Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Fresh News

Encouraged by the steady growth of the state’s tourism sector, Kerala expects 5.65 lakh tourists in 2008-09.

 

Violence in Kerala on Wednesday rocked the Lok Sabha with members of BJP and Left parties clashing over the issue.

 

Kerala's first high-altitude training centre for sportspersons will open at Munnar Sunday. The centre is located at an altitude of 1460 metres from sea level.

 

Sebastian P. Augustine a farmer from Kasargod, northern district of Kerala, has obtained patent for his invention of wine from tender coconut. He is credited as the first person to patent tender coconut wine.

 

Kerala will be declared India’s first e-literate state by year’s end, Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan said.

 

In an attempt to help vanilla producing farmers of Kerala, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF, better known as Amul) switches to natural vanilla extracts for its icecreams.

 

Two Indo-Canadians have been given ministerial berths for the first time in the Canadian province of Alberta, with one of them becoming the country’s youngest minister.

 

Minister of Kerala, Shri. VS Achuthanandan, will inaugurate ‘Tejomaya’ – phase I project of L&T Tech Park Kochi and will also launch the work for its proposed phase II project – ‘Signature Tower’.

 

The Ministry of Tourism, Kerala is in the process of developing a new boat jetty complex in Ernakulam. It aims to enhance the quality of water transport.

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