After a neck-and-neck race with Kannur and Palakkad districts for five days, Kozhikode district has won the Kerala School Kalolsavam 2023, held at Kozhikode. This time around about 11,000 secondary school students from state schools in 14 districts of Kerala participated in 239 events around 24 venues in Kalolsavam, which commenced on January 3. As per the final tally, Kozhikode …
For Public Works and Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas, the ongoing 61st Kerala School Kalolsavam, the State School Arts Festival, in Kozhikode posed both challenges and opportunities. What were the major challenges before the State government and the organising committee when the arts festival was scheduled to be held in Kozhikode? From day one, both of us, myself and V. …
There are enormous headgears, vibrant colours and soaring music on stage at the 61st Kerala School Kalolsavam in Kozhikode. Gods on stage Yakshagana Lord Krishna in conversation with Sathyabhama, Arjuna in Kurukshetra, Sita during vanavas and war-hungry asuras kept the audience entertained through a heady blend of dance and drama. Challenges As a fierce war-cry from the stage floats to …
Following confidential reports that drug pushers may target students during the on going Kerala School Kalolsavam, the police have strengthened field-level deployment of plainclothesman and shadow patrol squads in Kozhikode city. The special squads led by the District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force will ensure that no frequent offenders or convicts in drug trafficking cases visit the festival venues. Clear instructions …
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by aggrieved participants of Kerala School Kalolsavam's Revenue District Level School Kalolsavam.The Single Judge Bench of Justice Murali Purushothaman said the court caanot not sit in appeal over the award of marks by the panel of judges in a proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution, as regards …
