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The project aims to improve the motorability of the road and address hardships faced by commuters, says Ernakulam MLA
Experts flag vehicular emissions, open construction sites, and post-monsoon weather changes; PCB awaits govt. nod for repair and maintenance of two of its three monitoring stations, which have remained dysfunctional for over six months
Chief Minister says unity among churches could transform the State; Mammootty presented with the Sreshta Bava Award
Cyber laws under Information Technology Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita focus primarily on ensuring punishment after commission of crime, says petitioner
The matter will be considered again on November 16
The society reportedly received the notice on October 5, directing it to produce documents in connection with alleged financial irregularities, including money laundering
Kochi MLA Mohammed Shiyas had submitted a memorandum to the Minister outlining three possible rehabilitation packages
The programme named Wings of Happiness to be organised in 13 schools in the division
The brief note, purportedly written by Abhimanyu, a graduate student who was fatally stabbed on July 2, 2018, expresses gratitude to a fellow student who provided him with a meal
The bail was granted on condition that they cooperate with the investigation and appear whenever asked by the investigation officer
Actor Vineeth on his latest film Bouma, a string of horror projects and his four decades in films
The PCB and temple committee have assured that water contamination near the temple will be permanently resolved once the new waste treatment plant becomes operational
Elected representatives and residents of wards near Edayar industrial area raise concerns over continuing odour and air pollution with the Chief Minister; probe initiated, says Environment Surveillance Centre of the PCB in Eloor
Corpn. burdened with maintaining projects that fall under jurisdiction of other agencies, says Mayor; around 60 projects were executed by CSML
Drug traffickers are concealing consignments in everyday commodities such as banana bunches, jaggery and air coolers to evade routine checks; recent seizures in and around Kochi point to changing methods of transporting narcotic substances, posing fresh challenges to enforcement agencies
Around 27,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste accumulated at the Kumbalathumuri site will be remediated and processed through biomining
A Bench of Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan was considering a plea by 16 students who had been suspended from the university pending an enquiry into the protest in which they reportedly did a mock funeral of the V-C
The patronage for the Kochi International Marina plummeted over the years due to piracy off the Somalia coast deterring seafarers and the inadequate depth at the facility due to dredging not being done at frequent intervals. Chief Minister says steps will be taken to address issues at the facility
The officer was injured after a man who had been detained on charge of creating public nuisance in the city allegedly bit on his hands while he was being taken in a police vehicle for medical examination
Dhanesh S. Nair had allegedly trained members of his drug network on how to conceal drugs inside banana bunches
Panel directs the Local Self Government department to convene a meeting of the District Collector, GCDA secretary, and Corporation secretary within a week to decide on funding for the project
Corporation set to appoint a health inspector to coordinate requests for squad deployment
Blaze is estimated to have caused losses worth lakhs of rupees, as the shop had stocked up on accessories for premium cars, according to Fire and Rescue Services personnel
He discovered the low-level monsoon jetstream and conducted extensive research on monsoon onset, Rossby waves, and ocean-atmosphere instability
Thachankary had 10,000 ailments while in jail but was fit for a job outside the country as soon as he was released, and there was severe contradiction, says court
Barring arterial roads, most roads in in Kochi and its suburbs are barely wide enough to accommodate two lanes
Court observes that the woman killed in the Kakkanad accident had no space to move aside to avoid the oncoming bus, and reiterates that the right to pedestrian paths is a fundamental right
The Infopark police registered the case against the doctor on a complaint filed by a relative of one of the accused; he allegedly abused the woman after giving her intoxicants, say police
Arrest follows post-mortem report indicating a head injury as the cause of death; police also received statements that the accused used to assault the child
The drive, conducted under the direction of Ernakulam Regional Transport Officer Biju Isaac, was aimed at cracking down on vehicles with illegal modifications, excessive noise emissions, and other traffic violations.
Study by ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute based in Kochi compared satellite images from 2017 and 2026 to map changes in mangrove vegetation across Keralams coastal districts
The searches were related to the alleged misappropriation and laundering of public funds belonging to Bharath Lajhna Multi State Housing Co-operative Society Ltd. by its founder
The 41-year-old doctor was allegedly assaulted and robbed of valuables worth 3.25 lakh after being lured to an apartment on the pretext of an emergency medical need
The release of the series had been halted following an interim injunction granted by a munsiff court on a suit filed by Jolyamma Joseph, the prime accused in the alleged murder of six members of her family

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