Kochi: As more details pour in about the IPL 6 spot-fixing probe, there is shock and dismay among cricket fans, especially in Kochi. The fans still can't believe that their boy, S Sreesanth, is involved. Sreesanth, the man who was once Kerala's pride, may have let his team, his state and his profession down. But his family believes the troubled cricketer is innocent. In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal,...
12:48 PM, May 17, 2013
India hammered England by 127 runs to win the second ODI at Kochi on Tuesday. Dhoni scored 72. ...
10:22 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The three-day 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) which kicked off in Kochi early Monday is the biggest ever held in the country, a Kerala minister has said. Minister for Diaspora KC Joseph said they are delighted by the response from the people as the event saw more than 2,000 registrations. ...
12:56 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Kochi: The curtains will go up on the three month long extravaganza of international contemporary visual Art -- Kochi-Muzeris Biennale -- here on Wednesday when Chief Minister Ooomen Chandy will formally inaugurate the festival, organised in the country for the first time. Over 80 artists from India and abroad, including Ariel Hassan (Argentina), Amanullah Mojadidi (Afghanistan), Rigo23 (Portugal), Joseph Semah (Israeli based in Amsterdam), Ernesto Neto (Brazil) Jonas Staal (Netherlands),...
10:01 AM, Dec 11, 2012
Kochi: Archaeology has become a tool of interactive art for Afghan artist Amanullah Mojadidi, who is working on a multi-media land installation art at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale beginning on Dec 12. Amanullah has replicated an archaeological dig - on an 8x10 sq ft plot of land - at the Aspinwall House, a colonial relic in the historic quarters of Fort Kochi by the harbour to explore the threads between migration,...
01:39 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Kochi: Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Indian information technology giant Infosys, stares out from a wall-to-wall poster in a modern office building near Kochi. A caption reads, "We started Infosys in a room about this size; it's your turn now." His message is directed at aspiring entrepreneurs at Startup Village, a state-of-the-art glass and steel edifice tucked in a green corner of the port city, who dream of creating the next...
01:05 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Kochi: The three-month-long Kochi-Muziris Biennale that opens on Dec 12 with an art and music gala will be playing to packed houses in this ancient Kerala city's tourism industry that is currently stagnating. Kochi (formerly Cochin), dating back to Biblical times, is booked for 12/12/12 -- a day that many god-fearing residents await with bated breath. The biennale will exhibit artwork and create site-specific installations in Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, Kochi...
11:05 AM, Dec 03, 2012
Fort Kochi: Artists and the general audience at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012 will hear Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam, M.I.A as she is popularly known, perform for the first time in India on Dec 11 at the event's inauguration. A British artist-musician of Tamil descent, M.I.A's name is the acronym for "Missing in Action" (in a conflict). She named herself in memory of a cousin who died in Sri Lanka during the...
09:44 AM, Dec 03, 2012
Kochi: A 10-member fact-finding mission from the Japan Investment Corporation Agency (JICA) will arrive here on Wednesday to discuss various issues relating to the Kochi Metro Rail project, including planning and technology updating. The team will have two-day meetings with officials of the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd from tomorrow regarding the planning, evaluation of DPR, technology updating, procurement and package, implementation and preparation for repayment of loan. The Japanese team...
02:27 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: India's first biennale art festival Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012, to be held in Kerala next month, appears to be heading for trouble after a leaked report revealed that the government has recommended a probe against the organisers for misuse of funds. The report of the inspection wing of the state finance department, which found its way to the media, says the government should "blacklist" organisers Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) for...
10:34 AM, Nov 12, 2012
Kochi: A shocking tale of sexual abuse which authorities at a school in Kochi allegedly tried to supress. The victim, a class VIII student, said that his complaint against a teacher fell on deaf ears. Raju (name changed) said, "On September 17, I went along with my friends to our class teacher to report (about how I was abused by the IT teacher). But he told me - to err...
07:22 AM, Oct 19, 2012
Kochi: Here's a chance for art lovers in India to see works that date back to 1895. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012, billed as the largest and most sophisticated international art festival, will begin later this year in Kochi. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale seeks to invoke the historic and cosmopolitan legacy of the modern metropolis of Kochi, and its mythical predecessor, the ancient port of Muziris. This is the first time the...
10:48 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Kochi: The Tea Trade Association (TTA) of Cochin has decided to set up a state-of-the-art tea trade centre (TTC) here with the backing of the Tea Board of India, an official said. The proposed centre will come up on 10 acres of land provided by the Cochin Port Trust. "The port trust will provide the land to the TTA to create facilities with international standards of productivity and automation and...
02:34 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Kochi: The Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) will soon play host to large mother vessels. The Centre on Thursday announced the much-awaited relaxation in cabotage provisions for ICTT for three years. The Union Govt has announced relaxation in cabotage law for three years, as recommended by the Union Planning Commission. This would be an advantage for the ICTT, in every sense, Union Minister of State for Food and Civil...
04:57 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Kochi: Timely availability of land and funds and quick decision making are crucial for the success of the Kochi Metro Rail Project, said E Sreedharan, principal advisor to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). He was addressing the staff of the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) on Wednesday. It was the first visit of the Metro man to the KMRL office here. Sreedharan said that the DMRC and the KMRL...
10:33 AM, Sep 06, 2012
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