Category: City News

Delhi Public School Opens Admission for Academic year 2021

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Delhi Public School, Kollam ( DPS Kollam) , located at Meeyanoor, Kollam, Kerala is a new promise in the field of education which caters to the need of the present scenario. DPS Kollam provides education from Nursery to Grade XII under CBSE curriculum. In Senior Secondary School, children are offered Science, Commerce and Humanities as the major streams.The school has an extensive infrastructure for academic and non-academic pursuits of the children. It offers room for children to grow and expand their spectrum of knowledge by utilizing the amenities that the…

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MyBaker.in – an online platform to reach Home bakers

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A Women’s day special happy news for home bakers  Those craving for a lip smacking cake are not ready to compromise on quality. Thankfully, home bakers are here who not just ensure quality but also offer customized cakes that are drool-worthy and hygienic. Mybaker.in is all about making people’s lives easier by allowing them to find and connect with the skilled and talented home bakers around them. This online platform makes sure its customers celebrate their special moments with the delicious homemade doughnuts, customized cakes, bread rolls, Arabian sweets, etc., with…

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NISH to start Occupational Therapy Course

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TrivandrumLife>> The first audio-visual studio in the state for the differently abled set up by the National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) here will be inaugurated by the state Minister for Health, Social Justice and Woman and Child Development, K K Shailaja. The minister will also announce Kerala’s first Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Course in NISH at a function on February 18, Thursday, at 2 PM. The Minister for Cooperation, Tourism and Devaswoms, Shri Kadakampally Surendran   will preside over the function. The Social Justice, Women and Child Development Secretary, Shri…

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Titanium Oil Leak: District administration imposes two-day ban on fishing, tourism

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TrivandrumLife>> District administration imposed a two-day restriction on fishing and tourist activities off the Veli, Vettucaud and Sanghmukham coast due to the oil spill from state-owned Travancore Titanium Limited. Oil spill was alerted by fishermen in the wee hours of February 10. The glass furnace of the factory broke and the furnace oil reached the sea through a drain. Though the leak was rectified immediately after the alert, around 2000 litres of oil is suspected to have reached the sea. District collector Navjyot Khosa, who inspected the affected beaches on…

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Prime Minister to inaugurate Aruvikkara drinking water plant

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TrivandrumLife>> Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the 75 mld (million litre per day) treatment plant at Aruvikkara this month. Funded by Centrally sponsored Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the project was executed by city-based Chicago Constructions International Private Limited. The project was under a trial run for the past one month. The plant will bring additional 75 million litre water to the city. Already city has been receiving water from the existing 72-mld, 86-mld and the 74-mld water treatment plants at Aruvikkara. However, this…

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Covid era sees bicycle boom in Trivandrum

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TrivanrumLife>> Nobody could ever forget the exhilarating moment in childhood memory when one first learns to balance and ride the two wheels of a bicycle. Eventually cycles lost charm due to the hectic schedules and popularity of fast and furious machines. Recently the post lock down period, the city witnessed the revival of cycling interest among city residents. “One major change witnessed during the Covid era is the renewed interest in cycling. I can see a lot of people getting into cycling these days. In the mornings, we can see…

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Budget ditches light metro, insufficient fund for growth corridor

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TrivandrumLife.com>> With less than four months remaining for the Assembly elections, the state government rehashed some old projects in the capital city for the budget. One of the major proposals for Thiruvananthapuram is the Capital City Regional Development Programme, an outer area growth corridor from Vizhinjam to Navaikulam. The mega project involves development of a 78-km outer ring road and an industrial township. However, only seed money of Rs 100 crore is earmarked for the project for which land acquisition alone costs Rs 2578 crore. Though the project has won…

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Meet the 29-yr-old sculptor behind Azhimala Gangadhareshwara statue

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TrivandrumLife>> When the morning sun showers its rays on the Azhimala beach, the famous sculpture of Gangadhareshwara at the Shiva temple over the cliff unveils its full grandeur. The 58-feet Gangadhareshwara, a robust masculine figure holding a trishul and his wildly dreadlocked hair carrying Goddess Ganga, will astonish you each time you see it in the backdrop of the Arabian sea. As you see the intricate sculpture of ‘Gangadhareshwara‘ statue of Lord Shiva, you will arguably think about a grey-haired man reminding actor Thilakan in ‘Perumthachan’ behind the major work.…

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City gets the youngest mayor; Arya Rajendran assumes charge

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TrivandrumLife>> The newly formed council, led by Left Democratic Front, has elected 21-year-old Arya Rajendran as the 44th mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. By securing 54 votes, including three votes of independent councillors, Arya scripted history by becoming the youngest mayor in the country. Arya, who represented Mudanvanmugal ward, has been functioning as state president of Balasangham, the children’s wing of CPM, when CPM assigned her for the local body election. After the failure of mayor candidates Pushpalatha and Oleena, LDF decided to choose between senior councillor Jameela Sreedharan and youngster…

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21-year-old Arya Rajendran to be the next Mayor

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TrivandrumLife >> The youngest councilor of Thiruvananthapuram corporation is set to become the youngest Mayor in the country. Twenty-one-year-old college student Arya S Rajendran, who was recently elected as the councilor of Mudavanmugal ward, has been chosen by the CPM district committee to be the next mayor of city Corporation, a post which is reserved for women this term. Arya, an SFI leader and state president of Balasankham, will be elected on December 28, when the council would meet to select Mayor, deputy mayor and other standing committee heads. Arya…

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