METRO_MART _AUGUST

When we talk about our country, state

and city we do have a lot of assets to be

boasted upon. Kerala, famous for becoming

the first and only state in India with 100% lit-

eracy and yet with other accomplishments,

is a role model to many others. And our city,

the capital “Thiruvananthapuram” is house

to the richest shrine in the world. With

Kovalam – one of the oldest tourist para-

dises, now the city’s tourism map is getting

expanded with new destinations and lakhs

of foreigners as well as local tourists flow

into our city every year.

“She-toilets” Pilot Project by KSWDC to bring 35 e-toilets exclusively for LadiesAtlast, some good news for the women folk! The “She-toilet” pilot project by Kerala State Women Development Corporation is going to bring thousands of la-dies in the city in relief. To have exclusive women toilets in 35 major city centers, first of its kind in any state, will be another achievement for Kerala. Team Metro Mart takes this opportunity to congratulate KSWDC Team for this necessity ven-ture, which is going to be implemented across the state.

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Leave the tourists, when we, the proud

residents of this city, urge to fulfill the

nature’s call where we look around? No

problem, as usual behind some trees, or

near the roads, or at a wall in the byline?

I remember my trip to Paris before a

couple of years, when my friend wanted

to urinate near the Eiffel Tower adjacent

to the public road. It was getting dark

and despite my request for several

times, with so much tension of getting

noticed by authorities, he had done it!

A level of accomplishment I was able to

see in his eyes!

I am talking about the lack of public con-

venience centers in our city. The inad-

equacy of public toilets never bothered

our male dominated society; we never

felt it was a requirement. Can we imag-

ine the situation of our mother, wife,

sister or daughter in such an emergency

situation? I know friends, who doesn’t

drink water even in summer, afraid of

“We are already getting national attention about this

project which will have a pioneering implementation at

Thiruvananthapuram. We are receiving calls from other

state authorities to know more about this project, and

national media is covering this initiative. All cities in the

state will have “She-toilets” soon, a priority project of

KSWDC.”

P T M Sunish

Managing Director, KSWDC

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getting there bladder filled before they

reach destination.

It’s high time for our city to have Public

Toilets – like the one in Delhi, Sulabh

Sauchalayas within a radius of 1kilo-

metre. Thanks to Kerala Women’s Devel-

opment Corporation, we don’t have

to wait for more political debates on

having public toilets in the City. Kerala

is all set to initiate the state-of-the-art

electronic toilets, exclusively for women

in its capital city.

This much-awaited project has finally

got the approval of the State Govern-

ment and is coming up in 35 locations

across Thiruvananthapuram. A first-of-

its-kind pilot project in India, this initia-

tive is coming up with the installation

of customized electronic facilities. Their

operation can be controlled from a re-

mote location using GPRS technology.

Automatic SMS alerts will be sent to the

control room in the case of emergencies

such as exhaustion of water tank or fill-

ing-up of septic tank. Security features

to ensure the safety of users will be

yet another highlight of these portable

toilets.

Apart from self-washing and steriliza-

tion functions, the She-toilets will

also have features like coin-operated

mechanical sanitary-napkin vending

machines that dispense napkins if coins

of Rs.5 are inserted.

An incinerator will also get featured to

destroy used ones. A baby station for

diaper changing will be implemented for

the mothers.

The She-toilets will also have other e-toi-

let facilities such as automatic payment

collection, automatic door opening,

‘busy’ and `free’ display boards, and an

automatic platform cleaning system.

However, the locations near city cent-

ers and renowned tourist spots have

achieved extra preference to set up

these She toilets.

Lastly we can say, to get the e-benefit in

toilet facilities “Ladies first, please”!

The ministry for rural development will

install 100,000 bio-toilets in about 300

villages in the country within the next two

years.

All trains could soon have bio-toilets, with

the Ministry of Rural Development, the

project will cost about Rs.500 crore and

offered to share the cost on a 50:50 basis

with the railways.

Ministry would pay 50 per cent of the cost

of retrofitting all 50,000 existing train

coaches with green toilets, provided that

the Railways pay the rest of the bill. All new

rail coaches would also have bio-toilets

made by the Defence Research and Devel-

opment Organisation.

Bio-Toilets to Bring About Rural Revolution


Taking groceries from different shops

became a history for the Cityite for a

long time. To name a few, places like

Spencer used to serve the need of

Cityite’s from a long time, it was limited

to the elite class. The Margin Free

Shops revolutionized the house needs

shopping of malayalees even before the

entrance of high end shopping malls in

metros.

Today, the major megastores in India

have its strong presence in Thiruvan-

thapuram with Big Bazaar entering

years ago at Kesavadasapuram, convert-

ing Kalpana Theatre to shopping centre.

Big Bazar has its second mega store at

Shopping SimplifiedSpencer’s, Big Bazar, Reliance Fresh, More, Nilgiris… name all major megastores in the country is having its presence in our city and giving the residents the best bargain and a wonderful shopping experience. Metro Mart checks out how the shopping culture of capital city is getting change

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East Fort. Complete household solutions

are available under one roof, from salt

to spices, varieties of rices, detergents

and cosmetics from multiple brands,

utensils to furnitures, undergarments to

suits, all are available for our shopping

delight.

The joy of hypermarketing was intro-

duced to India by Spencer’s in 2001.

They started as a grocery chain in India

way back in 1920, upgraded to super

market chain in 1980. From the begin-

ning, Spencer’s has been a consumer-

centric brand, constantly innovating,

pioneering formats, evolving over time

but always keeping consumer needs

and satisfaction at prime focus.

Since 1863, Spencer’s is a well-known

name in Indian retail landscape. At

one time, it has a wide expansion from

Peshawar to Cochin, from Karachi to

Chittagong, spanning almost across

India. Originally owned by a British gen-

tleman, it acquired Indian ownership in

the 1960s, and became part of the RPG

Group in 1989.

In 1995, RPG Enterprises, the flagship

company of the RPG Group, launched

Foodworld as a joint venture with Hong-

Kong based Dairy Farm International.

The joint venture, which operated

supermarkets under the name “Food-

world” and hypermarkets under the

name “Giant”, however, got closed in

2006.

48 out of the 93 stores were retained

by RPG and these were re-furbished

and launched under the brand name,

Spencer’s. This initiative kicked off a

new phase in both the history of the


Spencer’s brand, and the retail in India.

The quality, the display of wide range of

products in affordable prices and above

all, the pleasant ambience are the servic-

es for which Spencer’s is retaining trust

to its customers for almost 150 years.

Spencer’s Outlets are located at Spen-

cer Junction - MG Road, Sreekaryam and

Vellayambalam.

More is another brand in retail chain

managed byAditya Birla Retail Limited,

the retail arm of Aditya Birla Group, $40

billion Corporation. More supermarkets

cater to the daily, weekly and monthly

shopping needs of consumers. The

product offerings include a wide range

of fresh fruits & vegetables, groceries,

personal care, home care, general mer-

chandise & a basic range of apparels.

Currently, there are over 478 more

supermarkets across the country. More

has its presence under two chains- su-

permarkets and hypermarkets.

Clubmore the loyalty program, currently

has a strong membership base of over 1

million across the country. Their outlets

in the city are at Ambalamukku, DPI

Junction, General Hospital Junction,

Marappalam and Paruthipara.

In South India, Nilgiri is the leading chain

of retail stores providing customers a

wide range of shopping experience that

hinges around freshness of products,

superior quality and better value. Estab-

lished in 1905 in the hills around Ooty

and Coonoor, Nilgiri was firstly a Dairy

Farm specializing in butter. With this

humble beginning, at the turn of the

twentieth century, Nilgiri has grown to

a supermarket chain of over 90 stores

spread across India’s southern states.

The products in the supermarket are

sold under the brand name ‘Nilgiri 1905’.

Beginning with a single store on Brigade


Road in Bangalore with butter as its

mainstay, Nilgiris has scripted a story

of success with multiple stores across

cities each delivering unmatched value

in terms of range and shopping experi-

ence to the consumer, offering a wide

range of grocery, general merchandise

and personal care products. It has

become a household name in the south

with consumers spanning successive

generations.

With the mission of constantly improv-

ing and upgrading capacities to satisfy

consumers through a wide range of

food products and service offered at

the right quality, quantity and price sup-

ported by innovative solutions, Nilgiris

is all set to embrace emerging technolo-

gies and be recognized for its integrity,

customer focus and commitment to

quality.

Nilgiris outlets are at LMS Junction,

Kumarapuram Road and Thycaud.

Reliance Fresh has also entered in the

city with an outlet at Pattom. Reliance

Fresh has fresh fruits and vegetables,

grocery and provisions, personal care

items and cosmetics and other daily

needed products.

More and more mega stores are expect-

ed to bring more innovative shopping

experience to Trivandrumites. We wish

all a very Happy Shopping!


The collections at this fashion store skill-

fully combine comfort along with style.

It’s not only the mom’s Children too can

full fill their desires at Mahek. This store

has ample options to make your young

brigade look stunning. It offers you with

gamut of options so that you can dress

up your precious ones in style.

For working mothers looking at a

wardrobe makeover, Mahek presents a

collection of office, casual and day wear.

The dress materials are imported from

different parts of India like Bangalore,

Surat, and Mumbai to meet the varying

tastes of people. Mahek has collections

Mahek: The fashion galoreLadies, its time to celebrate as ‘Mahek’ brings to you season’s most irresistible shopping fete for women to bring on the diva in you. Mahek has a peppy collec-tion of modern and traditional readymade dress materials for ladies.

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which are affordable, ranging from

400 to 7000. The shop is run by Sunija

and Souju, who keep an account of

the dressing demands of people and

the latest trends in town. This fashion

destination is situated in M.C. Road, Ke-

savadasapuram. The ground floor is for

ladies garments whereas the first floor

is occupied for the little ones.

Mahek has an assortment of readymade

materials that have caught the atten-

tion of women customers who never

stop with one purchase, but becomes

a frequent visitor. Keeping with a rising

trend the store has huge collections of

Kurtis and leggings, so that you can mix

n match according to your taste This

shop offers stitching options to you

along with the awe-inspiring variety col-

lections it posses.

For those who love dressing up and

prefer to have their own unique style it

is time to march to Mahek and pick the

best clothing that makes you stay ahead

of the game. So get ready to rule the

world with Mahek!

MahekKesavadasapuram0471 2530786

[email protected]


MSK Wood Industries with it’s non

compromising high values and standard

in wood work design, manufacturing

and marketing, is the market leader

in Trivandrum. MSK Wood Industries

is well equipped to create branded,

coded & ready-to-use premium quality

wood products. MSK Wood Industries,

provides design, consulting, drafting,

manufacturing and installation of cus-

tom millwork.

Apart from structural wood preserva-

tion measures, there are a number of

different (chemical) preservatives and

processes (also known as timber treat-

ment, lumber treatment or “pressure

treatment”) that can extend the life of

Ensure a long life of woodWood treatment refers to protecting wood from damage caused by insects, moisture, and decay fungi

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wood, timber, wood structures or engi-

neered wood. These generally increase

the durability and resistance from being

destroyed by insects or fungus.

Three primary methods of wood treat-

ment currently prevail: creosote pres-

sure-treated wood, pentachlorophenol

pressure-treated wood, and inorganic

arsenical pressure-treated wood. The

pressure-treating process is done by

commercial facilities and made available

to users in the final wood product. Cop-

per napthenate, zinc napthenate, and

tributyltin oxide are other wood treat-

ment options that can be site applied.

Pressure processes are the most perma-

nent method around today in preserv-

ing timber life. Pressure processes are

those in which the treatment is carried

out in closed cylinders with applied pres-

sure and/or vacuum. These processes

have a number of advantages over the

non-pressure methods. In most cases, a

deeper and more uniform penetration

and a higher absorption of preservative

is achieved. Another advantage is that

the treating conditions can be control-

led so that retention and penetration

can be varied. These pressure processes

can be adapted to large-scale produc-

tion. The high initial costs for equipment

and the energy costs are the biggest dis-

advantages. These treatment methods

are used to protect ties, poles and struc-

tural timbers and find use throughout

the world today. The various pressure

processes that are used today differ in

details, but the general method is in all

cases the same. The treatment is carried

out in cylinders. The timbers are loaded

onto special tram cars, so called buggies

or bogies, and into the cylinder. These

cylinders are then set under pressure


often with the addition of higher tem-

perature. As final treatment, a vacuum

is frequently used to extract excess pre-

servatives. These cycles can be repeated

to achieve better penetration.

There is ongoing research as to whether

heat treatments can be used to make

timber more durable. By heating timber

to a certain temperature, it may be pos-

sible to make the wood-fibre less appe-

tising to insects. Although unlikely to be

as effective as chemical preservatives,

anecdotal evidence suggests some

consumers would prefer chemical-free

timber preservation methods.

Heat treatment can also improve the

properties of the wood with respect to

water: lower equilibrium moisture, less

moisture deformation, and weather re-

sistance. It is weather-resistant enough

to be used, unprotected, in facades

or in kitchen tables, where wetting is

expected.

There are 3 similar European heat treat-

ments: Retiwood, developed in France,

Thermowood, developed in Finland by

VTT, and Platowood developed in The

Netherlands. These processes auto-

clave the treated wood, subjecting it to

pressure and heat, along with nitrogen

or water vapour to control drying in a

staged treatment process ranging from

24 to 48 hours at temperatures of 180

to 230 °C depending on timber species.

These processes increase the durability,

dimensional stability and hardness of

the treated wood by at least one class;

however, the treated wood is dark-

ened in colour, and there are changes

in certain mechanical characteristics:

specifically, the modulus of elasticity

is increased to 10% and the modulus

of rupture is diminished by 5% to 20%;

thus, the treated wood requires drilling

for nailing to avoid splitting the wood.

Certain of these processes cause less of

an impact than others in their the me-

chanical effects upon the treated wood.

Wood treated with this process is often

used for cladding or siding, flooring,

furniture and windows.

MSK Wood Industries has been

providing services in wood market by

manufacturing exceptional class of

Stair case, Carving, Molding, timber and

other products in wood decoration and

successfully completed a number of

projects in wood decoration.

MSK Wood IndustriesKochuveli

+91 471 250 [email protected]

Sanal Kumar RManaging DirectorMSK Wood Industries


Are you planning to do an interior for

your home? A visit to One & Only is a

must to ensure you bring the best in

the world to your living, dining or to

bedroom. It’s also the best destination

advisable to visit by the tourists finding

out what to buy!

One & Only is conceived as a dynamic

store, updating consultancy with new

designs and creating identity for homes

and interiors with exclusive designs and

sourcing the best and beautiful from the

various part of the world.

ONE & ONLYArt & Lifestyle Mart

A visit to One & Only is always a pleasant experience. The historic Beach Palace at Shanghumukham, is the venue of one of the best collections of Art and Life-style store in Kerala. Developed and designed locally, sourced from all over the world and selected by design professionals, the collection showcases the classic and contemporary in art and interiors.

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One & Only is housed at the historic

Beach Palace in Shanghumukham. The

building and premises of The Beach

Palalace in Shanghumukham is restored

with the dignity of heritage and have

been made accessible to the public. The

endeavour is to rejuvenate the veritable

designs of the past and to promote

the tradition in wood work and craft in

Kerala as well as South India.

Along with that, it also aims at develop-

ing new designs in furniture, interior

and garden accessories in Kerala. The

new design will be a blend of classic

with the trendy. One & Only showcases

the entire spectrum of products for con-

temporary interiors. The product range

includes: Furniture, Lights, Paintings,

Sculptures, Garden Accessories, Glass

Art, Ceramics, Gifts, Textiles, Handi-

crafts, Antiques, Floor Furnishings etc.

Thus One & Only is a one stop solution

for both the collections of interior as

well as exterior, reviving the tradition

with a creative touch of the contempo-

rary.

Kerala has a fast developing market for

furniture and interior accessories. One

& Only brings solid hardwood furniture,

handcrafted and finished exclusively

for the discerning clientele. One & Only

is promoted by Disorient Architectural

Accessories and Interiors Pvt Ltd. The

founder Directors of the company are

Sanjive Sunu, Geetha Sunu and T M

Cyriac.


Sanjive Sunu is a leading professional

in the field of domestic, commercial

and hospital interiors. He has executed

projects for leading hotels and other

clients in Kerala and other state. T M

Cyriac one of the leading Architects

in Kerala, has designed Kerala’s best

known resorts and has an impressive list

of a slew of projects across the country.

One & Only with its utmost dedication

and strenuous effort, continuously de-

velops and improves new designs keep-

ing balance with the emerging market

trend. One & only aims to bring the best

of quality products to its customers.

All furnitures on offering are of

solid wood, mainly teak and of the

best selected timber. The objects are

made with professional judgment and

supervision by directors and are finished

with a team of in house craftsmen. The

customers can find a wide variety and

precision to the interior and architec-

tural design, thus soothing their taste

and choice.

A visit to One & Only will not only take

you back to the history, but also gives

you an opportunity to explore the best

antiques and furniture in the country.

Tourists are advised to visit the store

by hotels as well as recommended by

several travel sites.

Sanjiv SunuManaging DirectorOne & Only

One & OnlyBeach Palace, Shanghumugham 0471 2508999, 0471 2570111

[email protected]


It has been decided to implement the

Community Policing Security Pro-

gramme as the official programme of

the Kerala Police. The programme is

named ‘Janamaithri Suraksha Pro-

gramme’.

Considering the area having 500 homes

as a unit, the jurisdiction of a police sta-

tion may be divided in to several com-

munity policing beats. One beat area

should not exceed 3 sq. kms. That is,

the beat officer should be able to cover

each community-policing beat with in

one beat time. For example as a post-

man performs his duty of a post office

Janamaithri Police

The Police forces in democratic countries have proved the importance of the co- operation of the public in improving the efficiency of the functioning of the Police. Kerala Police has implemented such programmes from time to time.

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Oppurtunities for the people of Kerala to join hands with Police


area every day, the beat officer should

be able to visit his beat area to ensure

the security of the people of his region.

Kerala has successfully implemented

many community policing schemes

years back.

The control of the Police Department

lying with the politicians is the big-

gest problem being confronted by the

department, Justice C N Ramachandran

Nair said.

He was delivering the keynote address

at ‘Merit Evening’, a function organised

by the Tripunithura Janamaithri police

station at Abhishekam Convention

Centre.

Appreciating the Janamaithri Police ini-

tiative of the state government, he said

that the project should be extended

to all police stations. Inaugurating the

function, Excise and Ports Minister

K Babu said that the initiative of the

Tripunithura Janamaithri Police is a role-

model to the other police stations in

the state. City Police Commissioner M R

Ajith Kumar presided over the function.

Psychologist Madhu Bhaskar conducted

a two-hour session for students on ‘new

trends in the education sector’, as part

of the function. Cine actor Siddique

presented mementos and certificates

to 70 selected students, for securing

high grades in the SSLC and Plus Two

examinations.

Excise Minister K Babu inaugurating the “Merit Evening” organized by Tripunithura Janamaithri Police at Abhishekam convention centre.


Restaurants are no longer places where

we eat during weekends and on special

occasions. Our changing lifestyle has

brought us to the point that we have

become frequent buyers of food from

restaurants and eateries. We have fallen

for the delectable menu these restau-

rants offer including chicken, beef and

the local flavours like kappa, parippu

vada etc. ‘Thattukadas’ in the city are

the favourites of many. The people are

so habituated to the food from these

places that they almost can’t live with-

out have a light-bite. These shops lay

Kerala’s Food DilemmaWhen one’s food is pure, one’s being becomes pure–Chāndogya Upanishad

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The sacred Ramzan season has began, hotels, restaurants and eateries will be on the business track again, but the thought of hygienic environment of these places brings about turbulent waves in our mind. Personal and public hygiene are the hallmark of Kerala, but when it comes to food hygiene what are we lack-ing behind?

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along the dusty roads often compromis-

ing on hygiene.

Restaurateurs are the hosts and we are

the guests, it’s their duty to welcome

the guest in a well-set way. Most

restaurants are clean we enter it, but

conditions in the kitchen are most unhy-

gienic. People are made fools by giving

a notion that the restaurant in hygienic.

Shabby, untidy premises and unhygienic

cooking practices are the common

scene in most of the hotels. It’s high

time that the situation should change.

The ‘shawarma affair’ was a blow to

the people who are dependent upon

restaurants and eateries. Still Kerala

has not relieved from the jolt it created.

Trivandrum being the state capital has

large number of floating population and

are mainly reliant on restaurants in the

city. So, the hygiene and quality of food

served at restaurants is important for

our safety and health. The government

should step up and help wiping out this

problem which affects the general pub-

lic. Trivandrum Corporation launched

raids on restaurants and eateries in the

city. It also issued orders to close down

the restaurants found to be function-

ing in unhygienic conditions. Will this

resolve the problem of food safety?

Hoteliers should see to it that the things

that are used for preparing are not stale.

Ample precautions should be taken for

storing food and till it reaches the dining

tables. The preparation of food under

hygienic conditions is equally important

as the quality of the materials used for

cooking.

Kerala being a significant hub of tour-

ism, it is vital for the hotel industry to as-

sure cleanliness at every step right from

the purchase of commodities to the

preparation of food and even serving of

food. Atithi devo bhava…..

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The fest will be a platform to meet a

large number of customers to market

the products directly without recourse

to high cost of advertisement. The best

product exhibited in the fest will be

awarded as well as SIDCO will aid to

market the product. Customer feed-

backs and requirements at the fairs help

these manufacturers to develop new

products and cater to different types of

buyers.

SIDCO also plans to help the employ-

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Apart from setting up retail outlets or tapping the online tools here is another oppourtunity for small scale manufacturers to market their products. The Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (SIDCO) is hosting ‘SIDCO Fest Days in India’ on Kanakakkunnu palace grounds in the city from August 10 to 18. Day to day items will be displayed in the fest.


ment seeking youngsters find jobs.

In the fest, SIDCO plans to prepare a

job bank of youth who are technically-

equipped to help out small industrial

units. Students can visit the fest during

the week and get their names registered

with the job bank.

For the development and promotion for

Small Scale Industries SIDCO, a Govern-

ment owned Public Sector Corporation,

was established in November 1975.

Currently SIDCO is spreading out its area

of works by diversification to give new

vision to the small scale industries and

to compete in the markets.

Kerala SIDCO is the ‘Total Solution Pro-

vider’ for Small Scale Sector as it offers

all facilities and help to set up a Small

Scale Unit. In the year 2011-12, Kerala

SIDCO achieved the highest turnover

among South Indian SIDCO’s with a

turnover of 208 crores.

Kerala SIDCOSanthi Nagar

0471 [email protected]


The company is known for its resound-

ing success year after year across the

city. From a modest beginning this com-

pany has reached pinnacles in automo-

bile industry. Kallingal Automobiles has

its showrooms in Nedumangadu, Man-

nanthala. Balaramapuram, Ambalathara,

Kallambalam, Pothencode, Kilimanoor

etc. Kallingal Automobiles are dealers

for Bajaj bikes, motorcycles, autorik-

shaws and carrier autorikshaws.

Under the stewardship of A. M. Basheer

Kallingal Automobiles tasted glory. The

saga of the A. M. Basheer is indeed a

story to be looked upon by many. His

sheer determination made the company

Resounding SuccessThe first name which shoots up in our minds when we think of a showroom with top-notch vehicles and better service experience is Kallingal Automobiles. They are the number one dealers of two wheelers and three wheelers in Kerala.

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from a rustic area spread its wings to

the city areas. Mr. A. M. Rahim has been

operational since last two decades in

the field. Without any prior expertise

in arena of business, Basheer made a

strong foothold in the automobile indus-

try business. The incessant and undying

efforts put by A. M. Basheer to be the

leaders in the automobile industry have

also gained them a top brass position in

Automobile industry. Now the company

is looked after by M B Shafeek and his

Brother M B Shakeer.

In 1992 Kallingal Automobiles started

as official dealers of Bajaj in Neduman-

gadu. Kallingal Automobiles has driven

away with the Excellency service dealer

award of Bajaj in 1997. In 2004 Kallingal

Automobiles became the owners of

Kerala’s first High-tech Bajaj workshop.

In 2006, Kallingal Automobiles became

dealers of Bajaj’s three wheelers in

Trivandum and thereafter the market

of three wheelers soared heights in the

city. In an International meeting of Bajaj

Automobiles held at Australia in 2007

Rajiv Bajaj averred that Kallingal Bajaj’s

growth within a short span of time is an

exemplary model to all other Bajaj deal-

ers. Kallingal Automobiles are here to

stand creating new goals and farsighted

success milestone every successive year!

A M BasheerFounder ChairmanKallingal Automobiles

Kallingal AutomobilesPalayam

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M B ShafeekManaging DirectorKallingal Automobiles


Hyundai VernaA car that redefines style, luxury and powerHilton Hyundai is the first dealer of

Hyundai in Trivandrum, started its

operations in October 1998; today it is

rated as one among the best dealers

in the southern region. Hilton Hyundai

has got branches in Kollam, Karunaga-

pally, Alamcode, Shasthamangalam,

Kottarakara. Eanchakkal at Trivandrum

is the head office. Hilton Hyundai have

got 24hrs. Service centers in PTP Nagar,

Ulloor, and Kollam.

Hilton Hyundai has been awarded many

best selling awards for the best sales

and service partner in Southern Region

from Hyundai Motors India Ltd.

New Hyundai Verna

Introducing the new Hyundai Verna- A

car that redefines style, luxury and

power. Following a fluidic sculpture

design philosophy that seeks to create

cars that are inspired by nature and are

based on the natural rhythm of life, it

harmoniously blends power with style.

With uninterrupted curves and a Coupe

like sporty profile, the new Verna engag-

es your senses with its very presence.

Offering sleek good looks, advanced

technology and groundbreaking safety

features, this Sedan is a cut above the

rest, and a revolution ahead.

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38 martTH I RUVANANTHAPURAMAugust 2012

When will the school bus reach the bus

stop? Has the bus already left? Where has

the bus reached? Often these questions go

through parents mind when you prepare

your child for the school. A simple solution

for all these is ‘Smart Vehicles’. Good news

is that these smart vehicles are soon to hit

the Trivandrum city.

With a new fleet management system

called iTAC (acronym for Intelligent

Tracking and Communication) entwined

to busses, parents can track down the

transport of their children to and from the

schools. Innovation Squared Technologies

Pvt. Ltd. (known as ii2), an IT solutions

provider based in Karamana brings out this

service to assure secure transportation in

vehicles operated by the schools in the city.

Through SMS alerts one can get periodic

updates of the school bus from its location

to the route station. The Vehicle track-

ing system keeps a real-time track of the

vehicle in the fleet, so that you can know

the speed at which your child’s bus is

moving. It also tracks over-speeding, rash

driving and harsh braking.The system uses

satellite, Internet and cellular network and

an array of smart sensors to give up to date

data to school authorities and parents.

Parents, Have a look...


Lectures and seminars on career guid-

ance, womens empowerment, Indian

democracy, job fair and youth will be

organized in association with govern-

ment departments and other leading in-

stitutes. These apart, painting contests

will be conducted for school and college

students.

Seminar on ‘Sthree Suraksha’ will

discuss various aspects of women

empowerment, legal rights for women

protection and to safeguard women.

A Job Fair presented by Gramotsav is a

‘Gramotsav 2012’Sree Chithra International Foundation is organizing Gramotsav 2012 in Haripad, Alappuzha. The event will be held from 21st to 22nd September 2012 at S & S Au-ditorium, to be featured with a wide variety of sessions that are related to one’s specific areas of interest.

H H Gouri Parvathy BaiFounder Chief PatronSree Chithra International Foundation


unique model where rural jobseekers

can meet, interact and interview with

several top employers under one roof

that serves as a dual advantage.

Sree Chithra International Foundation

has decided to distribute wheelchairs

for disabled people in different areas.

For the disabled, mobility is the key to

independence, education, and self-reli-

ance. A person given the gift of mobility

is freer to travel& work. Additionally,

their caretakers are also more free to

spend time on other productive activi-

ties.

Ministers, Heads of departments

dignitaries,will attend the different

seminar sessions.

Sree Chithra International Founda-

tion was formed with the objective to

provide selfless service in socio cultural

domains, inspired by Late Padmana-

bha Dasa Sree Chithira Thirunal Bala

Rama Varma, the former Maharaja of

Travancore.

Sree Chithra International Foundation

has been working for upliftment of

the poor and down-trodden people

especially women and children in rural

areas.It is involved in Child Care and

education, literacy for illiterates, Water

for poor communities, Health Care inter-

ventions, HIV/AIDS awareness, Capacity

building initiatives, Women empower-

ment, Relief at the times of Natural

calamities.

Le BROWN is the official event manag-

ers of Gramotsav 2012.

“Sree Chithra International Foundation

has been working for upliftment of the

poor and down-trodden people especially

women and children in rural areas.It is in-

volved in Child Care and education, literacy

for illiterates, Water for poor communi-

ties, Health Care interventions, HIV/AIDS

awareness, Capacity building initiatives,

Women empowerment, Relief at the times

of Natural calamities.”

G S Pradeep KumarFounder & Chairman


Objectives of Sree Chithra International Foundation:To give medicines, injections tablets etc. to poor patients either absolutely free or against

nominal payment (without any element of profit) during medical or surgical treatments.

To grant any other kind of medical relief to the poor and deserving patient by giving finan-

cial assistance for meeting expenses of medical treatment, blood transfusion, X-raying ,

screening, scanning, operation, and post operation treatment and other expenses incurred

for the purposes of treatment whether medical or surgical.

To provide for free or at a nominal payment (without any element of profit) ambulance

service for patients.

To establish free of partly free dispensaries ( without any element of profit) medical

centres, hospitals, nursing homes, maternity homes, sanitarium, dormitory etc. for poor

patients in such name or names as the trustees in their absolute discretion think firm and

proper.

To give cash or assistance to poor and deserving patients during treatment and for

traveling purposes and to give free gifts including toys sweets. etc to juvenile patients.

To help organizations for providing ambulance service to the poor and to donate funds for

its maintenance whenever found necessary.

To create clinic, nourishment and health care centers.

To provide or assist in the provision of the physically disabled persons mechanical or such

other contrivances which could help them to earn their livelihood.

To do all such acts in addition to and in furtherance of the above purposes and in advance-

ment of any other charitable object of general public utility.

To strive for the health, welfare and enlistment of needy people.

Trustees of Sree Chithra International


The week-long Onam celebrations in

the State capital and 13 district head-

quarters, to be organised under the

aegis of the Kerala Tourism and District

Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), has

got the official nod of the government

and efforts are on to set the machinery

in place for the celebrations, which

will conclude on September 3 with a

pageantry in Thiruvananthapuram from

Kowdiar to East Fort.

Indian motor-racing sports should

organise the roadshow as part of the

Onam festivities. Mr. Narain had shown

interest in holding a demo drive in the

State capital. For the citizens, it will be

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experi-

ence the sheer power of F1 up close.

A meeting chaired by Minister for Tour-

ism A. P. Anil Kumar decided to make

the event colourful and ensure people’s

participation for the programmes,

which will be held at over a dozen ven-

ues in the capital, district headquarters

and major tourism destinations.

The State-level inauguration of the

festivities will be on August 28 with the

lighting of the traditional lamp will con-

clude on September 3 with a pageantry

in Thiruvananthapuram.

A road show by Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan will be the main attraction at the Onam celebrations

FM boom has hit Trivandrum city and

now SIET (State Institute of Education

Technology) has come up with a plan

which uses FM as a tool for educating

students. The SIET is set to launch Vi-

dyavani, a project that would broadcast

education modules for school students

through FM radio, from August. This fa-

cility will help students in interior areas

in Thiruvananthapuram who are unable

‘Vidyavani’ for school studentsto access visual and technological

learning tools. In Thiruvananthapuram,

the broadcast will be done through DC

community radio at KINFRA Park at

Kazhakkoottam. Apart from Trivandrum

Vidyavani would be set up in Kollam

and Pathanamthitta districts too. The

broadcast will be done from 7-9am and

from 7 -10pm.

Onam Celebrations to start from August 28

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Onam Celebrations to start from August 28

Soon the city corporation will have its own petrol pump in the one acre land which

the Corporation owns at Jagathy. With this plan Trivandrum City Corporation will be

the first corporation in Kerala state to have its own petrol pump. Corporation will

hold a share in the revenue generated from the pump and this public venture would

be conceived on a BOT (Built and Transfer) basis.The new petrol pump of Corpora-

tion will have the option to fuel its vehicles as well as the public.

Trivandrum City Corporation to have a petrol pump of its own

Inauguration of Cactus Fabric Hut @ Pulimoodu,Trivandrum

When the final curtain fell at the at the

Fifth annual International Documentary

and Short Film festival of Kerala `Bom-

bay Snow’ directed by Chinmai Nagesh

Dalvi won the best short fiction award.

‘One Rupee Tip’, directed by Keralite

Rojin Thomas won best Campus Film

award. Best long documentry award

went for `The Rat Race’, directed by

Mariam Chandy Meenacheri and short

documentry award is for `I am Micro’ of

Shumona Goyal and Shai Hiridhiya.

‘Karim Barber’, directed by Thushar

Morre was selected as best animation

film. Best music video award won by

Viveka Chauhan and best cinematog-

rapher award is for Sunny Lahiri (Five

Elements).

`Bombay Snow’ won best short fiction award

Grand Opening


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