Air Kerala will start with flights to Middle East: Chandy
September 14th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 14 (IANS) Air Kerala, the state government's proposed airline, would start operations with five leased aircraft flying to the Middle East, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here ... Read more...
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Chandy seeks waiver for quick launch of Air Kerala
September 13th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 13 (IANS) The first meeting of the newly-constituted board of directors of Air Kerala will be held here Friday, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy while discussing the ... Read more...
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God’s own country to get own airline
September 8th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 8 (IANS) Given the large number of Keralites who would offer it patronage, and given also the large number of them regularly fleeced by airlines, it is surprising ... Read more...
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European companies make a bee line for Kannur airport
June 25th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) European companies are making a bee line to get contracts for the proposed Rs.1,400 crore Kannur International Airport in Kerala where work is about to commence, ... Read more...
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Three Kerala airports to get new names
April 17th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) Since the previous Left government named major parks and popular meeting places in the state after Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders, people in Kerala are curious ... Read more...
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Kannur airport to begin operations in 2015
February 7th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) Kerala's fourth international airport at Kannur would begin operations in 2015, K.Babu, the state's minister in charge of the airport, said Tuesday.Babu told reporters here that ... Read more...
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Construction biggies keen to partner Kerala to set up academy
December 8th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 8 (IANS) Leading construction majors like L&T;, Punj Lloyd and ILFS have expressed keenness to join hands with the Kerala government to set up a state of the ... Read more...
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Small investors entitled for Kannur airport equity
October 17th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) Small investors can apply for equity in Kerala's newest international airport at Kannur which will be ready by 2013, a minister said Monday."The board of directors ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister’s brother nabbed
September 6th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Former DMK minister K.N. Nehru's younger brother K.N. Ramajayam, wanted in a land grab case, was nabbed by emigration officials at Cochin International Airport Monday morning ... Read more...
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Turkish Airways plane goes off runway in Mumbai during heavy rainfall
September 3rd, 2011 - 3:03 am ICT by BNO News
MUMBAI (BNO NEWS) -- An Airbus 340 belonging to Turkish Airlines skidded off the runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on early Friday morning, the airline said. Heavy rainfall is ... Read more...
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Gulf Air passenger plane skids off runway in southwest India
August 29th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by BNO News
KOCHI (BNO NEWS) -- Several people were injured on early Monday morning when an Airbus 320 belonging to Gulf Air skidded off the runway at an airport in southwest India, the airline ... Read more...
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Plane skids off runway at Kochi airport, two injured
August 29th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 29 (IANS) Two people were injured when a Gulf Air flight from Bahrain with 137 passengers on board skidded off the runway just after landing at the Kochi ... Read more...
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Kerala to offer investment options to NRKs: Chandy
May 16th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) The new United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala will offer productive investment opportunities in the state for non-resident Keralites (NRKs), chief minister-elect Oommen Chandy said ... Read more...
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Kochi airport plans expansion with rise in profits
November 13th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 13 (IANS) Kerala's Kochi airport, the fourth largest airport that handles international passengers in India, Saturday announced that its profit touched Rs.77 crore in fiscal 2009-10 and it will invest ... Read more...
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HUDCO moves court for stake in Kochi airport
November 5th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government-owned Housing And Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) has filed a case in an Ernakulam court, asking it to direct the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) to ... Read more...
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Air Arabia flight makes emergency landing at Kochi
October 26th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 26 (IANS) An Air Arabia flight made an emergency landing at the international airport here 15 minutes after it took off for Sharjah after a suspected bird-hit Tuesday, an official ... Read more...
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Riyadh-bound flight lands in Kochi after smoke alarm
October 2nd, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 2 (IANS) An Air India flight bound for Riyadh and Muscat landed here Saturday morning as it was diverted after a smoke alarm went off, officials said. All passengers were ... Read more...
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Kalmadi had cleared my name in diamond jewellery case: Darbari
August 9th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi had himself given a clean chit to now-suspended joint director general T.S. Darbari on a matter pertaining to seizure of ... Read more...
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Smelly carton triggers scare at Kochi airport
July 25th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 25 (IANS) There was some chaos and scare at Kerala's Kochi Airport Sunday when cargo loaders detected a loosely packed carton containing chemicals with a foul smell emanating from it.
The ... Read more...
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IGNOU to waive fees of sex workers, street children
May 4th, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), one of the world's largest universities, has decided to waive the fee of sex workers and street children enrolling for its ... Read more...
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Seven SEZ projects approved
April 9th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Board of Approval (BOA) of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Friday cleared seven proposals, including three projects in Andhra Pradesh.
The approved proposals for Andhra Pradesh include ... Read more...
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Kerala’s first multiplex all set to open
February 24th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Kochi, Feb 24 (IANS) Fifty-eight-year-old M.A.Mohammed, a Dubai-based Kerala businessman, is on a roll as the state's first multiplex is all set to open at his Oberon mall here.The ... Read more...
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IGNOU launches course in aviation management
December 14th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a degree programme in aviation management and aviation technology, a varsity official said Monday.
The university has tied ... Read more...
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Two lakh new IT jobs in Kerala in two years: Achuthanandan
October 10th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 10 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday inaugurated the third IT park in the state - Phase 1 of Infopark Koratty - and said that nearly 200,000 jobs ... Read more...
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Aviation industry undergoing a tough time, says Civil Aviation Secretary
September 26th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Nedumbassery (Kerala), Sep.26 (ANI): Civil Aviation Secretary M Madhavan Nambiar on Friday said that the Aviation industry was going through a very difficult phase turning thousands of pilots and other specialized staff ... Read more...
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Aviation industry going though very difficult times: Nambiar
September 26th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Kerala, Sep. 26 (ANI): Civil Aviation secretary M Madhavan Nambiar has said that aviation industry is going through a very difficult phase, turning thousands of pilots and other specialized staff jobless in ... Read more...
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Kerala golf course to open by December
September 11th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Sep 11 (IANS) The first phase of a Rs.480 million golf course being built by the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) here would be complete by the end of this ... Read more...
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CIAL announces 10 percent dividend
July 29th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29 (IANS) Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the fourth largest airport in India, Wednesday announced a divided of 10 percent up from eight percent given last year.
A top CIAL official ... Read more...
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Australian Government taking steps to protect Indian students, says Shashi Tharoor
June 23rd, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), June 23 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today said that the Central Government has raised the recent Indian students attack issue in Australia ... Read more...
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Cochin international airport profits touch Rs.60.32 crore
April 22nd, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) Wednesday announced a pre-tax profit of Rs.60.32 crore (Rs.603.2 million) for the fiscal year 2008-09.
Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, who is also chairman ... Read more...
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Cochin Airport to have largest perishable cargo center in India
February 3rd, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan Samuel
Kochi (Kerala), Feb 3 (ANI): To serve better quality processed foods, vegetables, fruits and seafood to the 2.5 million expatriates living in West Asia, Europe and America, the Cochin ... Read more...
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Bahrain Air announces exciting introductory fares
May 13th, 2008 - 1:00 am ICT by admin
Kochi (Kerala), May 12 (IANS) Bahrain Air's maiden flight from Kerala will take off from Cochin International Airport to Bahrain May 26. In a statement here Monday, the company announced it would ... Read more...
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Kochi international airport may get a second runway
March 19th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Kerala has asked the central government to grant permission to more airlines to operate from the Kochi international airport, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said here Wednesday. "Several airlines ... Read more...
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Indian company may build Sri Lanka airport
March 16th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
Kochi, March 16 (IANS) The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which built India's first airport with private-public sector participation, may construct a greenfield airport in Sri Lanka. The ball is now in ... Read more...
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