First women navigators commissioned in Indian NavyKOCHI - Another glass ceiling was broken Friday as two women were commissioned into the Indian Navy as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces. First Indian Navy women aviators take chargeKOCHI - The Indian Navy created history on Friday by inducting two women aviators or combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces. First women combatants to be inducted by Indian NavyKOCHI - Indian Navy is once again poised to create history by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces. Indian Navy to commission its first women navigatorsKOCHI - Another male bastion in the Indian Navy will fall Friday when two women will be inducted as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces. Week-long Minicoy festival begins in KochiKOCHI - It is a small island with a population of about 10,000 people that you have probably not heard of. Minicoy is Lakshadweep’s southernmost island and it takes 18 hours by ship to get there from Kochi. Now people will be able to experience Minicoy’s cuisine and learn about its crafts as a week-long festival has begun here. Two years after, Smart City foundation stone gathers mossKOCHI - Two years after the foundation stone for the Smart City IT park was laid here, the ambitious project is yet to see any progress, thanks to the unresolved issues between the government and the developer. Former Navy officer builds a replica of Taj Mahal in KeralaKOCHI - A 58-year-old ex- naval officer has built a replica of the Taj Mahal here to pay reverence to the war heroes, freedom fighters and the victims of 26/11 attacks. LeT’s Rana was in Kochi Nov 2008: Kerala policeKOCHI - A senior intelligence official in Kerala Sunday confirmed that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana visited Kochi last November and stayed in the city for two days. LeT kingpin Rana with a lady stayed in Kochi before 26/11 terror attacksKOCHI - The state intelligence agencies have started their investigations on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) based reports that Thahawwur Hussian Rana, the LeT kingpin who allegedly plotted 26/11 terror attacks, visited Kochi with a lady named Nazreth and stayed at Taj Hotel on November 17, 2008, and returned back to Mumbai next day. French sail yacht seized in Kochi portKOCHI - The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have seized a French yacht in Kochi after it entered the port without valid documents. International Finance Corp to be chief advisor for Kerala portKOCHI - International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, will provide advisory services to Kerala for building a greenfield port at Vizhinjam, near state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala’s new IT park at Koratty attracts tech giantsKOCHI - The newly constructed IT park in Thrissur district of Kerala has started functioning and many tech giants are already lined up to have a space for their smooth functioning. Congress swipes all seats in bypolls in Kerala
Village students to get world-class education through Edyounet TeleClassroomsKOCHI - From now on, village students in India can get world-class education in their villages itself! Central forces will sit in barracks during polls: AchuthanandanKOCHI - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday said the central paramilitary forces will have to “sit in barracks” during Nov 7 by-elections in the state. Thekkady boat had serious defects: ExpertsKOCHI - The ill-fated Thekkady boat that capsized in Kerala last month leaving 45 tourists dead had serious defects, K.S. Pyarelal, head of the department of shipping at the Cochin University of Science and Technology, said Wednesday. Kochi doctors remove largest uterus of worldKOCHI - A team of doctors from Kochi claimed that they had surgically removed the largest uterus of world. Weighing 4.9 kg, the uterus was removed from a 46-year-old woman. Training elephant keepers in KeralaKOCHI - Elephant keepers or mahouts were trained how to control the elephants during a procession at five-day camp in Kerela. Kerala Christians mourn the death of Archbishop Dr. Daniel AcharuparambilKOCHI - Head of Latin Catholics Archbishop Dr. Daniel Acharuparambil breathed his last here on Monday morning, having spent last three days in the intensive care unit of a private hospital near Kochi. He was 70. Archbishop dies in KeralaKOCHI - Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, the supreme head of the Archdiocese of Verapoly that represents the Latin churches, died Monday at a private hospital here, church officials said. He was 70. Probe role of apex court judge, appeals Sister Abhaya’s fatherKOCHI - The father of Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a convent in Kottayam 17 years back, Friday wrote to President Pratibha Patil and the Chief Justice of India seeking a probe into the role of apex court judge Cyriac Joseph in allegedly interfering with the case. Kerala urges Smart City Dubai to start work soonKOCHI - Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Monday said the government would look for “other options” if Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Rs.1,500-crore ($300 million) IT project, did not resolve its differences with the state and start construction soon. British tourist traces family history in KeralaKOCHI - Joseph Hammond, a 65-year-old British national, long dreamt of tracing the place where his parents first met and married in Kerala in 1943. His dream was fulfilled this week on a visit to India’s tourist haven. Armed forces conduct mock security and emergency drill in KeralaKOCHI - To counter any untoward act of terrorism, the armed forces on Tuesday conducted a mock security and emergency drill in Kochi. Candidates for three by-polls to be named soon: ChennithalaKOCHI - Kerala unit Congress president Ramesh Chennithala said Sunday that discussions to finalise candidates for the three assembly by-elections due Nov 7 are almost over and the names would be announced in a few days. Vallarpadam container terminal to be commissioned in 2010’s first quarterKOCHI - The Rs.2,118 crore (Rs.21.18 billion) International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) - the country’s first global hub terminal, at Vallarpardam near here is nearing completion and will be commissioned in the first quarter of 2010, officials said Saturday. India’s longest rail bridge nearing completion at KochiKOCHI - The Indian Railways is set to make a record of building the longest railway bridge in the shortest period at Kochi. Husband dumps wife after selling her kidneyKOCHI - For 23-year-old Manju it was a dream marriage come true. But her love affair with her husband Binu, 30, came to an ugly end when he dumped her after selling her kidney and married another woman. Now Manju, who lives near here, is minus one kidney and has a child. Nothing ‘fishy’ about North Korean ship, says navyNEW DELHI/KOCHI - A probe team has found nothing “incriminating” on board a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship, which was detained off the Kerala coast for anchoring in Indian waters without mandatory clearance, a naval official said Sunday. Kerala boat tragedy toll touches 42KOCHI - With the recovery of 11 more bodies Thursday from the Thekkady lake at the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in central Kerala, the toll in Wednesday’s boat tragedy has touched 42, government officials said. |
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