Kannur (IPA:[kaɳɳuːr]), formerly known as Cannanore, is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur District and 518km north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. During British rule in India, Kannur was known as Cannanore (Land of lord Krishna), which is used now only by the Indian Railways. It is the largest city of the North Malabar region.
Kannur is one of the million-plus urban agglomerations in India with a population of 1,642,892 in 2011, the 6th largest in Kerala and 27th in India.
Kannur is known as the land of Looms and Lore, because of the loom industries functioning in the district and ritualistic folk arts held in temples. Kannur is famous for its pristine beaches, Theyyam, its native performing art, and its handloom industry.
Kannur is a 1997 Malayalam movie directed by Haridas. The movie features Manoj K. Jayan and Vani Viswanath in the lead roles. The movie was produced by Mohan Kumar and Tony. The film had a sequel called Veendum Kannur by the same director although the characters do not resemble.
I see stars So far away that I'm looking up when I'm down Time man Nothing that you say Can melt me like him His words make me swim Twilight from the screen he sees Into my past
While the district secretariat acknowledged P.P.Divya’s intention to highlight issues of corruption, it criticised her for raising such concerns during the event, suggesting that the setting was inappropriate for those comments ....
A controversy arose during his farewell meeting on October 14 when Kannur district panchayat president P.P.Divya attended the event uninvited and openly accused ADM of corruption ....
BJPKerala president K.Surendran criticises P.P.Divya for attending official farewell meeting of Naveen babu without invitation, suggesting that her presence was ‘a deliberate attempt to insult’ the ADM....
Kannur. The suicide of ADM Naveen Babu has sparked protests in Kannur ... Hartal in Kannur town today. BJP has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kannur corporation limits on Wednesday demanding a case registered against Divya for abetment of suicide.