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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

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.

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.

“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…

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,…

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.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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