Kozhikode,also known in English as Calicut,is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million,making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in India. Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India.
Kochi,also known by its former name Cochin,is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011,the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2,and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2,making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation,which was constituted in the year 1967,and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA).
Coimbatore,sometimes shortened as Kovai,is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the census 2011. It is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District and is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation which was established in 1981.
INS Viraat was a Centaur-class light aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. INS Viraat was the flagship of the Indian Navy until INS Vikramaditya was commissioned in 2013. The ship was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes,and decommissioned in 1984. It was sold to India in 1987. INS Viraat was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 12 May 1987,and served for almost 30 years.
Cochin International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kochi,Kerala,in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery,about 25 km (16 mi) northeast of the city center. The airport is the first of its kind to be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model in India. This project was funded by nearly 10,000 non-resident Indians from 32 countries. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala and the fourth biggest airport in South India. As of 2019,the airport caters to 61.8% of the total air passenger traffic in Kerala. It is the third busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic,and the eighth busiest overall.
Vijayawada,formerly known as Bezawada,is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the Krishna River surrounded by the hills of the Eastern Ghats,known as the Indrakeeladri Hills. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Kanaka Durga Temple. It geographically lies on the center spot of Andhra Pradesh. The city has been described as the commercial,political,cultural and educational capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of NTR district. The Prakasam Barrage across the Krishna River connects the NTR and Guntur districts.
Oommen Chandy was the 10th chief minister of Kerala,serving from 2004 to 2006 and 2011 to 2016. He served also as the leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
Guntur is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is a central part of the state and city is spread across 198.7 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated 64 kilometres (40 mi) to the west of the Bay of Bengal,on the Eastern Coastal Plains. The city is the heartland of the state,located in the centre of Andhra Pradesh and making it a central part connecting different regions. It serves as a major hub for exports chilli,cotton and tobacco and has the largest chili market yard in Asia. It is a major transportation,education,medical and commercial hub for the state.
Ernakulam is the central business district of the city of Kochi,Kerala,India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam,while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge is called as Western Kochi. Many major establishments,including the Kerala High Court,the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation and the Cochin Shipyard are situated in Ernakulam. It is also the most urbanized area in the city of Kochi.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the Indian National Congress-led alliance of centre to centre-right political parties in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala,the other being Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front,each of which has been in power alternately since 1980 E. K. Nayanar ministry. Most of the United Democratic Front constituents are members of the Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance at pan-India level.
The Kochi Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation that manages the Indian city of Kochi in the state of Kerala. The Corporation manages 94.88 km2 of Kochi city and has a population of 677,381 within that area. It is the most densely populated city corporation in the state. Kochi Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.
Kochi is a major port city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city is widely known as the commercial or economic capital of the state of Kerala.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is a centre-state joint venture that operates the Delhi Metro and Noida Metro. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is also involved in the planning and implementation of metro rail,monorail,and high-speed rail projects in India,and abroad. The work of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is fragmented into various parts which are controlled by directors under the direction of a managing director.
Amala Akkineni is an Indian actress,Bharatanatyam dancer,and activist. She has predominantly worked in Tamil films,in addition to Telugu,Hindi,Malayalam,and Kannada-language films. She was a leading actress in the Tamil film industry from 1986 to 1992 and has appeared in many blockbusters in Tamil and other languages. She has won two Filmfare Awards South,namely Best Actress –Malayalam for the 1991 film Ulladakkam and Best Supporting Actress –Telugu for the 2012 film Life Is Beautiful. Amala is the co-founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad,a non-government organisation (NGO) in Hyderabad,India,which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in India.
The Kochi Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kochi and the wider Kochi Metropolitan Region in Kerala,India. It was opened to the public within four years of starting construction,making it one of the fastest completed metro projects in India. The Kochi metro project is the first metro system in the country which connects rail,road and water transport facilities. It is also the first metro rail system in India to be operated using the Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system,which requires minimum human intervention. The Kochi Water Metro is integrated with the Kochi Metro,which serves as a feeder service to the suburbs along the rivers where transport accessibility is limited.
The 2011 census of India or the 15th Indian census was conducted in two phases,house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase,which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India. The second population enumeration phase was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011,the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census was Our Census,Our Future.
Dulquer Salmaan is an Indian actor,playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil,Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management from Purdue University and worked as a business manager in Dubai before pursuing a career in acting. Dulquer is a recipient of several awards including,four Filmfare Awards South and a Kerala State Film Award.
Varanasi is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage,death,and mourning in the Hindu world. The city has a syncretic tradition of Muslim artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh,Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and 320 kilometres (200 mi) to the southeast of the state capital,Lucknow. It lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) downstream of Prayagraj,where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site.
Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified civic body that governs the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the fourth-largest city corporation by population in the state,and the fifth-largest by area. Constituted in 1903 it was officially recognized as a city corporation in 2000. The body governs an area of 73.03 square kilometres (28.20 sq mi) centered at Kollam,with about 55 divisions and a population of 397,419.
Chennai is religiously cosmopolitan,with its denizens following various religions,chief among them being Hinduism,Islam,Christianity,Sikhism,Jainism,Buddhism,and Zoroastrianism. Chennai,along with Mumbai,Delhi,Kochi,and Kolkata,is one of the few Indian cities that are home to a diverse population of ethno-religious communities. With the majority of the people in India following Hinduism,Chennai,like other Indian cities,is home to more Hindus than any other religion. Chennai has centres of worship for a multitude of faiths. According to 2001 census,majority of the population are Hindus,Muslims,Christians,Jains,Sikhs,and Buddhists.
