Category: Nation

The Kochi City police have decided to intensify the investigation into the fire that partially gutted Fort Kochi’s iconic Koder House recently. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kochi City police have decided to intensify the investigation into the fire that partially gutted Fort Koch’s iconic Koder House and the recent arson outside the historic…

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Mayor V.K. Minimol has been elected to the Mayoral Board of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), the global alliance of city leaders for climate action and sustainable development. GCoM brings together more than 14,000 cities and local governments from 150 countries across six continents, representing over 1.2 billion people worldwide….

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A special police team seized 100 kilograms of ganja from a mini-goods carrier at Thanjavur on October 14. According to police, the District Police received information that ganja being smuggled through Thanjavur district to Sri Lanka. Subsequently, the special police team started checking the vehicles passing through the town on Medical College Road near the…

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The State government plans to establish an industrial park on 281.85 hectares of reclaimed land from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) here. The plant, located at Thiruverumbur on Tiruchi-Thanjavur highway, was established in 1965. Its core products include steam generators for coal-based power plants and industrial usage, steam generators for nuclear power plants, which are…

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The Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) has asked the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport authorities to review the exorbitant parking and access fees levied on passengers who frequent the airport. In a letter addressed to the Chief Airport Officer, the industry body pointed out that the present parking and vehicle access charges at Thiruvananthapuram airport…

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Sivaganga police have detained five persons linked to a double murder case in Sivaganga under the Goondas Act. Dhevendiran, 25, a resident of Kayaodai Pudukudiiruppu near Kalaiyarkovil in Sivaganga district, ran a bar in Pollachi in Coimbatore district. Having returned to his hometown, he had purchased a new car. On September 16, he and Poopandiyan,…

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Office-bearers of the Kerala State Private Bus Operators Federation will launch an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Secretariat from October 27, demanding measures to protect the private bus sector, which they claim has been adversely affected by the State government’s Priyadarshini free-ride scheme. The decision to hold the hunger strike was announced following…

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