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Gap road stretch: farmers to begin indefinite day-and-night protest seeking compensation

A report submitted by former Munnar special tahsildar to Idukki District Collector says unscientific widening works on the Gap Road stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi NH has resulted in repeated landslips in the region

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Filmmaker Siddique passes away

Siddique, 67, died in Kochi on August 8. He had been undergoing treatment for liver-related ailments. Funeral to be held at Central Juma Masjid in Kaloor on August 9.

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Siddique, a hitmaker who set humour standards for a generation

Siddique, who passed away at a private hospital in Kochi at 9.10 a.m. on Tuesday at the age of 67, was one half of the most successful filmmaker duo in the industry, who conjured up humorous repartees, which are still a part of everyday conversations for Malayalis, three decades later.

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Filmmaker Siddique suffers cardiac arrest, critical

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KSRTC mulls rolling out 100 e-buses in Kochi

KSRTC is introducing 100 e-buses in Greater Kochi area to address inadequate public transport and increasing demand. Routes and fares are being finalized and funds sourced from KSRTC, KIIFB and CSML.

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Idukki girl rushed to Kochi from Kattappana for emergency treatment two months ago dies

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Student exodus a reality check for State

Neha's decision to pursue higher studies in Bengaluru instead of Kochi has become a reality for many students in Kerala. The state's higher education sector is facing a crisis due to the exodus of students to other states and abroad, with core science and humanities subjects seeing a sharp drop…

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Bengaluru cyber crime police inspector, colleagues booked for extorting money from suspect in Kerala

Whitefield cyber crime police had registered a case of job fraud. They found that the racket was being run by Naushad of Mannapuram in Kerala.

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SC grants interim bail for two months to Sivasankar

SC grants 2-mo bail to Sivasankar on medical grounds in FCRA case. Bench directs he won't influence witnesses. SG opposed bail citing his closeness to high constitutional functionary. Kerala HC had denied bail citing risk of evidence tampering. CBI FIR in Kochi court on complaint by MLA.

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Water Metro connectivity to West Kochi remains a distant dream

Work on the jetty at Mattancherry is yet to begin, despite tenders being invited for the third time; stakeholders in tourism and trade sectors are peeved at the slack water transport connectivity to Fort Kochi and Mattancherry even as the tourist season is around the corner; moreover, fear is rife…

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Congress leader K.S.B.A Thangal passes away

Congress leader from Pattambi and vice president of the District Congress Committee K.S.B.A. Thangal, 62, died at a private hospital at Kochi on Sunday.

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Kerala: 5-yr-old raped, strangled, dumped in sack near Kochi market

A 5-year-old girl whose body was found near Aluva market in Kerala's Kochi on Saturday, was raped and strangled to death after she was abducted from her house. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Masque in Mumbai is set to reopen with a 10-course tasting menu pivoting on regional recipes

Kerala inspires the award winning Mumbai restaurant’s new menu, with Marayoor jaggery, local oysters, shallot chai and even a monsoon herbal porridge

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Bus-route rationalisation project for Greater Kochi area runs into rough weather

Kochi's long-awaited project to improve public transport by rationalising bus routes has stalled. The plan was to cover existing routes and 42 new areas, but has been delayed, leaving thousands of commuters to rely on private vehicles.

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Primary radar in Kochi vectors Oman Air flight to Kozhikode following glitch in plane’s weather radar

An Oman Air flight which made an emergency landing at the Kozhikode airport on Tuesday following a technical glitch in its weather radar raised some apprehensions, especially since it flew at a low altitude of around 10,000 ft for over three hours

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Customs seizes gold worth Rs 48 lakh at Kochi airport

The Customs department seized 1.005 kg of gold worth Rs 48 lakhs at Cochin International Airport on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Modus operandi to extort, threaten’: Multiple charges against Kerala’s Karma News

Malayalam digital outfit Karma News – which is known to propagate a curious mix of rightwing Christian and Hindutva propaganda – is facing multiple charges of extortion and blackmail. In at least three police complaints filed in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram since May 2022, the portal’s Kerala-based chief PR Somdev and…

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WBC promoter Rozairo plans weekly boxing bouts in Kochi

World Boxing Council promoter Dunstan Rozairo plans to promote boxing in schools and conduct weekly bouts in Kochi

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Urban Sketchers Kochi to hold a sketching expedition on August 15

USk Kochi celebrates city through art; 250 plein air artists sketch, paint different locations; launch coffee table book, plan Sketchopedition. Artists sketch in situ for 90 mins-2.5 hrs, come together for peer review, share work on social media. No rules, no fee, no hierarchy; open to all ages.USk Kochi celebrates…

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Not many takers among women to drive metro’s feeder e-autos

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is introducing 100 e-autos to operate feeder services from metro stations. Few women have volunteered to drive 32 of them, though KMRL had sought help from NGOs, cooperative societies, and Kudumbashree.

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Metro’s Kakkanad extension: commuters to be able to reach platforms in 3 minutes

Commuters will be able to reach the platform of all nine Kochi metro stations envisaged in the 11.20-km phase two Kakkanad extension in three minutes, as compared to the five to six minutes they take at stations that were built in phase one of the metro.

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Grow your own Onam lunch with this seed tray from Aluva in Kochi

The State Seed Farm at Aluva in Kochi is readying for the festival of Onam with an assorted seedlings tray, with vegetables and flowers

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Traffic snarls turn spotlight on lack of road development projects for Kochi

Kochi faces traffic snarls due to lack of road development projects. Residents, NGOs, and urban planners demand proactive steps from govt. agencies to widen bellmouths, clamp down on haphazard parking. Need for action plan, funds for road development, bypasses, overbridges, and Kochi Metro to decongest city.

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One held with MDMA

The accused brought the drug from Bengaluru and Kochi to sell it to people at Kavalam, Neelamperoor and other areas.

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