Italian ’slow food’ movement delegation to visit Kerala

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna here on Wednesday.

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The President of Argentina, Dr. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, will arrive here on a three-day state visit today.

September 25th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala, which for the first time is participating at the International French Tourism Mart (IFTM) Top Resa in Paris that concludes Friday, has received 47 industry-related queries, the government said. "They include Fram, Escape Mandarin and La Route de Indes," said Kerala Tourism in statement issued here Friday, referring to three French tour operators interested in tapping the state's tourism sector.

September 19th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Food Minister C. Divakaran Saturday said the recommendations of the state governments should be taken into account when the list of people below poverty line (BPL) is prepared.

June 12th, 2009 Gadhafi meets with Italian business leadersROME — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has met with business leaders during a visit to Italy that has sparked protests. Gadhafi held talks Friday with the powerful business lobby Confindustria on trade and possible investments between the two countries.

May 12th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Tourism has tied up with private carrier Jet Airways to offer 'Jet2Kerala', a special scheme that offers low-cost air tickets to domestic tourists flying to the state. The Jet2Kerala scheme, which was launched in Mumbai Tuesday, will offer travellers tickets - from premium to business classes - and accommodation - in luxury properties as well as budget hotels - at discounted rates, a government statement released here said.

May 4th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Several leading tour operators from Britain arrived here Monday for a four-day Kerala familiarisation trip. The group includes senior officials of top British tour companies Carlton Leisure, Crystal, Exodus, Explore, Allison Brothers and Kuoni and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Ethihad Airways.

April 26th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) Sunday issued directions to the laity across the state to strengthen the labour union under the church and also set up labour self-help groups, in an apparent attempt to create a parallel labour movement in the Left-ruled state. The Kerala Catholic church, which is miffed at the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government after a Left leader used harsh words against the bishops and also on the government's stand on the education sector, issued a pastoral letter which was read out in more than 3,000 churches.

April 23rd, 2009 WARSAW - President Pratibha Patil arrived here Thursday on a four-day official visit to Poland, 13 years after the last visit by an Indian head of state. She is accompanied by a large business delegation.

April 9th, 2009 KOZHIKODE - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Kerala for a day-long election campaign on April 11. Talking to reporters here, District Congress Committee (DCC) President K C Abu revealed that after addressing an election rally in Kochi, Singh would visit Kozhikode to address a public meeting there at 3 p.m.

February 26th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala is keen to log its presence on the IT map of India. A high-powered delegation is headed for Hannover next month for the popular CeBIT 2009 exposition in a bid to forge strategic alliances with global players and attract foreign capital to boost its IT industry.

February 25th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - From his family and friends to the Kerala government - everyone is gearing up to give a warm reception to Oscar winner Resul Pookutty who is on his way to Mumbai. He will arrive from Los Angeles Thursday.

February 22nd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala's lush green fields, idyllic backwaters and lagoons are being promoted for honeymoon tourism and glimpses of it can be seen in Star Plus' daily soap 'Bidaai'. Kerala Tourism has entered into a marketing arrangement with Star Plus TV and acted as the facilitator for shooting six episodes of the soap in the coastal state, an official said.

February 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Wednesday gave its nod to set up a 2,400 MW thermal power plant in the state facing shortages of electricity supply. Chief Minister V.S.

January 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A nine-member French delegation on a visit to India to study the Indian administrative system Wednesday met Delhi's Lt-Governor Tejendra Khanna at the Raj Niwas here. Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs Bernadette Malgorn is leading the delegation that is on a visit to a number of countries to study the system of governance as part of a initiative taken by the French government.