Software giant to make Kochi hub for South India
The Hindu
The Canada-based firm has already recruited 80 people from over 8,000 students in 200 colleges
SOTI, a Canada-based software giant, has chosen to turn Kochi into its South Indian headquarters. The 18,000 sq.ft state-of-the-art office is set to turn operational at the SmartCity Kochi campus at Kakkanad by September.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.