Category: Latest News

61 inmates test positive for Covid 19 at Poojappura Central Prison

Trivandrum Life

Trivandrum>> On Wednesday, 59 inmates of Poojapura Central Jail were tested positive for Covid 19. Most of the convict prisoners and under trials lodged in one of the 11 blocks of the central jail, who tested positive, are asymptomatic. The mass reporting of Covid positive cases came after two prisoners, who showed symptoms of fever, tested positive on Monday. The total number of cases in prison is now 61. Two days ago, the two inmates were taken to Medical college hospital after they developed symptoms of fever. After they turned…

Read Story:

Technopark to get two underpasses at National Highway

Jisha Surya

July 23: TrivandrumLife>> The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has given approval for the request of Technopark to construct vehicular underpass for it. The NHAI has begun preparation of design for two underpasses for light motor vehicles. The tentative locations for the VUPs are at Kulathoor and in front of phase III campus of Technopark. Around Rs 30 crores are expected for the construction of two vehicular underpasses and Technopark has agreed to bear the cost.  Sources said that Technopark made the request so that it will provide easy…

Read Story:

Online fraud victim gets money back on timely intervention of cyber cell

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife>> A woman in the city was robbed of Rs 70,700 in an online fraud. However, due to the timely intervention of the cyber cell of Thiruvananthapuram city police, around Rs 70,000 was recovered immediately. The woman, a native of Aramada in Poojappura station limits, was cheated by a person who called her mobile phone acting as an SBI officer. Though the victim suspected when he mentioned about activation of the credit card which she received recently, the accused convinced her by giving details of her bank account number. Thus,…

Read Story:

Kumarichantha market turns ‘superspreader’ in the city

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife I July 8 >> Like Koyembedu market in Chennai, the Kumarichantha market in Thiruvananthapuram has emerged as the ‘superspreader’ in the city. Within a span of few days, more than 150 patients in three wards in Poothura, Manikyavilakam and Puthanpally have tested positive for Covid 19. The health department authorities are planning to conduct antigen test on around 15 % of the population in these three wards. Around 53 persons were tested positive for Covid from Poonthura alone on Wednesday alone. The district administration and police have closed the…

Read Story:

Blockchain Academy launches online course

Trivandrum Life
Kerala Blockchain Accademy

Offering a unique digital learning experience in a new-age technology, Kerala Blockchain Academy (KBA) under the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Kerala (IIITM-K) has launched an online course to impart blockchain knowledge — a ‘break the chain’ initiative to fend off coronavirus. The course,CBA Online Programme, will benefit students, developers, entrepreneurs, business analysts and others keen to explore and leverage the enormous global potential of blockchain technology with applications in a diverse range of sectors such as banking, healthcare, governance, insurance, education, smartcity, and supply chain. “The mission is…

Read Story:

ICFOSS invites applications for online courses

Trivandrum Life
ICFOSS Trivandrum

TrivandrumLife.com>> International Centre for Free and Open Source Software ICFOSS), Kerala’s Free and Open Source software promotion agency,  has invited applications for online Certificate Courses, commencing on May 21. The courses will be in Python Programming Language and Machine Learning. The syllabi of these courses, to be conducted in interactive mode through Moodle, have been designed to suit teachers as well as students. The duration of the courses will be three hours each for seven days. While the Python Language Programming course will be held from 10 am to 1…

Read Story: