Attingal is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, India. It is the headquarters of Chirayinkeezhu Taluk, and the important government institutions of the taluk such as the Taluk office, court complex, office of the deputy superintendent of Police, civil station and treasuries are situated in Attingal. It is one among the oldest municipalities of Kerala which constituted prior to the independence on 1922. On 1914 itself Attingal Town Improvement Authority (TIA) was formed which was the term used before the municipality regulation act of 1922. Attingal Town is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram.
Raja Ravi Varma was a celebrated Indian Malayali painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art for a number of aesthetic and broader social reasons. Firstly, his works are held to be among the best examples of the fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian sensibility. While continuing the tradition and aesthetics of Indian art, his paintings employed the latest European academic art techniques of the day. Secondly, he was notable for making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure. Indeed, his lithographs increased the involvement of common people with fine arts and defined artistic tastes among common people for several decades. In particular, his depictions of Hindu deities and episodes from the epics and Puranas have received profound acceptance from the public and are found, often as objects of worship, across the length and breadth of India.
Ross River virus (RRV) is a small encapsulated single-strand RNA Alphavirus endemic to Australia, Papua New Guinea and other islands in the South Pacific. It is responsible for a type of mosquito-borne non-lethal but debilitating tropical disease known as Ross River fever, previously termed "epidemic polyarthritis". The virus is suspected to be enzootic in populations of various native Australian mammals, and has been found on occasion in horses.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust (NIAS) is an ambulance service that serves the whole of Northern Ireland. As with other ambulance services in the United Kingdom, it does not charge its patients directly for its services, but instead receives funding through general taxation. It responds to medical emergencies in Northern Ireland with the 300-plus ambulance vehicles at its disposal. Its fleet includes mini-buses, ambulance officers' cars, support vehicles, RRVs and accident and emergency ambulances.
Kilimanoor palace is a palace located in Kilimanoor, in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the birthplace of painter Raja Ravi Varma and Raghava Varma, the father of king Marthanda Varma.
Kilimanoor Ramakantan (1938–2009) was a renowned Malayalam poet, writer and lyricist from Kerala, India.
Chittattukara is a census town and panchayat in Paravur Taluk of Ernakulam District, Kerala. Paravur town is situated close to this village, just 2 km. The most ancient and trade centre Pashnam is located at Pattanam, a small area in this village. Many historic monuments were founded out from this area.
Rock Rendez-Vous was one of the best known nightclubs in Lisbon, Portugal during the 1980s and early 1990s. It's regarded as one of the most important music venues for rock music in Portugal during the 80s. It was located at the ancient Universal cinema place, at the Rua de Beneficência ao Rego. The opening act, in 1980, 18 December was Rui Veloso.
RRV was closed in 1983, but a petition was made to reopen the club.
RRV promoted concerts of foreign acts like Teardrop Explodes, Killing Joke, The Chameleons, Danse Society, The Raincoats, The Sound and The Lords of the New Church. In 1984, RRV promoted the 1st Modern Music Contest, which achieved huge success among Portuguese bands, and had 7 editions . After 1984 1st Modern Music Contest, it was created the record label Dansa do Som.
Pangode is a village and a Grama Panchayat in Trivandrum district, state of Kerala, India. The village is known for its participation in the Indian Independence Movement, through the Kallara-Pangode Struggle. It is situated on the foothills of Western Ghats.
Nilamel is a town located in Kollam District of Kerala, India. It lies on the M C Road Thiruvananthapuram-Angamali state highway-1) and is 45 km from Thiruvananthapuram, 24 km away from Kottarakara and 5 km away from Kadakkal.
Chadayamangalam is a village located in Kollam District of southern India; Kerala. The place is named after 'Nedila Paranthaka Nedumchadayan' who ruled Chadayamangalam and nearby places during 7th century AD.
Kadampanad grama panchayath is the southernmost part of Pathanamthitta district. It comes under Parakkode block of Adoor taluk. The panchayath shared boundaries with Erathu panchayath in the north, Ezhamkulam panchayath in the east, Kunnathur panchayath and Kalladayar in the south and Pallikkal and Poruvazhy Panchayaths in the west. Kakkathikkunnu in the north and Pandimalakkunnu (Pandimalappuram) in the south stands as two strong forts in this panchayath which balances the climatic conditions of this area.
Madavoor is a village in Varkala Taluk of Trivandrum district in the state of Kerala, India.
Ponganadu is a small developing town near Kilimanoor ,its in chirayinkeezh Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala State, India. It comes under Kilimanoor Panchayath. It belongs to South Kerala Division. It is located 40 KM towards North from District head quarters Thiruvananthapuram. 3 KM from Kilimanoor. 40 KM from State capital Thiruvananthapuram
The Kilimanoor Assembly Constituency of Kerala Legislative Assembly consists of Pazhayakunnummel Pulimath, Kilimanoor Grama Panchayath, Nagaroor, Madavoor, Pallickal-Kilimanoor, Karavaram, Mudakkal and Navaikkulam Panchayats. Adv. N. Rajan has represented this constituency since 2001.
State Highway 46 is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Kilimanoor and ends in Alamcode, a junction in Attingal municipal area. The highway is 10.7 km long.
Chirayinkeezhu Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the northern part of the Thiruvananthapuram district. It comprises 29 villages and two municipalities. Chirayinkeezhu taluk is the birthplace of a host of illustrious personalities like the painter Raja Ravi Varma, the great poet and social reformer Kumaran Asan, the practical saint and sanyasin Sree Narayana Guru, Prem Nazir etc.
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) is a Charity Air Ambulance service providing a free, life-saving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for the critically ill and injured of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. It is not funded by the NHS – only by charitable donations.
Puthiyakavu Devi Temple is a temple in Ponkunnam, Kerala, India. It is a resting place for Sabarimala pilgrims.
