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Archive for May, 2008

Now it is the turn for cable tv operator’s association

Forming associations/unions to fight “competition” is nothing new Kerala. The latest “association” to take that route is All Kerala cable tv operator’s association. According to them the cable tv space is being taken over by “kuthakakal” (monopolies) and they are going to fight it.
They are planning a dharna on 22nd May at Ernakulam. A [...]

Monsoon 2008 to hit Kerala early!

Indian meteorological department is predicting an early Monsoon in Kerala. According to their prediction Monsoon may start on 28th May, four days ahead of usual date.
With strengthening and deepening of monsoon winds and widespread rainfall activity, southwest monsoon advanced into southeast Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and north Andaman Sea on [...]

Why Kerala SSLC exam results Web site went down

If any of you tried to access SSLC exam results online, you would have seen that all Web sites including those of Kerala government went down when results were announced! It is funny since this time there was announcement that a lot of money is spend to make the system crash proof and C-DIT is [...]

All India mango and honey exhibition begins at trivandrum

Festival of mangoes and honey began at Trivandrum Chandrasekharan Nair stadium from today. It offers a rare chance to see a large variety of (over 150) Indian mangoes and also to taste local honey drink and mango juice. You can also purchase around 10 different types of mangoes at the venue.

I visited the venue [...]

Rescue KSRTC - By advertising Indian Herbal Viagra

Continuing from my last post on KSRTC, here is an interesting picture I came across on flickr.

What is more funny is the comment written by ashok at flicker (click on the image for flicker page),
Hilarious! How apt that they advertise it in the side of a KSRTC bus, especially considering the number of [...]

Kerala government offers more torture - No private bus in nationalized routes

In an idiotic move, Kerala government completely banned private bus services in nationalized routes from today. Earlier private buses were allowed to run up to 10KM through nationalized routes. Now not even an inch through the nationalized routes are allowed and that means they can’t even cross them.
This move will surely bring untold misery to [...]

In praise of KTDC Motel Aaram

If you are travelling often on Kerala highways, you would be looking for good hotels where you can relax and get some decent food. If you are not a regular traveller, this is much more difficult than you think. Most of the highway side hotels are a rip-off.
I don’t know about other activities of KTDC [...]

The myth of "public sector"

Our first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was a good person. But as a prime minister he was an utter failure. His concept of idiotic “socialism” is the primary reason why it took almost 40 years for us to bring liberalisation. For him, the word “profit” was devil and millions of Indians suffered in poverty due [...]