Upgradation will lose the Status – Baby

CUSAT if upgarded to IIEST will lose its present status: Baby Thiruvanathapuram, Nov 25 : Kerala Education Minister M A Baby today said the government had not favoured the Centre’s proposal for upgrading the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) to an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) as it only meant downgrading the institute to the level of a regional engineering college.

Munnar a.k.a CLOUD NINE – A travalogue

Munnar a.k.a CLOUD NINE by Nevin Thomas on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 3:41pm                               en-route munnar I must admit, I wasn’t exactly ‘enthralled’ by the prospect of visiting Munnar for the seventh time, but being the travel freak I was, and having had a forgettable series of university exams, I could not say NO to the opportunity to merge with the wild[or whatever is remaining of it].What started badly[a rear wheel puncture killing an hour], soon turned out to be a joy ride,certainly living up to its ‘ drive through the clouds’ tag .Being a very famous hill station and a favourite among the north Indian travel enthusiasts , Munnar was bound to be lively and dense , and it certainly seemed to be the case with our first destination, the Eravikulam national park.The two hour wait for the Kerala tourism’s bus to arrive can be easily dealt with the