Month: November 2020

Covid fatalities cross 500 in Thiruvananthapuram

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife>> More than 500 persons in Thiruvananthapuram have lost lives to Covid so far. With the five deaths reported on Tuesday, official number of deaths has reached 504, making the district highest in the fatalities related to Covid 19.   Ernakulam, which recorded the second highest number of Covid deaths, has recorded around 190 deaths. Case fatality ratio in the district – 0.75 – too is higher than all other districts. While the official figure has crossed 500 mark, the unofficial number of deaths recorded by health volunteers has crossed…

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Light metro: New branch, changeover station proposed for Technopark

Jisha Surya

After a long delay, the board of Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (KRTL) has given approval for the supplement to Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the proposed light metro project from Pallipuram to Karamana. The board, chaired on October 19, has also given approval to the technical report for construction of an arm of light metro to Technopark. With the board approval, the KRTL will soon send the DPR to the union government for approval. It will also start preparation of DPR for the Technopark arm of the light metro…

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Kudumbashree launches ‘Pink Cafe’ in KSRTC Bus

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife>> After the famous Milma food truck, ‘Pink Cafe’ run by Kudumbashree will be functioning in old KSRTC bus. Two months back, KSRTC took the policy decision to convert their old buses into restaurants. Following this, Kudumbashree approached KSRTC with a request to run cafe in the bus. The first Pink Café in KSRTC bus started its operation at East Fort on Wednesday. KSRTC also invested to convert the bus to use it as a restaurant. Other interior design works and basic amenities were arranged by Kudumbashree. A Yuvashree Enterprise…

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