Kerala: Former CPM leader hacked to death

Kerala: Former CPM leader hacked to death Kozhikode: In a shocking incident in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, former Kerala CPM leader T P Chandrasekharan, who was expelled from the party a few years back, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants. The incident took place at Vallikkad in Kozhikode district on Friday night. Chandrasekharan, 50, was riding a bike when he was attacked by the assailants. The assailants first hurled country-made bombs at him and then...
08:45 AM, May 05, 2012

Kozhikode: AI plane makes emergency landing

Kozhikode: AI plane makes emergency landing Kozhikode: An Air India plane with 150 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kozhikode airport in Kerala after being hit by a bird. The AI-973 Kozhikode-Dubai flight made an emergency landing at the airport shortly after the mishap on Monday morning. All the 150 people on board are reported to be safe. The bird hit was reported at 10:40 am with the pilot soon...
12:27 PM, Apr 30, 2012

Illegal sale of sedatives rampant in Kerala

Illegal sale of sedatives rampant in Kerala KOCHI: The recent haul of a large consignment of cough syrup from a wholesale drug store in Kozhikode sheds light on the illegal sale of such syrups and tablets as sedatives targeting the younger generation. Apart from the cough syrup, Nitravet (an inducing agent for treating insomnia), Trica (used against anxiety and nervous disorders), Frisium (used in the management of anxiety, agitation or tension) and Spasmoproxyvon (pain killer) are the...
11:38 AM, Apr 28, 2012

Alliance Air pilot mistakes Kochi for Kozhikode

Alliance Air pilot mistakes Kochi for Kozhikode Kochi: A rude shock awaited passengers of an Alliance Air flight when they found the pilot had landed at Kochi though they were told they had reached their destination Kozhikode. The Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode-Kochi-Agatti flight with 23 passengers landed at Kochi at 10.30 AM on Monday without proceeding to Kozhikode as the crew was likely to cross the Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) if it was operated on schedule, Air India sources...
04:30 PM, Jan 17, 2012

Kozhikode to be declared child beggar-free today

Kozhikode to be declared child beggar-free today Kozhikode: Minister for Social Welfare MK Muneer will declare Kozhikode a Child beggars-free city on Saturday. The efforts by the authorities towards the elimination of child beggary and child labour in the city achieved success and this led to the child-beggar-free proclamation, said city police officials. In a week-long drive conducted by the city police in various places under the 15 police station limits, only four cases of child beggary...
10:40 AM, Jan 14, 2012

IIM-A best B-School in India: CNBC-TV18 survey

IIM-A best B-School in India: CNBC-TV18 survey Mumbai: Candidates, who cleared the CAT this year, would want to know which is the best B-School in India to apply to. CNBC-TV18 is out with its annual B-School rankings study. IIM Ahmedabad has again topped the list of CNBC-TV18's annual B-school rankings, but IIM-Bangalore is close on the heels. The fourth edition of the CNBC-TV18's 'India's Best B-Schools 2012' ranking covered 145 B-Schools and 235 recruiters, making it one...
07:47 AM, Jan 12, 2012

MNCs, IPL teams offer internships at IIM-K

MNCs, IPL teams offer internships at IIM-K Kochi: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode on Tuesday said that over 100 firms, including Global Power house brands like Deutche bank, Citibank, softdrinks majors, MNCs and even a top tier IPL team, have made summer internship offers to 343 students of its flagship PGP programme. In the two year programme, after the first year, every student has to undertake 8-week internship in an organisation. This is the first time...
08:53 PM, Nov 08, 2011

Kerala sex scandal: plea for CBI probe rejected

Kerala sex scandal: plea for CBI probe rejected Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition of Leader of Opposition VS Achuthanandan for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into what has come to be known as the Kozhikode ice cream parlour sex case, involving state minister PK Kunhalikutty. The court had earlier this month asked Kerala Police to submit its case diary and investigation report in the sex scandal that dates back to the...
11:50 AM, Sep 27, 2011

Two get life term in Kozhikode twin blast case

Two get life term in Kozhikode twin blast case Kochi: Two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists Thadiyantavide Naseer and Shafas have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2006 Kozhikode blast case. The CBI special court in Kochi on Friday pronounced the quantum of punishment in the twin blast case. The first accused Nazeer and fourth accused Shafas were found guilty for waging war against the nation, state and the government. The twin blasts in Kozhikode took place on March 3,...
01:42 PM, Aug 12, 2011

Two found guilty in Kozhikode twin blast case

Two found guilty in Kozhikode twin blast case Kochi: In the first verdict in NIA-investigated terror case in Kerala, a court on Thursday held suspected LeT militant T Naseer and another man guilty of offences in the March 3, 2006, twin blasts case in Kozhikode. The CBI Special court here, the designated court hearing National Investigation Agency cases, however, acquitted two other accused. While Abdul Halim got the benefit of doubt, there was no evidence against C Yusuf,...
10:03 PM, Aug 11, 2011

India's biggest mosque to be built in Kerala

India's biggest mosque to be built in Kerala Kozhikode: India's largest mosque is planned to be built in Kozhikode covering an area of 12 acres on the sprawling 'Knowledge City' complex of Islamic religious and Cultural Jamia Markazu Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya near Kozhikode. Estimated to cost Rs 40 crore for construction, the mosque would be able to accommodate 25,000 people for prayer at a time, Markazu sources in Kozhikode said. According to Riyaz Muhammad,the Thrissur-based architect who has done...
12:21 PM, Feb 09, 2011

North Korean ship detained off Kerala coast

North Korean ship detained off Kerala coast The vessel, Hyang Ro, was detained at Vadakara in Kozhikode district. ...
03:50 PM, Oct 04, 2009

People in Kerala reel under impact of rain-havoc

People in Kerala reel under impact of rain-havoc Rail transport has been disrupted at many places due to landslides. ...
04:06 PM, Jul 19, 2009

JD-S walks out of Left alliance meeting in Kerala

JD-S walks out of Left alliance meeting in Kerala Party miffed for being denied Kozhikode seat, may end partnership. ...
04:45 PM, Mar 19, 2009

CPI-M, JD(S) slug it out over Kozhikode

CPI-M, JD(S) slug it out over Kozhikode JD(S) would take up the issue in a bilateral meeting with the CPI-M. ...
07:42 PM, Mar 10, 2009
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