[rajkrish]

:worship: Cool one :tup:

[elm07]

any idea on when they are planning to start the MEMU services? Originally it was supposed to be Kollam-Neyyattinkkara, but the latest railway budget didnt allocate much for the Kollam MEMU stabling operations. Are they initially planning something within Trivandrum district? There was also a plan to have 4 railway lines from Trivandrum to Kollam, but I think this currently ends in Murukkumpuzha if I am right.


Once the operating centre comes up, Thiruvananthapuram central will become a wayside station. Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMU) to take care of short distance travellers will commence operations from the central station. The car shed for MEMU operations will be in Kollam and Palakkad. Trains via Nagercoil will start operations from Kochuveli.

[Sathyalal]

Rs.500-crore project for national games in State capital

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government has drawn up a Rs.500-crore plan for hosting the next national games in the capital, Sports Minister M. Vijayakumar has said.

He was inaugurating a development seminar organised by the city corporation for putting together the development schemes for the 11th plan period.

This plan includes setting up new stadia, an Olympic-sized swimming pool and other infrastructure facilities — outdoor and indoor — required for the national games. The Centre would provide Rs.100 crore for the Games.

“This is the first time that I am announcing that Thiruvananthapuram would be the main venue for the national games,” Mr. Vijayakumar said.

The Left Democratic Front government had democratised sports in the State. Sport has been placed on the forefront of the development agenda for the State, the Sports Minister said.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/30/stories/2008063058970400.htm

[chandrurajan]

Pic Courtesy:Sidewinder SSC


Varkey Mall : Next To Press Club and Opp To Central Stadium

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[Sathyalal]

Youngters preparing for moon mission.

Last October, when former President A P J Abdul Kalam lectured at the Indian Space Research Organisation’s fledgling space technology institute in Thiruvananthapuram, he picked a Ned Washington-Leigh Harline number from the ・0s to pep up the eager-faced youngsters facing him. The lyrics are meant to ignite・

Then you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are/Anything your heart desires will come to you.・Prakhar Agarwal, 20, concurs. youngsters dreaming of a space career, you won’t get a chance like this anywhere else in the country. We are called the youngest members of the ISRO family, says the youngster from Lucknow.

Prakhar is one of 138 wannabe space techies handpicked by the ISRO for the inaugural batch of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) last year. All of them had figured in the 2007 IIT-JEE rank lists, but chose the IIST over the glamorous Indian Institutes of Technology.

by September, 2009, the ISRO plans to shift the facility from its temporary home at the VSSC, Thumba, to a permanent campus next to the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Valiyamala ・also in Thiruvananthapuram.

IIST is unique in the sense that it is the only academy dedicated to space science and technology, he says

http://www.newindpress.com/sunday/sundayitems.asp?id=SEG20080628125150&eTitle=Spotlight&rLink=0

[Sathyalal]

9 IT majors in the race for developing Technocity
Wednesday July 2 2008 10:17 IST
Arjun Raghunath

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Larsen & Toubro, Raheja and Suzlon are among the nine major groups whohave come forward for developing the Technocity, the-state-of-the-art IT township being set up by the State Government on 500 acres in the state capital.

Emaar MGF, Maytas, Sun Forrester, SREI, Brigade and Ramki are the other major groups that have responded to the request-for-qualification’ (RfQ) invited by the Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITI) for developing IT and IT-Enabled Service projects at the Technocity as well as the third-phase of the Technopark. The RfQ was released on May 28. The last date for submitting applications was June 30.

A committee headed by Chief Secretary P.J.Thomas will scrutinise the applications. The committee will have secretaries of IT, Industry, Finance and Law Departments and chief executive officers of the Technopark and the Infopark as its members. Those who do not satisfy the conditions prescribed in the tender notice would be rejected. The Cabinet should approve the final list of developers for the Technocity.

IT Secretary Ajay Kumar said that the land acquisition process for the Technocity at Pallipuram, around five km away from the Technopark, was progressing and the construction works were expected to begin within six months. The Technocity would have all the facilities of a town, including a school and a hospital, on its premises.

While 70 percent of the space would be utilised for IT-related activities, the remaining area would be utilised for other supporting infrastructure. The projects would be developed on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP)-basis with the KSITI holding 26 percent equity.

The developers will have to form a `special purpose vehicle’ (SPV) for executing the project. The SPV will be responsible for designing, engineering, financing, procurement, construction, marketing, operation and maintenance of the project.

The project will be carried out in three different ranges - IT/ITES project for parcel size up to 50 acres; IT/ITES Project for parcel size greater than 50 and up to 100 acres; IT/ITES Project for parcel size greater than 100 acres.

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20080701235607&Page=O&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0&

[SREEKUMAR]

Great News.. Looks bigger than smart city.. 500 acres .. I read recently that total area of Technocity will be 20 million Sq.ft which is huge…

God knows when this will happen? We are hearing about Smart city for the last 5 years and is not yet started. We have to wait another 10 more years for the completion..


9 IT majors in the race for developing Technocity
Wednesday July 2 2008 10:17 IST
Arjun Raghunath

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Larsen & Toubro, Raheja and Suzlon are among the nine major groups whohave come forward for developing the Technocity, the-state-of-the-art IT township being set up by the State Government on 500 acres in the state capital.

Emaar MGF, Maytas, Sun Forrester, SREI, Brigade and Ramki are the other major groups that have responded to the request-for-qualification’ (RfQ) invited by the Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITI) for developing IT and IT-Enabled Service projects at the Technocity as well as the third-phase of the Technopark. The RfQ was released on May 28. The last date for submitting applications was June 30.

A committee headed by Chief Secretary P.J.Thomas will scrutinise the applications. The committee will have secretaries of IT, Industry, Finance and Law Departments and chief executive officers of the Technopark and the Infopark as its members. Those who do not satisfy the conditions prescribed in the tender notice would be rejected. The Cabinet should approve the final list of developers for the Technocity.

IT Secretary Ajay Kumar said that the land acquisition process for the Technocity at Pallipuram, around five km away from the Technopark, was progressing and the construction works were expected to begin within six months. The Technocity would have all the facilities of a town, including a school and a hospital, on its premises.

While 70 percent of the space would be utilised for IT-related activities, the remaining area would be utilised for other supporting infrastructure. The projects would be developed on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP)-basis with the KSITI holding 26 percent equity.

The developers will have to form a `special purpose vehicle’ (SPV) for executing the project. The SPV will be responsible for designing, engineering, financing, procurement, construction, marketing, operation and maintenance of the project.

The project will be carried out in three different ranges - IT/ITES project for parcel size up to 50 acres; IT/ITES Project for parcel size greater than 50 and up to 100 acres; IT/ITES Project for parcel size greater than 100 acres.

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20080701235607&Page=O&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0&

[rajkrish]

Petition against the award of tender to Lanco has been rejected by the High court today morning. So decks are cleared for construction.:notacrook:

[scorpiogenius]

Buil-Tech Vista
10 floors
Mangottukonam

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http://builtechengineers.com/

[Sathyalal]

Toonz Infrastructure is co-developer for Kifra Animation Zone.
First animation SEZ in India.

Toonz will immediately start construction once co-developer status is approved in Jul 18th meeting.
Accel is building its studio
Compact Disk had requested one acre and 10000 sq feet built up space.

Kerala animation-gaming exports will increase exponentially once the park is ready.




http://www.mathrubhumi.com/php/newsFrm.php?news_id=1236420&n_type=HO&category_id=7&Farc=&previous=Y

[rajkrish]

Tamara Properties

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[elm07]

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/6736



The Central government on the advice of University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to award a renowned space institute of Kerala into ‘Deemed-to-be-University’, the autonomous granted university that has the right to set up own guidelines for the admissions, fees and instruction to the students but it can not award degrees under its own name, as per under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956.

The Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development on Monday has released a press statement quoting to transform Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala into ‘Deemed-to-be-University’ as per under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956.

[Sathyalal]

Infosys is No 1 among the IT companies in Kerala(in terms of exports)
20 % of the total IT exports from the state is by Infosys,TVM.
Trivandrum centre has the lowest attrition rate. 7%. This is one of the best in IT industryTrivandrum centre has 40% female professionals.

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753761&articleType=Malayalam%20News&contentId=4315450&BV_ID=@@@

[Sathyalal]

Courtesy Vital Links & Services Pvt. Ltd, food major Planet Yumm International has set up its first state-of-the-art food court on the IT park campus in the Kerala capital.
Planet Yumm International's new food court has begun operations on a centrally air-conditioned space spreading across 20,000 sq ft on the seventh floor of Thejaswini building in the Technopark campus.

The latest addition in Technopark is a new concept aimed at incorporating a mix of various food outlets and to ensure variety in food served.

Currently about 10 counters are open for lunch and dinner on weekdays and serves everything from quick bites, local delicacies, authentic north Indian, south Indian, Chinese and continental food, kebabs and ice creams.

Well-known brands like Dominos, Papa Poncho of Prahlad Kakar, Chicking, Kebab House, Quickies Coffee, Mother's Kitchen, Wangs Express, Zero Degree, and Passion Fruit have set up their outlets under Planet Yumm International umbrella to cater to the variety of palates.

http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Technopark-techies-welcome-Planet-Yumm/29708108424/0/

[antonypr]

Kochi: The Kerala State Information Technology Mission is keen to set up the proposed International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) by December this year.

In order to achieve this, M. Arun, secretary, Free Software Foundation of India and coordinator, Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment (SPACE), has been appointed its ‘special officer.’ The Centre will be located in Thiruvananthapuram.

Concurrent with the launch of the Centre, the government will hold an international seminar on ‘Free Software, Free Society: Freedom in Computing, Development and Culture’ with a view to highlighting the State’s feats in FOSS. It is also aimed at formulating a consortium of FOSS-related organisations the world over.

“We expect several developing countries in Asia and Latin America, especially countries like Brazil and Venezuela that have some experience of developing free software for public/private sectors, to participate in the seminar,” said Mr. Arun. Naturally, collaborative development of commercial Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages will be high on the agenda of ICFOSS.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/02/stories/2008080253780400.htm

[Sathyalal]

Here we go...

Toonz Animation India is rated as the number one animation studio in Asia

http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/aug/04sl1.htm

[Sathyalal]

Centre Gov cleared Vizhinjam Project. Now the biggest infrastructure project will be awarded formally to the consortium.

[Sathyalal]

August 5, 2008, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Lootah IT Solutions (LITS)Lootah IT Solutions (LITS)Lootah IT Solutions

the information and communication technology arm of the UAE based business conglomerate S.S. Lootah GroupS.S. Lootah Group, announced the signing of a cooperation with Technopark, Kerala based IT park located in the capital Trivandrum. The signing ceremony was held at the Taj Mansingh Hotel, Delhi. Mr. Abdullah Saeed Lootah, CEO of Lootah IT Solutions

LITS has established itself as a key solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region and has been working with several companies operating from Technopark. As a natural progression, we are now looking to establish our permanent base in India, known for its IT stronghold and skilled manpower, which will provide us with a gateway to reach out to a larger market in the subcontinent and other parts of Asia. We are very happy to be looking at Technopark as one of our key basis in India, with the knowledge that it is among the largest IT and Technology parks in South Asia."

http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080805085520/secIndustries/pagTelecoms%20&%20IT

[Santhosh]

Satyalal,

Any update on the Satyam in TVM? Did they started operating from TVM?

[Sathyalal]

Not yet. They are promised land in third phase. Still land allocation is not started for third phase.Satyalal,

Any update on the Satyam in TVM? Did they started operating from TVM?

[antonypr]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to take steps for the development of roads, railway lines, warehouses, parking areas and other infrastructure for the proposed Vizhinjam international transhipment terminal in view of the clearance for the project from the Union Defence Ministry.

Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said 1,088 hectares would have to be acquired. Security clearance for the project from the Union Home Ministry is pending.



http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/07/stories/2008080756690100.htm

[antonypr]

Anybody have any idea of the infrastructure for the 2009 National Games?

[Sathyalal]

Lootah IT Solutions plans to set up a full-fledged development and operations center at the Technopark campus to provide a modern information infrastructure for service industries, the company said.

According to LITS, the new setup at Technopark, Kerala, is yet another important milestone in the operations of S.S. Lootah Asia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of S.S. Lootah Group, based in India.

“Lootah IT Solutions has established itself as a key solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region and has been working with several companies operating from Technopark,” said Abdullah Saeed Lootah, CEO, Lootah IT Solutions, in a statement.

“As a natural progression, we are now looking to establish our permanent base in India, known for its IT stronghold and skilled manpower, which will provide us with a gateway to reach out to a larger market in the subcontinent and other parts of Asia. We are very happy to be looking at Technopark as one of our key bases in India, with the knowledge that it is among the largest IT and Technology parks in South Asia,” Lootah said.
http://it.tmcnet.com/topics/it/articles/36798-lootah-it-solutions-sets-up-development-center-india.htm

[Sathyalal]

Jet to fly between Thiruvanathapuram & Muscat from Sep 15

Jet Airways, India`s premier international airline, will connect the capital cities of the Indian state of Kerala and the Sultanate of Oman, Thiruvanathapuram and Muscat respectively, with daily, direct flights, effective from Sep. 15, 2008.

http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/newsPopup.php?fileR=20080902194656121&dir=2008/09/02&secID=livenews

[Sathyalal]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA: The technology destination in the Kerala capital is to see more investment soon as the Technopark is all set to leap frog into a Phase-III expansion, starting Thursday.

The Phase-III of the Thiruvananthapuram Technopark would involve private participation and is being mulled over as a special economic zone in the IT and ITeS space. The expansion would be undertaken on an area of 92 acres and would incur a cost of more than Rs 3500 crore, Technopark sources said.

The Phase-III of Technopark is expected to be completed in year 2012.

V S Achuthanandan, Chief Minister of Kerala, will formally open the third phase of expansion of Technopark on September 4. The inauguration will mark the commencement of construction of the new 110 KV sub-station at a cost of Rs. 10 crore.

The work on the sub station will be undertaken by power distribution and transmission giant Asea Brown Boveri and funding for the project would come in from South Indian Bank. The third phase promises to provide employment opportunities to over 35,000 professionals when completed.

According to R K Nair, CEO, Technopark, "This is a giant step towards our aim in putting Kerala among the top 5 IT destinations in the country by 2012."

Technopark, set up in July 1990, with the objective of creating the infrastructure and providing support required by hi-technology IT-ITeS companies in Kerala, was formally dedicated to the nation by the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao.

The Technopark has grown to be the largest IT Park in the country with 150 nationally and internationally reputed companies having set up shop in 4 million sq.ft.of built-up area and over 20,000 IT-ITeS professionals employed directly.

The first phase is expected to provide additional employment opportunities for 15,000 professionals when the Special Economic Zone campuses of Tata Consultancy Services, IBS Software Solutions and buildings of Aushim Soft, Tata Elxsi, NeST and Case Consult are fully operational.

The second phase will provide employment to 30,000 professionals by Infosys Technologies and UST Global when their campuses go on stream. The first building of Infosys Technologies is expected to be operational by March 2009 in this campus.

The third phase 92 acres will provide employment opportunity to 35,000 professionals when it is fully ready.

It is expected by 2012, with these three phases fully operational, Technopark will provide direct employment opportunities to 100,000 IT-ITeS professionals and 400,000 indirectly.

The major companies currently in the campus include Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies, Toonz Animation, Ernst & Young, Mckinsey & Co, Allianz Cornhill, Collabera, RM Educational Software, Alamy Images, Kanoo Group, Saudi Engineering Group, and home grown companies like UST Global, IBS Software Solutions, NeST, SunTec, Accentia Technologies and Seaview Support Systems.
http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Technopark-to-get-more-investment/4908109928/0/

[PLUS]

Costliest piece of land in Kerala; 2.77 crores per cent. Survey 209 in Pallippuram(around 20 kms from city center)
Courtesy: Sreejith

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I had promised to get the corrected version of the fair value for this land when the final list comes out. It is available now.

209 4 Residential Plot with NH.PWD road access 162500

The value recorded first seems to be a ridiculous error. Now it costs just Rs.65000 per cent.

http://igr.kerala.gov.in/

[Sathyalal]

courtesy: Sudheesh Nairs

From ET-Business Spaces-india Expo at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai There were two projects from Kerala, showcased there, both in Trivandrum, Commerce Zone from Raheja and 'Treasure Market City' by Pheonix Mills Realty.

Treasure Market City is the top end among the four classifications of developement. It is a mixed use development with a destination Mall.

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The total development is 26, 49, 200 sft.

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Trivandrum ,Bangalore and Chennai from south

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The Treaure Market City in Trivandrum at Chakka could be on these lines

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[rajkrish]

Vizhinjam gets all clearances.:cheers:

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?articleType=Malayalam+News&contentId=4516150&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@

[Sathyalal]

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Trivandrum soon to be known as India's Aerospace city.
Airport Terminal, Air Force Base and Air India Hangar which can service 5 aircrafts at a time will make it a destination for Aeronautical Engineering students.
VSSC and Brahmos Missile Centre will add to the strategic importance of the city.
ISRO(Valiyamala) and the Space Institute completes the list

courtesy: Scorpio

Along with this Southern Air Command, Aero Space Command and IIST.

[PLUS]

http://www.desaihomes.com/images/DIAMOND-LOGO.jpg

17 and 13 storey blocks

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1677/daimondelemj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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[Sathyalal]

On November 10 or 11, the national flag will be hoisted on the Moon. When the Moon Impact Probe (MIP), bearing the Tricolour, ejects from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft and crashlands on the lunar surface, it will mark India’s leap into the club of countries aiming for the Moon.

“A small Indian flag (4 inches by six inches) has been painted on the moon impact probe. This is a matter of pride and honour, and when the MIP lands on the Moon, it will signal India’s entry into one of the intriguing aspects of the universe,’’ ISRO officials told TOI.

The 29-kg MIP, which was not part of the project initially, was inducted into the spacecraft at the insistence of former President A P J Abdul Kalam.

The payload developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram will help identify future landing sites on the Moon and will also aid scientific exploration of the lunar surface.

When the MIP crash-lands on the Moon, it will kick up dust. The mass spectrometer on the payload will gather scientific details from the dust and send them back to the earth. The MIP is one of the 11 payloads on Chandrayaan-I and one of the five instruments indigenously designed and developed in India.

Read more.. (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/Payload_bearing_Tricolour_will_land_on_Moon/articleshow/3598032.cms)

[Sathyalal]

Big Salute to the scientists

Chandrayaan probe to demonstrate tech for softlanding missions


Bangalore, Oct 21 One of the key payloads (scientific instruments) being carried by Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft is a Moon Impact Probe (MIP) whose objective is to demonstrate the technologies required for landing a probe at the desired location on the moon.

Through this probe, it is also intended to qualify some of the technologies related to future softlanding missions. This apart, scientific exploration of the moon at a close distance is also intended using MIP, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The 29 kg MIP consists of a C-band Radar Altimeter for continuous measurement of altitude of the Probe above lunar surface and to qualify technologies for future landing missions.

It also has a Video Imaging System for acquiring images of the surface of moon from the descending probe and a Mass Spectrometer for measuring the constituents of extremely thin lunar atmosphere during its 20-minute descent to the lunar surface.

MIP has been developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of Thiruvananthapuram.

Chandrayaan-1, India's first bold step beyond earth orbit into deep space, would be followed by Chandrayaan-2 which features a lander and a rover.

ISRO officials say studies are being conducted by the Bangalore-headquartered space agency on sending unmanned spacecraft to planet Mars as well as to asteroids and comets.(Agencies)

[Sathyalal]

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bi...6344&BV_ID=@@@

Central govt asks for 1500 acres for shipyard.

[Sathyalal]

Technopark Phase III design by Haffez Contractors

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[Sathyalal]

BANGALORE: India marked its presence on Moon on Friday night to be only the fourth nation to scale this historic milestone after a Moon Impact Probe Chandrayaan-I Impact Probe lands on the moon surface (Times Now)
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with the national tri-colour painted successfully landed on the lunar surface after being detached from unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1.

Joining the US, the erstwhile Soviet Union and the European Union, the 35-kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) hit the moon exactly at 8.31 PM, about 25 minutes after the probe instrument descended from the satellite in what ISRO described as a "perfect operation".
Miniature Indian flags painted on four sides of the MIP signalled the country's symbolic entry into moon to coincide with the birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, observed as Children's Day.

"It will signify the entry of India on Moon," an ISRO official said.

The MIP is one of the 11 scientific instruments (payloads) onboard Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned spacecraft mission to Moon launched on October 22 from Sriharikota spaceport.

Developed by ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of Thiruvananthapuram, the primary objective of MIP is to demonstrate the technologies required for landing a probe at the desired location on the moon.

The probe will help qualify some of the technologies related to future soft landing missions. This apart, scientific exploration of the moon at close distance is also intended using MIP.

ISRO officials say that Chandrayaan-1 detached Moon Impact Probe as planned

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Chandrayaan-I_Impact_Probe_lands_on_moon/articleshow/3714245.cms

[Sathyalal]

SBT gets 829 crores increase in deposit (in last 6 months). Boom time for this city based bank

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753761&articleType=Malayalam%20News&contentId=4764696&BV_ID=@@@

[Sathyalal]

PM gives excellence awards to scientists, technologists


The others who were awarded were Upinder Singh Bhalla of the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, Amalendu Chandra of the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and A. Ajayaghosh of the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram.

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/PM_gives_excellence_awards_to_scientists_technologists-nid-50185.html

[PLUS]

M Mall Tiruvananthapuram

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[Sathyalal]

Technopark pictures

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[Sathyalal]

Based on the request from PLUS I am undeleting one of the negative postings here. I think it is better to avoid unneccessary debates on news paper links. I think all forumers will agree on this. Hope that now forumers are more matured to accept both negative and positive news. But the bottom line is the news item should be from a relaible source like prominent dailies.

[rajkrish]

Technopark Phase III design by Haffez Contractors

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Cool, radical design. I hope this is going to induce a paradigm shift in the development of IT Infrastructure all over India.

[Sathyalal]

Thiruvananthapuram: Southern districts of the State — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha —have topped the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival sales, accounting for the distribution of 4.5 lakh coupons at the end of the fourth week of the fete.

Thiruvananthapuram accounted for the highest sales

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122954100400.htm

[rajkrish]

:previous: Well nothing surprising. TVM boasts having one of the highest dispensable income earning population in the State if not the country. What it lacks is hype :(

[Sathyalal]

TCS to focus more on centres like Pune and Trivandrum

http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/current-affairs/tcs-infy-shift-to-tier-ii-iii-cities-to-save-cost/373086

[rajkrish]

:previous: That's great news. Now the majors have realized the importance of moving to tier II cities like TVM because that cuts down the cost a great deal and they can find talent much cheaper. Meanwhile there have been instances where companies found it difficult to retain people in some places and many are thinking about downsizing their workforce there and freeze further investments.

[Sathyalal]

Reality hot spots of the city

http://www.hindu.com/pp/2008/11/08/stories/2008110850250100.htm