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>> Don’t be surprised if you hear a song, the tinkling of anklets or high-pitched drama dialogues on entering the Technopark campus. Emphasising its tagline “harmony@work’, one of the largest IT parks in the country is all set for an employee-friendly makeover. Technopark is launching a fine arts club – ‘Natana’, which will offer the best platform to nurture and …

State Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan has today expressed optimism on the successful implementation of the much awaited Smart city project in Kochi. Speaking to the media persons in Thiruvananthapuram today, VS opined that the smart city project would be implemented without providing any free hold land right. While State Fisheries Minister and Smart City Chairman S Sarma had earlier informed …

There is a xmas stall arranged in Bhavani building today, by square one talents, the home made sweets and cakes. Rush there and get your piece of cake, which is yummy and very delicious. Wishing all of our readers and happy xmas, well in advance!

This Christmas is the time to cheer for all milk lovers in the city. A unique contest is waiting for you- a contest to find best milk-drunkard of the city. The competition will be held on Putharikandam trade fair on December 25. Each participant must drink 5 glasses of milk in 15 minutes to qualify for the contest. If you …

IT apex trade body Nasscom said that Gujarat has the potential to lead next wave of growth in the IT/ITeS segment amidst the pack of 44 cities identified by it for future growth in business. two or three big names in the IT sector are looking to establish base in Gujarat, which could build up the momentum as in the …

Struggling internet portal Yahoo is to lay off up to five percent of its workers – or up to 700 employees – as it struggles to compete with the likes of Google and Facebook, sources at the company confirmed recently. Most of the layoffs will come from the company’s products division which designs and builds consumer and advertising services such …

Kerala is expected to cross the $1-billion mark in information technology (IT) exports during the financial year 2010-11.the first half-year’s trend showed that IT exports from Kerala would register a growth in excess of 60 per cent this year from the figure of last year. In the past few years, the State had been growing by two to three times …

National Trade Fair 2010 will be held at Putharikandam Maithanam, East Fort , Trivandrum from December 15 , 2010 to January 2, 2011. The fair is organised by Food-Civil supplies department,animal husbandry, diary development and consumer affairs departments of the Kerala government.The fair will also feature a Food fest with a variety of tastes. Among them the KEPCO having a …

Delhi-based Aerens Gold Souk International today said it is setting up a 33-acre Gold and Diamond Park at a cost of Rs 450 crore at nearby Kalamassery. The park is conceived as a landmark for jewellery manufacturers, retailers, artisans, exporters and wholesalers to interact, network, source and promote business prospects, a company release said Thursday. Aerens Gold Souk International Vice-Chairman …

Vyttila Mobility Hub is an integrated transit terminal in the city of Kochi.. It is designed as a converging point of various forms of public transportation, such as local and long distance buses, metro rail and water transport. The first phase, consisting of the terminal for long distance buses and the basic amenities, started construction in December, 2010. When fully …

Kerala govt for citizen-oriented IT policy. The Kerala government is making earnest efforts to realise the SmartCity project in Kochi, promoted as a joint venture with the Dubai-based Tecom, said Fisheries Minister S Sarma here today. Talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of India ICT Summit-2010, Sarma, who is also the chairman of SmartCity, said the government welcomed mediatory role …

The much awaited Technopark Cricket Tournament’s 2010 edition will start on December 18, 2010, at the Technopark Cricket Ground. The continuous rain has forced the organizers to postpone the tournament from November to December. The official fixture is published in Technopark’s website. Matches will be of 8 overs duration. First round will be played in the league format and the …

Technopark based DIVX Medical Equipments and Software Technologies (P) LTD, is conducting an exclusive New Year mega event – Technofest 2011 at Technopark campus (Open Air Theater) on December 31st. Fashion parade, Musical Nite of famous playback singers, rocking dances, and Western Music live band will highlight the function. According to their website, One of the famous malayalam television channel …

PMI Trivandrum, Kerala Chapter invites you to attend the Inauguration of the online collabiration platform and the academia Initiative on 17 Dec 2010 at 5:00 PM. The venue is Malabar Hall, Technopark, Park Center, Technopark, Trivandrum. Agenda 04:30 PM – 05:00 PM Registration 05:00 PM – 05:15 PM Welcome address 05:15 PM – 05:30 PM Online Collaboration Platform Inauguration & address …

India Today’s ‘State of States Study’, which closely monitors the performance of India’s 28 states and 7 union territories across a wide range of categories including agriculture, health, education, governance, investment, macro-economy, consumer markets and infrastructure, has adjudged Kerala the best in governance . Chief Minister V.S Achuthandan received the Best Big State Award in Governance from Mohammad Ansari, the …

Clicks from 15th IFFK. Week-long festival of films commenced on Friday. Here is a bouquet of some must see movies screening in the festival, just 10 among the total 207 films are listed below. Highlights 1. Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere 2. Carlos Gaviria’s Portraits in a Sea of Lies 3. Cristian Jimenez’ Optical Illusion 4. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful 5. Olivier …

The 15th International Film Festival of Kerala starts today. The festival will end on the 17th. Details at http://iffk.in The theatres of Kairali, Sri, New, Sree Kumar, Sree Visakh, Sree Padmanabha, Dhanya, Ramya and Kalabhavan has been blocked for the festival.

Project Vigeye (Vigilance Eye) is a citizen-centric initiative, wherein citizens join hands with the Central Vigilance Commission in fighting corruption in India. Project Vigeye is the platform through which vigilance information flows freely through common public, the government agencies and the vigilance commission, making it possible to achieve a step jump in improving the corruption index of the nation. You …