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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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Reviving passion during Covid times

Nisha Nath

by Nisha Nath It’s been more than seven months since we stayed within our homes while Covid was spreading fast with all zest. All plans of visiting exotic destinations, fun activities and meeting friends just remain a dream to all the travel bugs and the travellers groups in the city. Being aware that the Covid has frozen all their movements, wanderlusts are waiting for the post Covid era to commence their journey.  Even when their legs are locked by Covid they are demonstrating that happiness doesn’t depend on any external…

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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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NHAI begins toll plaza construction at Thiruvallam

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife>> The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has begun construction of toll plaza for the Kazhakoottam-Karode national highway project. The staggered toll plaza, which would take around six months to complete, is being constructed near the Thiruvallam junction. Though the NHAI would take six months for completion of toll plaza, it has also initiated works for construction of a temporary toll booth at the same location to start toll collection at the earliest. The temporary toll plaza will be ready within three months. Though the measures for collection of…

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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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Fishermen died at Anchutengu test positive for Covid 19

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife>> Three fishermen, who died after their boat capsized at Anchutengu, have tested positive for Covid 19 on Thursday. Swab samples collected from Thankachan, 55, Alex, 47 and Praveen, 33, who died on Wednesday, showed positive results in the test conducted ahead of post-mortem. The results point to the need of intensifying Covid 19 tests in coastal regions, where the number of tests drastically went down in the past few weeks. Rural SP B Ashok said the funeral will be conducted following Covid 19 protocols. The bodies were sent to…

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Adani to operate Trivandrum Airport

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TrivandrumLife>> The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved proposal to lease out Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani Enterprises for a period of 50 years. Though Adani Enterprises had won the bid to operate and manage the airport over a year ago, the state government had been opposing it. The state-run Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) had participated in the bid, which was finally won by Adani in February 2019. Challenging the decision, the state had argued in high court and supreme court that they must be given preferential treatment considering…

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