Navy Queen Contest 2008

It’s time for yet another Navy Week with promises of unlimited fun and entertainment. The weeklong celebrations which culminate in The Navy Ball and the Navy Queen Contest 2008 are scheduled to conclude on December 6 on the lawns of The Southern Naval Command. The Navy Queen Contest 2008 will see many interesting additions as well.
To provide opportunities to more contestants, the preliminaries of the contest will be held at six destinations - Bangalore, Mangalore, Chennai, Kannur, Kozhikode and Kochi - this year.
The winners in these contests will walk the ramp for the finals.
Women in the age group 16 to 35 can participate. Many gifts and hampers await the winner of the Navy Queen Contest. “A three-day London trip and an Alto car were some of the gifts won by the former Navy Queen.
The logo of the Navy Ball 2008 was released by Captain V K Garg during a press meet at Kataribagh the other day.Commander P V S Sathish, Commander Navneeth, Defence PRO Commander Roy Francis, Pax Events & Promotions CEO Sunil Joseph and BDM Santhosh Kumar attended the press meet.
Those who wish to participate in the Navy Queen Contest can contact Pax Events at 9895712963

Volvo race web site a hit

Considering the popularity of the website of Volvo ocean race, the Kochi stopover team has made the site available to GPRS mobile phone users.The site is available at wap.cochinoceanrace.com.The website has been attracting a large number of visitors since its launch in April this year, claimed a press release from the Cochin Port Trust here. The site, powered and re-launched by Primmero Technologies, Kochi, registered 30,000 hits in August, the press release said. The hits registered in September (till the 28th) were 1,09,805, the press release said.It said that visitors could download wallpapers, register as volunteers and access the race updates on mobile phones. A press release from Portsmouth, England, on Monday quoted Volvo Ocean Race chief executive Knut Frostad as saying, “Our audience demands content that is exciting, accessible and immediate.”The press release was issued in connection with the launch of the Volvo Ocean Race mobile channel.