Syro Malabar Catholic Archbishop Vithayathil passes away
April 1st, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi, Apr.1 (ANI): The Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Catholic church, Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil, passed away at Kochi's Lisi Hospital on Friday afternoon. He was 84 and was ailing for some ... Read more...
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India’s top family-friendly hotels revealed
March 16th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.16 (ANI-Business Wire India): TripAdvisor, the world's largest and most popular travel site, with more than 40 million monthly visitors, today announced the top 10 family friendly hotels in India. ... Read more...
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Kochi IPL owner says no show cause notice received from BCCI
October 7th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), Oct.7 (ANI): The owner of the Kochi Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise has said that he is yet to receive the show cause notice from the Board of Control for ... Read more...
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Kerala Cricket Association to meet Kochi IPL owners on Oct.7 to resolve issues
October 4th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Oct.4 (ANI): The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) appears now resigned to losing the Kochi IPL owing to the various controversies the franchisee is facing, but has decided ... Read more...
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Kerala Lottery Case: Singhvi withdraws
September 30th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), Sep 30 (ANI): All India Congress Committee spokesman Abhishek Singhvi today announced his decision to withdraw from the lottery case in Kerala after his appearance in the court on behalf ... Read more...
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Need for dialogue between religions to maintain harmony: Dalai Lama
September 5th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Sep 5 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has emphasized the need for having a dialogue to keep relations between various religions harmonious and peaceful.Addressing the 33rd ... Read more...
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Kerala Police begin probe into forged letters to Chidambaram
August 5th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Aug 5 (IANS) Director General of Kerala Police Jacob Punnose Thursday said the police have begun a probe into the forged letters sent on behalf of the chief minister ... Read more...
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National Multi Commodity Exchange revises membership fee structure
July 10th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), July 10 (ANI): The National Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (NMCE), the first online National Multi Commodity Exchange in India has recently revised its Membership fees structure, ... Read more...
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Funeral of senior navy officer in Kochi Friday
July 8th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), July 8 (IANS) The funeral of the senior Indian Navy officer who was killed Wednesday in an accidental firing at a Kochi gunnery school will be held at Thoppumpady, near ... Read more...
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Videocon to invest Rs 400 crore in Kerala
June 5th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), June 5 (ANI): India's leading business conglomerates, Videocon, which launched its GSM mobile services in Kerala, will be investing Rs 400 crore in the state with over 1500 signal towers ... Read more...
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Kochi Police interrogating eight captured Somali nationals
May 30th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi, May 30 (ANI): Police and intelligence officials in Kochi, Kerala, are interrogating eight Somali fishermen who were spotted and taken into custody in Indian waters near the Lakshadweep Islands by the ... Read more...
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Coastal security beefed up in Kerala
May 16th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), May 16 (ANI): The coastal security in Kerala has been increased with the state police inducting high-speed boats to patrol the shoreline and backwaters.A fleet of around 47 boats along ... Read more...
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Heat, humidity makes life miserable for elephants in Kerala
May 13th, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), May 12 (ANI): Elephants in Kerala's Kochi city are finding it difficult to cope with the soaring temperatures and heightened humidity, as many owners do not follow animal ... Read more...
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Phillips Carbon to invest Rs.200 crore for new plant
April 28th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) City-based Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) is planning to invest around Rs.200 crore to set up a 50,000-tonne plant over the next two years, a company official ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to do preliminary work for Kochi Metro Rail
March 17th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) The Kerala government Wednesday asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to begin preliminary work on the Rs.3,048 crore Kochi Metro Rail (KMR) project for which the Centre ... Read more...
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Visual IQ strengthens its team to help online and offline clients in marketing tools
March 5th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala) March 5 (ANI): Visual IQ, a US based company which recently opened its office in Kochi has announced an initiative to better assist marketers in achieving business goals ... Read more...
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India’s first tourist police station opens in Kochi
March 1st, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), Mar 1 (ANI): Kochi in Kerala has become the first city in the country to have a tourist specific police station.Kerala cops are determined to protect and mobilise tourists from ... Read more...
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ONGC suspends its first major ultra deep oil drilling off Kochi Coast
December 21st, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Dec 21 (ANI): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has temporarily suspended its first major ultra deep-sea drilling off the Kochi coast on the Kerala - Konkan ... Read more...
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Government should make laws to prevent forced conversion: Kerala court
December 9th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Dec 9 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday said the state government should formulate laws to prevent forced religious conversions.
The observations were made by Justice K.T. Shankaran after going through ... Read more...
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Indian employees working under fear in Gulf
December 1st, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Dec 1 (ANI): Millions of Indians in Gulf countries are working under the fear of job loss. Some have been asked to go on long leave while some ... Read more...
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Unique software for paperless campuses on anvil in Kerala
December 1st, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Dec 1 (ANI): The Kochi Infopark-based Coresys Infotech has launched a unique software package for educational campuses with a view to making "Paperless Campuses" a reality in Kerala. ... Read more...
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‘Smart City Kochi’ to dematerialize, government will look for other options: Kerala CM
November 29th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Nov 29 (ANI): Talks between Dubai-based Tecom and the Kerala government seems to come to an end as Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has clearly clarified that if ... Read more...
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Kerala’s Infopark at Kochi to provide 50,000 jobs
November 29th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Nov 29 (ANI): Once completed by the year 2011, the Infopark at Kochi will offer a low cost plug, play the BPO part and provide over 50,000 jobs ... Read more...
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First women combatants to be inducted by Indian Navy
November 19th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), Nov.19 (ANI): Indian Navy is once again poised to create history by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian ... Read more...
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Former Navy officer builds a replica of Taj Mahal in Kerala
November 16th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), Nov 16 (ANI): A 58-year-old ex- naval officer has built a replica of the Taj Mahal here to pay reverence to the war heroes, freedom fighters and the victims of ... Read more...
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LeT kingpin Rana with a lady stayed in Kochi before 26/11 terror attacks
November 15th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Nov 15 (ANI): The state intelligence agencies have started their investigations on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) based reports that Thahawwur Hussian Rana, the LeT kingpin who ... Read more...
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French sail yacht seized in Kochi port
November 15th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Nov 15 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have seized a French yacht in Kochi after it entered the port without valid documents.This incident created havoc ... Read more...
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Kerala’s new IT park at Koratty attracts tech giants
November 10th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Nov 10 (ANI): The newly constructed IT park in Thrissur district of Kerala has started functioning and many tech giants are already lined up to have a space ... Read more...
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Congress swipes all seats in bypolls in Kerala
November 10th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Nov 10 (ANI): The Congress won all three-assembly seats namely Ernakulam, Alleppey and Kannur in the recent concluded Assembly by election.MP A P Abdullakutty, an expelled candidate from ... Read more...
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Candidates for three by-polls to be named soon: Chennithala
October 11th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Oct 11 (IANS) Kerala unit Congress president Ramesh Chennithala said Sunday that discussions to finalise candidates for the three assembly by-elections due Nov 7 are almost over and the names ... Read more...
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Kochi resident nominated to Lok Sabha
September 13th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Sep 13 (IANS) Charles Dias of Kochi has been named as one of the two Anglo Indian nominees to the Lok Sabha -- taking Kerala's strength in the lower ... 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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Muthoot scion’s murder: accused’s mother seeks CBI probe
September 7th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Sep 7 (IANS) The mother of K. Satish, who the police claim stabbed Muthoot business group scion Paul M. George, filed a petition before the high court Monday, seeking ... Read more...
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New commanders for Southern Command of Indian Navy and Air force
August 31st, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Aug 31(ANI): The southern commands of the Indian Navy and Air Force based in Kerala were assigned new commanding heads on Monday.Vice Admiral KN Sushil took over as ... Read more...
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Global recession hits ‘outsourcing’ to Kerala churches
August 10th, 2009 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Kochi (Kerala), Aug 10 (IANS) The global recession seems to have hit the Catholic church in Kerala as well.An article in Indiancatholic.com website has quoted a Catholic bishop as saying ... Read more...
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