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Monsoon to arrive on June 5

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India Meteorological department (IMD) has predicted onset of monsoon in Kerala, the gateway of south west monsoon in the country, by June 5. This is a slight delay from the normal onset date of June 1. The IMD expects a model error of +/- 4 days. In 2019, the date of onset was June 8 while IMD’s forecast was June 6. In 2018, monsoon hit the state on May 29 exactly in tune with IMD’s prediction.  South west monsoon was devastating in the last two years when the state experienced the worst floods…

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No Covid 19 hotspots in Thiruvananthapuram

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TrivandrumLife.com>> As the number of active Covid 19 cases in the district fell to zero, around 12 wards in the district were removed from the new list of hotspots. Wards such as Aralumoodu, Puthanambalam, Moonnukallinmoodu, Koottappana, Pallivilakam, Nilamel, Alumoodu, Town, Brahmankode, Athiyannoor and Vazhimukku wards in Neyyatinkara municipality and ward number 16 and 17 from Varkala municipality were the places removed from the latest list of hotspots. Currently, no Covid 19 patients are under treatment in the district. However, around 43 persons are in treatment for various Covid-related symptoms. There…

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Special train reaches Trivandrum Central

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TrivandrumLife.com>> The New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram train with 380 passengers has arrived in Central Railway station by around 5.15 am on Friday. Among the 380 passengers arrived, 131 were from Thiruvananthapuram districts and 74 from Pathanamtitta. There were 58 persons from Tamil Nadu. District collector K Gopalakrishnan said that a Pathanamtitta native who arrived from Mumbai with high temperature was admitted to general hospital. Three were sent for institutional quarantine and others were directed to observe home quarantine. The district administration had made elaborate arrangements to screen the passengers. The health department…

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Cliff Stories Resort, Varkala – An Ideal place for an outing!

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Cliff Stories – Known as the resort with a balcony beach view! is an ideal place for individuals, couple’s or for a team to get an escape from all the hustles and bustles of daily routines. Nithin – A techie turned entrepreneur is the brain behind this unique hospitality experience . Cliff stories offers amenities including a private beach area and barbecue facilities. 2.9 km from Varkala Cliff . the property provides a garden and a terrace All rooms at the resort are equipped with a seating area. With a private…

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Woman delivers within hours of reaching home from Riyadh

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For Reena Thomson it was a risky journey to fly home all the way from the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh to Kozhikode as she was in an advanced stage of pregnancy. Thanks to the doctors and health care workers who took care of her, within hours of reaching her home town Chittur in Palakkad, Reena gave birth to a baby boy, proving her decision a well taken one.  Hospital authority informed that both Mother and baby keeping well and safe.

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Kerala Tourism launches online portal for NRKs

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Kerala Tourism has launched an online platform that enables non-residents to book vehicles of tour operators to travel back to the state,ending the stalemate due to a national lockdown clamped seven weeks ago to fight COVID-19. Keralites stranded in other parts of the country can submit enquiries to tour/transport operator through the department’s website www.keralatourism.org. The tour operator will get (by email) the NRK’s requirements and contact details. Simultaneously, the NRK will get the enquiry number and relevant information about the preferred travel company. The mutual interaction can help fix the…

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Learn sign language from NISH

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Indian Sign Language

TrivandrumLife.com>> The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) has invited applications for a 40-hour introductory/basic course in Indian Sign Language (ISL) for the public. The course will commence after the relaxation of regulations enforced in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. The first 15 applicants will be admitted to the course, which is to be conducted from 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays at the NISH campus at Akkulam here. Preference will be given to parents and siblings of deaf children. Course fee of Rs 3,500 can be paid through NEFT, Payment…

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Green Tsavorite Farm Resort – a natural outing experience

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Green tsavorite, an organic farm resort in Varkala, stretching across 6 acres of nature’s green and scene; with a functional landscape of fruit trees, plantation crops, spices, vegetables, bamboos, forest trees, medicinal plants, biodiversity of birds, butterflies, fish, indigenous livestock varieties. Located in Elakamon, Varkala, Trivandrum. 3.5 km from NH 47, is one the favourite hangout spot for corporates. You could plan your day outings, farm stays, get-togethers, reunions, outbound trainings and day outings and create nature friendly holiday memories. Green tsavorite farm has around 2500 plantings of 250 different…

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