The Kochi City police arrested four persons, including a woman, in two separate raids and seized nearly 330 grams of suspected MDMA worth over ₹15 lakh and ₹3 lakh, Oman currency, 6.80 grams of ganja, 4.64 grams of hybrid ganja, and 9.41 grams of hashish oil from a hotel and a house in Mattancherry. The … Read more
Extremely curious about the buzz around ramen, we headed to Tony’s Kitchen at Kacheripady, in Kochi, where we were greeted with a visual treat and a surprise for the tastebuds. Miso ramen arrives in a white ramen bowl. Under the dark broth hides the noodles, placed on it were four slices of chicken and a … Read more
From the outside, Adam’s Pizza does not look like a takeaway restaurant. One might easily pass it by without knowing it is a pizzeria. But the regulars know it, students and IT professionals, too, know of it. Adam’s Pizza is a slice of passion and love for Sanoop AK and Jithu George. Opened on March … Read more
The steel frame of the Papanji that was to be burned in effigy at Parade Ground in Fort Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The New Year Eve revelry held in Kochi and Fort Kochi — a premier heritage tourism hub where tens of thousands of people from within Kerala, other States, and abroad converge on … Read more
The Mattancherry BOT Bridge, which links Kochi city with West Kochi, has been illuminated in connection with the New Year celebrations. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The police, Motor Vehicles Department (MVD), and other enforcement agencies have issued guidelines and traffic curbs to ensure smooth and safe New Year celebrations in and around Fort Kochi, … Read more
An interventional procedure was successfully done on a premature baby with low birth weight at Lisie Hospital here. The baby, born to parents from Kanjani in Thrissur, was referred from a local hospital with antenatally diagnosed heart disease. She had a birth weight of 935 grams, according to a release issued by the hospital on … Read more
Jingle Vibezz, a Christmas celebration jointly organised by the Varapuzha Archdiocese and Red Excel Media Hub, was inaugurated here on Saturday (December 21) by Archbishop Joseph Kalathiiparambil. The celebrations, being organised at the St. Albert’s High School Grounds, are a coming together of a variety of entertainment programmes with Christmas as the central theme, said … Read more
It is a calm day for a boat ride, the breeze is a gentle caress. Conditions are ideal on the almost-winter-like day. The waters of the Periyar around Kadamakkudy are still, glass-like. At a distance one can see poles that make up Chinese fishing nets as they mark the outline of the river. The silence … Read more
Thomas Burleigh Kurishingal Kochi lost a multi-faceted talent with the passing of the veteran actor-director Thomas Burleigh Kurishingal at the age of 92. His funeral will be held at the Santa Cruz Basilica cemetery at Veli, Fort Kochi, on Thursday, December 19, according to family members. Popular for the cowboy roles that he had played … Read more
Madhulita Mohapatra with her Nrityantar Dance Ensemble Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra confesses she came to Odissi rather late compared to other classical dancers who start young. “I was 19 when I got an opportunity to learn Odissi. I had watched Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra and Sanjukta Panigrahi on television and I had always wanted to learn … Read more