Posted on 30 November 2009.
Great news Kochi-ites.! Fast food chain and fried chicken experts, KFC is starting operations at Cochin tomorrow onwards ie, 1st December 2009. Being the first KFC in the state, its arrival has been long due and is finally up and running at Gold Souk, Vytilla. So what are you waiting for.? Grab your chicken bucket! 
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Posted on 28 November 2009.
The Kochi International Book Festival (KIBF) is organized by the Antharashtra Pusthakotsava Samithy, Kochi, (APS) a registered charitable society, established to promote reading, encourage writing, and to heighten an awareness of literacy and literary arts in the State of Kerala. Established in the year, 1997, APS has so far organized 12 International Book Festivals.
While most book exhibitions around the world are trade fairs, giving prominence to publishers, book sellers, distributors and the like, APS decided to focus on the book lover and the reader. When APS entered the scene in 1997, books were sold in Kerala like any other commodity and book sellers used to organize book markets (Pusthaka chantha) to sell their wares. APS changed the nomenclature for ever. The market place was transformed to festival grounds. The ten day festival became the meeting ground for thousands of book lovers, writers, scholars, students, teachers, academicians etc. Thanks to APS no Book Seller in Kerala dare to name his exhibition as Pusthaka chantha (Book Fair) any more, even if they were actually fairs. The term ‘Book Festival’ has become a marketing tool for them.
APS is also involved in conducting various activities for encouraging young writers, such as literary workshops, literary and art competitions, etc. APS provides assistance to libraries in Kerala in various forms. During the last 3 years, APS donated books to 150 libraries and 50 school libraries in the State.
Details :
Venue : Ernakulathappan Grounds,
Durbar Hall Road,
Ernakulam, Kochi, KeralaInaugural Ceremony : 4.00 p.m, 27th Nov, 2009 Festival Days : 27th Nov to 6th Dec 2009 Visiting Hours : 10.00 am to 8.00 pm. Closing Ceremony : 5.00 p.m , 6th Dec, 2009
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Posted on 27 November 2009.
EPLFC will be screening Costa-Gavras’s Missing on 29th November, 2009(Sunday) at 10 AM. The screening will be at the Ernakulam Public Library.
Plot: When an idealistic writer disappears during the Right Wing military coup in 1973 Chile, his wife and American businessman father try to find him.
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Posted on 27 November 2009.
Kochi Get ready to party at the beach! The Kingfisher Beach Party is on at the Bay watch beach resort on Saturday 28th November.
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Posted on 27 November 2009.
In a bid to bring customers back to its fold, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a number of 3G (third generation) technology services. The wireless broadband service apart there are Resource Tracking and Management Services (RTMS) that would help corporate customers manage and track a fleet of vehicles, find people, track asset on the Internet through a web interface.
Addressing a press meet on Tuesday, Charlie Mathew, the Principal General Manager in-charge of Ernakulam Secondary Switching Area, said that supporting sites for EVDO (Evolution Data Only) wireless broadband facility in the city are Kalamassery, Boat Jetty, Palarivattom, Panampilly Nagar, Tripunithura, SRM Road, Vyttila, Palluruthy and Mattancherry.
The charges for RTMS services are available in slabs of requirement. If a customer wants to track one vehicle or assets in a group, the monthly rental is Rs.60. For managing vehicles from two to 10, the rental is Rs.400; for vehicles numbering 11 to 25, the rental is Rs.1,000; and for more than 1,000 vehicles the rental is Rs.50,000. Charge per location query is 10 paise and charge per SMS to vehicle from web portal is 30 paise.
The EVDO radio facility that provides wireless broadband service at high speed up to 2Mbps costs Rs.6,500 on outright purchase.
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Posted on 25 November 2009.
The Inside Outside Mega Show 2009 ( Kochi) is the largest event on interior design , furniture and furnishings , building and construction industries. A recognized platform for national and international exhibitors , the shows target audience is architechts and designers , engineers, govt. contractors , and all who have an appreciation of beautiful personal and professional spaces. Quality visitors are ensured through invitations to the extensive databases , combined with print and direct mail advertising , hoardings ans banners. Exhibitor interaction with professionals of the industry and professioanals of the industry and national exposure of products are the hallmarks of the Inside Outside Mega Show.
Inside Outside Mega Show Kochi is organised by Business India Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. It offers a platform to exploit the marketing and collaborative opportunities in the Indian interior and exterior design , furniture and furnishings of India.
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Posted on 25 November 2009.
About National geographic Tarveller Destination ScoreCard : It is the sixth annual survey of destination stewardship to appear inTraveler. Conducted by the National Geographic Society’s Center for sustainable destinations, it revisits some of the iconic places .
And yes ppl , Kerala(60 points) is an iconic place , up ahead of Taj Mahal (60 points) ..! :)
The condition of any destination is a mix of what local governments, residents, and businesses can control—pollution, cultural quality and authenticity, tourism management—and what they can’t, such as natural disasters and global economic meltdowns.
India: Kerala Backwaters, Score: 60
The lakes, rivers, and canals in this southern Indian state, which visitors ply aboard houseboats, present a unique travel and cultural experience.
Here is a representative sampling of additional anonymous comments from the panelists. They are not necessarily the views of the National Geographic Society:
“While major centers like Alleppy are changing, the backwater canals are a place apart. The key issues are volume of use (hundreds of houseboats) and contamination. Some new resorts and reed houseboats try to reflect traditional styles, and it is possible to have a very relaxing vacation away from more noisy places on the canal system. Most of the water access is run by local entrepreneurs.”
“Environment plays an important role in Kerala, particularly for agricultural conditions. The history is strong here, since this was the launching point of European influence. A gentle society and a relaxed pace, with an emphasis on the region’s architecture.”
Well , what more do we need ppl ? Cheers to us..!
Posted on 24 November 2009.
EPLFC will be screening Ki-duk Kim’s Bin-jip on 26th November, 2009(Thursday) at 6 PM. The screening will be at the Ernakulam Public Library.
Plot: A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents’ lives for a few days.
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Posted on 21 November 2009.
EPLFC will be screening Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest on 22nd November, 2009(Sunday) at 10 AM. The screening will be at the Ernakulam Public Library.
Plot: A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
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Posted on 21 November 2009.
The Emirate of Sharjah has announced plans to set up a Science and Technology Innovation Centre at Kochi. The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Infopark , Kochi have already signed a Memorandum of Understanding .
Ahmed Mohammed Al Midfa, Chairman, SCCI and Siddhartha Bhattacharya, CEO, Infopark, signed the MoU at the ‘India & Sharjah – Partners in Progress’ event held at the premises of the Chamber premises in Sharjah on Friday.
The Sharjah Science and Technology Innovation Centre will be set up in the Infopark campus at Kochi.
The Centre is envisaged as a platform to provide Sharjah-based business houses access to talent and knowledge-based resources in Kerala.
The main objective is to help small and medium enterprises in Sharjah conduct research and development for the development of innovative products and services in a cost effective manner. India has been a major trading partner of the UAE and is an ideal choice for a venture of this sort. The State of Kerala boasts of some of the leading research institutes of India working in diverse fields like space technology, biotechnology and engineering sciences. The new initiative will facilitate the joint production of value-added solutions. The innovation centre would facilitate direct collaboration in research activities between businesses in Sharjah and universities in Kerala. The MoU also involves a partnership mechanism to commercialise the benefits of the research.
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