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Kerala, Lakshadweep get widespread rains

Wednesday, June 6, 2012: With the south west monsoon hitting Kerala coast, widespread rainfall occurred at most places in the state and Lakshadweep with the weathermen today forecasting more rains in the next two days.
The highest rainfall of seven cm each was reported in Kannur, Hosdurg and Thaliparamba in the 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am today.
According to the Met station here, Kudulu and Vadakara recorded six cm each, Thalassery five cm, Irikkur and Vaithri four each. Rain or thundershowers would occur at most places in Kerala and Lakshadweep till June 8 and heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kerala and Lakshadweep in the next 48 hours.
Squally weather with wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph could occur off the Kerala coast and over Lakshadweep in the next 24 hours.

Kerala, TN to join hands for temple fest

THODUPUZHA: The officials of Tamil Nadu and Kerala have decided to hold the controversial annual Mangaladevi Temple Festival at Thekkady on May 6.
A meeting of the officials from Theni and Idukki districts of the two states was held, in connection with the issue, at Thekkady, sources said. The two states attach great importance to the temple situated inside the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.
The meeting decided to allow devotees to offer prayers from 5 am to 3 pm and impose restriction on the use of plastic while visiting the temple. Plastic cans with a capacity of five litres will not be allowed without permission. The pilgrims will not be allowed to wear slippers to the temple. District Collector E Devadasan directed the Forest Department to repair worn-out roads.
The team from the two sides agreed to inspect the temple to oversee the arrangements being made for the festival.
Kerala will deploy 450 policemen from Kumily at the temple.  The Kannagi Trust has given permission to use six tractors to carry food items to the temple for the poor.

Kerala, Dubai body hold talks on Academic City

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Talks are underway with a Dubai-based organisation to set up a state-of-the-art Academic City in Kerala, the state assembly was informed Tuesday.


The facility is being planned on the lines of the Dubai Knowledge Village, Education Minister P K Abdu Rabb said in response to a question raised by Congress legislators M P Vincent and V D Satheesan.


"This proposed Academic City would see various courses that would be run by numerous foreign universities. The course curriculum and the faculty would be coming from the various Universities and it would offer courses that are generally not offered by the universities in the state," said Rabb.


Incidentally, the students who are expected to take admission to these courses would come from abroad, besides from within the state and the country.


"An official delegation from the state is expected to visit the Dubai Knowledge Village to have firsthand information of what is happening there. Similar institutions like the one planned here are there in the USA and England," said Rabb.

Kerala, MG University Examination postponed

Friday, 27 January 2012: Kerala University, Mahatma Gandhi University has postponed all examinations scheduled for Friday. The new date for the examinations will be announced later, an official spokesman said.
The examinations have been postponed as the Kerala Governor MOH Farook’s death. The Kerala Government has announced public holiday in Kerala on Friday.

Kerala, Orissa to join hands to set up power plant

Tuesday, October 25, 2011: In a joint initiative, Kerala and Orissa have firmed plans to set up a 2,000 MW thermal plant in Orissa, sourcing coal from Baitharani fields in the state.

The project details were discussed at a meeting of senior officials from the two states, held here at the initiative of Kerala Chief Minister Ommen Chandy last evening, official sources said.

The proposal would be taken up for the formal approval of the two governments soon. The Centre had earlier allotted Kerala, Orissa and Gujarat to prospect coal equivalent to 3,000 MW each for the three states from the Baitharani fields. Initially, Kerala had thought about setting up a thermal plant in Kasargode district by bringing its share of coal but that plan had to be dropped due to local resistance.

Later, the state also considered the idea of building a plant jointly with the NTPC but that also did not work out. It was against this backdrop that the idea of a joint initiative by Kerala and Orissa was mooted.

To start with, the two states would form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementing the project, estimated to involve a cost of Rs 8,000 crore when completed in three phases of 650 MW each.