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Lucky escape for woman stuck between drain slabs - Onmanorama

05-12-2018 11:24

Onmanorama
Lucky escape for woman stuck between drain slabs
Onmanorama
Kuravilangad: A housewife, whose leg was trapped in the gap between concrete drain covers, was saved after a 30-minute rescue effort. The incident took place in front of the Mini Bus terminal at Pallikkavala here. A crane was used by rescuers who had ...

Kottayam: Five held for mob attack on fish vendor in Idukki - Deccan Chronicle

05-12-2018 01:42

Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: Five held for mob attack on fish vendor in Idukki
Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: Munnar police on Tuesday arrested five people for allegedly assaulting a fish vendor. K George, 62, his son Arun, 35, neighbour J. Aby, 35, V. Jayesh, 32, and A. Saji, 35, were held for attacking M. Makkar, 68, of Adimaly Valara Thannely, who ...

Old Kottayam railway bridge to vanish in a month - Onmanorama

04-12-2018 07:35

Onmanorama
Old Kottayam railway bridge to vanish in a month
Onmanorama
Kottayam: Authorities began dismantling an old railway overbridge (RoB) in the town, after the 64-year-old structure with its striking arch beams on both sides got a replacement close to it. The RoB at Nagampadam will completely vanish in a month from ...

Christmas carols rend the air in Kottayam - The Hindu

02-12-2018 18:44

The Hindu
Christmas carols rend the air in Kottayam
The Hindu
The lilting voices that rent the air delivered the glad tidings of the festive season, even in the absence of snow or wintry chill. Kicking off the Christmas season in a lively fashion, the Kottayam Mixed Voices — the oldest existing independent ...

Ganja gangs on the rampage in Kottayam - Onmanorama

02-12-2018 02:52

Onmanorama
Ganja gangs on the rampage in Kottayam
Onmanorama
Kuravilangad: Kottayam town and the nearby areas seem to be under the grip of the drugs mafia as suggested by its forced release of an arrested youth from the grip of the Excise personnel. The video of the daring incident has gone viral and was shot by ...

Kottayam: Degree exams go online in MGU University - Deccan Chronicle

01-12-2018 02:13

Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: Degree exams go online in MGU University
Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: The MG University has become the first one in the country to conduct graduate-level examinations through online question papers. The third semester degree examinations in 196 colleges affiliated to the university, which began on November 27, ...

In 4 months, Kottayam railway station to have multi-level parking lot - Onmanorama

30-11-2018 10:47

Onmanorama
In 4 months, Kottayam railway station to have multi-level parking lot
Onmanorama
Kottayam: The railway station here can soon boast of a state-of-the-art multi-level parking lot for motorbikes. The tender proceedings for the complex have been completed, said Jose K Mani MP. The Railways which is implementing the project is scheduled ...

Platform Ticket Rates at Kottayam And Chengannur Railway Stations Revised Temporarily - APN News

29-11-2018 14:31

Platform Ticket Rates at Kottayam And Chengannur Railway Stations Revised Temporarily
APN News
There is a steady increase in movement of Sabarimala Pilgrim Passengers through trains recently and the railways have made all special arrangements for smooth movement of passengers at Chengannur and Kottayam Railway stations. As a part of crowd ...and more »

Kottayam: Neuroscientist sees Ayurveda cure - Deccan Chronicle

28-11-2018 00:16

Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: Neuroscientist sees Ayurveda cure
Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: Ayurvedic medicines could be more effective than allopathic drugs in treating Parkinson's disease, according to eminent neuro scientist Dr V.S. Ramachandran. He is planning to collaborate with Indian doctors in popularising ayurvedic drugs as ...

Tardy pace of track doubling through Kottayam and Alappuzha draws flak - The Hindu

27-11-2018 19:53

The Hindu
Tardy pace of track doubling through Kottayam and Alappuzha draws flak
The Hindu
Public resentment is brewing against the Southern Railway due to the tardy pace of track doubling through Kottayam and Alappuzha. Doubling of 37 km of the total 114 km track through Kottayam has not been completed, though works began as early as 2001 ...

Farming resumes in Kottayam's fallow polders - The Hindu

26-11-2018 18:51

The Hindu
Farming resumes in Kottayam's fallow polders
The Hindu
Marking the attempts to restore one of the major freshwater eco-system in the district, cultivation of paddy resumed at the Erayilkadav polders on the outskirts of Kottayam municipality as part of the Meenachil – Meenanthara – Kodoor river re-linking ...

Sabarimala stir affects business in Kottayam - The Hindu

24-11-2018 18:58

Sabarimala stir affects business in Kottayam
The Hindu
Unlike previous seasons, parking lots and seasonal shops are lying deserted for most part of the day at Erumely. Concerns of the volatile security situation in Sabarimala this pilgrim season are having a spiralling effect on the pilgrimage-related ...

After hour-long melodrama, lovers get married in Kottayam - Mathrubhumi English

22-11-2018 04:39

Mathrubhumi English
After hour-long melodrama, lovers get married in Kottayam
Mathrubhumi English
Kottayam: A young man and woman who met through Facebook, decided to get married. The young man works in Sharjah and is a native of Aymanam in Kottayam. While the woman is a native of Kottarakkara. The couple fell in love through FB and after 2 ...

A marvellous blend of colonial and modern styles in Kottayam - Onmanorama

21-11-2018 06:38

Onmanorama
A marvellous blend of colonial and modern styles in Kottayam
Onmanorama
The elegant 3300 sqft house built on a 13-cent plot in Kottayam is a beautiful structure where the classic colonial architecture merges with chic contemporary style. The owners Jimmy Mathew and Elizabeth had entrusted their friend Stanley Cyriac to ...

Kottayam village receives rain bounty from Gaja - Onmanorama

19-11-2018 08:18

Onmanorama
Kottayam village receives rain bounty from Gaja
Onmanorama
Kottayam: A village in Kottayam district received the maximum rain in the impact of Cyclone Gaja. Though Tamil Nadu bore the brunt of the damage, Kozha in Kottayam district recorded the maximum rain on Friday, 280 mm, as Gaja crossed Kerala without ...and more »

Kottayam man Thomas Kurian to lead Google Cloud - Mathrubhumi English

18-11-2018 03:45

Mathrubhumi English
Kottayam man Thomas Kurian to lead Google Cloud
Mathrubhumi English
San Francisco: Indian-American Thomas Kurian, former Oracle President of product development and a respected technologist, is going to head Google Cloud from early next year, the tech giant has announced. The current CEO of Google Cloud Diane ...
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Mother-daughter duo controls traffic in Kottayam town - Onmanorama

18-11-2018 03:06

Onmanorama
Mother-daughter duo controls traffic in Kottayam town
Onmanorama
Kottayam: While Thaniya Varghese, the senior CPO of the pink police department stopped the vehicles coming from one direction, her daughter Ashika Anna Sabu allowed the vehicles to cross to the other side. Kottayam town had, Thursday morning, ...

Bridge to nowhere leaves people in the lurch - Onmanorama

18-11-2018 02:48

Onmanorama
Bridge to nowhere leaves people in the lurch
Onmanorama
Ezhumanthuruthu: It's a 'hanging' bridge with a huge difference. The bridge across Puthuppilly canal near here stands at a height of more than 10 feet but no one is able to cross it. The reason is quite simple: there is no approach road to the bridge ...

Kuwaiti man rescues Kottayam family from car stranded in flood - Onmanorama

15-11-2018 06:41

Kuwaiti man rescues Kottayam family from car stranded in flood
Onmanorama
Kuwait City/Kottayam: “Today we live to share our experience by the grace of a Kuwaiti man,” says Terrance Mathupuram, a Keralite expatriate in Kuwait, who was rescued by a local resident during the devastating floods in the country recently. WORLD.

IS recruitment: Kottayam, Malabar people under scanner - Mathrubhumi English

15-11-2018 03:57

Mathrubhumi English
IS recruitment: Kottayam, Malabar people under scanner
Mathrubhumi English
New Delhi: Natives of Kottayam, Kannur, Kasaragod and Kozhikode have come under the surveillance of NIA as 21 Malayalis, including women and children, joined IS. NIA received this information while questioning Malayali Nasheedul Hamsafar who was ...

Fire breaks out in building in Kottayam - The Hindu

14-11-2018 19:45

Fire breaks out in building in Kottayam
The Hindu
A fire broke out at a multi-storey building in Kottayam Wednesday evening. According the Fire and Rescue Services officials the blaze broke out around 7 p.m. and it took them nearly 20 minutes to douse the flames. By the time the rescue team reached ...

Kottayam school arts festival from Nov 16 - The Hindu

14-11-2018 18:49

Kottayam school arts festival from Nov 16
The Hindu
The stage events of the Kottayam revenue district school arts festival will begin at Kidangoor on November 16. According to organisers, the events are being staged at 18 venues to be set up at the Kidangoor St.Mary's Higher Secondary School, NSS Higher ...

Lensman's take of Kottayam - Deccan Chronicle

13-11-2018 19:41

Lensman's take of Kottayam
Deccan Chronicle
Binu Bhaskar, the cinematographer of the 2015 movie Lukka Chuppi, is the latest entrant in the list of DOPs-turned-directors. Binu has donned director's hat with the crime drama Kottayam. Kottayam revolves around the rape and murder case of a female ...

Kottayam: 3 held for fake police recruitment - Deccan Chronicle

10-11-2018 03:08

Kottayam: 3 held for fake police recruitment
Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: The Kottayam east police here has arrested three persons in connection with the fake recruitment to the traffic police conducted by nine persons who collected lakhs of rupees from the applicants. The arrested were identified as Kolladu ...

Kottayam to be India's first hunger-free district thanks to volunteer groups - YourStory.com

08-11-2018 16:54

Kottayam to be India's first hunger-free district thanks to volunteer groups
YourStory.com
In the Kottayam district of Kerala, volunteer organisations feed close to 8,000 people daily. Kottayam district in Kerala will soon become India's first hunger-free district as various volunteer organisations feed close to 8,000 people a day. There are ...

Kevin Joseph's murder is a case of honour killing, rules Kottayam court - The New Indian Express

08-11-2018 05:48

Kevin Joseph's murder is a case of honour killing, rules Kottayam court
The New Indian Express
The charge-sheet says that Kevin P Joseph, a Dalit-Christian from Kottayam, was kidnapped and murdered by a gang led by Sanu Chacko, brother of Kevin's fiancee Neenu Chacko. Share Via Email. Published: 08th November 2018 09:58 AM | Last Updated: ...

Ganja trade rampant in Kottayam district - The Hindu

04-11-2018 19:04

Ganja trade rampant in Kottayam district
The Hindu
Last week, a special court in Thodupuzha for the trial of narcotic cases, sentenced a 55-year old woman from Pala to five years of imprisonment in connection with a ganja case. The woman, identified as Ponnamma, was a key accused in the seizure of 1.5 ...

Kottayam: Jeweller jumps to death - Deccan Chronicle

04-11-2018 01:11

Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: Jeweller jumps to death
Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: K.V. Viswanathan, 68, owner of the Kunnathukalathil Jewellery group, ended life on Saturday, police said. The jeweller who was also into banking and chit business went atop the SH Medical Centre Hospital where he's undergoing treatment and ...and more »

Idukki and Kottayam come under PM's MSME scheme - The Hindu

03-11-2018 22:41

Idukki and Kottayam come under PM's MSME scheme
The Hindu
Idukki and Kottayam districts have been selected from the State for the Prime Minister's scheme for delivering loans to entrepreneurs in 59 hours. Kottayam has been selected for rubber-based MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises ) units ...

How Kerala's Kottayam Is Pulling All The Stops to Become India's 1st Hunger-Free District! - The Better India

03-11-2018 11:15

How Kerala's Kottayam Is Pulling All The Stops to Become India's 1st Hunger-Free District!
The Better India
Residents of Kottayam district have spared no expense towards ensuring that no one goes hungry. According to Manorama, a Kerala-based publication, nearly 8000 people are fed each day by a whole host of voluntary organisations. Approximately 20 ...

Kottayam, where no one goes hungry - Onmanorama

02-11-2018 02:54

Onmanorama
Kottayam, where no one goes hungry
Onmanorama
Kottayam: The Kottayam district has scripted history as it spared no effort in getting the tag of the only hunger-free district in the country. The various voluntary organisations make sure that no one is going hungry in the district while feeding ...

Kottayam: No takers for bank loans - Deccan Chronicle

01-11-2018 22:27

Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: No takers for bank loans
Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: The Idukki District Cooperative Bank says despite offering Rs 200 crore to retail borrowers in the district to tide over the post-deluge economic crisis, there are only a few takers. Instead, they depend on private moneylenders. The DCB could ...

Two more initiatives to support hunger-free Kottayam - Onmanorama

01-11-2018 03:04

Onmanorama
Two more initiatives to support hunger-free Kottayam
Onmanorama
Changanassery: Kottayam is basking in glory as it was recently declared as the only hunger-free district in India. To add to it, two more initiatives will be flagged off in the district to ensure that no one goes hungry here. The 'Anjappam ...

Kottayam Nazeer gets candid on Laughing Villa - Times of India

31-10-2018 16:08

Times of India
Kottayam Nazeer gets candid on Laughing Villa
Times of India
Comedian-turned actor Kottayam Nazeer was the recent guest on the children show, Laughing Villa. Going by the promo shared on channel's social networking page, Nazeer shares his excitement to visit the show as guest. He also talks about his recent ...

Kottayam: TKA Nair bats for joint solution - Deccan Chronicle

30-10-2018 20:33

Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: TKA Nair bats for joint solution
Deccan Chronicle
KOTTAYAM: The central and state governments should jointly find a solution to the Sabarimala issues in the wake of the the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all age groups to enter the temple, according to Mr T.K.A. Nair, former principal ...

Kerala's Largest Maker Fest in Kottayam on Nov 3 - Blive

30-10-2018 15:22

Blive
Kerala's Largest Maker Fest in Kottayam on Nov 3
Blive
Kottayam: Kerala will see its largest congregation of industrious youngsters with an innovative mind this week when Amal Jyothi College of Engineering near Kanjirappally in Kottayam district will host a state-level Maker Fest. Being organised by Kerala ...and more »

Local market at Puthenchantha beckons lovers of organic produce - Onmanorama

30-10-2018 05:15

Onmanorama
Local market at Puthenchantha beckons lovers of organic produce
Onmanorama
Mundakkayam: Puthenchantha in Kottayam still emanates the rustic charm of the local community market which bustled with activities almost a century ago. The Farmers' Club has revived the local market at Puthenchantha by beginning to sell locally ...

ഡിവൈഎഫ്ഐ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകരെ ആക്രമിച്ച കഞ്ചാവ് മാഫിയ സംഘാംഗം അറസ്റ്റില്‍ - Deshabhimani

29-10-2018 21:01

ഡിവൈഎഫ്ഐ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകരെ ആക്രമിച്ച കഞ്ചാവ് മാഫിയ സംഘാംഗം അറസ്റ്റില്‍
Deshabhimani
കഞ്ചാവ് വി

മികച്ച നാടകം അമ്പലപ്പുഴ സാരഥിയുടെ 'കപടലോŎ

29-10-2018 20:54

മികച്ച നാടകം അമ്പലപ്പുഴ സാരഥിയുടെ 'കപടലോകത്തെ ശരികള്‍'
Deshabhimani
കോട്ടയം. ദര്‍ശന സാംസ്കാര

Train develops hot axle at Kottayam, tragedy averted - The Hindu (press release)

29-10-2018 18:56

Train develops hot axle at Kottayam, tragedy averted
The Hindu (press release)
A tragedy was averted as a hot axle emitting sparks under a coach of 12623 Thiruvananthapuram Mail was spotted and replaced when the train reached Kottayam station here on Monday. The train, which began its journey from Chennai on Sunday evening, ...

Fast ferry to link Kottayam, Alappuzha - The Hindu (press release)

29-10-2018 02:48

The Hindu (press release)
Fast ferry to link Kottayam, Alappuzha
The Hindu (press release)
People travelling frequently between Kottayam and Alappuzha will soon have a choice — spend a couple of hours every day in choking traffic or take a ferry, skip the gridlock, and cut the commute by half an hour. On the heels of its first ever high ...

Fast ferry to link Kottayam, Alappuzha - The Hindu - The Hindu (press release)

28-10-2018 21:07

The Hindu (press release)
Fast ferry to link Kottayam, Alappuzha - The Hindu
The Hindu (press release)
The boat will ply to Kumarakom too before returning to Kottayam.and more »

MD admissions at Kottayam NHRIMH; Spot admissions on Oct 29 - Mathrubhumi English

27-10-2018 11:47

Mathrubhumi English
MD admissions at Kottayam NHRIMH; Spot admissions on Oct 29
Mathrubhumi English
National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health (NHRIMH), located at Sachivothamapuram P.O., Kottayam, Kerala - 686532, Under CCRH, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt of India, has notified the admissions to two Postgraduate Degree Course in ...

Rs 1000 challenge: Kottayam town - Onmanorama

26-10-2018 07:50

Onmanorama
Rs 1000 challenge: Kottayam town
Onmanorama
Want to go on a shopping spree but don't want to burn a hole in your pocket? Retail therapy comes at a meagre price of Rs 1000 in Kottayam. And you'll still have balance to snack on your way. That's right! Get your savings together and come with us as ...

Kottayam: Coliform bacteria infests Pamba waters - Deccan Chronicle

23-10-2018 21:58

Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: Coliform bacteria infests Pamba waters
Deccan Chronicle
Kottayam: The presence of coliform bacteria at various points at river Pamba is far beyond the accepted standards,. statistics available with the Pollution Control Board at Pathanamthitta district show, indicating that it is harmful for the devotees ...

Whole village raising money for toddler's cancer care - Onmanorama

22-10-2018 04:08

Onmanorama
Whole village raising money for toddler's cancer care
Onmanorama
Monipally: The residents of a small village in Kottayam district have come together to garner funds for the treatment of a one-year-old girl diagnosed with cancer. Aparna Rajesh was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago as she underwent tests at the ...

Gangster who stabbed woman in the eye held - Onmanorama

21-10-2018 07:15

Gangster who stabbed woman in the eye held
Onmanorama
Kottayam: The Kottayam police on Friday arrested notorious gangster Vineeth Sanjayan, 35, on charges of stabbing a woman in the eye with an iron rod at Chingavanam, near here, last month. She was reportedly attacked late last month as she refused to ...

Now beware of vehicles even if you are at home - Onmanorama

20-10-2018 07:06

Onmanorama
Now beware of vehicles even if you are at home
Onmanorama
Ayarkunnam: Road accidents are a regular affair and innumerable lives are lost and many crippled despite precautions and warnings. But a freak mishap reported from here suggests one is not safe from motor vehicles even if we stay at our homes.

List of trains services to be disrupted between Ernakulam and Kottayam - The Indian Express

17-10-2018 17:20

The Indian Express
List of trains services to be disrupted between Ernakulam and Kottayam
The Indian Express
Trains services between Ernakulam and Kottayam will be affected for five days, starting from October 20 till 24. Several trains have been cancelled or diverted to facilitate engineering works as part of doubling of tracks between Kuruppantara and ...and more »

Bishop Franco Mulakkal released on bail from Kottayam Jail; Watch Video - Oneindia

17-10-2018 10:43

Oneindia
Bishop Franco Mulakkal released on bail from Kottayam Jail; Watch Video
Oneindia
Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of rape, has been released on bail from Kottayam jail in Kerala. He was granted unconditional bail on 15th October by the Kerala High Court. He is accused of raping Nun. He was arrested on September 21 after three days ...and more »