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3 flights a week in London-Kochi sector from Aug 22, says CIAL

The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Saturday said it has proposed to schedule three flights a week from London to Kochi from August 22, to enhance Europe connectivity. Air India will operate services on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday in the LHR-COK-LHR sector from August 22. CIAL Managing Director S Suhas in a release said the updated schedule will stimulate the aviation as well as tourism sectors in the time of the distress. "CIAL is delighted to host 3 flights from London a week. This is the highest number of flight services that have been scheduled in this sector in the history of CIAL. It gives a shot in the arm for the effort taken by Government of Kerala and CIAL to establish frequent connectivity to Europe," Suhas said. As per the current schedule, Air India operates one LHR-COK-LHR service this week. "The AI 150/149 arrives Kochi on Wednesday, (August 18) at 0345 HRS and departs at 0550 HRS LT. Two more services have been enlisted from 22 August 2021 making the ..

Rajnath Singh to review progress of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Southern Naval Command to review the construction work of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) in Kochi today.He will be accompanied by Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff.Defence Minister will be visiting IAC today from 9:45 am to 10:45 am. Additionally, he will also visit other training units in Southern Naval Command.Earlier on Thursday, Rajnath Singh expressed confidence that the Indian Navy will become one of the top three Navies in the world in the coming years and continue to play a crucial role in protecting the nation.His remarks came during his visit to the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka today to review the progress of ongoing infrastructure development under 'Project Seabird'.Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) has been designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND) & is being built at Cochin Shpyard Limited (CSL).IAC is the most complex warship building project to have been indigenously designed ...

Kerala Police issue notice to Kochi hotel hosting BJP meeting

Kerala Police has issued a notice to the hotel in Kochi in which a core committee of the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is meeting on Sunday.

IFC and its fund to invest $76 mn in Puravankara affordable housing

Two of the four projects being funded are planned in Kochi and Bengaluru, with saleable area of 4.5 mn sq ft. About 4,000 housing units will be built in next 5-7 seven years

Cabinet approves Rs 22,810 cr EPF subsidy scheme for job creation

The proposal, Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana, announced earlier by SM Sitharman, aims to generate 5-6 million jobs by June next year

India's Petronet buys LNG cargo for delivery in November: Report

etronet bought the cargo which is for delivery to either Dahej or Kochi LNG terminal over Nov. 17-22 at about $4.80 per million British thermal units

Emirates to run repatriation flights to 5 Indian cities from July 12 to 26

The flights will be operated to Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram, the airline said in a statement

Coronavirus outbreak: Kerala govt deploys robots to spread awareness

The robots are also informing people about the pandemic, how to prevent and how to take care of oneself during this phase

Kerala to raze 122 flats in Maradu town's coast zone, restricts gatherings

Residents in the evacuation zone have been directed to switch off electricity and all appliances

Remembering a giant from the South

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale may have done its bit to address this North-South divide

Protests in Kochi to cast shadow on Rs 2,200-crore investments by IOC

Locals have been obstructing work since February 16 this year