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Air India today launched 'Meet and Greet' facility for its premium class passengers at the nearby Nedumbassery airport. Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) Managing Director, Shreeram Bharath, launched the facility at the airport at a simple function here. Air India Company Secretary, S Venkat, Air India Executive head at Kochi, M K Hingorani, Airport director, A C K Nair, Commercial manager, Kerala, K M Kurien, were among those present. The premium passengers would be received at the entrance of the terminal building and escorted to the executive lounge. Their luggage would be taken care of by Air India staff. They also would be provided preferable seats.

Taslima, who arrived in Kerala for a four-day visit,today visted well-known indo english writer, Kamala Surrayya, at her residence and exchanged pleasantries."I am a woman.Women are not allowed to talk much," she said when asked if she was being persecuted as she was a Muslim woman.

The 'International Travel Expo 2006,' a three-day exhibition of the Kerala tourism industry, will be held at the St Joseph's School Exhibition Centre here from September 7 to 9.The expo is being organised by Kerala Tourism, the Indian Trade Fair Foundation, Tourism India Publications and the South Kerala Hoteliers Forum