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Hit team of ‘Maheshinte Prathikaram’ is back

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TrivandrumLife>> After the widely acclaimed ‘Maheshinte Prathikaaram’ and ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’,  ‘Pothettan brillance’ is back. Filmmaker Dileesh Pothen has announced his new project ‘Joji’ which will have actor Fahadh Fazil playing the lead. The film, according to the makers, is an independent adaptation of Shakespeare’s epic tragedy ‘Macbeth’. With writer Shyam Pushkaran doing the script and Shyju Khalid donning the camera, the hit team behind ‘Mahesh..’ is trying their luck for the next time.  The film is produced by Bhavana Studios in association with Fahadh Faasil and Friends and Working Class…

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Orthodontist arrested for online harassment

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TrivandrumLife>> At a time when cyber harassment against women is a major topic of discussions, an orthodontist at Medical college Thiruvananthapuram was arrested for harassing his cousin by sending her morphed pictures in order to create trouble in her family life. Varkala-native Dr R Subu, 43, assistant professor at Orthodontics department, is the accused.   The complainant in the case is a 27-year-old woman residing under Ayiroor police station limits. As per the complaint, the woman’s close relatives, including husband’s father, received her morphed images, which eventually created a rift…

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Daya Bai, Sreekumaran Thampi among winners of Alive Golden Year Award

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TrivandrumLife>> Social activist Daya Bai, filmmaker and lyricist Sreekumaran Thampi,  Kathakali artiste Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri and scientist Dr. CS Baskaran Nair were declared winners of the 4th Alive Golden Year Awards. The recognition instituted by Alive Foundation comprises a citation and an award which will be presented to the winners next year. The award was announced as part of the International Day of Older Persons on October 1.Alive, a complete ageing solutions company, based in Trivandrum has for the past four years been recognising the seniors who are active in…

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Unwind for a new beginning at Poovar Island Resorts

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As tourism sector in Thiruvananthapuram is regaining normalcy after lockdown, resorts in Kerala have also started its operations following strict Covid 19 guidelines. Poovar Island Resorts, one of the best backwater resorts in Kerala, situated at Pozhiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram started its functions from September 11. As reopening special offer, they have announced special packages including one night accommodation in superior land cottage, to and fro boat transfers from Poovar Jetty, break fast; One day Yoga with meditation and depression free training program to sustain immunity. For more details contact: 8943338905 /…

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Work for Medical Devices Park to begin at Thonnakkal

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TrivandrumLife>>> MedSpark, the Medical Devices Park envisaged as a joint initiative of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), an Institute of National Importance under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC), the industrial and investment promotion agency of the Government of Kerala is going to be established in the Life Science Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram. The major objectives of the Medical Devices Park are to create an enabling support system for research and development, testing and…

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Four youth went missing in sea, two bodies found

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TrivandrumLife>> Body of two of the four youth who went missing in the sea off the Azhimala coast were found on Friday. Johnson, Manu Napolean, Santhosh Varghese and Sabu George are the youths who went missing in the sea on Saturday. Bodies of were found by the search team at the sea near Kovalam. Search is on for the missing two. Vizhinjam police said that bodies of Manu, 23, and Johnson, 24, were found near Kovalam hours after they went missing. A ten-member gang of friends, all hailing from Pulluvila,…

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Startup Mission invites startups for virtual expo of products for industry

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KSUM invites startups for virtual expo of products for industry  TrivandrumLife>> Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has invited startups to showcase their innovative products and services developed for industry through a virtual exhibition to be held from October 19 to 21. The expo will be conducted as part of the third edition of the ‘Big Demo Day’ series of KSUM. Startups from healthcare, consumer technology, Internet of things (IoT) and robotics sectors can participate in the ensuing edition of the event. The virtual expo is aimed at presenting a slew of…

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Central prison turns Covid-free in a month

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TrivandrumLife>> Central prison, Poojappura, which had turned into a Covid 19 institutional cluster, has become Covid-free now. In the latest round of testing done at the prison, the remaining 49 Covid positive inmates have turned negative. With all its inmates turning negative, the prison has resumed functioning of food unit, cafeteria, petrol pump, gents beauty parlour, organic farming etc. The prison had temporarily stopped all activities in the mid August when around 470 inmates tested positive for Covid. One 72-year-old inmate Manikantan, died while undergoing treatment for Covid at Medical…

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No plans to contest elections; No retreat on airport lease stand: GTech

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TrivandrumLife>> Group of Technology Companies (GTech), the industry body of information technology (IT) companies in Kerala, dismissed reports of joining any alternative political movements or contesting the forthcoming civic body elections. GTech was reacting to media reports that it is part of a platform preparing to contest elections upset over the stand of political parties on the privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport and various other issues related to the developmentof the city.“While we are distressed that the ruling and the opposition parties came together in the assembly to pass a resolution…

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Covid 19: Sree Chitra develops canister bags for safe disposal of infected respiratory secretions

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TrivandrumLife>> Disposal of respiratory secretions of patients suffering from highly contagious diseases such as COVID 19, tuberculosis (TB) and influenza, poses high risk of infection among healthcare workers .For the safe management of infected respiratory secretions ,the researchers at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum Institute of National Importance under Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India. ,have come up with a method for safe handling and disposal of respiratory secretions in hospitals for ICU patients or those with copious respiratory secretions treated in the…

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