TweetShareBottlenecks in travelling from the Manorama Junction to Thevera through Panampilly Nagar has been finally taken off with the opening of ’Doctor Ambedkar Marg’. The project has turned out good to the hundreds or thousands who would want to reach Thevera from Manorama Junction, without crossing the South Over-bridge. Earlier, a very small portion (of about 150 metres) of the road, that immediately followed one end of Panampilly Nagar to connect the stretch with the road that leads to Thevera, had been too narrow and twisted for regular vehicle commute. …
TweetShareIt is a fact known to every Gallan that building the so called ‘Ernakulam fly-over series’ is inevitable. The concerned authorities, as they have always been, seems to be not at all interested. Now the only way out for us, Kochi Gallans, is to pool up and cry out loud, to let the authorities hear about our need for the fly-overs. And here is a wonderful initiative towards this cause – an online mass petition signing initiative!
This wonderful Gallan, Deepak C.Elias, an alumni of NIT- Trichy, came up with this …
TweetShareLet’s be honest, in today’s world our lives revolve around Facebook. We make friends, post pictures, share videos and tell the world “how we feel”.
Well, one innovative Kochi based start up (or a group of Gallans, however you name them. ) is making it possible to do a little more. You can SHOP on FACEBOOK!
YourBoutique (YB) is a Facebook based market-place for high end boutiques and designers. YB stocks gorgeous sarees, salwars and jewellery from the best boutiques in town at affordable rates. You can browse through the …
TweetShareLet this Gallan take the honour of introducing to you the youngest photographer from Kochi who has won the hearts of more than two thousand profiles in Facebook; Mr. Francis Kurien Elenjikkal a.k.a ‘Franky’! At this moment, when this article is being keyed in, Franky’s photography page in Facebook has 2038 likes to its credit. This may not sound great, unless you are told that Mr.Franky is just 16 year old!!!
Franky started photography when he was just 11, then when he got hold to a 2 megapixel …
TweetShareThe MEMU (Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit) train, which was allotted to the Kochi Railway station in the railway budgets of 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, completed its test run in Kochi. The trial run began last week, when the train started from Kochi and reached Kollam via Kayamkulam . It returned to Ernakulam on the next day morning before proceeding towards Kayamkulam via Kottyam. It completed the test run after returning to Ernakulam on the day after. It is yet to be announced whether the test run has been successful and if introducing the …
TweetShareDrinking is almost a birthright to the average ‘malayalee’ male. Unlike in other parts of India, where drinking is frowned upon, it has gained a certain degree of acceptability in Kerala. So, it does not come as a surprise to anyone that a large section of the population of Kerala faces drinking problems. What is shocking though is the fact that even teenagers are taking to drinks in a big way. So, to curb alcoholism in Kerala, the Kochi Cooperative Hospital has tied up with a UK based Birmingham and …
TweetShareThe play “One out of Six” staged at the JT Pac caused a riot last night – a riot of laughter! It had us in stitches all night! After viewing the play there were no doubts left as to why the play has been called one of the best comedies.
Cyrus Broacha was his brilliant self as the gay boyfriend and played a convincing role. His gestures, appearance and vocal rendering were in tandem with the role he played. He was definitely the star of the show. And after the show …
