerala University has lent the 37 acres to Kariavattom Sports Facilities Limited, a special-purpose vehicle fully owned by IL&FS Transportation Network Limited. The land was given on lease for 30 years. The construction of the greenfield stadium is expected to be completed in two years.

The first stadium in the country to be developed on DBOT (Design-build-operate- transfer) basis, the facility would have the capacity to seat 50,000 people. The rough estimate of the project is Rs 160 crore.

The stadium is designed in such a way that it could be used for football and cricket. It is designed as a self-sustaining model, having a convention centre, exhibition hall, restaurant, club house, swimming pools, indoor games facilities, retail space etc.

Though the work was awarded to IL&FS in September last year, delay in forming a consensus on the lease amount by Kerala University lagged the works. Finally, National Games Secretariat, IL&FS and the University signed a concession agreement on April 4, paving way for the development of the stadium.

CM laying foundation stone for the Trivandrum International Cricket Stadium on April 25th.

^^

Will KCA Secretary Shri.T.C Mathew attend the function?:)

^^

Will KCA Secretary Shri.T.C Mathew attend the function?:)

Ayalkku athinevidaya samayam. Kodathiyil ninnirengiyittu vende ithinellam samayam kandethan kazhiyukayullu.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If things go as planned by the State Sports Council, the international swimming pool at Pirappancode will be inaugurated next month

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Gain-one;-lose-another/384978.html

^^

Will KCA Secretary Shri.T.C Mathew attend the function?:)

^^
I don't think he was even invited for the function. He has no role in the national games and this project is not by the Kerala Cricket assn.

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:rofl:

CM laying foundation stone for the Trivandrum International Cricket Stadium on April 25th.

Pavilion for the function getting ready.

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@Aslesh - That is hilarious!!

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കോണ്ഗ്രസ് വക്താവിന്റെ ഓരോ തമാശകളേ !( Abhishek singhvi )
പണ്ട് Santiago Martin വേണ്ടി ഹൈക്കൊടതിയി വാദിച്ച പുള്ളി

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjJaTGY308k&feature=related

mAO24xRqy6M#!

Bypass route for Paliyekkara tollbooth (Thrissur)

KANNUR: As Christopher Columbus set out on his historic voyage on the evening of August 3, 1492, India was in his dreams, of course an unrealized one. And his voyage to the Indies opened up a new chapter in world history by charting a new route to the Americas.

That is history known to all. But beyond those well known facts, there are some hidden fragments of history, that link the historic navigator to Malabar, the God's own country, where he could never land.

...............................

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Columbus-kerala-connection/articleshow/12845406.cms

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International stadium work to begin at Karyavattom

Twenty-eight months after it was first conceived, an international stadium project on the Karyavattom campus of the University of Kerala will get under way on Wednesday.

The sporting edifice on a sprawling 37-acre (about 15 hectare) plot is being constructed in connection with the 35{+t}{+h}National Games to be hosted by the State in December 2013 and will be the venue of the opening and the closing ceremonies of the multi-disciplinary event.

The work is being executed by Kariyavattom Sports Facilities Ltd. (KSFL), a fully owned subsidiary of IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd., which had bagged the contract early last year.

The stadium, expected to cost Rs. 161 crore, is the first such sports infrastructure project to be constructed on an annuity basis in the country and will have a total capacity to seat 50,000 spectators.

During the post-Games period, it is proposed to host national and international events in cricket and football.

As part of the agreement entered into by the National Games Secretariat (NGS) with the KSFL, the stadium will have, besides the main playing arena, separate VIP and press galleries, accommodation facilities for players and office rooms.

The complex will have an indoor stadium which can accommodate three basketball courts, 12 badminton courts, two volleyball and handball courts each or 20 table-tennis tables at a given time.

Further, an aquatic centre with an Olympics-size swimming pool and other allied facilities and two tennis courts are envisaged.

Self-sustaining model

The project has been designed as a self-sustaining economic model and as such, will have a convention centre with a seating capacity of 2,000, a semi-open exhibition centre, a gymnasium with spa, a clubhouse, space for retail outlets and food courts, an operational building and an open area to park 2,000 cars, all accessible through a 24-m approach road from the nearby National Highway.

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the work on Wednesday evening, in the presence of Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb, Sports Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar and other dignitaries.

The work on the project is expected to completed within the next 24 months, while NGS officials are hopeful that the first phase will get over by November next year.


Going to be the best sports destination in Kerala.

Which sports need costly international stadiums for development? Those who construct the stadium need to get at least a portion of their investment back. Only entertainment events can be helpful in this regard. How many sports events happened in Kaloor international stadium? Do you think these stadiums should be kept unused for a cricket match which happens once in a few years?

Both the elephants were white.

JNIS is probably the lone stadium in India and perhaps in the world that houses a IT park start up incubator (http://www.catfoss.kerala.gov.in/pdf/prospectus.pdf) owned by CATFOSS ( JV of CDIT and Kerala state It mission). The stadium building also houses a police station, an automobile showroom, a no. of offices and shops (nothing less than 50) and the huge parking ground itself is a cash cow, provides ample revenues to GCDA. any no. of seasonal fairs are conducted at this ground that includes Vanitha - Ice home fair.
So do you think this is a white elephant? And fyi, it is constructed and owned by GCDA not GoK. The stadium is also not built for once in a blue moon event like national games. the purpose of the stadium is met more than any other such infrastructure in this part of the country. surely this is one sports stadia brought a good no.of international matches to kerala.
No tall claims...only facts.
And the other elephant ....KTK, made an entry to kerala and tagged its identity just because we had this one better sporting venue to host an IPL team here...a great luck...so at least once we had a IPL home team here. can you still cover up these facts ?
it needs quantum leaps for any city/town/village in Kerala to host an IPL team here....on realistic parameters. And you know how remote that possibility is ......!:lol:

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JNIS is probably the lone stadium in India and perhaps in the world that houses a IT park start up incubator (http://www.catfoss.kerala.gov.in/pdf/prospectus.pdf) owned by CATFOSS ( JV of CDIT and Kerala state It mission). The stadium building also houses a police station, an automobile showroom, a no. of offices and shops (nothing less than 50) and the huge parking ground itself is a cash cow, provides ample revenues to GCDA. any no. of seasonal fairs are conducted at this ground that includes Vanitha - Ice home fair.
So do you think this is a white elephant? And fyi, it is constructed and owned by GCDA not GoK. The stadium is also not built for once in a blue moon event like national games. the purpose of the stadium is met more than any other such infrastructure in this part of the country. surely this is one sports stadia brought a good no.of international matches to kerala.
No tall claims...only facts.
And the other elephant ....KTK, made an entry to kerala and tagged its identity just because we had this one better sporting venue to host an IPL team here...a great luck...so at least once we had a IPL home team here. can you still cover up these facts ?
it needs quantum leaps for any city/town/village in Kerala to host an IPL team here....on realistic parameters. And you know how remote that possibility is ......!:lol:
IT park, police station, automobile showroom, Vanitha - Ice home fair? Lol. That was my point. Stadiums are not being used for sports. They have to depend on other sources of income. Sports happens only rarely. Still some people want one stadium for cricket, another for football, another for Kabadi etc. Thanks for supplementing my argument. :D

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IT park, police station, automobile showroom, Vanitha - Ice home fair? Lol. That was my point. Stadiums are not being used for sports. They have to depend on other sources of income. Sports happens only rarely. Still some people want one stadium for cricket, another for football, another for Kabadi etc. Thanks for supplementing my argument. :D

Very True......

Our govt still have less clues how to put stadiums into effective use, than thinking it as milch cows..... No wonder Why Chirag Viva Kerala has got degraded and why we don't have good number of cricketers coming up.....

I am not against putting up other uses of stadium, to earn extra revenue. But the attitude of Govt in focusing only on its gallery part, while neglecting other support fields, is surely something too bad....

Driving test in Kerala to undergo a sea change (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Driving-test-in-Kerala-to-undergo-a-sea-change/articleshow/12845402.cms)
Driving and vehicle tests are about to undergo a sea change. The idea is to make them more accurate. The motor vehicle department (MVD) will henceforth make gradient and parking tests mandatory for applicants.

Initially, the new system will be implemented in Kannur and Kozhikode. Specially-designed tracks and devices for automated driving tests have been set up at vehicle test stations here.

An applicant will be issued a token when he/she arrives for the test. She/he will then have to pass the 'H' test before moving on to the gradient test. Those who pass both will be allowed to take the third test - parking skills. As these tests are monitored and results issued by an automated system, there are less chances of corruption. "The test stations in Kozhikode and Kannur will start functioning by the end of the month. We have completed the trial runs," said joint transport commissioner Alex Paul.

"All tests will be captured on a camera installed on a tower near the test track. After analyzing the pictures, the computer will put out a report stating whether an applicant has passed or not," he added.

A person who passes all the three tests will be allowed to appear for the on-road test.

Vehicle test: There will be significant changes in vehicle test as well. The specially-designed stations will check the accuracy of the speedo metre. The braking force of vehicles will be assessed using modern techniques. Retardation, the pace of decreasing the vehicle speed while applying brake, wheel alignment and headlight alignment will be tested. The automated system will check the suspension of vehicles.

The system will be implemented in other parts of the state in phases. Funds have been set apart for starting three more stations. But space shortage is a major hurdle in some places.

IT park, police station, automobile showroom, Vanitha - Ice home fair? Lol.

We have similar stadium in Kannur right:lol:? It has furniture store, medical store, textile showrooms too!!

We have similar stadium in Kannur right:lol:? It has furniture store, medical store, textile showrooms too!!

Only sports event happening there was Nayanar Memorial Football. Now that is also shifted to Kozhikode. No body comes to watch any football matches. :ohno:

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^^ Ammachiyaanee ningalu thakarthu kalanju, kettaaa... Polappaan... :cheers:

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JNIS is probably the lone stadium in India and perhaps in the world that houses a IT park start up incubator (http://www.catfoss.kerala.gov.in/pdf/prospectus.pdf) owned by CATFOSS ( JV of CDIT and Kerala state It mission). The stadium building also houses a police station, an automobile showroom, a no. of offices and shops (nothing less than 50) and the huge parking ground itself is a cash cow, provides ample revenues to GCDA. any no. of seasonal fairs are conducted at this ground that includes Vanitha - Ice home fair.
So do you think this is a white elephant? And fyi, it is constructed and owned by GCDA not GoK. The stadium is also not built for once in a blue moon event like national games. the purpose of the stadium is met more than any other such infrastructure in this part of the country. surely this is one sports stadia brought a good no.of international matches to kerala.
No tall claims...only facts.
And the other elephant ....KTK, made an entry to kerala and tagged its identity just because we had this one better sporting venue to host an IPL team here...a great luck...so at least once we had a IPL home team here. can you still cover up these facts ?
it needs quantum leaps for any city/town/village in Kerala to host an IPL team here....on realistic parameters. And you know how remote that possibility is ......!:lol:

It's another fact that KTK made a wrong choice and suffered.

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Posting here for the sake of visitors.

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Xlation: An amusement theater that is tagged as "India's first seven-d theater" is starting up soon in Kochi. It is opening at the Cochin Food Mall. It is built by Hexovision of Hollywood at a cost of Rs 1.5 Crore.

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Trivandrum Hopeful For A F1 Demo-Drive (http://www.yentha.com/news/view/news/trivandrum-hopeful-for-a-f1-demo-drive)

Trivandrum: Formula 1 racing driver Narain Karthikeyan made a brief visit to the city to look at the possibility of doing a demo drive for promoting the sport in Kerala. He was in the city under the invitation of his childhood friend Jose, who is also the owner of the Go-karting racing team M&N. Narain Karthikeyan met with Technopark authorities and with the Tourism minister A P Anil Kumar during his visit.

Speaking on the possibility of a demo drive, Narain said:

“I went to Technopark and also went around the city to find a suitable stretch. I have met with the Tourism Minister and talked about it. We both agreed that holding a demo drive would indeed be a big boost to tourism if we could do it by Onam.”

Narain Karthikeyan drives the HRT F1 car, which is considered one of the slower cars in the F1 league. The HRT F1 car can go from 0 – 300 in 600 meters. The ground clearance of the car is 40mm and so the read needs to be extremely smooth.

Jose, who attended the press meeting with Narain Karthikeyan, later told Yentha that Technopark has been struck off the possibility list.

“The reason we went for Technopark was because it had comparatively better roads, lesser traffic and also the crowd control would be easier if it is a closed location. But we found that the curves were too dangerous for high speed driving. So Technopark is out of the list.”

At present, the two-kilometer stretch from Kowdiar to Sasthamangalam via Vellayambalam is next on the list of prospects.

“We have talked with the Ministry and although nothing is concrete, they still agree with us on the Kowdiar – Sasthamanagalam Road. And in that stretch Narain could definitely take the car to 300km/hr.”:nuts:

An event like this is sure to draw thousands from all across the state and outside, and so, crowd control is the greatest challenge for hosting the demo drive. Yet Jose assures that the city will get to see the demo drive by Onam.
:cheers:

^^

300 kmph! That would be sensational :)

Trivandrum Hopeful For A F1 Demo-Drive (http://www.yentha.com/news/view/news/trivandrum-hopeful-for-a-f1-demo-drive)
:cheers:

The best certficate any City Road in India can get..Cheerss:cheers:

I liked this sentence. I had studied about 'unevenness index' in my Transportation Engineering paper, and nice to know our roads are the smoothest city roads.

The ground clearance of the car is 40mm and so the read needs to be extremely smooth.

Recently there was one similar F1 demo in Bangalore by Louis Hamilton. They held it in a newly constructed, yet to be opened to traffic stretch of NICE road, which is a private expressway.

Now this Kowdiar road is a city road, paved some 6-7 years back. Kudos to Trivandrum Roads Development Company Ltd. (TRDCL)

Master Blaster MP! :lol:

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I had studied about 'unevenness index' in my Transportation Engineering paper, and nice to know our roads are the smoothest city roads.
:)

Heard that CPM is installing surveillance cameras in Aroor, Thavanur and other places to check possible "Selvarajans" :lol:

കൂറുമാറ്റം: എംഎല്എമാരെ നിരീക്ഷിക്കാന് സിപിഎമ്മില് സംവിധാനം (http://malayalam.deepikaglobal.com/News_Cat2_sub.aspx?catcode=cat2&newscode=211115)

Pancharatnas register thumping win (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Pancharatnas-register-thumping-win/articleshow/12885329.cms)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Every parent go through the ritual at least once in their life -- the spells of anxiety, special prayers and sighs either of relief or disappointment. Thousands of parents across the state went through it on Thursday when the SSLC exam results were declared.

Rema Devi, a single mother from Venjaramoodu could have been five times anxious than any other parent as she waited for the SSLC results of her quintuplets -- Uthraja, Uthara, Utharan, Uthama and Uthrajan. The students of Lourde Mount High School did their mother proud with their results. "Uthraja did the best out of the five. She has five A+ and four As," said Rema. Others received bouquets of A +, A and B+. The five children, who are fondly called Pancharatnas by locals, plan to join higher secondary course in any of the nearby schools.

Rema Devi, who lost her husband nearly a decade ago, works at the District Cooperative Bank at Pothencode. She also has a weak heart condition. She gets free treatment at SUT hospital, Pattom and from now on SUT would also sponsor her children's education. "

We would sponsor the five children's education for lifelong and even offer them jobs in SUT," said C Bharath Chandran, director of SUT group of hospitals.

"We were tensed till we knew the results," said Uthraja. "I wanted to hug my mother after I saw my results," said Uthrajan, the only boy in the quintuplets.

Uthraja wants to be doctor, Uthara a journalist and three others engineers. Their mother who lives through a pacemaker implanted beneath her chest hopes to take her children's dreams as far as she can. "I don't worry about tomorrow. I take things as they come. However, I wish for a bright future for my children," she added.

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Source: Kerala Kaumudi

:lol:

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Source: Kerala Kaumudi

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^^:lol:

There is a bus with the same name in Trivandrum too, which runs between Attingal and Varkala.

Pyarge Aagbitt aite:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt2NEJCznWY
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-02/news-interviews/31013554_1_song-debut-film-yogaraj-bhat

From Kochi thread

Demand on for ‘CA’ series plate (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/kochi/demand-%E2%80%98ca%E2%80%99-series-plate-228)

Registration in Ernakulam RTO, which is leading the count in the state, to enter CA series soon. Currently, BU series has been rolled.
The other RTO's following Ekm are:
Thiruvananthapuram: BF
Kozhikode: AL
Thrissur: AX
Malappuram: AK

Looking to buy a new vehicle in Kochi? You had better wait for a few months! A little patience could help you get the awesome ‘CA’ series number plate on your vehicle – for the very first time in Kerala.

And if you’re rich enough to make a top bid, you might even get that fancy KL-7 CA – 1 number.

The city has already sold out the KL-7 BU series.

The officials in the motor vehicle department say that, going at this pace, the ‘CA’ series should be available before October.

With the banks easing the loan clauses, vehicle sales have hit an all-time high in the city, facilitating the early entry of the ‘CA’ series.

It is learnt that several head honchos in the city are getting ready to bid for the magical number.

“Kochi had seen a mad rush when it hit the ‘BA’ series. The same thing may happen with the ‘CA’ series,” predicted T.J. Thomas, the Ernakulam regional transport officer.

From Kochi thread

And if you’re rich enough to make a top bid, you might even get that fancy KL-7 CA – 1 number.

I think KL-7 CA – 7 feels more better.:)


Or you have to wait for KL-1 CA – 1. ;)

Pyarge Aagbitt aite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt2NEJCznWY
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-02/news-interviews/31013554_1_song-debut-film-yogaraj-bhat

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