The Latest Breaking News from Kochi

Bengaluru cyber crime police inspector, colleagues booked for extorting money from suspect in Kerala

Whitefield cyber crime police had registered a case of job fraud. They found that the racket was being run by Naushad of Mannapuram in Kerala.

The Hindu · Aug 3, 2023

SC grants interim bail for two months to Sivasankar

SC grants 2-mo bail to Sivasankar on medical grounds in FCRA case. Bench directs he won't influence witnesses. SG opposed bail citing his closeness to high constitutional functionary. Kerala HC had denied bail citing risk of evidence tampering. CBI FIR in Kochi court on complaint by MLA.

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2023

Water Metro connectivity to West Kochi remains a distant dream

Work on the jetty at Mattancherry is yet to begin, despite tenders being invited for the third time; stakeholders in tourism and trade sectors are peeved at the slack water transport connectivity to Fort Kochi and Mattancherry even as the tourist season is around the corner; moreover, fear is rife…

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023

Primary radar in Kochi vectors Oman Air flight to Kozhikode following glitch in plane’s weather radar

An Oman Air flight which made an emergency landing at the Kozhikode airport on Tuesday following a technical glitch in its weather radar raised some apprehensions, especially since it flew at a low altitude of around 10,000 ft for over three hours

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2023

Thiruvananthapuram to host India-Australia T20I on November 26

KOCHI: Exactly a week after the new champions lay their hands on the ODI World Cup trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram will host a T20 international between India and Australia on November 26.

The Times of India · Jul 25, 2023

Customs seizes gold worth Rs 48 lakh at Kochi airport

The Customs department seized 1.005 kg of gold worth Rs 48 lakhs at Cochin International Airport on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 23, 2023

‘Modus operandi to extort, threaten’: Multiple charges against Kerala’s Karma News

Malayalam digital outfit Karma News – which is known to propagate a curious mix of rightwing Christian and Hindutva propaganda – is facing multiple charges of extortion and blackmail. In at least three police complaints filed in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram since May 2022, the portal’s Kerala-based chief PR Somdev and…

Newslaundry · Jul 22, 2023

WBC promoter Rozairo plans weekly boxing bouts in Kochi

World Boxing Council promoter Dunstan Rozairo plans to promote boxing in schools and conduct weekly bouts in Kochi

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

Urban Sketchers Kochi to hold a sketching expedition on August 15

USk Kochi celebrates city through art; 250 plein air artists sketch, paint different locations; launch coffee table book, plan Sketchopedition. Artists sketch in situ for 90 mins-2.5 hrs, come together for peer review, share work on social media. No rules, no fee, no hierarchy; open to all ages.USk Kochi celebrates…

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Not many takers among women to drive metro’s feeder e-autos

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is introducing 100 e-autos to operate feeder services from metro stations. Few women have volunteered to drive 32 of them, though KMRL had sought help from NGOs, cooperative societies, and Kudumbashree.

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2023