app.js

//Import bencoding alarmmanager module into our Titanium App
var alarmModule = require('bencoding.alarmmanager');
var alarmManager = alarmModule.createAlarmManager();

var isRunning = Ti.App.Properties.getBool("service_running", false);//get service running bool status
if (isRunning) {
    Ti.API.info('service is running');
} else {
	Ti.API.info('service is not running');
	alarmManager.addAlarmService({
		service : 'com.mkamithkumar.whatstoday.DailyEventNotificatoinService',
		hour : "08",
		repeat : 'daily'
	});
}

dailyEventNotificatoin.js

/* locate this file under:
 *    - Resources/android/
 *    or
 *    - app/assets/android/ (when working with Alloy)
 */

var service = Ti.Android.currentService;
var serviceIntent = service.getIntent();

setNotification();

Ti.Android.stopService(serviceIntent);

function setNotification(alarm) {
	var activity = Ti.Android.currentActivity;
	var intent = Ti.Android.createIntent({
		action : Ti.Android.ACTION_MAIN,
		className : 'com.mkamithkumar.whatstoday.WhatsTodayActivity',
		flags : Ti.Android.FLAG_ACTIVITY_RESET_TASK_IF_NEEDED | Ti.Android.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP
	});
	intent.addCategory(Titanium.Android.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);

	var pending = Ti.Android.createPendingIntent({
		activity : activity,
		intent : intent,
		type : Ti.Android.PENDING_INTENT_FOR_ACTIVITY,
		flags : Ti.Android.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY
	});

	//var message = "Time is up!";

	var notificationOptions = {
		contentIntent : pending,
		contentTitle : 'Whats Today - Featured Event',
		contentText : 'Tap to see todays featured event',
		tickerText : 'Whats Today Event Notification!',
		//when : new Date().getTime(),
		icon : Ti.App.Android.R.drawable.appicon,
		flags : Titanium.Android.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL | Titanium.Android.FLAG_SHOW_LIGHTS | Titanium.Android.FLAG_INSISTENT,
		sound : Titanium.Android.NotificationManager.DEFAULT_SOUND
	};

	var notification = Ti.Android.createNotification(notificationOptions);
	Ti.Android.NotificationManager.notify(1, notification);
	Ti.App.Properties.setBool("service_running", true);

	Ti.Media.vibrate([0, 100, 100, 200, 100, 100, 200, 100, 100, 200]);
}

tiapp.xml

<android xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
        	<tool-api-level>16</tool-api-level>
		<manifest android:installLocation="auto" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1" package="com.mkamithkumar.whatstoday" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
			<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="11"/>
			<supports-screens android:anyDensity="true"/>
			<application android:debuggable="false" android:icon="@drawable/appicon" android:label="Whats Today" android:name="WhatsTodayApplication" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Light">

				<receiver android:name="bencoding.alarmmanager.AlarmNotificationListener"/>
				<receiver android:name="bencoding.alarmmanager.AlarmServiceListener"/>
				<activity android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
				android:alwaysRetainTaskState="true"
				android:label="Whats Today"
				android:name=".WhatsTodayActivity"
				android:theme="@style/Theme.Titanium"
				android:launchMode="singleTop">
					<intent-filter>
						<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
						<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
					</intent-filter>
				</activity>
				<activity android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.TiActivity"/>
				<activity android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.TiTranslucentActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent"/>
				<activity android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.TiModalActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent"/>
				<activity android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:name="ti.modules.titanium.ui.TiTabActivity"/>
				<activity android:name="ti.modules.titanium.ui.android.TiPreferencesActivity"/>
				<service android:exported="false" android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.analytics.TiAnalyticsService"/>

			</application>
			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

		</manifest>
		<services>
			<service type="interval" url="dailyEventNotificatoin.js"/>
		</services>
	</android>