Group of women who drive SUVs in Thiruvananthapuram plan new paths of adventure

Group of women who drive SUVs in Thiruvananthapuram plan new paths of adventure

Members of the ‘Jeeper Girls of Trivandrum’  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT There is excitement in Dr. Awungshi Philamazan’s words as she talks about how she completed level one of a course for offroaders. The proud owner of a Force Gurkha, a four-wheel drive, she says she has been driving a 4×4 since she was … Read more

Lok Sabha polls | Thiruvananthapuram district to have 127 squads to enforce model code of conduct

Lok Sabha polls | Thiruvananthapuram district to have 127 squads to enforce model code of conduct

Across the two parliamentary constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram district will have a total of 2,730 polling stations, with a maximum of 1,500 voters in each station. (image for representational purpose) | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar A total of 127 squads have started functioning in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala to enforce the model … Read more

Air travel trends in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi paint a contrasting picture

Air travel trends in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi paint a contrasting picture

The travel trends of two major airports in Kerala – Cochin International Airport and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport – in 2023 painted a contrasting picture. For the first time in recent history, domestic flyers from Thiruvananthapurm airport surpassed international passengers, with the airport roughly handling around 22 lakh domestic passengers as against 19 lakh international passengers … Read more

Robotic surgery in cancer care to become reality in state – ET HealthWorld

Robotic surgery in cancer care to become reality in state – ET HealthWorld

Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time in state, robotic surgery for cancer treatment is going to be a reality, that too in the government sector, at Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram. At present robotic surgery for cancer treatment is available only in large-scale hospitals in the nation and in foreign countries. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan will … Read more

Nine women in Thiruvananthapuram curate gift hampers with handmade products to welcome the New Year

Nine women in Thiruvananthapuram curate gift hampers with handmade products to welcome the New Year

The She Made 2024 hamper. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRAGEMENT Nine women have come together with curated handmade, homemade products that can go into hampers for gifting in the New Year. Anna Varghese, who runs Rose Shop and has been curating hampers every year, says, “Usually, while putting together the hamper, I purchase the products … Read more

How homes in Thiruvananthapuram get a makeover for Christmas

How homes in Thiruvananthapuram get a makeover for  Christmas

Maya Gomez likes decorating her Christmas tree with Indian handmade ornaments. | Photo Credit: Maya Gomez It feels like Christmas again. With silver bells, Christmas trees, stars and glitter on every street corner, it is the time of the year when homes get a makoever in Christmas colours of red, green, white, gold and silver. … Read more

Thiruvananthapuram based artists and crafters make a ornaments and home decor items for Christmas

Thiruvananthapuram based artists and crafters make a ornaments and home decor items for Christmas

Crocheter Sreeja Renjith’s Santas made of yarn. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It’s time to deck the hall! With Christmas just a week away, all hands are on deck to get homes ready for the season. Crafters, artists, home cooks, crocheters, candle makers et al have come up with Christmas-themed decor such as Nativity figurines, … Read more

Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme | Three SPVs to be formed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode corporations

Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme | Three SPVs to be formed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode corporations

A representational image of Kaloor-Kadavantara Road, in Kochi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Three separate Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) will be formed for the execution of the proposed “Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme” in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode cities. The scheme was announced in the 2023-24 State Budget with the aim of transforming the … Read more

Man arrested for misbehaving with girl students

Man arrested for misbehaving with girl students

A 43-year-old man was arrested on charges of misbehaving with two girl school children on a moving KSRTC bus here on Saturday. The arrested has been identified as Deepu, son of Sadasivan of Deepu Nivas, Vattiyoorkkavu in Thiruvananthapuram. The 14-year-old girl students brought the alleged indecent behaviour to the attention of the bus crew and co-passengers. … Read more

Sharon Raj murder case | Prime accused seeks transfer of trial to Tamil Nadu

Sharon Raj murder case | Prime accused seeks transfer of trial to Tamil Nadu

A 22-year-old woman, the prime accused in the Sharon Raj murder case, has moved the Supreme Court for transfer of the trial from a sessions court in Kerala to a court in Tamil Nadu. Greeshma, who is accused of poisoning Sharon Raj, a resident of Thiruvananthapuram, has sought to shift the trial from Neyyattinkara in … Read more