News for 'kozhikode'

Kerala: Raids on Popular Front offices continue

Kerala: Raids on Popular Front offices continue

Rediff.com13 Jul 2010

Police raids on several Popular Front offices across Kerala have unearthed a massive catch of arms and explosives.

India preps as mega evacuation begins from Thursday

India preps as mega evacuation begins from Thursday

Rediff.com6 May 2020

From the Gulf countries to Malaysia and the UK to the US, the multi-agency operation christened 'Vande Bharat Mission' will see the state-owned AI operate 64 flights till May 13 in the first phase to ferry around 15,000 Indian nationals from 12 countries.

Why Mohanlal is angry

Why Mohanlal is angry

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Naseer remanded to judicial custody

Naseer remanded to judicial custody

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation's Special Court in Kochi on Thursday remanded suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative T Nazir and two others, accused in the 2006 twin Kozhikode blasts case, to judicial custody till March 25. The court, which is hearing terror-related cases being handled by the National Investigation Agency in the state, ordered that the three accused, including Shafaz and Yusuf, be produced on March 26.

Didn't name Madani in Bengaluru blasts case: Nasir

Didn't name Madani in Bengaluru blasts case: Nasir

Rediff.com23 Jun 2010

T Nasir, a key accused in the 2008 Bengaluru blasts case, on Wednesday denied any role in implicating People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Naser Madani as an accused in the case."I have not given any statement implicating Madani in the Bengaluru blasts case," Nasir told a Malayalam television channel as he came out of the Special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Kochi, after appearing in a case related to the twin blasts in Kozhikode in March 2006.

Thousands of migrant workers reach home by special trains

Thousands of migrant workers reach home by special trains

Rediff.com2 May 2020

The migrants were ferried to their villages in sanitised buses arranged by the Jharkhand government to take them home after preliminary medical screening at the station, officials said.

Indian Soccer: Clinical ATK punish Mumbai; Churchill on top of table

Indian Soccer: Clinical ATK punish Mumbai; Churchill on top of table

Rediff.com4 Jan 2020

All the results from the I-League and ISL matches played on Saturday.

Ajmer blast: In closure report, NIA gives clean chit to Sadhvi Pragya

Ajmer blast: In closure report, NIA gives clean chit to Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

The agency said that it could not find any 'strong evidence' against Indresh Kumar, Sadhvi Pragya, Rajendra and Ramesh alias Prince.

BSNL transfers activist who tried to enter Sabarimala temple

BSNL transfers activist who tried to enter Sabarimala temple

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

Sabarimala Karma Samithi on Tuesday organised a protest march to the Palarivattom BSNL office, seeking her expulsion.

Kerala MLA missed ill-fated AI flight

Kerala MLA missed ill-fated AI flight

Rediff.com23 May 2010

A last-minute change in his travel plan saved Congress Member of Legislative Assembly from Kerala A P Abdullakutty from meeting the fate of 158 passengers who died when an Air India Express plane from Dubai crashed near Mangalore airport on Saturday morning. Abdullakutty initially planned to catch the ill-fated flight to Mangalore since he had to reach his home town Kannur urgently. But he was a bit late to reach the Dubai International Airport and changed his ticket.

First Look: Mammootty in Paleri Manikyam

First Look: Mammootty in Paleri Manikyam

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

Mammootty dons a double role in Ranjith's Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Kadha.

Youths fail to save woman's life, take pictures on phone

Youths fail to save woman's life, take pictures on phone

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Two youths, who saw a woman fainting on the rail track on seeing an approaching train, failed to rush to her help; instead took out their mobiles to capture the ghastly scene.

How domestic airlines are planning to counter Vistara

How domestic airlines are planning to counter Vistara

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

IndiGo, which has about 550 flights a day, has increased the number of daily flights from Delhi to Hyderabad and Chennai to seven.

Kochi kiss protests: Cases against 100 persons

Kochi kiss protests: Cases against 100 persons

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Cases have been registered against at least 100 persons by the police for taking out processions and engaging in unlawful assembly at the Marine Drive ground in Kochi on November 2 when the controversial 'Kiss of Love' programme against moral policing was to be held.

Cabinet nod for 7 new IIMs, Rs 1,000 cr earmarked

Cabinet nod for 7 new IIMs, Rs 1,000 cr earmarked

Rediff.com27 Aug 2009

There would be intake of 140 students in the Post Graduate Programme course in phase-I.

Why Asian Champ Chitra was excluded from World championships squad

Why Asian Champ Chitra was excluded from World championships squad

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

Former national champion PT Usha on Wednesday clarified that Kerala athlete P U Chitra was not included in the team for the World championships as she did not meet the qualifying mark set by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

BJP march over Sabarimala issue turns violent

BJP march over Sabarimala issue turns violent

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

Protesting against the police action, BJP has called for a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Thiruvananthapuram district on Tuesday.

Ahead of VP's visit, detonators found in Kerala

Ahead of VP's visit, detonators found in Kerala

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

Two days before Vice President Hamid Ansari's visit to Kannur, a sack of detonators and fuse wires were seized from a private bus plying between Kannur and Kozhikode on Thursday.

Home cinemas: An alternative to big budget films

Home cinemas: An alternative to big budget films

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

CDs of home cinemas, produced on shoestring budgets and mostly dealing with social and emotional issues, now have a wide audience in the northern districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur, Palakkad and Kasaragod.

Injury-time goal helps Churchill hold Viva Kerala

Injury-time goal helps Churchill hold Viva Kerala

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

Substitute Vimal Pariyar's injury-time goal helped reigning champions Churchill Brothers, Goa, escape defeat and hold a spirited Viva Kerala to a 1-1 draw in thier ONGC I-League football match in Kozhikode on Thursday.

PM Modi meets defence chiefs, discusses response to Uri attack

PM Modi meets defence chiefs, discusses response to Uri attack

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

Discussions were held on India's response to the Uri attack, in which New Delhi has held Islamabad responsible.

Birla plans Rs 4,000-cr Knowledge Park in Kerala

Birla plans Rs 4,000-cr Knowledge Park in Kerala

Rediff.com14 Oct 2009

Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Group plans to invest over Rs 4,000 crore in future technologies by setting up a Knowledge Park and a branch of the Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) at Kozhikode in Kerala.

India's first Islamic bank to start in Kerala

India's first Islamic bank to start in Kerala

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, which is the designated agency for the formation of the bank, will have 11 per cent stake in the proposed banking company.

CPI-M finalizes Kerala candidates for LS polls

CPI-M finalizes Kerala candidates for LS polls

Rediff.com11 Mar 2009

The Communist Party of India-Marxist state secretariat meeting held at the party headquarters AKG Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has finalized the name of party candidates fighting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.

IIM, IIT students turn mentors for aspirants

IIM, IIT students turn mentors for aspirants

Rediff.com11 Feb 2009

The programme is a free, student-driven initiative and independent of the admission process but is backed by the administration of these institutes. The programme is managed through either the institute website or a separate purpose-built website that matches the profile of mentors and aspirants based on the background and discipline.

Coronavirus cases up to 283; restrictions imposed in many states

Coronavirus cases up to 283; restrictions imposed in many states

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

Four people have died including one each in Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra.

CAT: Study tips from IIM-K grad

CAT: Study tips from IIM-K grad

Rediff.com5 Oct 2009

Taking the CAT? IIM alumnus Mayank Gupta shares his CAT prep tips!

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have announced a lockdown of educational institutions, malls and other places that attract people in large numbers, even as some of them have been reporting increase in positive cases.

MBA in Agribusiness Management

MBA in Agribusiness Management

Rediff.com29 Aug 2008

College of Agribusiness Management (CABM) Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, invites applications for admissions to two year full time degree programme in Masters of Business Administration in Agribusiness.

Bengaluru blast mastermind held: Kerala police

Bengaluru blast mastermind held: Kerala police

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

The Kochi city police commissioner Manoj Abraham told media persons that Haleem, a former Students Islamic Movement of India operative and one of the main accused in the bomb blast at Bengaluru was held.

Air Arabia launches H'bad-Sharjah daily flight

Air Arabia launches H'bad-Sharjah daily flight

Rediff.com27 Oct 2008

Air Arabia is connected to 31 destinations globally and 12 destinations in India. Hyderabad is Air Arabia's 43rd global destination, reinforcing its status as the largest destination network in India of any West Asia-based carrier. Currently, Air Arabia provides direct service to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai Coimbatore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram.

25,000 turn up to support Dhana's family; Real Kashmir edge Arrows

25,000 turn up to support Dhana's family; Real Kashmir edge Arrows

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

A goal on either side of the break powered Real Kashmir to a 2-0 win over Indian Arrows in the I-League, in Margao, on Sunday.

65.61 per cent cast vote in third phase of LS polls

65.61 per cent cast vote in third phase of LS polls

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

Complaints of electronic voting machine malfunctioning poured in from several booths on Tuesday during the third and largest phase of Lok Sabha polls which saw voters turning out in large numbers to cast their vote in 116 seats, including all constituencies of Gujarat and Kerala.

Law-and-order in Kerala not sound: Union minister

Law-and-order in Kerala not sound: Union minister

Rediff.com28 Sep 2009

Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran on Monday said the law-and-order situation in Kerala was "not very sound" and asked the state government to take firm steps to address the issue.

Kerala nurse in Saudi tested positive for coronavirus; CM writes to EAM

Kerala nurse in Saudi tested positive for coronavirus; CM writes to EAM

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

The affected nurse is being treated and is recovering well, junior foreign minister V Muraleedharan said. Meanwhile, China has locked down five cities, including Wuhan, suspending all public transport in an unprecedented move to contain the coronavirus that has infected over 630 people and left 17 others dead.

Marad carnage: Life sentence for 62 convicts

Marad carnage: Life sentence for 62 convicts

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

While 62 convicts had been booked under murder charges, another accused was found guilty for facilitating stockpiling of weapons inside a place of worship in the area. Seventy six others were earlier acquitted by the court earlier for wanted of evidence.

Nipah virus attack: Avoid mangoes, raw date palm

Nipah virus attack: Avoid mangoes, raw date palm

Rediff.com23 May 2018

Do not consume fresh fruits, date palm and other poorly washed fruits/half consumed fruits, says Dr Dr Usha Manjunath.

Heavy security for PM's visit to new naval academy

Heavy security for PM's visit to new naval academy

Rediff.com7 Jan 2009

Heavy security arrangements have been made in connection with the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Kannur on Thursday to declare open the Indian Navy's Ezhimala Naval Academy. Arriving at Karipur airport in Kozhikode from Chennai, the Prime Minister will reach Ezhimala on Thursday afternoon and reach the venue 'Nalanda' at 2.45 pm.

KM Mani, Kerala lawmaker for five decades, dies at 86

KM Mani, Kerala lawmaker for five decades, dies at 86

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The veteran Kerala Congress leader had been a dominant player in Kerala's coalition politics, serving under six chief ministers.

Marad riots: Five years on, 63 found guilty

Marad riots: Five years on, 63 found guilty

Rediff.com27 Dec 2008

Nine people were killed when a mob -- armed with swords, knives and other lethal weapons like country-made bombs -- pounced on the fishing village of Marad on the night of May 2, 2003.