News for 'Ernakulam'

Bishop accused of raping Kerala nun steps down

Bishop accused of raping Kerala nun steps down

Rediff.com15 Sep 2018

The nun had accused the clergyman of sexually assaulting her repeatedly between 2014 and 2016.

Street vendor donates new clothes to flood victims

Street vendor donates new clothes to flood victims

Rediff.com12 Aug 2019

Noushad did not think twice while opening the sealed bundles of new clothes, kept in his godown for Eid, and donate it to the distressed people, who are living in relief camps after losing everything in the floods and massive landslides in north Kerala.

Engine derails, rail traffic disrupted

Engine derails, rail traffic disrupted

Rediff.com5 Jul 2003

Rail traffic between Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram has been disrupted due to the derailment

Coronavirus: 99 more who returned from China are under observation

Coronavirus: 99 more who returned from China are under observation

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

Samples of these seven passengers have been sent to the ICMR-NIV Pune lab. Samples of four other passengers tested earlier have been confirmed to be negative for nCoV by the lab.

Navy says goodbye to aircraft carrier INS Viraat

Navy says goodbye to aircraft carrier INS Viraat

Rediff.com23 Oct 2016

INS Viraat, the world's oldest aircraft carrier, was accorded a grand send-off from the port city in Kochi on Sunday, after over five decades of its service to the Navy.

Trains diverted following derailment

Trains diverted following derailment

Rediff.com16 Jun 2004

The Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express and Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Express, which left Nizamuddin on June 15, were diverted to run via Kalyan, Pune, Wadi, Guntakkal and Dharmavaram.

Military takes lead in India's war against coronavirus

Military takes lead in India's war against coronavirus

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

The military is mobilising to play a central role in holding patients exposed to the coronavirus.

Here's the list of 80 districts under lockdown till March 31

Here's the list of 80 districts under lockdown till March 31

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

It has also been decided to suspend the interstate bus services till March 31, the officials said. The decisions have been taken at a high-level meeting attended by chief secretaries of all states and the cabinet secretary and the principal secretary to the prime minister.

Chandy meets kin of 'Kerala's Nirbhaya', offers job to sister

Chandy meets kin of 'Kerala's Nirbhaya', offers job to sister

Rediff.com4 May 2016

The chief minister, who reached the hospital amid protest by Democratic Youth Federation of India activists alleging lapses in the probe, consoled the mother of the victim and said steps would be taken to provide a government job to the victim's sister to support her family.

Coronavirus: Kerala student 'stable'; 3 held for spreading rumours

Coronavirus: Kerala student 'stable'; 3 held for spreading rumours

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The woman, who tested positive, is a student of Wuhan university and is undergoing treatment at the Thrissur Medical College Hospital. 3 people have been arrested for spreading false information about those who had arrived in the state from coronavirus affected countries.

Soumya rape and murder: SC scraps Govindachamy's death penalty

Soumya rape and murder: SC scraps Govindachamy's death penalty

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Soumya, an employee of a shopping mall in Kochi, was pushed out of a running train in February 1, 2011 and raped.

Passengers offloaded as COVID patient boards flight in Kochi

Passengers offloaded as COVID patient boards flight in Kochi

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

The passenger belonged to a group of 19 holidaying in the hill resort town of Munnar in Kerala and was under surveillance.

India has flattened Covid graph: Health minister Vardhan

India has flattened Covid graph: Health minister Vardhan

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

India has flattened its Covid-19 graph and 146 districts have reported no new case of the viral disease in the last seven days, 18 in 14 days, six in 21 days and 21 districts in the last 28 days, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.

Rahul Gandhi visits flood relief camps in Kerala

Rahul Gandhi visits flood relief camps in Kerala

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Gandhi also met fishermen and party volunteers involved in relief work.

All you need to know about Nipah virus

All you need to know about Nipah virus

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

Here is all you need to know about the virus, its symptoms and how you can prevent it.

Thousands rescued as rains, landslides continue to haunt Kerala

Thousands rescued as rains, landslides continue to haunt Kerala

Rediff.com18 Aug 2018

A large number of people, including senior citizens, women and children were airlifted from isolated buildings

Rainfall intensity decreases in Kerala; 6 lakh in relief camps

Rainfall intensity decreases in Kerala; 6 lakh in relief camps

Rediff.com19 Aug 2018

The maximum death toll has been reported from Idukki district, where 43 people have lost their lives so far, as per official estimates. 28 deaths were reported in Malappuram and 27 in Thrissur.

Job loss forced 8.7 lakh Keralites to return home during pandemic

Job loss forced 8.7 lakh Keralites to return home during pandemic

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a whopping 8.7 lakh expatriates from Kerala to return home, most of them from the Gulf, since last May, with a majority of 5.67 lakh citing job loss as the reason for it, according to official data.

Ammonia leak detected from barge in Kochi

Ammonia leak detected from barge in Kochi

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Several families were evacuated from Champakkara area near Kochi after leakage of ammonia gas from a barge on Friday night, district authorities said

3 held for raping Kerala Dalit nursing student

3 held for raping Kerala Dalit nursing student

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The victim had gone with the autorickshaw driver, who was known to her, in his vehicle on the day of the incident.

Kerala actress assault: Prime accused arrested

Kerala actress assault: Prime accused arrested

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

The court premises witnessed high drama as the police forcefully took the duo into custody from the court complex.

1 more tested positive for Nipah in Kerala, 6 negative

1 more tested positive for Nipah in Kerala, 6 negative

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

"No one has been discharged from the isolation ward. Source of the virus is not confirmed yet."

Karunakaran plots coup in Kerala

Karunakaran plots coup in Kerala

Rediff.com29 Sep 2003

Norwegian national asked to leave India for violating visa norms

Norwegian national asked to leave India for violating visa norms

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Janne-Mette Johansson, a Norwegian national on a tourist visa, came under the scanner of Bureau of Immigration authorities over her suspected participation in an anti- Citizenship Amendment Act protest in the Kochi three days ago.

HC confirms death sentence on rape-murder case accused

HC confirms death sentence on rape-murder case accused

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

The Kerala high court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence awarded to Govindachamy by a fast track court for brutally raping and causing the death of a 23-year-old woman after pushing her out of a moving train on February 1, 2008.

Singer Ayiroor Sadasivan dies in road accident

Singer Ayiroor Sadasivan dies in road accident

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

He was 78.

Express train derails near Nashik: 3 killed, 37 injured

Express train derails near Nashik: 3 killed, 37 injured

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Two passengers were killed and 37 others injured when ten coaches of a train derailed at Ghoti, near Igatpuri in Nashik district, on Friday morning.

Kerala student trolled after video of her selling fish goes viral

Kerala student trolled after video of her selling fish goes viral

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam has come out in support of a 21-year-old Hanan.

Why Anglo-Indians feel let down by Modi

Why Anglo-Indians feel let down by Modi

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

'We fear worse things to happen. We feel this is just a teaser.' 'I wonder whether later, the Christian community will be targeted.'

Kerala, K'taka, Maharashtra heave sigh of relief after floods recede

Kerala, K'taka, Maharashtra heave sigh of relief after floods recede

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

After days of incessant rains, the situation improved in many parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra on Tuesday with water receding in affected areas.

Diary: Bye-bye-bye

Diary: Bye-bye-bye

Rediff.com13 May 2003

Federal Bank to hire 5k employees: How to bag the job!

Federal Bank to hire 5k employees: How to bag the job!

Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

Graduates from any discipline can aspire for a lucrative job at India's fourth largest bank. Here's everything you need to know about the Federal Bank.

Death toll in landslide in Idukki rises to 43

Death toll in landslide in Idukki rises to 43

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

The picturesque landscape of Pettimudi was flattened into a rough patch of boulders and mud with parts of asbestos and tin sheets seen scattered around.

324 killed, 2 lakh in relief camps in Kerala as flood crisis worsens

324 killed, 2 lakh in relief camps in Kerala as flood crisis worsens

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

106 people died on a single day on Thursday.

Bishop Franco Mulakkal sent to 2-day police custody

Bishop Franco Mulakkal sent to 2-day police custody

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

His lawyers moved the application, submitting that the clergyman was arrested after a three-day-long interrogation by the probe team.

Kerala hails Pinarayi, sends Modi a message

Kerala hails Pinarayi, sends Modi a message

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

The humiliating rebuff given to the power brokers in Delhi in Kerala's local body election carries a big message: Malayalis thoroughly disapprove of the Modi government's shenanigans to misuse central agencies to destabilise a genuinely popular state government, notes M K Bhadrakumar.

Six train passengers injured in Andhra Pradesh

Six train passengers injured in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

Six persons received injuries after they jumped off a running train fearing their compartment had caught fire, Railway officials said.

SEE: Blasts bring down Maradu apartments

SEE: Blasts bring down Maradu apartments

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

The 60-metre high 19-storey building, known as "Holy Faith H20, was levelled in seconds in a spectacular implosion.

PM surveys flood-hit Kerala, grants Rs. 500 cr emergency aid

PM surveys flood-hit Kerala, grants Rs. 500 cr emergency aid

Rediff.com18 Aug 2018

An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be given per person to the next of kin of those killed in the floods.

Fly-pasts, lit-up ships: Military prepares to thank 'corona warriors'

Fly-pasts, lit-up ships: Military prepares to thank 'corona warriors'

Rediff.com3 May 2020

The thanks-giving activities will start with laying of wreaths at the police memorial in Delhi and in several other cities on Sunday morning to honour the police personnel deployed in enforcement of the nationwide lockdown, officials said. It will be followed by fly-pasts by fighter and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, covering a sizeable number of cities and towns across the country between 10 am and 11 am, officials said.