Onam is the state festival of Kerala. Onam falls in the first month of the malayalam month which is Chingam ( normally falls in the months of August or September).Itis also the harvest festival of Kerala. Onam is celebrated as the homecoming of the King Mahabali. Onam celebrations lasts for ten days and demonstrates the traditions and culture of Kerala and its people. 

The case of  other state lotteries being sold in Kerala is a key topic for the media these days. The key question most if not all malayalees ask is that

We are hearing a lot about the road width in Kerala and the dispute between the central and state government.

Central government is taking a stand of 45 meters width and state government is insisting on 30 meters width for the national high ways.

Is this width good enough? Why the state government is insisting on the 30 meters? Is there a credible reason behind this?

Many times I used to see advertisement on the web or articles in print claiming that flat abs can be achieved in 15 days. Its an absolute myth. Flat abs a.k.a six packs can be achieved only by burning the fat in the body and not by just exercising for one area like doing crunches

Your body does not burn the belly and buttocks fat immediately one start doing the exercises. Body start burning the recently accumulated fat first and then the earlier accumulated ones. Which means, you will have to continue doing the exercises for some time before the body start loosing the abdominal fat.

To get your flat abs you need to focus on the following

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.  BMI gives you an indication of whether you are overweight, underweight or at a healthy weight for your height.

BMI Categories:

• Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
• Overweight = 25-29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

How to calculate BMI?

Weight in KG / {(height in meters) *(height in meters)}

To do an online calculation use the following link

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bminojs.htm