Best Spice Exporter Award for GRK & Co., Kochi

Dr. V. Ramalingam receiving award from K. Jayakumar IAS

GRK & Co. Kochi, has won the award for Excellence in Export of Spice products in the year 2010-2011. The award is instituted by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kochi. Dr. V. Ramalingam of GRK & Co., Kochi received the award from K. Jayakumar IAS, Additional Secretary, Government of Kerala on Tuesday, 27th of September 2011 in the function held at Hotel Casino, Willington Island, Kochi. P. I. Sheikh Pareeth IAS, District Collector of Ernakulam was the Guest of Honour. Dr. V. Ramalingam who is also the State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, said that he is proud and happy to receive the award consecutively for the 4th year.

NABL Certification for GRK & Co. Labs
The chemical and micro-biological lab of GRK & Co. has been granted NABL certification from the Natioanal Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration laboratories, New Delhi. By obtaining the NABL certification, the lab has been upgraded and the test certificates issued by our lab is now equivalent to a third-party laboratory certificate - Dr. V. Ramalingam explained.

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) is an autonomous body under the aegis of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, and is registered under the Societies Act. NABL has been established with the objective to provide Government, Industry Associations and Industry in general with a scheme for third-party assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Government of India has authorised NABL as the sole accreditation body for Testing and Calibration laboratories.

Tentative schedule of AGB released

The organising committee is working hard to make the 41st AGB of Kerala Brahmana Sabha a grand success. A tentative schedule has been released by the organising committee in this regard as follows. The AGB is to be held at Panchajanyam Kalyana Mandapam, Fort, Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday and Sunday, the 15th and 16th of October 2011.

DAY 1 - Saturday, 15th October 2011

Inauguration of Cultural Competitions - 08.00 a. m.

Registration/Validation of Participants - 08.30 a. m.

Commencement of Events - 09.00 a. m.

Closure of Competitions - 05.00 p. m.

Procession starts from North Nada - 05.30 p. m.

Inaugural Function - 06.00 p. m.

Musical Night/Dinner - 07.00 p. m. - 09.30 p. m.

DAY 2 - Sunday, 16th October 2011

Breakfast/Registration - 07.30 a. m. - 09.30 a. m.

Flag Hoisting - 08.30 a. m.

Business Session - 09.00 a. m.

Lunch - 11.00 a.m. - 02.00 p. m.

Vanitha Vibhagam Meeting (Main Hall) - 01.30 p. m.

Yuvajana Vibhagam Meeting (1st floor Hall) - 01.30 p. m.

Validictory function - 04.00 p. m.

Santhi Manthram/Closing ceremony - 06.00 p. m.

41st State AGB on October 15th and 16th at Thiruvananthapuram

The 41^st State Annual General Body of Kerala Brahmana Sabha will be held on Saturday and Sunday, the 15^th and 16^th of October 2011 at Panchajanyam Kalyana Mandapam, Fort, Thiruvananthapuram. The Cultural Competitions will be held on 15^th and the business meeting is scheduled on 16^th, informed P. Ananthasubramaniam, State General Secretary. Earlier the AGB was scheduled to be held at same venue  on September 24th and 25th. A circular has also been sent to all district office bearers in this regard.