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  Kerala was paying ₹80 lakh every month for a helicopter — even if it was barely used!!! The package covered 25 flying hours, but Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan himself says actual usage was often only 4–5 hours a month . That is ₹9.6 crore a year at the monthly rate. If the State genuinely needed only a few hours of flying, why was such a costly fixed contract allowed to continue? But the bigger question came immediately after. Chipsan Aviation's government helicopter contract expired on September 19 . The company then had a fresh commercial proposal before the government. Just two days later , the Chief Minister travelled on a chartered aircraft facilitated through the same company. Reported cost: ₹19.88 lakh . The CM's defence is that the government did not pay . But that completely misses the ethical question. When a company seeking business from your government helps arrange a benefit worth nearly ₹20 lakh, the issue is not merely whether taxpayers paid. The questions a...

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Update as of 2020. Mohanlal leads in Twitter. On 2020 Mohanlal got 6Million followers while Mammootty got 1 Million twitter followers. The data below is as of 2011. Source: Google Trends India 43,644 Followers for Mohanlal 31,543 Followers for Mammootty

UPDATE : You can login to the Kerala State Electricity Board KSEB's web self-service account via the link http://wss.kseb.in/selfservices/ , see your history etc or use the old quick pay method.  The option to add multiple Consumer numbers is available. The customer service department is also amazing. Email them at ccckseb@gmail.com if you face any payment related issues. KSEB Lauches Android Mobile App download it here The KSEB official app is the latest offering and self service facility for customers from KSEB Limited which extends a host of features. The features include: • A personalised My Account for registered Consumers (Registration can be done in a minute on wss.kseb.in in new user registration section) • Quick Pay facility for payments without registration • View consumer profile • Manage 5 Consumer numbers in one user account • Check Bill Details for past 12 months. • Check Consumption Details for past 12 months. • Check Payment History for the ...

Update: 2022 June.  Update the Latest KSEB Tariff as on 2020 The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday 14th August 2014 announced power tariff revision for all categories of consumers to permit the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) From August 16th 2014, this is the tariff for domestic users in Kerala. KSEB Tariff fom August 16th 2014 The following tariff is very old. For domestic power consumers, the new tariffs are Slab (0-40) Rs. 1.50/Unit Slab (41-80) Rs. 1.90/Unit Slab (81-120) Rs. 2.20/Unit Slab (121-150) Rs. 2.40/Unit Slab (151-200) Rs. 3.10/Unit Slab (201-300) Rs. 3.50/Unit Slab (301-500) Rs. 4.60/Unit Above (500) units Rs. 6.50/Unit Rs 20/-per month for single phase consumers Rs 60/- per month for three phase consumers Consumers having an average monthly consumption of < 40 units per month are exempted from Fixed Charges.

UPDATE JAN 2018: "Kerala police to soon use camera to camera speed detection system. With the introduction of this new system, speed between two camera points will be calculated accurately. The system will compare the time required to cover the distance between two camera points to the actual time taken by a vehicle." reports FinancialExpress.com UPDATE: Install an app called Trapster/Waze from AppStore or Playstore to get voice notification of approaching speed cams. The Hi-Tech Traffic Enforcement Control System Inaugurated by Chief Minister of Kerala is going to take people for a ride... The integrated 24 hour control room is located at Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala could  monitor 100 camera feeds. The camera could monitor and capture number plates of  over-speeding vehicles or vehicles making traffic violations even at night. There are 100 cameras along six different highway stretches. The stretches are Kovalam-Kottiyam (NH) Venjarammoodu-Chengannoor (SH)...

TATA DoCoMo GSM Offer for the month of April 2013 Here are some of the gems that I prefer. Recharge for Rs. 41. Here is what you get # Validity of offer 90 days # Local and STD mobile calls at 1.2ps/2 sec. # Local and STD landline calls at 2ps/sec # 1st 60 mobile sec of the day @1.5ps /sec The blockbuster 250 Rs Recharge. Here is what you get # Recharge which gives you 222.5 Rs everlasting talktime # 1 GB 3G speeds for 30 days. # If 1 GB is used up before 30 days speed will be 64kbps but the core balance won't be eaten up unlike other providers :) # Even if you finish the 1GB 3G in 10 days you could recharge again the same offer before 30 days. The complete offers are here.

These are some of  the updates in Railway Budget 2013-14 for Kerala . It is disappointing. New Express trains Visakhapatnam – Kollam Express (Weekly) Extension of Trains 12507/12508 Guwahati-Ernakulam Express to Thiruvananthapuram 66611/66612 Ernakulam-Thrisur MEMU to Palakkad 66304/66305 Kollam-Nagarcoil MEMU to Kanniyakumari Increase in frequency 12217/12218 Kochuveli – Chandigarh Express 1 to 2 days Passenger Trains Shoranur – Kozhikode Passenger (Daily) Thrisur-Guruvayur Passenger (Daily) Sections proposed to be doubled in 2013-14 Mulanturutti-Piravom Piravom Road-Kuruppantara There is proposal to increase in supplementary charge for superfast trains, reservation fee, clerkage charge, cancellation charge and tatkal charge Mandatory carrying of ID cards by passengers with reserved tickets; 1800 111 321 TollFree for railway catering services monitoring cell Source : Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013-14 on 26th Febr...

After waiting for quite sometime, the TV channel ( specifically Mathrubhumi News) of Mathrubhumi is on air . Mathrubhumi is one of the front-runners among the Malayalam newspapers. The company entered the world of television and telecasting with a significant production house, MBTV (Mathrubhumi Television) Expect some scoops . You could watch it online at http://mathrubhuminews.in/ Hope it helps while you are away from the TV set. Update ( Nov 6 2013 ) Checkout the Kappa TV youtube channel here http://www.youtube.com/user/MBIkappatv There is no information on when the Mathrubhumi Music Channel "Kappa" will be launched. BROADCAST DETAILS of Mathrubhumi TV Satellite : IS -17 Symbol Rate : 14400Ksps Format : MPEG-4 Modulation : 8 PSK SEC: 3/4 Orbit Location :66 E Downlink Pol: Horizontal Downlink Frequency : 4006 MHZ Carrier :DVB S2

Tijo Jose, an M.Tech computer science student at National Institute of Technology, Calicut, has bagged a placement offer of Rs70 lakh from Google Inc. He will join for work in October 2013 after completing his MTech. Tijo is son of Jose Joseph, an agriculturist and Annet Jose, a homemaker in ‘Nedungatt house,’ Vazhakulam near Thodupuzha in Idukki. Jonitha Alphonsa Jose is his sister and Sanal Jose, brother. This link has news on him uploaded by his friend. M.Tech. CSE National Institute of Technology Calicut Class of 2013 · Calicut, India Computer Science and Engineering · Vazhakulam Class of 2011 Nirmala Public School Muvattupuzha Class of 2007 · Muvattupuzha, India His facebook page says more about him. Now that he has got celibrity status , this is worth blogging. A photo of Tijo Jose source:http://www.facebook.com/tijonjose About Tijo Jose I am Tijo Jose (Tuttu) An M.Tech. (CSE - Mathematical Foundations and Algorithms) Student of National Institute o...

UPDATE 1.6.2015: BSNL reduces validity of data packs. For eg. Rs.68 Data STV will be valid for 7 days instead of 10 days. The details are below. UPDATE : May 2015 . BSNL introduced a Data STV of Rs.68 with 1GB 3G data limit of validity 10 days. This is valid from April 1 2015 to 30 May 2015. To activate the new data stv 68 on your number, just recharge 68 or send STV DATA68 to 123. BSNL Kerala now has Annual Prepaid 3G Plans!!!  In addition to the above get 9GB of 3G data for 1 year and get a 3.6Mbps 3G Datacard for  Rs 1851 !! The new 2G/3G BSNL Prepaid Tariff from 1/June/2014 to today is below. All 2G users get 3G dataspeed while in 3G coverage area. This means 2G = 3G from now on for BSNL. There is no separate recharge coupons for 2G and 3G service of BSNL. All existing GPRS/3G data STVs (including YUVA ) are gone. BSNL Rs 14  Data Plan gives you 90 MB for 2 days.   SMS DATA14 to 53733 to activate Rs. 25 150MB 3G / 2G data for 4 days...

Here are Emergency Phone Numbers-Hospitals::Police::Travel::Customer Care @Cochin AMBULANCE SERVICES Abhayam, Thripunithura: 2778980, 2779899 Asraya, Poonithura 9447457676/9895855684 General Hospital, Hospital Rd: 2361251/2381768 Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre: 2802111,2802060 Anugraha Ambulance: 98471 21133 Krishna Nursing Home: 2368250/2368230 Ashir Bhavan, Kacheripady: 2395972 Cortina Hospital, Chellanam: 2249809,2249841 Dhanwanthari Service Society, C\o General Hospital: 2364815 Doctors Diagnostice Centre.M.G. Rd: 2364041 Ernakulam Medical Centre, N.H. Palarivattom: 2807101 -106 Gautham Hospital, Panayampally: 2210512 Indira Gandhi Co-op Hospital, Gandhi Nagar: 2206734/2204110 Lakshmi Centre: 2382114 Sudheendra Hospital: 2354139 Lourdes Hospital: 4123456/4125555 Maharajas Hospital: 2224561 Medical Trust Hospital, M.G. Road: 2358002 Ojus Clinic and Nursing Home,Mullassery Canal Road: 2370303 PNVM Hospital: 2390097, 2396393 PVS Memorial...

January 2012 As you could see the Republic Day in Jan 2012 is on a Thursday. Take a leave on Friday and make it a 4 day combo leave. April 2012 Come April and it is time to celebrate Maundy Thursday , which  is on Thursday, 5 April 2012. Club the Good Friday and the weekend to make another Kerala Combo Holiday. August 2012 August 2012 as you see is a month with lot red due to Onam 2012 . Bank Holidays in August 2012 are Aug 15, 28, 29, 31 October 2012 October 2012 is for Pooja Holidays and Bakrid. Take a leave on Oct 25th now itself to get more than week to spend on vacation or other side business. Bank Holidays in October 2012 are Oct 2, 23, 24, 26 November 2012 Nov 13  Diwali is a Bank Holiday and if you apply for a leave on November 12 you will get another Holiday combo to enjoy. December 2012 Take a leave on December 24th and if possible rest of the week to dive to next year ( Note: Mayan Calendar will end and the  new world ...

UPDATE - Feb 4 : Three infants had reportedly died in the past one month in Kerala after receiving the vaccine, while one death was also reported from Haryana this month Source : TimesofIndia In this case too death happened next day with bleeding from nose. Screenshot of TimesofIndia news. Click to zoom UPDATE: But despite infant deaths and two pending PILs (with yet another being heard in the Delhi High Court) against pentavalents, the Health Ministry announced on April 16 that pentavalents would be introduced in five more states - Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry in October. In making the decision, the government overlooked the NTAGI, which has not even been convened since August 2010 when the body suggested limited introduction to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In short the ministry just decided to extend the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) on April 17 !!! Source: PTI UPDATE: On the first day of starting the programme in Kerala one ...

UPDATE: Premium Rates apply for these services! Rs. 3 will be deducted. 537252 is the short code of Kerala Government or of some private agency? The deduction of Rs.3 is silent on press releases. UPDATE: December 25 2011 List of keywords available: KTDC, MVD, Lottery, KWA, KFC, KWC, KPB, KSFE, KEAM, KSRTC, KAU, DCALP, DCKLM, DCTSR, BLOOD You could try sending SMS with the above keyword space HLP to 537252 ( and waste Rs.3 ) KTDC to 537252 To get details of place in Kerala from Kerala Tourism Department MVD to 537252 To get details of vehicle from Kerala Motor Vehicles Department Lottery to 537252 To get Lottery details KFC loan loan code to 537252 To get details of loans from Kerala Financial Corporation KPB 537252 Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan Unique Short-Code 537252 – K E R A L A in non Qwerty keypad SMS KSEB Complaints – SMS to 537252 to Register Kerala Electricity Complaints KSEB Section Code Consumer No. to 537252 To get the Section Code download ...

Could you spot HP, Seagate, Canon, Transcend, Belkin , Apple? In Kerala, Durga Puja signifies the beginning of formal education for every child aged 3–5 years. While puja goes on in the temple for all ten days, it is the concluding three days which are most important. Ashtami is the day of Ayudya Puja, when all the tools at home/office/shops are worshipped. Custom dictates that no tools be used on this day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Puja It is also the Happy Birthday of this blog .

KSRTC:: Saarathi - A facility to reserve Kerala Bus Tickets Online. Total Registered Users :113842 Total Tickets : 123713 Today Total Tickets Sold :434 If you visit http://www.keralartc.com and scroll down you could see Web: Online reservation e-Ticketing Click on e-Ticketing will lead you to http://210.212.239.117:8080/KsrtcOnlineR You need to do one time registration and then login again. Search for the type of bus you need and the date and book the desired bus. Online KSRTC booking can be done for AC BUs Semi Sleeper AC Garuda Super Delux Air Bus Super Delux Super Express and even Super Fast Select desired seat! Now this feature is something that the railways should learn from KSRTC. The reservation charge is Rs. 20 and service charge is Rs.40 Enter the passenger info and proceed to payment. Now make payment via Credit Card or Debit Card of your choice. The payment gateway is provided by HDFC

CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. The idea is to share a beer/meet a foreigner/share a couch. This is similar to Homestays in Kerala but without money. I think the greatest advantage is that you are getting a partner in the other country so that if you visit their place , you are sure to get a couch/beer/advice in return. The United States and Europe are where CouchSurfing is most popular, but we have members in over 240 countries and territories (even Antarctica!). CouchSurfers use over 330 different languages, and live in over 79,000 different cities. Join Couch surfing and the communities you like. http://www.couchsurfing.org CouchSurfing is your ticket to explore the world -- from the road or from your own home. CouchSurfing International Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization. In India it is more popular in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The Kochi/Cochin Couch Surfing Community is growing up and pl...

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My boyfriend and I are planning our 3 week trip in Kerala. We're staying from July 11th-31st and are now trying to figure out our travel route and our budget. I was wondering if some kind soul/souls would be so nice to answer a few questions.. 1. How much would it approximately cost to rent a driver to drive us from Bangalore to Calicut/Kozhikode? 276 km  . @10 Rs./km 2. What would be the best way to travel back to Bangalore from the tip of India (Kanniyakumari/Cape Comorin or from Thiruvananthapuram? Needless to say, Flight from Thiruvananthapuram is the fastest and most expensive. Train should be reserved well in advance. Bus if you want to see places and have time. 3. Which websites are the cheapest and best for buying flight/bus/train tickets? Or should we by them straight of the station? Book them online early. 4. How much does it cost to rent a Houseboat from Kochi to Kollam? Less than 8k for two people., depends on a/c etc 5. An...