Event Description :
KANNUR, A week-long cultural event to highlight the heritage of Kannur as part of promoting tourism will begin on January 9, 2005. The focus of the cultural extravaganza will be a range of themes relating to the history and legacy of Kannur, including folklore, handloom, football and heritage. The programmes have been planned at the different venues with a view to educating tourists on their historical legacy. The South Zone Cultural Centre, Tanjavore, West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Kerala Kalamandalam, Kerala Folklore Akademi and Kerala Cultural Centre would associate with the event. Photography and painting exhibitions would be organised at the Town Hall on all seven days of the festival.

Event Description :
PATHANAMTHITTA, This year's Revenue District Schools Youth festival will be held at the Mar Gregorios Higher Secondary School at Thumpamon, near here, from December 9 to 11.

At a press conference here today, the Deputy Director of Education, V.K. Saralamma, said that the Water Resources Minister, Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, will inaugurate the festival at a function to be presided by the MLA, K.K. Shaju, at 3 p.m. on December 9. Paulose Mar Pachomios Metropolitan will deliver the benedictory speech. The MLAs, Raju Abraham, Joseph M. Puthusserry, Elizabeth Mathai, the District Panchayat president, K.K. Royson, and the Education Standing Committee chairperson, Ambika Mohan, will also address the meeting.