The Latest Breaking News from Kochi

Champions Boat League, the boat race organised by Kerala Tourism, starts at Marine Drive. 9 chundan vallams & 16 iruttukuthy vallams will compete for ₹5.95 crore prize. Cultural events, flash mobs, Navy band & exercise will mark the event.

St. Thomas College, Thrissur, gave 900 students free CPR training in a two-day programme, a first-of-its-kind initiative. The Heart Care Foundation, Kochi, collaborated with the college to equip students with the knowledge to save lives in cardiac emergencies. Theory sessions, self-evaluative tests and practical training on AI enabled mannequins were…

Kozhikode is on high alert following confirmation of Nipah virus in two deaths. Mask-wearing is mandatory and local bodies are monitoring the situation. 2018 saw the first Nipah outbreak in south India, which was successfully managed by the Central and State governments.

KOCHI: Ophthalmologists at a Kochi hospital used a tooth harvested from a patient who had lost vision in both eyes, fixed lens in it and then transplanted it into the eye to restore vision.

Air Asia flight carrying 168 passengers and 6 crew members returned to Kochi airport shortly after take off due to suspected hydraulic failure. All landed safely with no casualties or injuries reported. Emergency withdrawn immediately after safe landing.

The CPI (M ) State committee member and former State Minister A. C. Moideen appeared before the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) officials at Kochi on Monday in connection with the Karuvannur cooperative bank scam. He had skipped the two summonses issued by the agency earlier to question him. The investigation…

Kochi's Open Mobility Network expands to whole of Kerala as ONDC and Transport Dept. sign MoU. Project to integrate multiple modes of public transport onto ONDC network, offering affordable access. Yatri cab and auto booking app in Kochi a case study of how open network can enhance customer and driver…

Atit B. Shah of Kochi’s Coronation Club blanked K.S. Arun (Cosmopolitan Club) 3-0 and retained the Kerala State senior billiards title at the Kottayam YMCA on Sunday night.

An exhibition featuring around 150 calligraphy works in different languages is expected to be a big draw. Master calligraphers from abroad and India including Michel D`Anastasio and Achyut Palav, pictorial calligrapher Qamar Dagar, D. Udaya Kumar who designed the Rupee symbol, and Tarun Deep Girdher of National Institute of Design,…

CBL boat race to be held at Marine Drive, Kochi from Sept 16; technical committee inspecting track; mud to be dredged; arrangements for guests to view race; allied boat race involving smaller boats; review meeting held; finishing point inspected. #Kochi #CBL #boatrace #MarineDrive #Ernakulam #KeralaTourism #IrrigationDept #technicalcommittee

Trial finds no anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin in people with rheumatoid arthritis; curcumin as effective as placebo. A small trial in Kochi, Kerala found no anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Curcumin-piperine combo drug given to intervention arm, placebo to control. No difference in remission rates, median…