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>> Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday said the UDF government’s top priority is implementing the SmartCity IT project here after sorting out issues in the agreement the previous government had with promoters, Dubai based Tecom “which are against the state’s interests.”  “There are some issues which are against the interest of the state in the agreement the LDF …

Tecom, the promoters of the SmartCity Kochi project, is in the process of pumping in more funds to take the project forward. While Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in UAE, will be main financier, support finance is being sought from the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) Bank. IDBI Bank had consulted one of the director board members of …

In an effort to expedite the works of Smart City, Kochi, the Tecom has decided to appoint Baju George as the managing director of the project. It was the five-member committee headed by the supreme council of Dubai Holdings, the parent company of the Tecom, that selected Baju George as the managing director.Baju George who is currently holding the post …

Malayalam Film actor and comedian Salim Kumar wins National Award for Best Actor in 2011.  The award was given for his role in the Malayalam film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ [Abu, son of Adam] Best Feature Film- Aadaminte Makan Abu – Dir: Salim A (Malayalam) Best Director- Vetrimaran – Film: Aadukalam Best Actor- Salim Kumar (Aadaminte Makan Abu) & Dhanush (Aadukalam) (Individual …

It’s just after a day the election results were announced in 5 states and even before the next government swore in here comes the announcement of hike in petrol prices. Yes, petrol is now hiked Rs.5 per liter on an average across the nation. In Trivandrum, petrol now costs Rs.67.13. Nine time hikes in last nine months. Earlier the hike …

According to research firm Gartner, Indian  IT companies  collectively grew 18.9% in  2010, which is well above the market average and about seven times faster than the growth of IBM (2.6%)- the world leader in IT services. The market share of Indian vendors has increased from 4.8% (in 2009) to 5.5% last year. Worldwide end-user spending on IT services totaled …

Congress-led UDF and CPI(M)-led LDF appeared to be locked in a neck and neck race in Kerala Assembly elections for which early trends were available. By the latest result UDF has got 71 seats and LDF has got 69 seats. Chief Minister and CPI-M veteran V S Achuthanandan, Opposition leader Oomen chandi, Home minister Kodiyeri balakrishnan are the ones among …

Gigo Joseph, a veteran with 16 years of rich global market experience, assumed office on May 9, 2011 as the Chief Executive Officer for Infoparks Kerala. Prior to joining Infopark, Gigo Joseph was associated with Infosys, where he worked as Group Manager for four years. He has been instrumental in setting up Infosys operations in Trivandrum. Mr. Joseph started his …

>>Athirup’s bicycle club (ABC), first cross city bicycle club in the state, is becoming popular.   ABC’s cycle racks in major places like Kowdiar, Vellayambalam, Vazhuthacaud, Museum, Sasthamangalam, Bakery Junction, Thampanoor, Pazhavangadi and Kesavadasapuram is the hot favourite of bicycle lovers in the city.  An average of five cycles will be seen at each of these spots. ABC has various …

UST Global announced a new CSR initiative named  AroundUS – a Reform – Where you can choose any Community activities categorized – GREEN, HEALTHCARE and EDUCATION.  This gives employees a chance to work in their Locality or with Residential Associations for a noble cause. Thereby, transforming lives of the community. It is an obligation to help those who are less …

Spotted this same car for the third time parking the same way in the Technopark parking space behind Pamba building. Why our people are so irresponsible? Watch out the Yellow line. All other cars are parked properly, but what is special with this car? I’m reporting it to technoparktoday.com since I noticed this car for the third time parked similarly. …

Veteran banker and former chairman of ICICI bank,Kundapur Vaman Kamath has been appointed the new Chairman of Infosys’ Board of Directors. He succeeds N R Narayana Murthy, who has been made Chairman Emeritus of Infosys for life. The current CEO and Managing Director, S ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan, will be the co-chairman, while the Chief Operating Officer, S Dinesh Shibulal, will take …

>>Gayathri Govind is twinkle-toed. In fact she proved she does not have two left feet in Asianet’s ‘Thakadhimi.’ The dancing lass is on seventh heaven having won the title and hefty prize money. Having started dancing from the age of three, Gayathri was always interested in learning various Indian dance forms. Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Ottanthullal, Kathakali, and Kathak. Gayathri’s distinctive …

>> Global consulting and IT companies Ernst and Young (E&Y),  Global Shared Services and Cognizant will be setting up their units in Kerela at Infopark Kochi campus, giving a boost to the information technology sector in Kerala. The agreement with the two companies was signed by Infopark CEO Binu Pazoor in the presence of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today. “In …

“GIST”, a campaign organized by Vibezon Concepts from May 5, 2011 to June 5, 2011 is to draw public attention to the widespread prevalence of use of tobacco and to negative health effects, which leads to slow death. On June 5th, they are organizing an event in Trivandrum which includes an exhibition of posters, screening of the anti-tobacco ad films, …

K-MUG, The Kerala Microsoft Users Group is organizing ‘Tech-Ed on the road’ on May 14, 2011 at the Park Centre in Technopark. Participation in K-MUG is an excellent, inexpensive way to receive technical content, education and to meet with peers to get more out of the Microsoft platforms, products, technologies, and resources. For registration, follow these links: http://communitytechdays.com/ http://k-mug.org/content/ctd11.aspx

Indian IT giant Wipro has announced a salary hike of 12-15 percent for its Indian employees and 2-4 percent for its overseas employees, effective from June 1. The announcement regarding pay hikes came by as Wipro reported a 14 percent year-on-year rise in net profit for the January-March quarter in line with the market trends. The company reported a net …

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has pre-certified the Technopark Phase-III Building as GOLD under the LEED India rating System. This is for the first time that a facility of Technopark is being awarded a Green Building Certificate. The construction activities of this structure with a built up area of 10 Lakh Sq. Ft. is progressing very fast. This is …