Kozhikode: National Architecture Design Competition for Institute of Palliative Medicine

Kozhikode: National Architecture Design Competition for Institute of Palliative Medicine

Pain and Palliative Care Society secretary P.C. Sreekumar launching the official portal for the ‘Oasis’ national architecture design competition in Kozhikode on Wednesday. IIA State chairperson Vinod P. Cyriac (left) and Calicut centre chairman Noufal C. Hashim are seen. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGMENT  The State chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) has … Read more

India’s first museum dedicated to cooperatives is coming up in Kozhikode

India’s first museum dedicated to cooperatives is coming up in Kozhikode

The International Cooperative Museum building that is nearing completion, in Kozhikode, Kerala. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Amul, Indian Coffee House, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), Kerala Dinesh Beedi: these are brands from diverse sectors with one uniting factor — they are all cooperatives. These and many others will be showcased at the almost-ready 14-storey … Read more

‘Develop Kozhikode as film production hub’

‘Develop Kozhikode as film production hub’

Mayor Beena Philip attends a session of the Kozhikode Corporation council meeting. File | Photo Credit: K Ragesh Mayor Beena Philip has said that the city corporation will consider the demand to develop Kozhikode as a film production hub and also set up a ‘film city’ on the land belonging to the now-defunct Gwalior Rayons … Read more

Mother, daughter among three drowned in river in Kozhikode

Mother, daughter among three drowned in river in Kozhikode

Three persons, including a 46-year-old woman and her 28-year-old daughter hailing from Wayanad district, drowned in a river at Chathamangalam near Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Mini, her daughter Athira, and their relative’s 13-year-old son Adwaith Shaiju hailing from Kunnamangalam. The incident took place near Pulikkamannukadavu around 5.45 p.m. when … Read more

K.O. Joseph, cinema theatre owner from Kozhikode, dies after fall

K.O. Joseph, cinema theatre owner from Kozhikode, dies after fall

K.O. Joseph, owner of eight cinema theatres in Kozhikode district, including the popular Coronation Multiplex Theatre in Kozhikode city, died at a private hospital in Thrissur on January 31 (Wednesday) morning. He was 74. Mr. Joseph, popularly known as Abhilash Kunjoonju, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday night after he sustained serious injuries following … Read more

Government Cyberpark in Kozhikode charts out new development plan

Government Cyberpark in Kozhikode charts out new development plan

Government Cyberpark in Kozhikode  | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The government Cyberpark, which has played a key role in developing the IT ecosystem in northern part of Kerala, has chalked out a fresh set of developmental measures coinciding with its 15th anniversary celebrations, with an objective to woo investors and also spruce up facilities for … Read more

Madani discharged from hospital in Kozhikode

Madani discharged from hospital in Kozhikode

Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Abdul Nasir Maudani was discharged on Wednesday from a private hospital where he was admitted on Tuesday. Hospital sources said Mr. Maudani was under the care of K.A. Abdul Salam, neurologist at Baby Memorial Hospital, where he sought treatment for stroke. He was accompanied by his wife Sufiya and … Read more

Yuva Sangam delegates from Odisha reach Kozhikode

Yuva Sangam delegates from Odisha reach Kozhikode

Delegates from Odisha at Kakkayam in Kozhikode on Tuesday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A delegation of 45 students from higher educational institutions in Odisha, who reached Kozhikode as part of the Yuva Sangam initiative, was given a rousing reception at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-C). A press release said here on Tuesday … Read more

Land survey begins for proposed tiger safari park in Kozhikode

Land survey begins for proposed tiger safari park in Kozhikode

Land survey for setting up the proposed tiger safari park has commenced at Muthukad in Chakkittappara panchayat as part of efforts to complete the project at the earliest. The survey will be completed in 15 days with the support of various government departments. At a recent meeting chaired by Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, Divisional Forest … Read more

Civil service protection rally enters Kozhikode district

Civil service protection rally enters Kozhikode district

The civil service protection rally organised by the Joint Council of State Service Organisations, which started from Kasaragod on November 1, entered Kozhikode district on Tuesday. Inaugurating the rally at Kallachi near Nadapuram, E.K. Vijayan, MLA, said the campaign against civil servants that they were a liability to society was false. Organising committee district chairman … Read more