Archives August 2010

Nehru Trophy: For the winner of the boat race

Today is the day, 14th August – the day of Nehru Trophy Boat Race.

Nehru Trophy Boat Race is held at Punnamada Lake some 12 KM towards south of Kalavoor. Today the people of Alleppey celebrate the 58th Nehru Trophy Boat race.

This popular sport of Alleppey that started off in 1952 to honour Jawaharlal Nehru who was on a visit to Alleppey has found it’s place in Guinness book of records too.

So if you get a chance, go watch the boat race live and feel the energy that surrounds the place when the chundan vallams race through the 1400m long water channel for the prestigious trophy.

Update [7 PM]:

Here are the winners of the 58th Nehru Trophy Boat race

Iruttukuthi B grade
First Place : St. Sebastian
Second Place : Sree Guruvayoorappan
Third Place : Jalarani

Churulan
First Place : Velangadan (Neelima Vidyabhavan Alleppy)
Second Place : KurupuParamban (Universal College Kainakari)
Third Place : Kodimata
Fourth Place : Vengel Puthenveedu

Chundan :
First Place : Jawahar Thayankari ( Town Boat Club, Kumarakom)
Second Place : Payippadan (UBC, Kainakari)
Third Place : Sri Ganeshan (Karumadikuttan Boat Club, Kavalam)
Fourth Place : Pattara (Kumarakom Boat Club, Kumarakom)

There was a rail accident in Mararikulam when a car was crushed at an unmanned rail cross at Poopally. The car was completely destroyed and no passenger in the car could survive the crash.

Among the diseased are a German couple – Manfred Herbert Gustav Rudolf Hoepfner, 54, and Katrin-Susanne Hoepfner, 47, a postgraduate student in tourism administration – Shanimol, 21, and the driver Antony.

Shanimol had arrived from Bangalore for a 45-day training at a near by resort where the couple were staying. Shanimol’s father Shaji, a resident of Valavanadu is a driver at the Arthunkal police station.

This is the first time that such a crash occurs in Mararikulam. The authorities have ensured that this crossing would soon be manned and a gate would be constructed here.

Mohanlal fans of Kalavoor has got something to be happy soon. The long awaited mega budget Mohanlal starer movie – Casanova is planned to be released soon.

Mohanlal plays the role of Casanova – a lover in the film that is shot mostly in Vienna. There are some five heroines for the start in the film. Fans all over the world are awaiting the release of this film which got much delayed due to various reason including visa processing for the crew.

As of now we do not have details of the date of release. Will update the dates once we have it.