Hijack alarm case: Passengers deny threatening pilot

Six passengers, whose protests near the cockpit led the pilot of an Air India plane to sound a hijack alert at the airport in Thiruvanathapuram, were on Thursday questioned by police and reported to have contested her complaint that she was threatened by them. ...

False hijack alarm: Case registered against 6 persons

A case has been registered against six unidentified persons on Friday in connection with the hijack alarm incident involving an Air India flight at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram. Police said the case was registered based on a complaint by the Abu Dhabi-Kochi bound flight pilot Rupali Waghmare, who sent the hijack alert in panic after agitated passengers allegedly stormed the cockpit. ...

False hijack alarm: DGCA asks for recordings of black box

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday asked for recordings of the black box of the Air India Express plane after a high drama unfolded at Thiruvananthapuram when some agitated passengers entered the cockpit, leading its pilot to press the hijack alarm. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the pilots to appear before it to provide their version of the incident and directed the airline to submit the Cockpit...

Kochi 'hijack' alarm: All passengers of AI flight released

All the six passengers of the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India flight, who were detained at the Kochi airport over a false hijack ruckus on Friday, have been released. High drama unfolded at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram when the pilot of the Air India flight pressed the hijack button in panic after irate passengers allegedly stormed the cockpit. The passengers allegedly refused to deboard at Thiruvananthapuram, where the flight was...

Trivandrum: Air India pilot rings false hijack alarm

There was a hijack scare at the Thiruvananthapuram airport after the pilot of the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India Express flight rang an emergency flight. This came after the flight landed at Thiruvananthapuram because of a technical snag. ...

KFC statement on worms found in chicken at its outlet

Fast food chain Kentucky's Fried Chicken (KFC) has come under scrutiny in Kerala after a family reportedly found worms in their fried chicken. The incident was reported from an outlet in Thiruvananthapuram. ...

Tallest statue of Christ in country unveiled

A 33.5-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ, billed as the tallest in the country, is ready to be blessed on Saturday at the campus of the Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram. ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Finally, a solution to plastic waste

If things go as planned, the plastic-shredding units at Palayam may soon start functioning. The City Corporation will initiate discussions with two private firms at Kollam and Perumbavoor in the coming days to arrive at a decision on transporting cleaned plastic waste. ...

Thiruvananthapuram bids tearful farewell to Thilakan

Thousands of tearful mourners poured into the city on Monday to catch a last glimpse of veteran actor Thilakan, who died at a city hospital in the early hours of the day. ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Work to check waterlogging begins

Waterlogging in the residential area owing to the overflowing of the stream has been common during the monsoon season. ...

Tsunami mock drill conducted in Thiruvananthapuram

A tsunami mock drill organised by UNDP-supported Disaster Management Cell of City Corporation was held on the Valiyathura ground on Saturday evening. ...

T'puram: Govt to reward adulteration whistleblowers

The government is planning a 'whistleblower system' by introducing rewards to informers on adulterated food and ingredients, said Health Minister V S Sivakumar on Saturday, inaugurating a seminar on Food Safety and Standards Act,2006. ...

Thiruvananthapuram Police begin probe into ASI's death

The police have started investigation into the death of an Additional Sub-Inspector who was found hanging in a room of a lodge on Friday. ...

Doodle tips for Thiruvananthapuram cartoonists

With a live relay of the thoughts that inspire each stroke, Bruce Petty's cartoons looked less of 'doodle-bombs' and more of witty insights. ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Plea to revise auto, taxi fares

Motor Worker's Union (AITUC) has demanded the government to revise the autorickshaw and taxi fares by immediately convening a meeting of the central-trade union organisations in the motor vehicle sector. ...