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Disaster management club launched at Ernakulam school

The club was launched at Government Higher Secondary School, Palakkuzha, as part of project to set up clubs in 58 schools. 800 students to receive training in disaster management. Trained students designated as disaster management volunteers. Project to be implemented in aided, unaided, CBSE schools in next phase.

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Nearly 20,000 students to deliberate on waste management this Children’s Day

20K schoolchildren from 96 local bodies in Ernakulam to participate in Children's Haritha Sabha on November 14. The aim is to involve children in waste management, create awareness and get their ideas to address the issue. Panel of 5 students to vet reports and ask questions to local body officials.…

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Mobile adalat to tour Ernakulam

Kerala State Legal Services Authority sets up mobile adalat van to provide legal aid at home in Ernakulam district from December 5 to 30. Property, family issues, govt benefits, and bank complaints to be considered.

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Controller of Exams blamed for mark list row at Maharaja’s College

Director of Collegiate Education pulls up Controller of Exams at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, for errors in mark list of SFI State Sec. KSU activists allege 'zero' cumulative points. DCE warns of stringent disciplinary action if similar lapses recur.

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Change in two key police posts in Ernakulam

Kochi reshuffles top police brass: S. Sasidharan (DC Kochi City) to Malappuram, K.S. Sudarshan (SP Vigilance Bureau) to Kochi City, Vivek Kumar (DP Ernakulam Rural) to Kollam City, V. Saxena (DP Kasaragod) to Ernakulam Rural. Sasidharan was investigating Kalamassery blasts.

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Bomb threat to Kerala Secretariat causes anxious moments

Bomb scare at Kerala Govt Secretariat prompts police to scan building & vehicles. Police cordoned off Secretariat & increased CM's security. Anonymous caller conveyed threat to Police Control Room. Police suspect call originated from Pozhiyoor. Recently, threat to assassinate CM traced to Class 7 student in Ernakulam. Police registered case…

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Low pressure area likely to form over Arabian Sea by Wednesday

Low pressure area to form over Arabian Sea Wed, triggering widespread rain in Kerala. Trough from SE Arabian Sea to W Bay of Bengal to cause widespread rain for 5 days. Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty winds likely in Kerala till Thurs. Yellow alert issued for Pathnamthitta, Ernakulam & Idukki…

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Widespread rain likely in Kerala for 5 days from November 6: IMD

The districts of Alappuzha and Ernakulam in Kerala received excess rainfall, while Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta got “large excess rainfall”, according to data on the IMD website.

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Orange alert issued for Ernakulam and Palakkad

IMD issues orange alert for Ernakulam, Palakkad; yellow alert for other districts. Cyclonic circulation over TN, low pressure likely to form over east-central Arabian Sea, triggering widespread rain in Kerala for 5 days.

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Killed in prayer

On October 29, two blasts ripped through a large congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kalamassery in central Kerala, killing three people and leaving scores injured. M.P. Praveen reports on the tragedy that was allegedly carried out by a middle-aged man, apparently disgruntled with the beliefs of the group

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Burns management unit getting ready at Ernakulam General Hospital

Burns unit at General Hospital, Ernakulam nearing completion; district facing shortage of similar units in govt. facilities. Unit set up w/ assistance from National Health Mission, spread over 6,000 sq. ft. w/ 6-bed intensive care unit. Govt. Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, lacks expert services of plastic surgeon.

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Kerala rain | IMD issues orange alert for three districts

IMD issues orange alert for Idukki, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in Kerala due to thunderstorm. Heavy rain expected in Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam on November 4 and 5 respectively. Localities may receive very heavy rainfall (115.6-204.4 mm) in 24-hour window on Nov 3.

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‘Used to police action’: Muslim man picked up after Kerala blast was acquitted of sedition 17 years ago

“After the noon prayers, I was resting at home, when they rang the bell. There were many policemen outside waiting for me,” recounts Nizamuddin Panayikulam. He didn’t ask them why they were at his doorstep. He had seen the media reports of the bomb blasts at a convention centre at…

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New traffic arrangements in place for Aroor-Thuravoor elevated highway work

Heavy goods carriers diverted Thuravoor-Kundannoor from Thurs. Containers >4.5m from Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur to Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram via MC Road from Angamaly. Ernakulam-Alappuzha via Aroor Temple Junction, Poochakkal, Thaikkattussery, Thuravoor. <4.5m height, <5.5m breadth can use Aroor-Thuravoor. >4.5m height from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha via Thuravoor, Ezhupunna, Kumbalanghi, Perumpadappu, Palluruthy,…

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Train services hit as trees fall on tracks near Wadakkanchery

Train services in Palakkad delayed for over an hour due to uprooted trees on tracks b/w Vallathol Nagar & Wadakkanchery. Pune-Ernakulam Superfast, New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani & Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Express held up. Efforts to clear blocks; Madurai-Thiruvananthapuram Amritha delayed. Four injured in lightning, dozens of trees uprooted in strong winds.

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Kerala blasts: All-party meeting chaired by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan resolves to ‘insulate society from attempts to cause disunity’

An all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan adopted a unanimous resolution to insulate Kerala’s secular democratic polity from “devious attempts to cause dangerous societal disunity”. The twin blasts that claimed three lives and injured 41 people at a Jehovah’s Witness prayer convention at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district on…

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Kerala blasts: Building in Ernakulam reportedly owned by suspect under surveillance

SIT probing blasts at Kalamassery puts up surveillance outside building owned by prime suspect Dominic Martin. Building rented out to three persons, one room for football training equipment. Martin not seen frequently, last seen Fri. for maintenance. Tenants asked to cooperate with police, verify if building used for IEDs.

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Kerala blasts: 4 injured remain critical, mother and brother of 12-year-old deceased remain on ventilator

At a crowded Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer convention at Kalamassery in Kochi, Kerala, 3 people died and 12 were admitted to ICU with burns. Of the 12, 4 remain in critical condition, including the mother and brother of a 12-year-old girl who died. Post-mortem and DNA profiling are being arranged to…

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Following multiple blasts in Kerala, police beef up security in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: Following the multiple blasts reported at a convention centre at Kalamassery near Ernakulam in Kerala state, the Coimbatore city police alerted its personnel to be vigil and deployed two bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS) to conduct searches at various places including some churches.

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Blasts at Kerala prayer meet: 1 killed, over 30 injured, state DGP confirms use of IED

Kerala DGP Shaik Darvesh Sahib has confirmed that the blasts this morning in Ernakulam were caused by an improvised explosive device, or IED.

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FSSAI’s Save Food, Share Joy campaign to be launched in Ernakulam on November 1

FSSAI, Kerala Hotel and Restaurants' Association, and Bakers' Association of Kerala partner to launch 'Save Food, Share Food, Share Joy' initiative in Ernakulam district. Aim is to reduce wasted food and increase safe, nutritious food for those in need. 5,000 members in Ernakulam district and 60,000 across the State to…

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DPR for 3rd and 4th rail tracks in Ernakulam-Shoranur corridor to be finalised in November

By Nov-end, survey & allied works for 3rd & 4th tracks in congested 107-km Ernakulam-Shoranur rail corridor will be finalised. Track occupancy is over 120%.

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Vande Bharat weekend service likely in Bengaluru-Ernakulam corridor during Deepavali

Railways to operate Vande Bharat Express special service in Bengaluru-Ernakulam corridor during weekends to cater to increased demand from commuters during Deepavali.

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From driving tractors to harvesters, women to the fore of farm activities

Women in Ernakulam district are increasingly engaging in activities traditionally done by men, such as driving tractors and operating soil tillers and harvesters. The Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) Ernakulam East Federation is training more than 60 women in agricultural activities, from using tractors to producing organic fertilizers and running…

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Headmistress, teachers suspended on charge of bogus admissions

Headmistress and two teachers of Govt. Girls' Higher Secondary School, Aluva, suspended for manipulating official registers by including bogus admissions to retain two class divisions. Report submitted by Deputy Director of Education, Ernakulam, found them violating rules. Names of seven students from unrecognised school included in Class VII B register;…

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