One killed, many injured as several explosions rock Kerala prayer meeting

29 Oct 2023

At a Jehovah's Witness prayer meeting in the Kalamassery area of Kochi, Kerala, on Sunday morning, multiple explosions resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to police. The first explosion happened at around nine in the morning, according to Kalamassery CI Vibin Das. Several explosions occurred over the course...

One dead, 4 injured in explosion at gelatin factory in Kochi

20 Sep 2023

According to the police, an explosion at a gelatin factory in Kochi, Kerala's Kakkanad district resulted in at least one fatality and four injuries. Rajan Orang, a Punjabi native, has been named as the deceased. The victims were identified as Najeeb, an Edappally native, Saneesh, a Thoppil native, Pankaj, and...

Kerala: Customs department seizes gold worth 57 lakhs

13 Jun 2023

The customs department at Kochi airport made a seizure on Tuesday, confiscating 1069.57 grams of gold valued at Rs. 57 lakhs from a passenger who arrived from Bahrain via Calicut. The individual, named Asraf and hailing from Kozhikode, concealed four compact capsules of gold within his body. The gold has...

Customs seizes Rs 38 lakh worth of gold at Kochi airport

25 Apr 2023

On Tuesday, The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department seized a total of 788.57 grams of gold worth Rs 38 lakhs at Kochi airport, as per the official statement released said. "On the basis of profiling done by the officers of Customs AIU batch, a passenger identified as...

Kochi man arrested for issuing death threat to PM

23 Apr 2023

Police arrest arrested the person who wrote a letter threatening to launch a suicide bomb attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Kochi scheduled for April 24. The accused has been identified as Xavier, said the police on Sunday. On Saturday, Kerala BJP chief K Surendran said...

PM Modi to attend 8 events across seven cities in 36 hours

22 Apr 2023

Beginning on 24 April, Prime Minister Modi will travel more than 5,000 miles throughout several regions of the nation in just 36 hours. During this time, he will attend eight events and visit seven cities. On 24 April, the Prime Minister will travel to Madhya Pradesh in central India after...

Kochi: Coast Guard helicopter is forced to land

26 Mar 2023

A forced landing of an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ALH Dhruv Mark 3 helicopter occurred on Sunday in Kochi while the force's pilots were testing the chopper. Following the incident, the Cochin International Airport authority announced that airport operations had been temporarily halted. "The incident occurred as the helicopter was...

Brahmapuram waste treatment plant fire continues on Day 3

04 Mar 2023

Firefighters struggled to douse a fire at Brahmapuram waste treatment plant in Kerala's Kochi for the third consecutive day on Saturday with officials saying that the situation could be brought in control by evening. Indian Navy helicopters are in surveillance at the spot, and a team of personnel is working...

Kochi: gold worth Rs 38 lakh seized at airport

24 Jan 2023

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department in Kerala, on Tuesday, seized gold from a passenger at the Kochi airport. According to the officials, the value of the seized gold is Rs. 38 Lakh in the bullion market. A total of 833.4 grams of gold was recovered. The...

Gold Seized At Kochi Airport

17 Jan 2023

Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department has seized 871 grams of gold worth Rs 44.9 lakhs at Kochi airport. On the investigations of profiling done by the officers of the AIU, a passenger arriving from Dubai at Kochi Airport was stopped at the green channel. During the interrogation...