Calicut (Kozhikode) Projects

[hellomister]

Calicut (Kozhikode) has a low cost of living. The rates of apartments on the South Beach Road is only 1550 / sq.ft while the same kind is 2600 in Cochin. IF you have the money to live happily ever after getting a flat in Calicut is best. It has an International airport, Very near to the City center 1.5 kms to the Railway Station and Bus Station. What else can you want. West hill is a good residential area. A few softare companies are looking for places around in Kozhikode.....Real Estate is cheap.

http://www.yasoram.com/kozhikode.htm

[nik]

Happy New Year 2006

PVS Nakshatra (15 storey)
PVS group

[nik]

New services at Calicut (domestic) from Feb 1. (7 more flights weekly)


BANGALORE - CALICUT
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[nik]

Calicut Med College

[Ajaypp]

- Good one!

[nik]

Kozhikode airport gets international status

By Indo Asian News Service

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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday gave 'full fledged international status' to the Kozhikode airport, a decision that was welcomed in northern Kerala that has a sizeable number of expatriates in the Gulf.

'Some international flights are already operating from Calicut (Kozhikode). Granting it full fledged international status will enable the strengthening of facilities there,' Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi told reporters here after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Rajya Sabha MP P.V. Abdul Wahab, who has been pushing for international status for Kozhikode, said he was thrilled.

'I see this as a momentous decision for which north Kerala has long been waiting for. This is certainly going to take the airport to newer heights,' Wahab, a member of parliament's consultative committee for the civil aviation ministry, told IANS in Kozhikode.

Kerala will now be the only state in the country to have three international airports. The other two are at capital Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi.

Kozhikode airport serves Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur districts, which accounts for close to 30 percent of the two million non-resident Keralites in the Middle East.

Air India and Indian Airlines operate flights from here but SriLankan airline is the only foreign carrier that serves the airport.

An Rs.2 billion ($45 million) modernisation project is underway at the airport and could be completed by June.

[sudheeshnairs]

Good news!!

[nik]

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[nik]

Planetarium




www.calicutnet.com

[muttan]

Kozhikode Dreamcity project gets nod for land

ECONOMY BUREAU
Posted online: Thursday, February 02, 2006 at 0037 hours IST

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB 1: The Kerala Cabinet, which met here in Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's absence, has cleared land transfer for Dreamcity in Kozhikode. The ecotourism infrastructure venture is among the 10 projects the Chandy government had placed on fasttrack.
Facilitation of land, which had been holding up the project, had the government nod, Vakkom Purushottaman, Kerala finance minister, holding the Chief Minister's charge told reporters, after a meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday.

Mr Chandy, convalescing after a fracture and hip surgery during his trip to Davos at the World Economic Forum, is expected back in Kerala Capital on Thursday.

The Kozhikode Dreamcity project, intended to include north Kerala in the state's tourism strides, is planned as a comprehensive infrastructure facility including an amusement theme park and family entertainment centre.

[nik]

Good... where is this going to be located ? Also amusement parks are all over nowadays... one must probably have newer ideas to attract visitors.

[muttan]

Nick, i am also unsure about the exact place of this park. Only clue is that Government is acquiring land held by the Kerala Water Authority. So, I am guessing this place is somewhere close to a water source and probably it will be a water amusement park..

[nik]

Muttan, do try to get some Calicut photos for this SSC thread. I have searched the web, length & breadth. Couldn't get many.

[muttan]

Originally Posted by nik

Muttan, do try to get some Calicut photos for this SSC thread. I have searched the web, length & breadth. Couldn't get many.

yea nick, calicut pictures are a rarity in the net. I may be able to get some in the summer.

[Ajaypp]

Yup, muttan, we need more pics of Kerala's third city. Might also be goin there in the next few months. Let's snap away....

[nik]

Crescent Court from Crescent builders

[nik]

In gold's own country - a sign of the times

By Malavika Vettath, Indo-Asian News Service

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Kozhikode, Feb 12 (IANS) This port town, formerly known as Calicut, one of the three important cities of Kerala, so successfully marketed by copywriters as God's Own Country, can now very well be called 'gold's own country'. This ancient centre of trade is now sprouting gold malls by the day.

Whether it is the Alukkas gold mall or the Malabar Gold Palace, they are four to five storeys loaded with nothing but the yellow metal! This sudden love of gold can be attributed to the increase in the spending power of the average Malayali.

The roots of this phenomenon lie across the seas...in the Gulf, with non-resident Keralites (NRKs) pumping in the greenbacks. The Gulf sure has the Midas touch!

Calicut-Gulf links are nothing new as this port town is historically known as a centre of foreign trade. Arab and Chinese accounts of the Malabar Coast tell us of spices, coconut and areca nuts being exported right from the 10th century.

Ibn Battuta, the famous 14th century Arab traveller, in his records says that ships from countries such as China, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the Maldives and Yemen docked at Calicut harbour. Then of course, Vasco da Gama from Portugal put Calicut on the international historical map by setting foot at the Kappad beach here. This is said to have set the ball rolling for Indo-Western trade links.

Known as the traditional capital of north Kerala, Kozhikode is located around 224 km from Kochi and 435 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is a city where nature, tradition and modernity co-exist in absolute harmony.

The socio-religious fabric of the city is an interesting mix with several threads woven into it. Apart from the Hindu majority, there is a huge Muslim population and a considerably large Christian population as well. Christians in the region take pride in calling themselves disciples of St. Thomas who is believed to have spread the gospel in Kerala prior to the beginnings of the Vatican influence.

Despite their distinctiveness, Christians seem to have assimilated well with the culture of the land. One perceives a lot of adaptation and adoption even in their religious rituals. On the other hand, the opposite seems to have taken place in the case of Muslims. The growing Gulf influence is seen in the replacement of their indigenous dressing style with the burkha, or the veil, alien to Kerala even a decade ago.

History and society apart, what does Kozhikode hold for an average tourist? Kozhikode is not exactly a tourist's haven of the likes of Goa... But this city is sure to charm you in its own quiet ways.

There are a few ancient temples nestled right in the heart of the city. Important among them is the Thali Shiva temple. It is said to have been in existence right in 1200 AD. Built in traditional Kerala architectural style, it has intricate stone carvings and beautiful mural paintings adorning its walls and ceiling.

Being a melting pot of religions, the city is dotted with small quaint churches. The old cathedral linked to the St. Joseph's High School near the beach is well worth a visit. Walking down the aisle of a church with the sounds of the sea waves forming the background score is a unique experience altogether.

Kerala is known for lamps and other articles made of bell metal. And who doesn't like to pick up a few curios! Oyitty Road, next to the railway station is dedicated to bell metal wares. And if you are an antique lover, this is definitely the place for you. Traditional lamps known as vilakkus and wide, shallow cauldrons called urulis, now known as the symbols of Kerala's past, are displayed prominently.

Every first timer in Calicut makes it a point to visit the famous Kappad beach where one can exclaim, 'This is where Vasco da Gama stood in 1498!'

One should not miss the beach that is surrounded by graceful coconut palms. The old lighthouse here and the two crumbling piers, each more than a hundred years old, evoke myriad images of years gone by. Come evening and the number of couples sitting at the beachside will tell you that it still is the favourite dating spot of the city!

Watching the sun take its daily dip into the sea is by far the best way to end your evenings in the city of Calicut. And of course, there's always gold-shopping to do!

[arkitecton]

According to some reliable sources,it is said that this Dream city is gonna come along the canoly canal near the Kalipoyka and go carting track in the Eranjippalam road.

[nik]

Thats nice info... Thanx Ark... if you find impressions of layouts, do post.