Official Website of Government of Kerala

March 21, 2011 by · 1 Comment

Information and Public Relations department, Government of Kerala maintains the Official Website of Government of Kerala. www.kerala.gov.in is developed in association with C-DIT. The website encompasses the ICT initiatives of Government of Kerala and acts as a portal of all information related to the Kerala Government.

The web portal has got links to various departments of Government of Kerala and provides comprehensive information about Kerala at the fingertips. The website also has links to websites of all districts in Kerala. All important policy decisions of Government of Kerala are published in the site.

Official website of Government of Kerala: www.kerala.gov.in

Contact details for feedback:
Director
I& PR Department
Secretariat Annexe,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Tel: 0471-2518443
Email: dir@prd.kerala.gov.in

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Nehru Trophy Boat Race Alappuzha 2010

July 10, 2010 by · 1 Comment

The famous Nehru Trophy Boat race Alappuzha will be held in the Punnamada lake on the 14th of August 2010. It is the most popular boat race in Kerala. The key attraction of the event is the race of Snake Boats, popularly known as Chundan Vallam. Apart from Snake Boats, there will be race of other boats as well, known as Churuttu Vallam, Veppu Vallam and Odi Vallam. Nehru Trophy boat race is an important sports event attracting lots of tourists to Alleppey. The Nehru Trophy boat race is held on the second Saturday of August every year. This year it falls on the 14th of August.

History of the Nehru Trophy Boat race dates back to 1952, when the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru visited Alleppey. He was thrilled at the boat race conducted in Alleppey and jumped into  Nadubhagam Chundan, the winning  snake boat in excitement. On his return to Delhi, Nehru donated a trophy made in Silver to the winners of the boat race. It was then decided to conduct the boat race every year in the honor of Jawaharlal Nehru and the race was named Nehru Trophy Boat Race.

Thousands of people visits Alleppey on the day of Nehru Trophy boat race. Chundan Vallam can accommodate more than a hundred people and it is a fiercely fought sports event. The sight of hundreds of people rowing in the same rhythm and trying to make their boat ahead of others is an exciting one.

Stay tuned in this space for the winners of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race Alleppey 2010.

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Nehru Trophy Boat Race Winners

August 8, 2009 by · 1 Comment

Champakkulam Chundan emerged as the winners of the 57th Nehru Trophy Boat Race Alappuzha, Kerala. Captain of Chamakkulam Chundan is  Jiji Jacob of JesusBoat Club, Kollam. Last year also JesusBoat Club, Kollam won the Nehru Trophy  in Karichal Chundan.

Nehru Trophy Results:
1st Place: Champakkulam Chundan
2nd Place: Payippad
3rd Place: Cheruthana
4th Place: Sree Ganesh

Earlier, Congress president Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the 57th Nehru Trophy Boat Race in Alappuzha. 17 Chundans participated In this years fiercely fought competition.

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Nehru Trophy Boat Race Alappuzha

August 8, 2009 by · 1 Comment

Famous Nehru Trophy Boat race will be held at Alappuzha Punnamada lake this afternoon (8th August 2009). Nehru Trophy boat race is the most popular boat race in Kerala. Known as Nehru Trophy Vallam Kali in Malayalam, this event attracts lots of tourists from India and abroad. Legend of Nehru Trophy Boat race begins from 1952 when the late prime minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru visited Alappuzha.

A speciality of this years boat race is that famous Malayalam film actor Kalabhavan Mani is the captain of one of the boats Karichal Chundan.He has joined the team of Town Boat Club, Kollam. Chief guest of 2009 Nehru Trophy Boat race is Sonia Gandhi, president of Indian National Congress party.

Apart from competition of Snake Boats known as Chundan Vallam, there are other competitions for Veppu, Churulan, Iruttukuthi and Thekkanodi. Tickets for the boat race are available from various Govt. Offices of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Kottayam Districts and from the Office of the District Tourism Promotion Council

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Kerala goes for voting today

April 15, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

Polling started in Kerala today at 07.00 AM. Votes can be polled till 05.00 PM. There are 20 parliament constituencies in Kerala. 2,18,65,324 voters in Kerala will elect 20 MPs today. 217 candidates are contesting from Kerala. This includes the UDF, LDF, BJP, smaller parties and independent candidates. There are 20,508 polling booths in Kerala.

Both the UDF and LDF fronts have stronger expectations from the results. Results will be declared on 16th May 2009. It is such a long wait to know the results. People are looking forward for a stable government which will bring in development to the entire nation. Keralais expecting for a peaceful polling today with the help of 60,000 strong security forces.

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