Following the Kuwait fire tragedy, a special IAF aircraft carrying mortal remains of 45 Indian victims reached Kerala on June 14. At least 45 people died after a fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait. Security was heightened and ambulances were deployed at the airport in Kochi. Union Minister Suresh Gopi also arrived at Cochin airport to receive the mortal remains of victims. All the arrangements were put in place to receive the mortal remains who died in the fire incident.
14 June,2024 01:50 PM IST
In a tragic incident, one naval ground crew member was killed after INS Chetak crashed at the Defence Airport inside the Naval Base Kochi. The incident took place during routine maintenance checks, and an inquiry has been initiated. More details about the incident will follow. #Indiannavy #HelicopterCrash #Chetak #ChetakCrash
04 November,2023 06:15 PM IST
While speaking to the media on Kerala blasts, Kerala Health Minister Veena George informed that 3 people were killed and several people were severely injured. People were coming to the casualty ward, around 60 people sought treatment from different hospitals, and one was brought dead. Furthermore, she added that the priority at present is to save lives and that maximum support is being given.
30 October,2023 02:15 PM IST
Soon after the Kerala blasts incident, the blame game began as the BJP held the Kerala Government responsible. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar held CM Vijayan responsible for the deadly incident. Kerala CM strongly reacted to Chandrasekhar’s remarks and said, “Those who are spitting poison will keep spitting poison”. On the other hand, Union Minister Anurag Thakur condemned Kerala's multiple blasts. He said that the State’s MP Rahul Gandhi’s complete silence on this shows that Congress is silently supporting them. Adding further, he said Congress and the Communist Party are silently supporting them and are not taking action. Multiple explosions hit the Jehovah’s Witness prayers meeting in Kochi on October 29. Three persons lost their lives in the tragic incident and around 36 were severely injured.
30 October,2023 01:13 PM IST
While speaking on the Hamas leader's virtual address at a pro-Palestine rally in Kerala and multiple explosions that rocked the convention centre in Kochi, BJP leader Anil Antony condemned the incident and criticized the CM Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in the state. Blaming the current ruling government in the state for the Kerala blasts, he said that the Kerala government is hands and gloves with the terrorist organizations. One person died and several more were injured after multiple explosions took place at a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Kalamassery area of Kerala's Kochi on the morning of October 29.
29 October,2023 04:44 PM IST
One person died and several more were injured after multiple explosions took place at a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Kalamassery area of Kerala's Kochi on the morning of October 29. The first explosion took place around 9 a.m. and multiple blasts followed thereafter, over the next hour. More than 2,000 people were attending the prayer meeting when the blasts took place. The incident came a day after the former chief of the terrorist group Hamas, Khaled Mashal, virtually addressed a pro-Palestine protest amid the Israeli military offensive in Gaza. Director General of Police Shaik Darvesh said that the preliminary investigation showed that an IED device was used for the explosion. Further investigations are going on in this Kerala blast incident.
29 October,2023 03:13 PM IST
In what is claimed to be India’s biggest drug haul in terms of monetary value, NCB seized drugs worth 15,000 crores off the Kochi coast. The seizure was part of ‘Operation Samudragupt’ targeting maritime drug trafficking. 134 sacks of suspected Methamphetamine were recovered from a ship. As per Deputy Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau, Sanjay Kumar Singh, the source of the drugs is Pakistan. One person, suspected to be a Pakistan national, was arrested by the agencies and an investigation is on.
14 May,2023 01:30 PM IST
After 36 years of service, INS Magar, the oldest landing ship of the Indian Navy was decommissioned in Kochi recently. A ceremony was held to decommission the ship during which the ship's timeline and a special postage cover were released. The ship has been a vital asset to the Indian Navy for over 30 years and has been instrumental in various naval operations ranging from amphibious operations, Fleet deployments and HADR missions like the evacuation of civilians from the affected areas during the December 2004 Tsunami.
07 May,2023 02:00 PM IST
The Kochi Water Metro has started its commercial operations today. The service in the first route from High Court Water Metro Terminal and Vyppin Water Metro Terminal started. Kochi Water Metro, one of its kind project in the world connecting Kochi's islands to the mainland. The ticket rate for this route is Rs 20. The boat services will continue till 8 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the water metro on April 25th.
26 April,2023 01:10 PM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s first water metro that connects ten small islands surrounding the port city of Kochi in Kerala on Tuesday. The metro project will start with eight electric hybrid boats manufactured by the Cochin Shipyard Limited, said water metro officials.Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said water metro will bring a major revolution in water transport sector in the state and it will also boost tourism sector.
23 April,2023 02:49 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
