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Railways to Start Special 'Bharat Tirth' Tourist Trains


by Outlook on February 24, 2010 08:32 AM
In a bid to promote tourism, Railways will be launching 16 special 'Bharat Tirth' ... ...

India Stock Index Fluctuates; Infosys Rises, Mahindra Retreats


by BusinessWeek on February 24, 2010 04:01 AM
“We are not expecting any major upside or downside today,” said Alex Mathews, head of research at Geojit BNP Paribas Financial ...

Kerala's first multiplex all set to open


by India on February 24, 2010 04:01 AM
By Sanu George | 24 February 2010 | 11:34am 0 Comment Kochi, Feb 24 (IANS) ... we launched the Flora Group of Hotels in Dubai ...

Qatar Airways starts flights to Bengaluru


by Gulf Times on February 23, 2010 10:13 PM
Gulf Times Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to the southern Indian city of ... Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, ...

President Pratibha Patil's address to Parliament


by The Hindu on February 22, 2010 06:20 PM
The Indian Maritime University has now become fully functional with campuses in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and ...

Attappady school a symbol of


by Express Buzz on February 22, 2010 07:23 AM
KOCHI: Official apathy, combined with lack of proper infrastructure facilities, ... There is only one private bus operating ...

Signs of global warming


by Express Buzz on February 22, 2010 06:12 AM
... has been from the scientists at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. ... sea surface temperature (SST) after 1995 ...

SriLankan Air to fly to Kochi


by Daily News & Analysis on February 21, 2010 06:11 PM
SriLankan currently flies to four Indian cities — Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore. Passenger load factor for flights from ...

Girls soccer: Nolan Catholic again falls short against mighty ...


by Fort Worth Star Telegram on February 21, 2010 03:21 AM
By TERRENCE THOMAS SAN ANTONIO -- Fort Worth Nolan Catholic freshman Katlynn Koch slumped to the ground, momentarily burying ...

Floating mall on Kerala backwaters catches tourists' eye


by The Hindu on February 21, 2010 01:56 AM
The Hindu Kerala's tourism department is very happy with the Consumerfed initiative as it catches the ... It was built at a ...

Ayurveda meet from March 24


by Express Buzz on February 21, 2010 01:39 AM
KOCHI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a maiden Global ... of India) and Kerala Government will be ...

A philosopher with a vision


by Express Buzz on February 21, 2010 01:39 AM
KOCHI: Bishop Francis Kallarackal, who was appointed the Archbishop of Verapoly and ... Pontifical Seminary Episcopal ...

TripAdvisor announces winners of 2010 Travellers' Choice Awards


by TravelBizMonitor on February 20, 2010 08:01 PM
The list of top ten worst hotels in India include: Hotel Arma Court, Mumbai; Centaur Hotel IGI Airport, New Delhi; Raj ...

Retirement homes slowly catching up in India


by Economic Times on February 20, 2010 07:15 PM
Ashiana Housing, for instance, has retirement resorts in Bhiwadi, Jaipur and Pune. The price varies from location to location. ...

All words, no deeds


by Express Buzz on February 20, 2010 04:42 PM
A slew of packages were announced for Kochi which include a new Ernakulam-New Delhi nonstop Duronto train service and another ...

Sreekanth advances


by The Hindu on February 20, 2010 01:53 PM
Veterans singles quarterfinals: PP Ramachandran/PA Ignatius (Fort Kochi) bt Philip Cherian/Varghese George (Kalamassery) 21-6, ...

Monitoring stations to check tourist spots soon


by Express Buzz on February 20, 2010 04:53 AM
The monitoring stations to be set up in various tourism destinations will have surveillance camera system installed in them. ...

'Rhythm of lyf'


by Express Buzz on February 20, 2010 02:37 AM
KOCHI: It was euphoria night for students of Adi Sankara Engineering college, Kalady, on Thursday night as singer Benny Dayal ...

A delectable spread


by Express Buzz on February 20, 2010 02:30 AM
KOCHI: It is a unique Sunday buffet brunch concept introduced specially for the family crowd. The brunch buffet package at ...

A different sense of proportion


by Express Buzz on February 20, 2010 02:28 AM
KOCHI: They're blown out of proportion and left to the interpretation of the ... The fast pace of urban life is seen in the ...

Tata largest encroacher in Munnar: Government


by Express Buzz on February 20, 2010 12:52 AM
... government land in Munnar, the State Government submitted before the Kerala High Court. ... Abad Hotels, VX Alibin, ...

Two cities


by Express Buzz on February 20, 2010 12:35 AM
But the Kochi synagogue has no conversion provisions. ... She is next told to adopt a Jewish father, and the couple selects ...

Tata company largest encroacher in Munnar: ATR


by Financial Express on February 19, 2010 12:32 PM
Kochi: Tata group owned Kanan Devan Hills Plantation (KDHP) company was the ... The report said action had been taken against ...

MiG-29K Fighter Planes Inducted Into Navy


by Outlook on February 19, 2010 10:49 AM
... by 2012 and an air defence ship being built at Kochi defence shipyard by 2014. ... Now the pilots will train under the ...

MIG-29K maritime fighter inducted into Indian Navy


by mydigitalfc.com on February 19, 2010 07:30 AM
... 2012 and an air defence ship being built at Kochi defence shipyard by 2014. ... train the crew, establish doctrines and be ...

In Praise of Markets


by Korea Times on February 19, 2010 07:15 AM
... (currently known as Kochi in the state of Kerala) in southern India. ... so we piled into a taxi and went to see the famous ...

Justice with a past


by Express Buzz on February 19, 2010 04:05 AM
KOCHI: Justice AS Anand, former Chief Justice of India, ... staying the disconnection of the telephone lines of Broadway Hotel, ...

Winter Anaesthesiology Conference held


by Express Buzz on February 19, 2010 04:03 AM
KOCHI: A three-day Winter Anaesthesiology Conference, organised as a joint ... took part in the conference held at Ramada ...

DP World to open Indian port this year


by Arabian Supply Chain on February 19, 2010 03:09 AM
“The Cochin Port Trust has invested over $325m on road, rail connectivity and dredging of the channel,” sources told the ...

A boost to beach tourism


by Express Buzz on February 19, 2010 02:55 AM
KOCHI: A major tourism project which will change the face of Kuzhippilly beach near Cherai is getting ready. Home Minister ...

Men's, women's tennis face tough competition on road


by The Daily Toreador (registration) on February 19, 2010 02:23 AM
By Joshua Koch The bags were packed for another busy weekend for Tim Siegel's Red ... 38 TCU at 2 pm today in Fort Worth ...

True Value Homes to develop hotel and housing projects


by Thaindian.com on February 18, 2010 03:17 PM
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) The city-based Rs.800 crore turnover True Value Homes India Private Ltd has drawn up plans to build a ...

Syrian Christian Food Festival at Karavali, Taj Gateway Hotel


by MyBangalore on February 18, 2010 02:41 PM
Its not that Bangalore does not have good restaurants that serve good Kerala cuisine but it lacks that essential homely ...

BKV to open 200 Ayurvedic treatment centres across India


by Zee News on February 18, 2010 01:56 PM
Kochi: The Yash Birla group owned Birla Kerala Vaidhyashala plans to open ... The company would open a new 1000 square feet ...

First phase of DP World's Vallarpadam terminal scheduled for June


by Seatradeasia on February 18, 2010 08:47 AM
... 3000-crore Vallarpadam terminal project in Kochi by June and is expected to commission ... Cochin is an all-weather port, ...

Pay Rs5 lakh to abandoned daughter: HC to father


by Express Buzz on February 18, 2010 02:05 AM
The court issued the directive while dismissing the habeas corpus petition filed by Mohammed Asharaf, C 11/294, RNS Area in ...

Soul-stirring music to dazzle the city


by Express Buzz on February 18, 2010 01:45 AM
KOCHI: Benny Dayal and Stephen Devassy will rock the city to some ... `Taxi Taxi' from 'Sakarakatti' and ...

In honour of lobbying


by Asian Age on February 17, 2010 02:17 PM
... him in the courts of Kerala in connection with the construction of a luxury hotel at Kochi that was inaugurated by Prime ...

India: DP World will complete the first phase of the Rs 3000-crore ...


by Dredging Today on February 17, 2010 06:38 AM
Dredging Today ... terminal project in Kochi by June and is expected to commission it by this year-end. ... Cochin is an ...

Kochi from a vantage point


by Express Buzz on February 17, 2010 02:58 AM
As you move from Ernakulam to Fort Kochi, you can sense a change, you are taken back in time and feel life taking a slower ...

Bridging isles, connecting lives


by Express Buzz on February 17, 2010 02:58 AM
... be a blessing for the people of various small islands on Kochi backwaters. ... “Unlike the ICTT railway line, the four-lane ...

'Central apathy delaying projects'


by Express Buzz on February 17, 2010 02:58 AM
He said the Centre was delaying sanction for the Kochi Metro Rail project. If the approval for the Metro Rail project is not ...

New generation of men in India shaving off mustaches


by Washington Post on February 16, 2010 04:29 PM
The numbers were similar in New Delhi, India's capital, and in the eastern city of Kolkata, often seen as a center of ...

India to explore waterways for cargo movement


by Bombay News on February 16, 2010 08:51 AM
Kochi, Feb 16 : The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) the statutory authority in charge of waterways in the country is ...

Find innovative ways to tackle food, housing problems: Tharoor


by Times of India on February 16, 2010 08:51 AM
KOCHI: Minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor stressed the need for finding innovative ways to tackle problems ...

'NW-3 extension possible only


by Express Buzz on February 16, 2010 07:07 AM
KOCHI: Union Shipping Secretary K Mohandas on Monday said the extension of national waterway ... environment-friendly compared ...

State police to further probe


by Express Buzz on February 16, 2010 06:41 AM
KOCHI: Kerala police seem to be determined in unearthing the terror module ... probe into terror-related cases, including the ...

On a catwalk trail


by Express Buzz on February 16, 2010 05:33 AM
KOCHI: “I love to watch models sashaying on the ramp. Till now I had seen it only on TV. It's lot of fun.” Seven-year-old ...

Taj Hotels plans second Gateway Hotel in Mumbai


by fnbnews.com on February 15, 2010 02:44 AM
The brand is present across a range of business and leisure destinations including Bangalore, Agra, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Surat, ...

Symposium on fisheries


by Express Buzz on February 14, 2010 05:52 PM
KOCHI: The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, in association with the Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), ...

City on high alert


by Express Buzz on February 14, 2010 09:20 AM
KOCHI: The district authorities on Saturday night put the city on high alert, ... installations in the city, including railway ...

Delicious things to eat


by The Hindu on February 14, 2010 03:38 AM
The Hindu So, with 'Deli at Gateway' (of the Gateway Hotel) Kochi gets a deli. Deli is the abbreviated form of ...

Workshop on cargo movement tomorrow


by Express Buzz on February 14, 2010 02:52 AM
KOCHI: The Inland Waterways Authority of India, under the Ministry of Shipping, ... to have a shift from rail and road ...

NIA probe is 'stuck'


by Express Buzz on February 14, 2010 02:39 AM
KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency is likely to land itself in a fix as its probe into the sensational Kalamassery bus ...

Colours of conviction


by The Hindu on February 14, 2010 01:33 AM
The Hindu A retrospective of 47 works done from 1993 to 2008 of artist VB Venu are on show at David Hall, Fort Kochi. Loved and ...

Seizure of ornaments: summons served on CWG official


by Press Trust of India on February 13, 2010 12:57 PM
... had arrived at Kochi airport by Air Arabia flight on January 29 and was taken into custody by Customs Personnel when the ...

Dew homes luxury within your budget


by Express Buzz on February 13, 2010 09:03 AM
Mathew & Saira, the blessed architect couple hailing from Kochi, who designed the marvelous model of hotel Harbour View ...

Railways to dish out economy meals


by Express Buzz on February 13, 2010 07:05 AM
KOCHI: In a bid to make economy meals easily available to passengers, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation ...

Bridging the past and the present


by Express Buzz on February 13, 2010 06:49 AM
KOCHI: Aluva (Alwaye) is a town and a municipality in Ernakulam district and also a part of Kochi metropolitan area. It is one ...

Where love is in the air


by National on February 13, 2010 04:40 AM
The flight Return flights from Dubai to Kochi on Emirates (www.emirates.com) cost from US$380 (Dh1,405) including tax. ... See ...

Work on ROBs gathering momentum


by Express Buzz on February 13, 2010 04:36 AM
KOCHI: Finally the wait for the Ponnurunni rail overbridge (ROB) seems to be over with the Kerala Roads and Bridges Development ...

Gee Bee Palace


by Express Buzz on February 13, 2010 04:20 AM
KOCHI: Hotel Gee Bee Palace is one of the best business class hotels in Kerala. Gee Bee Palace, a three-star hotel with the ...

Hero Honda Interschool Hockey Tournament


by Express Buzz on February 13, 2010 03:44 AM
... hockey competition at Jawahar Lal Nehru International Stadium, Ernakulam, ... silencer guard and the grab rail of the new ...

Walking through a heritage town


by Express Buzz on February 13, 2010 03:25 AM
KOCHI: Although set off as a panchayat in May 1952, Angamaly is today a ... Malayatoor, Mahagony thottam, Kalady Adi Sri ...

How I took a journey to the beautiful heart of Kerala


by National on February 12, 2010 05:52 PM
We started off in Kochi, a bunch of little tropical islands connected by bumpy ... and a shopping district with an old Indian ...

Beautiful India, Set Yourself Free


by Motley Fool (blog) on February 12, 2010 05:06 PM
We started our journey in a southern port city called Cochin (also spelled Kochi). From there we set off up the coast to ...

Reserves at the ready for holiday traffic


by Arizona Daily Sun on February 12, 2010 11:00 AM
Lt. Ken Koch of the police department said the detail will work a four-hour period during peak times for traffic to alleviate ...

Kingfisher adds Xpress delivery


by aircargoworld on February 12, 2010 08:36 AM
aircargoworld ... Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Kochi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Raipur, ...

Air India flights rescheduled


by Express Buzz on February 12, 2010 08:05 AM
As per the plan, flight IC 993 on the Chennai–Mumbai– Kuwait sector will leave Chennai on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 4.15pm and ...

State pins hope on Union Budget


by Express Buzz on February 12, 2010 04:01 AM
KOCHI: The Kochi Metro Rail project is yet to pick up steam with neither stake-holder, the Centre or the State Government, ...

Traffic regulations at Aluva


by Express Buzz on February 12, 2010 04:01 AM
Private buses from Kadungalloor will proceed to UC College and private buses from Kalady and Athani areas will terminate at the ...

Song of the seasons


by Express Buzz on February 12, 2010 03:17 AM
KOCHI: The tiny tots of Rina's Shiksha Nikethan, Kakkanad, ... And then snow flakes gathered as every heart was lit with ...

Dubai's woes displace migrant wokers


by Marketplace on February 11, 2010 08:40 PM
Marketplace RAYMOND THIBODEAUX: Abdul Wahab sits in his home in Kochi. ... They have that sense, but they also are hopeful that ...

GALLEGOS v. STATE


by Leagle.com on February 11, 2010 01:08 PM
They subsequently equipped Morgan with a body microphone and sent him to Koch's residence to purchase methamphetamine. [ 1 ...

Trains extended to Aluva to help sivarathri devotees


by Zee News on February 11, 2010 07:08 AM
Kochi: The Southern Railway would extend some trains to nearby Aluva to help devotees offer prayers in connection with ...

Decongesting city roads


by Express Buzz on February 11, 2010 03:45 AM
Initially the focus will be on traffic modifications along the south overbridge and MG Road, the officials said. “Traffic ...

Honeymoon in Kerala – A Top Destination of India


by YourStory (blog) on February 10, 2010 06:32 PM
Honeymooners love to explore the lure of backwater tourism with houseboat cruise gently sailing over placid & pretty ...

Cabinet clearance for State's annual Plan


by The Hindu on February 10, 2010 05:02 PM
The Cabinet gave clearance, in principle, for the establishment of high-speed railway corridors between Thiruvananthapuram and ...

Chilli production likely to increase 10-15% in '10


by Financial Express on February 10, 2010 03:46 PM
Kochi: Chilli production for 2010 is expected to go up by 10-15% owing to the ... “Shortage of labour and weather has kept the ...

Kerala HC reserves orders on Tata group petition


by Times of India on February 10, 2010 12:58 PM
The Kerala cabinet had last week decided to demolish check dams as part of its drive to clear all encroachments even if it ...

Aagathan on February 12


by Galatta.com on February 10, 2010 12:51 PM
The audio of Aagathan was launched at Avenue Regency hotel in Kochi recently. It has music by Ouseappachan and already, the ...

Senate passes $1 billion bonding bill by 52-14 vote


by Coon Rapids ECM Publishers on February 10, 2010 03:50 AM
Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, and we're going to spend a $1 billion, she asked. Sen. Julianne Ortman, R-Chanhassen, argued that the ...

Volvo service picks up pace


by Express Buzz on February 10, 2010 01:26 AM
The cash registers show that the seven Volvo buses now running in the city can generate more income from Kochi than from ...

UA Fort Smith Lists Fall 2009 Graduates


by UA Fort Smith News on February 09, 2010 11:09 PM
UA Fort Smith News Scranton: Jennifer Buzbee, AAS, Administrative Professional - Office Technology; and Dennis Koch, ...

Chatwal case: NHRC seeks report from Kochi cops


by Indian Express on February 09, 2010 08:09 PM
... saying they would jointly pay his company Rs 6 crore because they had reportedly over-invoiced for goods that they had ...

Taking its toll on the public


by Express Buzz on February 09, 2010 06:45 AM
KOCHI: The toll collection at the Aroor-Kumbalam and Mattanchery bridges started ... The information collected by MB Sathyan, ...

Amitabh Bachchan in Malayalam film?


by Galatta.com on February 09, 2010 04:59 AM
The film is inspired by the hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in 1999. It was hijacked by five Pakistani militants ...

NIA quizzes LeT operatives Nazeer, Shafaz


by Express Buzz on February 09, 2010 04:58 AM
Highly-placed sources in Bangalore police said the NIA team had interrogated Nazeer and Shafaz in connection with Kozhikode ...

Amitabh set to feature in Malayalam film based on plane hijack


by Gulf Times on February 08, 2010 07:53 PM
Gulf Times By Ashraf Padanna/ Kochi Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to debut in a Malayalam film based on the ...

Rights panel seeks report on Chatwal from Kerala govt


by Gulf Times on February 08, 2010 05:46 PM
It relates the inauguration of Chatwal's Dream Hotel in Kochi in April 2009. ... Hampshire Hotels and Resorts. His latest ...

Amitabh Bachchan to act in a Malayalam film


by Press Trust of India on February 08, 2010 03:22 PM
Kochi, Feb 8 (PTI) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will star with Mohanlal in a Malayalam film based on the hijack of an ...

Big B set to feature in Malayalam film 'Kandahar'


by Economic Times on February 08, 2010 03:22 PM
KOCHI: Director Major Ravi says that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has given his nod for his Malayalam film ...

NHRC awaits report on Chatwal from Kerala government


by Little About (blog) on February 08, 2010 02:37 PM
It relates to Chatwal's gala inauguration of Dream Hotel in Kochi in April 2009. TKA Nair, principal secretary to the prime ...

AirAsia aims for a full flight in India


by Moneycontrol.com on February 08, 2010 11:45 AM
The airline plans to gradually link New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai to Kuala Lumpur and Penang, and from ...

India jeera,turmeric higher on buying support


by Reuters India on February 08, 2010 07:17 AM
Cloudy weather in Gujarat and Rajasthan has lifted the prices up. But overall sentiment is not strong, said a Kochi-based ...

School project on track in Severance


by Greeley Tribune on February 08, 2010 05:48 AM
John Koch of Malm Electrical installs a fire alarm box Thursday at Range View Elementary School in Severance. The school is ...

Accolades for city hotels


by Express Buzz on February 08, 2010 03:50 AM
Other Kerala hotels which featured in Indian Travellers Choice are Camp Noel, Munnar, Taj Green Cove Resort, Kovalam, Coconut ...

Of dying before one's death, and staying single


by Express Buzz on February 08, 2010 03:48 AM
Parasuraman realised it once again last Saturday after Rahul Gandhi's surprise visit to Kochi. See how casually he caught a ...

Going down, down under


by Express Buzz on February 08, 2010 02:41 AM
Bobby, a filmmaker, who has been in Kochi on a work assignment for the last one ... in empty train compartments flashing their ...

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