Category: Top Three Stories
Mall of Travancore opens its doors on March 23
Malabar Group’s much-awaited gift for Trivandrum, Mall of Travancore is all set to unveil officially by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on March 23rd at 3 pm. The Mall, located just near the International airport, will deliver the largest shopping experience to the people of Trivandrum. “The Mall has been built up with the consistent handwork and perseverance of Malabar Group representatives for the past 12 years”, said M P Ahmed, Malabar Group Chairman. With an investment of over 400 crores, the mall is spread across 6.5 lakh sq ft and houses 3 floors, that act as an umbrella for over ... Read more
Twin tunnel in Maharashtra
As part of the Missing Link Project, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), is constructing one of the longest four-lane tunnels in the world, between Mumbai and Pune. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2021. The project, joining Kusgaon village and Chavani village in Pune, would be at a length of over 19.8 km. The two twin tunnels will together constitute (4+4) four lanes for a hassle-free, to and fro commuting. Construction programme would be a challenge as one of the tunnels would be passing 150 metre below a lake in Lonavala. “Though there are tunnels longer than ... Read more
Air India Twitter account hacked
In a shocking incident, National Carrier Air India’s official Twitter account has been hacked by Turkish cyber crime army “IayyAldAzt” on Thursday midnight. Hackers posted misleading messages in Turkish language that contained flight cancellation tweets. A detailed inquiry was ordered by the senior airline officials in the wake of the current circumstances. “Last minute important announcement. All our flights have been cancelled. From now on, we will fly with Turkish Airlines,” tweeted the hackers. Within no matter of time, the account was restored to normal, said Air India. Over 1,46,000 are following the official twitter handle of the national carrier. ... Read more
Finland named Happiest Country
Finland came on top as the 2018 World Happiness Report by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network published on Wednesday. All the rankings within the 156 countries are based upon life expectancy, corruption, social freedom, generosity and social support. Contrary to the previous years, the annual report also marks 117 countries based on the happiness and prosperity of their immigrants. The list comes as Finland on top followed by Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden and Australia. India came to 133rd position far-off behind Pakistan and Nepal. And sadly India was slipped 11 places down, as it ... Read more
Boeing delivers its 10,000th fleet
In what we can call as one of the proud moments in the history of aviation, the American multinational airline manufacturer Boeing is all set to handover its 10,000th 737 jet to Southwest airlines. Boeing 737 is said to be the short and medium ranged narrow body airliner manufacturing since 1964. Within a short period of time the 737 marks as the best-selling commercial jet ever in the history of aviation. Guinness World Records have witnessed the 10,000th launch of 737 and marked it for the official recognition. Meanwhile, back in 2006, the “most produced” title was tagged by the ... Read more
Vishala Hospitality takes over Gokul Oottupura hotel in Kochi
Vishala Hospitality takes over the Gokul Ootupura Rooms in Kochi, a division of Gokul Ootupura, one of the leading vegetarian restaurant chains in Kerala. Launched in 1950, the Gokul Boutique hotel near the Ernakulam Shiva temple, has a background of providing hospitality and restaurant services for over fifty years. Now that with Vishala on board taking care of the marketing side of the hotel, Gokul Rooms, is all set to bring back the glorious days of the past. “The hotel features nine well appointed air-conditioned rooms and a state-of-the-art vegetarian restaurant which serves North Indian and South Indian dishes,” said Ravi ... Read more
Kerala Tourism organizes roadshow in Marseille
After a successful ITB Berlin held in Germany from March 7-11, Kerala Tourism conducted a roadshow in Marseille, France on March 13. The Kerala Tourism is touring European countries as part of its marketing campaigns to attract more European tourists to the God’s own Country. The Marseille roadshow under the leadership of Rahul, Managing Director of Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), saw 15 tour operators from Marseille attending the show. Nearly 40 per cent of foreign footfalls to the state are from the developed countries of UK, Germany and France. Considering that Europe is a high potential market for overall tourism growth, ... Read more
TVS 2018 Apache RTR 160 unveils today
TVS India is hours away from the launch of their much-awaited youth sensation motorbike series 2018 Apache RTR 160. Launched back in 2006, Apache got a huge fan base among youth with its aggressive performance and style. The term RTR stands for “Racing Throttle Response”. The new RTR 160 is built on the same design philosophy of the bigger variants of the segment like RTR 200. The bike introduces a new chassis and improved digital instrument panel with updated fuel tank design. Also, the new version would be featuring a single cylinder 160 cc engine, which provides 15 bhp of ... Read more
Storm alert: 700 flights cancelled in Boston
Various Airline authorities have cancelled more than 700 flights schedules from Boston as part of an upcoming strong winter storm. “American Airlines as a precaution had cancelled the entire Boston schedules of about 89 departures and arrivals,” said American Airlines spokesperson Ross Feinstein. Tuesday schedules for the Delta and JetBlue service had started refunding tickets to travellers affected by the storm. Also the short-term availability of employees, due to severe weather had further worsened the waiting passengers.
Over 49 people feared dead at Kathmandu plane crash
It was a dark day in the history of aviation, as the Bangla flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu crash landed killing over 49 people on board. According to reports and eyewitness, the plane was found unstable and crashed with nose hitting the ground. No mechanical failure was detected by the authorities. Some even predict that the communication between the Air Traffic Control room, and the pilot went chaotic, which lead to the disaster. “Out of the total passengers, 33 were Nepali’s and 32 from Bangladesh 1 each from China and Maldives,” said the Airline spokesperson Kamrul Islam. “Our pilot is an ... Read more
Emergency landing for Indigo flight
In a shocking incident after the US-Bangla flight crash at Nepal, an Indigo Airbus A-320 initiated emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport, after finding an engine failure shortly after taking off. All the 186 passengers on board the fight A-320 landed safely after the incident. The flight 6E 244 was on its way to Lucknow from Ahmedabad. According to Indigo authorities, “The flight 6E 244 from Ahmedabad to Lucknow found a technical glitch with engine 2. The flight crew suddenly took adequate measures for the safe landing. Subsequently, the technical error is under investigation by Indigo safety authorities as well as DGCA ... Read more
Plane crash at Kathmandu Airpot
In a shocking incident, a US-Bangla Airlines drift off from the runway leading to a crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to reports, about 67 people were on board the flight, rescuing 7 people, while the injured 13 people were taken to the nearby hospital. “We are trying to bring the fire under control. Details are awaited,” said airport spokesperson Prasad Shrestha The number of causalities is not yet verified by the authorities. According to an eyewitness from another flight that was about to take off, describes the incident as ‘there was a strong black smoke arising ... Read more
Hyderabad airport installs napkin vending machines
After the successful launch of sanitary napkin vending machines in Mumbai- Delhi Rajdhani express, GMR airport in Hyderabad too had followed the path, as part of celebrating the international women’s day. According to airport authorities, the programme aims to ensure comfort and encourage hygienic practices among women passengers. Around 26 washrooms across various categories of domestic and international areas of the airport have installed with the new vending machine. Meanwhile, new incinerator facility for the safe disposal of the napkins is installed, with the strong assistance from airport housekeeping team. The vending machine dispenses napkins for a sum for Rs5. ... Read more
Devotee gifts i Phone 6s to Lord Subramanya Swamy
In a bizarre incident, Lord Subramanya Swamy temple located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh received a package containing a brand new i Phone 6s. According to temple staff, the package was found inside the donation box that was intended to collect money. Speculations are that the devotee might have started some kind of mobile business, and as part of offerings might have dropped the phone intentionally. Meanwhile, as per the rules of Endowment Department in Andhra Pradesh, any electric device in the donation box is supposed to be buried, said the temple superintendent, A Madhusudhan. The Lord Subramanya Swamy ... Read more
Vodafone 4G in moon by next year
Science enthusiasts across the world are waiting for the Mission to the moon launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in 2019. Now, Vodafone has announced that it has plans to create the first 4G network on the moon to support a mission by PTScientists. “The moon will get 4G coverage next year, 50 years after the first NASA astronauts walked on its surface. Vodafone plans to create the first 4G network on the moon to support a mission by PTScientists. We have target to land in 2019 on Moon,” said a Vodafone representative. Vodafone has appointed Nokia ... Read more