Alappuzha  

Palakkad defeated the defending champions and 12-year consecutive winner Kozhikode this year. The Kerala School Kalolsavam (state youth festival) began on December 7 in Alappuzha. Kasaragod has been fixed as the venue for next year’s Kalolsavam.

The Kalolsavam began after 59 students lit 59 lamps on the main stage named Utharaswayamvaram. The school where the main stage is situated was one of the relief camps during the floods that ravaged the state.
 

96-year-old Alappuzha native Karthyayani Amma got a laptop from Kerala education minister C Raveendranath. Last week, Amma had expressed her desire to learn computers. 

Karthyayani  Amma scored 98 out of 100 in the Class 4-equivalent examination. She will be honoured by Kerala chief minister for her amazing achievement despite her age.
 

 

Setting an example of adult education for the unfortunate section of India's population that did not have the opportunity to go to school during their childhood, 96-year-old Karthiyayani Amma takes the exam with 45 students and is now waiting for the results

41 people have died in Kerala so far due to rain-related incidents; Kuttanadu in the Alappuzha district is the worst-hit; several relief camps have been set up and over one lakh people have taken refuge in them

The district collectors have declared Monday (16 July) as a holiday for educational institutions in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur