Kannur Press

The name Kannur district is named after a famous town Kannur. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. According to one opinion, ‘Kannur’ is a derivation from Kanathur, an ancient village, the name of which survives even today in one of the wards of Kannur Municipality. Another version is that Kannur might have assumed its name from one of the , deities of the Hindu pantheon , a compound of two words, Kannan ( Lord Krishna) and Ur(place) making it the place of Lord Krishna. In this context , it is worth mentioning that  [ Read More ]

The Chief Minster VS Achutanandan told the press that government will initiate the work of the Kannur International Airport. He said this after the first meeting with the Board of Directors Of the Kannur International Airport. The land acquisition  work has already begun.More than 900 acres of land have been already acquired. The Cm told that the rest of land will be acquired ASAP. To prepare plan,estimate and design of the airport a consultant will be appointed.

News Report from The Hindu Pious beginning: Newly constructed Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kannur. KANNUR: The newly constructed Holy Trinity Cathedral at Burnassery here under the Kannur Diocese will be open for worshippers on May 23. The new cathedral, built in a Roman-Gothic style, will be opened at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday. The opening ceremony would be accompanied by special services in the cathedral, organising committee chairman Devasya Eerathara and general convener George Pynadath said at a press conference here on Friday. The public function in connection with the opening of the cathedral would be inaugurated by Minister for Home  [ Read More ]

Theyyam or Theyyattam is a popular Hindu ritual of worship in North Kerala state, India, predominant in the Kolathunadu area (consisting of present-day Kannur and Kasargod districts). As a living cult with several thousand-year-old traditions, rituals and customs, it embraces almost all the castes and classes of the Hindu religion in this region. The performers of Theyyam belong to the indigenous tribal community, and have an important position in Theyyam. This is unique, since only in Kerala, do both the upper-caste Brahmins and lower-caste tribals share an important position in a major form of worship. The term Theyyam is a  [ Read More ]

No matter what your designation or status is, if u want a memorable meals from Thalassery, then Shylaja is the right place. As the name implies its not a star hotel or brand one. Its Located about 4KM from Thalassery town. I think this is a place where people from all class of life come together(apart from the beverage co-peration shops ). What makes all there is their trade secret. As secrets are to be kept secret,i am not trying to reveal it. Those who had food from there would try to get a “season ticket”.

THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY of Cyber Parks Kozhikode and LAUNCH of the UL CYBERPARK PROJECT at Cyber Park Site, Nellikode (Off NH Bypass Road between Palazhi and Thondayad) on Monday, the 17th day of May, 2010 at 3:00 pm by Sri. V S ACHUTHANANDAN, the Hon’ble CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA. Programme Schedule Welcome Speech : Sri. A Pradeep Kumar MLA Introductory Report : Dr. Ajay Kumar IAS, Principal IT Secretary, Kerala Presidential Address: Sri. Elamaram Kareem, The Hon. Minister for Industries, Kerala Laying of the Foundation Stone for Cyber Parks Kozhikode and Launch of UL Cyberpark Project : Sri.  [ Read More ]

Original post at: http://www.cetlylive.com/?s=tweet+up The second Kannur Tweetup (#knrtweetup) has been announced. It is scheduled to be conducted on May 22nd St. Angelo Fort, Kannur. All of you having a valid twitter account is invited. Others do get one… Wifi will be available so if you have laps then do bring it. Pls confirm your participation @ http://twtvite.com/KNRTweetup2. It would be better if you join the  group and start chatting now itself. Just use the hash tag #knrtweetup while sending messages. The tweetup is just an unofficial gathering of the twitter users. It would give you a chance to meet and  [ Read More ]