A file image of Marine Drive in Kochi | Photo Credit: H.VIBHU The overall air quality index (AQI) was in the ‘moderate’ category in Kochi around 12 noon on Tuesday (October 21, 2025.) According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an overall AQI in the “moderate” category indicated that the air quality is acceptable … Read more
An IndiGo flight bound for Abu Dhabi returned to Kochi shortly after take-off on Saturday morning following a technical issue, the airline said. The aircraft landed safely in Kochi and is undergoing maintenance checks. In a statement, IndiGo said: “A technical issue was detected on IndiGo flight 6E 1403 operating from Kochin to Abu Dhabi … Read more
Arundhati Roy and her brother Lalit Kumar Christopher Roy during the launch of her book Mother Mary Comes to Me in Kochi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT “Terrible things are happening. I cannot forget what is going on in the world today,” acclaimed writer Arundhati Roy said as she launched her memoir Mother … Read more
The Kerala State General Education department has warned a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) school at Kakkanad in Kochi that it will be stripped of its No Objection Certificate (NOC) if it continued with its allegedly medieval disciplinary measures. This was after a Class V student and his family accused the school of making … Read more
Innumerable footpath stretches of the GCDA-owned Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road are in ruins. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The alleged delay in clearing encroachments on arterial roads and in acquiring small tracts of land has resulted in the redevelopment of drains, footpaths, and allied infrastructure on Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road (KK Road) and a couple of other arterial roads … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar (file) | Photo Credit: ANI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s scheduled visit to Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala stands called off for the time being after the helicopter carrying him and his wife, Sudesh Dhankhar, had to fly back to the Kochi airport owing to inclement weather. Mr. Dhankhar and wife … Read more
Coming down heavily on the Kochi Corporation for the sluggish progress of pre-monsoon works, particularly desilting of canals and drains to mitigate waterlogging in the city, the Kerala High Court observed that the desilting of drains remained incomplete in most areas. On perusing a status report filed by the counsel for the civic body, the … Read more
The Cochin International Airport has formally discontinued the ground handling services of Celebi Airport Services India Private Limited in compliance with the directives issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security on the grounds of national security. Despite the transition, all operations of the Kochi airport remain disruption-free, thanks to coordination with authorised alternative service … Read more
The Nedumbassery police have taken into custody two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers, reportedly a Sub-Inspector and a constable, allegedly for fatally knocking down a man in a suspected case of road rage at Nayathodu near the Kochi airport in Kerala on Wednesday (April 14, 2025) around 10.30 p.m. The deceased has been identified … Read more
The Kochi City police arrested a 38-year-old man from Malappuram on charge of possessing 508 grams of suspected MDMA, on Sunday. Muhammad Nishad was arrested, based on a tip-off, during a raid at Puthukalavattom. Narcotics Superintendent of Police Abdul Salam led the raid. Nishad was engaged in drinking water supply business at Aluva. A probe … Read more