Issue No. 123 - November 2003

ISSUE: 123

NOVEMBER 2003

The Chief Minister, Mr. A. K. Antony in a recent statement said that the cabinet has given approval for a new industrial policy...

The recent spectacular debut in the just concluded Otdykh-Leisure festival in Moscow Russia generated tremendous amount of curiosity among the participants to the fair. ...

In its effort to identify and make use of the existing tourism potential of the state, the Kerala Government is getting ready to identify areas of high tourism potential and notify them as special tourism zones....

The much-awaited Kerala gold festival ?Swarnam- 2003? was inaugurated on the 10th of October by the Minister for Finance, Mr. K. Sankaranarayanan at a glittering ceremony held at the Kanakakunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram. ...

A 3-day Workshop on Kerala Heritage organized by Kerala Tourism in association with Indian National Trust of Art and Cultural Heritage was held from October 12-14. The workshop came up with several suggestions for preserving the rich heritage of God's Own Country....

Inaugurating the seminar titled ?Kalarivilakku? organized recently by the leading daily Malayala Manorama, the Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas said that from now onwards Kalarippayattu, the renowned martial art form of Kerala will become an integral part, in all the tourism related programmes held in the State....

Kerala would soon have its first five star beach resort coming up at Kovalam. This has been made possible by the efforts of ?Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts Worldwide? the renowned international luxury hotel group, which is already having its presence in Kochi. ...

Around 200 people from Kerala are expected to participate in the Global Kerala Festival to begin from November 7 to 10 in London. ...

Aimed to encourage water-based entertainment activities in the State, the Kerala Government recently sanctioned a Rs. 14.6 million project that would see the introduction of activities like air-filled speed boats, pedal boats etc in the backwater stretches of Kerala. ...

A joint venture with the State Government will see the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) constructing a special berth for handling cruise vessels. ...

According to the Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas, the government has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 20 million to preserve the historic East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram and its surrounding area as heritage zone. ...