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Kollam, Thursday, 10 January: The Kerala State School Art Festival will begin just a while from now when Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate the gala event at 4 p.m. on today evening. Education Minister M.A. Baby will preside the event. The Government Model Boys’ High Secondary School is the main venue, this will be the last State-level schools arts festival in its present form.

KOCHI: Much to the delight of millions of Malayali expatriates, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has said that the State government is in the process of drawing up a welfare scheme, including pension, for them.

CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has been selected News Maker for the year 2007 by Manorama News.

Pinarayi Vijayan was selected through SMS and online voting that continued till 9.30 pm on Monday. The News Maker 2007 contest was organised by Manorama News along with Manorama Online, and cellular provider Idea.

A seven member sub-committee would soon hold talks with managements of self financing professional colleges to find a solution to issues in connection with the admission of students and fees in these institutions.

The cabinet sub-committee would be headed by Education Minister M A Baby, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

A gang broke into the branch of South Malabar Gramin Bank at Chelembra in Malappuram and decamped with Rs 50 lakhs in cash and gold worth Rs 4.50 crores, police said.

The 84-year-old Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan became the first Marxist leader to visit the famed Sabarimala temple when he trekked a forest route to have a first-hand knowledge of the problems faced by the devotees.

Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (SUPPLYCO) has strengthened its medcine procurement-supply-distribution chain management by establishing four wholesale depots at Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Kozhikode.

This will ensure direct procurement of medicines from pharmaceutical companies or their C and F agent, a release from Supplyco said here.

About 2500 athletes including 500 gilrs would be seen in action when the CBSE National Athletic Meet gets underway at the Maharaja's Synthetic Track, here from January 4.

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vaduthala in Ernakulam distruct has been given the honour of hosting the 12th edition of this mega event.

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