Thiruvananthapuram: 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...
05:11 PM, Oct 19, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Six passengers were detained at the Kochi airport over the false hijack ruckus at the Air India Dubai-Kochi flight on Friday. Passengers alleged that their co-passengers were detained due to a 'false complaint' made by the pilot. The passengers demanded the release of the detained co-passengers. The Air India Express pilot had triggered a false hijack alarm after passengers refused to de-board at Thiruvananthapuram. This came after the flight,...
03:56 PM, Oct 19, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: 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, that was supposed to land at Kochi, landed at Thiruvananthapuram because of a technical snag. After landing, the crew asked the passengers to de-board the plane. But the passengers refused to do so and allegedly entered the cockpit. Following this,...
12:09 PM, Oct 19, 2012
The movie 'Samar', which starts Vishal and Trisha in the lead is finally wrapping up and might come out on Diwali. The project was initially titled 'Samaran' but was forced to change as other people claimed for the title. Now, all the issues related to the title have been resolved. Director Thiru confirmed the news on his Twitter page and the producers will now be trying to push it for...
04:32 PM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: 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. On a complaint, the Food Safety Authority conducted an inspection and found that the outlet didn't maintain adequate sanitation guidelines. Some seized chicken was allegedly as much as five months old. The outlet has been temporarily...
02:00 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The first ever National Biodiversity Congress will be hosted by the Kerala capital in December, K P Laladhas, member secretary of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB), the main organiser of the event, said on Wednesday. This is an event that will henceforth be conducted annually, and it is expected to be the most important meeting of academics and field activists working on issues of biodiversity, Laladhas said. "The...
12:21 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: 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. On a complaint, the Food Safety Authority conducted an inspection and found that the outlet didn't maintain adequate sanitation guidelines. Some seized chicken was allegedly as much as five months old. The outlet has been temporarily shut...
11:26 AM, Oct 09, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The fifth edition of the Kovalam Literary Festival (KLF) starts here on Saturday after a stimulating first leg in New Delhi. The two-day event will see a distinguished gathering that includes Indian-born British writer Farrukh Dhondy, Timeri N. Murari, Biman Nath, Sonia Faleiro, N.S. Madhavan, C.P. Surendran, upcoming Malayalam writer Benyamin, well-known film critic Anna Vetticad and Israeli authors Sarai Shavit and Dorit Rabinyan. KLF has already attracted big...
12:59 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Renowned Mollywood director Blessy had been waiting for almost six months to have these gracious moments on camera. He had been reworking on his scripts . Sequences were added and deleted to suit the lady who daringly agreed to him to shoot her pregnancy and delivery of baby. The award winning actress Shweta Menon who allowed this divine process to be shot for film, was admitted to the hospital a...
01:40 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Action thriller 'Thaandavam' is a revenge story. It is directed by AL Vijay, who earlier worked with Vikram for 'Deiva Thirumagal'. It stars Vikram in the lead role opposite Anushka Shetty. Amy Jackson and Lakshmi Rai will also be seen in the film. ...
06:56 PM, Sep 30, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: 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. Made out of a mixture of resin, catalysts, fibre and wax by popular Malayalam film art director Premachandran, the statue has been placed on a 22-foot-tall building in the college campus. "The work was finished...
01:48 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Having gotten an early chance to see 'Thaandavam', I was all excited when i reached the Sathyam Cinemas parking lot. I was greeted by a large crowd and even a band of blind artists performing at the entrance. It's hard not to say that the expectations were huge for this one. Especially after the way things went with 'Deiva Thirumagal', I had real high hopes for 'Thaandavam'. 'Thaandavam' features Vikram...
05:22 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Director Vijay, whose 'Thaandavam' has hit the screens today, came out with a detailed statement on September 27, urging Ameer to reconsider his decision to resign from the post of Directors Association's secretary. In the statement, he said that the film is hitting the screens with the permission of the court. He also denied the charge that Ameer acted in his favour when an director filed a complaint that he...
12:57 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: 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. According to Mayor K Chandrika, the Corporation would enter into an agreement with one of these firms to take away the plastic waste from the city. Kudumbashree...
01:30 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: 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. Thilakans body was first taken to the residence of his son Shoby Thilakan at Vettamukku here around 8 am, where relatives and hundreds of local people queued up to pay their last respects to the actor, who...
01:26 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The culvert on the Edanada-Killiyar stream which is notorious for causing flooding in the Pipinmoodu area is being widened. The PWD-Irrigation Department began the widening work on Monday. The widening of the culvert has been a long-pending demand of the residents of the Pipinmoodu area. Waterlogging in the residential area owing to the overflowing of the stream has been common during the monsoon season. Last year too, on December...
12:50 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: A tsunami mock drill organised by UNDP-supported Disaster Management Cell of City Corporation was held on the Valiyathura ground on Saturday evening. The mock drill witnessed the coordinated efforts of ward-level task force, doctors, employees of Fire and Rescue Services and the Coast Guard. Mayor K Chandrika inaugurated the mock drill which began at 3.30 p.m. and lasted till 5 p.m. The ward-level task force, which consists of search...
02:02 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The government is planning a whistleblower system, by introducing rewards to informers on adulterated food and ingredients, said Health Minister V S Sivakumar here on Saturday, inaugurating a seminar on Food Safety and Standards Act,2006. It has become clear that right from salt to meat, fish and vegetables, adulteration has become common. It is not the retail traders who are indulging in malpractices but wholesalers and those who are...
01:55 PM, Sep 24, 2012
