With as many as 64 countries attending and 40 of them participating in the Aero Show India 2011, it is gonna be a grand event to look forward to.
Read here: http://travel.homestaykarnataka.com/2011/02/07/aero-india-show-2011-in-bangalore/
The St Francis Church of Fort Cochin is a very famous religious and tourist landmark of Cochin. It is well-known as the place where the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was buried for a years before his mortal remains where taken to Portugal. This church will now be considered to be named a heritage monument by the UNESCO.
Built in 1503 as a wood-and-brick structure, it is the first European church in India. Initiative has been taken by The International Forum for Cultural Heritage Tradition (IFCHAT) to persuade the UNSESO and other world organisations to declare the St Francis church as a heritage structure.
The fifteenth edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala will be kick-started in Trivandrum tomorrow. It will go on for a week, and features many films, documentaries, meet-the-director sessions and seminars. This annual event is organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala.
Like last year, this time’s IFFK will conduct competitions for films produced or co-produced in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Other categories are world cinema, documentaries (in film formats), short fiction (in film formats), retrospectives, homages and tributes. There are many prizes and attractive cash awards to be own.
Pretty ladies, all decked up, will be vying for the Hairomax Miss South India 2010 crown on November 6, at the International Convention Center in Cochin. The audition was conducted on October 19th at Wyte Fort Hotel in the city. The final four contestants are Aiswarya Muraleedharan, Geethu Christy, Priyanka Mohan and Denita Anand.
The event will start at 6.30p.m., but the grooming sessions had already started on the third of this month. The ladies will be guided by Mr Arun Ratna of Fashion Runway, Mr Sameer Khan of the Elite Model management, Ms Valentina Mishra of Valen’s Model Management, Mr Jayagopal and Mr Jaison Paulson of Jaison Fitness First.
The judges are former Miss India and actress Ms Swetha Vijay, Tamil actress Ms Aditi Chibber, Telugu Actor Mr Kaushal Prasad, model Ms Simer Mottiani, model groomer Mr Manish Khullar, media personality Mr Vijay Babu, fashion Designer Mr Sajimon Parayil and media personality Mrs Thoshma Biju
The winner of Hairomax Miss South India 2010 will be presented a gold-plated crown designed by Mrs and Mr Prakashan Parakkat. She will also get Rs one lakh. Other titles of the day will be Miss Beautiful Hair, Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Beautiful Skin, Miss Beautiful Face, Miss Beautiful Eyes, Miss Congeniality, Miss Cat Walk, Miss Perfect 10, Miss Talented and Miss Photogenic.
The humble elephant in India is now a National Heritage Animal! Kerala is in the forefront of news related to this declaration: a large population of India’s elephants is in Kerala. Besides wildlife sanctuaries and zoos, they are also owned by temples and private individuals.
Conferring the status of the National Heritage Animal for the elephant was one of the important recommendations of the 12-member Elephant Task Force. After their report was received by the Union Ministry for forestry on August 31, the status was conferred on the animal on October 13.
This is a major boost to the welfare of elephants in the state as well as for tourism. A bulk of the tourists visiting Kerala make it a point to trek in the hill stations and nearby sanctuaries, where elephants are a majority.
Cochin International Airport ltd (CIAL), the airport company in Cochin, has just launched a Heli Taxi service in Kerala. It will be used to ferry tourists to different parts of the state. During the peak season, even pilgrims will benefit from it.
Owned and operated by Bangalore Bharath Airways Private Limited, a company that has over 20 years of experience in Helicopter operation, the service will be a boon to the tourism industry here.
The Helicopter used for the service is the American-made Bell-407, which can easily carry two pilots five passengers. The CIAL has made arrangements with TDB, the board that operates the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, to use the service to transport pilgrims up to Sannidhanam.
The 2:29 p.m. local from Churchgate, in Mumbai, created history. It was driven by Mrs Priti Kumari, the first motorwoman on the Western suburban line. This thirty four-year-old homemaker and mother, hailing from Bihar, was attracted to the trains when she was holidaying in the city a couple of years ago.
Priti had to finish a year of training to get to where she’s right now. She was instantly taken to the speed at which the trains travel. This is surely an unusual career, but she seems excited – so are the locals who travel by her train. It’s a first with difference.
Kerala Travel Mart has been inaugurated at the Bolghatty Island, in Cochin, and it is in its sixth edition. It is one of the biggest travel events in the Indian subcontinent. The event was flagged off by Kerala High Court Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar.
This four-day event will have in attendance 551 international and 1621 domestic buyers. People from 54 countries will be taking part in it. The highest number of buyers is from the UK. Several ministers, tourism directors and other important people will add glamour to the event.
The island, which also has an international marina, will invite many tourists and travellers to the state. All around Kochi there will be celebrations and revelries. It is the country sole marina! Here, visitors will be received in houseboats and luxury yachts anchored at the marina.
Attendees will also get to watch a promotional film on Kerala Tourism during the inaugural function, which was premiered in London’s Saatchi Gallery. Today, the 24th, witnessed many business sessions of the Mart. Everything from houseboats and cruises to resorts and facilities will be discussed here in the next two days. There will be travel agents, airlines, event managers, tour operators, travel writers, media personnel and other who will benefit from Kerala’s tourism industry.
In the next two days there’s going to be a lot of programs – cultural, art-related and ethnic. Gear up!
India and England together bid adieu to a magnificent pilot, Squadron Leader Mahinder Singh Pujji, who flew Hawker Hurricanes during World War II. He had received the Distinguished Flying Cross for services in Burma. He also flew combat missions in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East during the war.
He was supposed to be the last surviving fighter pilot from a group of 24 Indians who arrived in Britain in 1940. He was 92, and lived in Kent. After the WWII, he became a superb air race pilot in India, and has set endurance records in gliders. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has flown in Pujji’s glider.
In the beginning of the year, Pujji published For King and Another Country, a book about his experiences in the war.
After 11 days of prayers and poojas, Ganesh idols worshipped as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations are being immersed in water bodies, all over India. Banks of lakes, rivers, and sea shores will be decorated and lit up. Special platforms, cranes and paraphernalia are decked up to meet the needs of the festival.
Devotees of Lord Ganesh would’ve fasted for 11 days, observing many rituals and doing charity before confluencing with others at today’s immersion.
Beaches : Scuba Diving : Cruise : Island Resort : Coral Reef
Riverside Heritage Home : Homestay : Bed And Breakfast : Houseboat
