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Three councillors in Thrikkakara municipality disqualified

Three councillors of the Thrikkakara municipality stand disqualified on grounds of not having attended their respective standing committee meetings for three consecutive months or more. They reportedly missed the meetings of welfare, finance and education standing committees respectively for more than three consecutive months. Congress councillor and former municipal chairperson Ajitha Thankappan was the first to be disqualified as councillor …

Congress Councillors Municipality Three Consecutive Months Disqualified Councillor

1 week, 4 days ago

Three councillors in Thrikkakara Municipality face disqualification

The Hindu

More councillors in Thrikkakara municipality are staring at potential disqualification after missing their respective standing committee meetings for three consecutive months or more. Congress councillor and former Thrikkakara municipal chairperson Ajitha Thankappan was disqualified as councillor for having missed meetings of the education standing committee for three consecutive months earlier this month. The CPI’s Usha Praveen and Suni Kailasan and …

Congress Council Councillor Thrikkakara Three Consecutive Months

2 weeks, 4 days ago

DCC steps in following reluctance of two standing committee chiefs to step down in compliance with intra-party understanding

The Hindu

Given the reluctance of two of its standing committee chairpersons in the Thrikkakara municipality to step down and make way for their replacements based on a previously agreed intra-party understanding, the Ernakulam District Congress Committee has stepped in and asked them to fall in line. Health standing committee chairperson Unni Kakkanad and welfare standing committee chairperson Suneera Feroz have been …

Independent Congress Committee Standing Dcc Chairperson Councillor

1 month, 2 weeks ago

CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam

The Hindu

Civic bodies in Ernakulam have a total gap of around 37% in their own facilities for proper management of non-biodegradable waste generated on a daily basis. Around 230 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste, including plastic waste, are generated in the Kochi Corporation, municipalities, and grama panchayats daily, according to official sources. Godown facilities managed 78 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste daily, while …

Waste Tonnes Manage

Deadly Bus-Lorry Collision Claims 22 Lives in Thrikkakara

New Indian Express

A bus and a lorry collided in Thrikkakara, resulting in the death of one woman and injuries to 22 others. The deceased woman was seated in the front of the bus where the impact was most felt. One woman succumbed to injuries at the hospital, while seven others were rushed to hospitals in Kakkanad. Two passengers were admitted to the …

Law Crime Transport

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Private Bus Ramps into Truck, Killing and Injuring Dozens in Kerala

The Hindu

A private bus hit a truck, killing a woman and injuring over 20 people in Kerala. The deceased, a 52-year-old woman, was killed after the bus rammed a sand-laden truck at Vallathol Junction. Thirteen people were injured and admitted to hospitals, with seven being admitted to Sunrise Hospital, Kakkanad, and two to the Government Medical College, Ernakulam.

Law Crime Transport

2 months, 3 weeks ago

MLA Uma Thomas lashes out at KMRL over traffic congestion in Kochi due to metro phase-two works

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas and representatives of various associations have come out against KMRL and the public works department over heavy traffic congestion in the Palarivattom and Kakkanad areas caused due to Kochi Metro phase II construction. “The construction of the Kochi Metro phase II has been causing traffic congestion and other issues. However, this time, none of this …

Construction Traffic Congestion Metro Mla Kochi Thomas Kochi Metro

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Land approval for waste treatment plant brings relief for Thrikkakara municipality

The Hindu

The in-principle approval for handing over 20 cents of revenue ‘poramboke’ land to the Thrikkakara municipality for setting up a waste treatment plant has come as a major reprieve to the civic body, which had been desperately trying to identify land for the project for nearly a year. The plot being identified is part of a vast parcel of revenue …

Land Thrikkakara Municipality Waste Treatment Revenue Poramboke Waste Treatment Plant Proposed Plant

3 months, 1 week ago

Thrikkakara all decked up for Onam

The Hindu

The Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple, believed to be about 2,000 years old, has been decked up for Onam even as the traditional Uthrada Pachil, a frenzy of shopping ahead of Thiruvonam day on September 15, reached a peak. Preparations have already begun for the traditional votive lunch at the temple hall, where around 20,000 people are expected turn up Thiruvonam day. …

Onam Temple Bali Vamana Thiruvonam Thiruvonam Day Thrikkakara

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Metro Pink Line will be operational in two years, says Minister for Industries P Rajeev

New Indian Express

KOCHI: The construction of Phase II of Kochi Metro, named the Pink Line, has been hastened to cater to the ever-expanding Infopark campus, which is witnessing the growth of IT ventures, Minister for Industries P Rajeeve said here on Saturday. He was speaking after attending the switch-on ceremony for starting the viaduct construction on the 11.2 km-long section from Jawaharlal …

Line Two Years Infopark Hibi Eden Metro Construction

4 months, 1 week ago

No consensus yet in IUML on Thrikkakara municipal vice chairperson’s post

The Hindu

The change of guard in Thrikkakara municipality’s vice chairperson’s post remains in limbo, thanks to the intra-party division within the Indian Union Muslim League, which holds the post. Mr. Younus was elected with the support of two Independents after two IUML councillors — A.A. Ibrahimkutty and Sajeena Akbar — declined to accept the party whip for the vice chairperson’s election. …

Independent Congress Party Iuml Post Chairperson Vice

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election outcome crucial for top Congress leaders in Kerala

New Indian Express

KOCHI: With the Congress expected to make gains in Kerala in the latest Lok Sabha polls, it is intriguing to consider what the election results might mean for its top leaders. “With Congress state president K Sudhakaran occupied with retaining his Lok Sabha seat in Kannur, Satheesan led the campaign across all 20 constituencies on his own. If the UDF …

Kerala Congress Lok Sabha Satheesan Leader Udf

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cloud burst in Kochi, conditions favourable for monsoon onset

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Heavy rain lashed south and central Kerala inundating low lying areas on Tuesday morning. Heavy rain caused water logging and traffic snarl ups at Edappally, Kakkanad, Infopark, Sahodaran Ayyappan Road, Ernakulam South railway station, KSRTC bus stand, Palarivattom, Kaloor Aluva, Thrikkakara, Kalamassery, Tripunithura, Fort Kochi, Thoppumpady, Mattancherry, Mundamveli and West Kochi areas. The rain gauge at Cusat recorded 98.5 …

Kochi Tuesday Morning

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ernakulam | LDF’s surprise candidate takes on Congress in its citadel

The Hindu

Traditionally, pollsters consider Ernakulam Parliamentary constituency as a Congress citadel. The political history of the constituency since the formation of the State of Kerala would validate the theory as Congress candidates had romped home 13 times against the seven of Left Democratic Front. He was the Ernakulam MLA when the party decided to field him in the Parliament election Latin …

Congress Constituency Candidate Ernakulam Parliament Ldf

9 months, 1 week ago

Thrikkakara, five panchayats lagging behind in user fee collection

The Hindu

Thrikkakara municipality and five panchayats are yet to achieve the 50% target in the user fee collection from waste generators for availing the services of Haritha Karma Sena volunteers in Ernakulam. The panchayats lagging in the collection of user fee from households and commercial establishments included Thiruvaniyoor ; Vadakkekara ; Nellikuzhi ; Cheranelloor ; Kalady, according to a review of …

Waste Fee User Collection Thrikkakara User Fee Waste Generators

9 months, 3 weeks ago

NATPAC survey report on Thrikkakara road development in a month

The Hindu

Having conducted a survey and collated feedback from motorists and residents of a dozen local bodies in and around Thrikkakara on the need to develop roads in the region, the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre would hand over a report on it to the Infopark authorities in a month, informed sources said. This comes in the wake of the …

Roads Need Tdf Road Development Natpac Infopark Collectorate Junction

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Housing Board project in Kochi can prompt more builders to go in for GRIHA rating

The Hindu

The mega project of the Kerala State Housing Board at Marine Drive in Kochi will seek to achieve green building ratings under GRIHA norms, underscoring a concerted effort to achieve sustainability. A senior KSHB official said on Thursday that GRIHA norms were now widely accepted, and that major projects were planned to achieve the highest ranking possible. The Board is …

Board Project Complex Residential Griha Green Rating Iha

1 year ago

Tragedy appears to be a freak incident, says ADGP

The Hindu

Additional Director General of Police M.R. Ajith Kumar said that the stampede at the Cochin University of Science and Technology that killed four appeared to be a freak accident. Speaking to the media after the visiting the spot, Mr. Kumar said the auditorium seemed to have a capacity of 1,000 to 1,500 and was only partly filled at the time …

Kumar

1 year, 1 month ago

Post-mortem report of youth who died after consuming shawarma in Kochi confirms sepsis as reason for death

The Hindu

The post-mortem report of the 22-year-old Pala native who died following suspected food poisoning in October after consuming shawarma from a restaurant at Mavelipuram in Kakkanad has cited the reason for his death as septicaemia, a serious bloodstream infection. It said that a final confirmation on the reason for the youth’s death would come after the results of the chemical …

Death Food Poisoning

1 year, 1 month ago

Thrikkakara municipality to launch AI-driven app to ensure supply of good quality food

The Hindu

After receiving considerable flak, including from the Opposition, for its now aborted move to restrict the functioning of eateries during night hours, the Thrikkakara municipality seems determined to win back public opinion by introducing an artificial intelligence-driven mobile application for ensuring supply of good quality food. The health wing of the civic body is launching the app — Thrikkakara Consumer …

Consumer App Consumers Thrikkakara Municipality Thrikkakara Good Quality Food

1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala blast | There was no security threat, say congregation members

The Hindu

Organisers of the three-day annual zonal meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses at a convention centre at Kalamassery, which was rocked by an explosion on Sunday morning, used to make announcements twice daily about six main exit doors at the venue that could be used in case of any untoward incident, members of the denomination said. The announcements to over 2,000 people …

Hall

1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala youth on ventilator support following suspected food poisoning after consuming shawarma

The Hindu

The Thrikkakara police in Kerala on October 23 registered a case against a restaurant owner after a youth was put on life-supporting mechanism following suspected food poisoning after consuming shawarma from the restaurant at Mavelipuram in Kakkanad last week. While blood tests point towards food poisoning, we have sent samples to the lab at Amrita Hospital for further confirmation,” said …

Food Food Poisoning Restaurant Shut

1 year, 2 months ago

A Kerala mechanical engineer’s patented idea may do away with the nightmare of back pain for two-wheeler riders

The Hindu

Two-wheeler riders can now probably look forward to that perfect triangle of comfort where the seat and the handlebar are in sync, making back pain a thing of the past, thanks to an invention of a mechanical engineer from Thrikkakara in Kerala. Hissam E.K., an employee with a major automobile dealer in Kochi, has been awarded patent for an adjustable …

Back Pain Rider Hissam

1 year, 3 months ago

Taking the pulse of Puthuppally

The Hindu

A combination of factors, including a strong wave of sympathy, played a pivotal role in securing the emphatic victory of Congress candidate Chandy Oommen in the recent Puthuppally Assembly by-election, necessitated by the passing of his father, Oommen Chandy. Congress leaders attributed the victory to three key elements: Oommen Chandy’s wide appeal with the electorate, a new-found unity within the …

Kerala Congress Victory Lok Sabha Bjp Ldf Thrikkakara

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Three councillors in Thrikkakara municipality disqualified

Three councillors in Thrikkakara Municipality face disqualification

DCC steps in following reluctance of two standing committee chiefs to step down in compliance with intra-party understanding

CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam

Deadly Bus-Lorry Collision Claims 22 Lives in Thrikkakara

Private Bus Ramps into Truck, Killing and Injuring Dozens in Kerala

MLA Uma Thomas lashes out at KMRL over traffic congestion in Kochi due to metro phase-two works

Land approval for waste treatment plant brings relief for Thrikkakara municipality

Thrikkakara all decked up for Onam

Metro Pink Line will be operational in two years, says Minister for Industries P Rajeev

No consensus yet in IUML on Thrikkakara municipal vice chairperson’s post

Lok Sabha election outcome crucial for top Congress leaders in Kerala

Cloud burst in Kochi, conditions favourable for monsoon onset

Ernakulam | LDF’s surprise candidate takes on Congress in its citadel

Thrikkakara, five panchayats lagging behind in user fee collection

NATPAC survey report on Thrikkakara road development in a month

Housing Board project in Kochi can prompt more builders to go in for GRIHA rating

Tragedy appears to be a freak incident, says ADGP

Post-mortem report of youth who died after consuming shawarma in Kochi confirms sepsis as reason for death

Thrikkakara municipality to launch AI-driven app to ensure supply of good quality food

Kerala blast | There was no security threat, say congregation members

Kerala youth on ventilator support following suspected food poisoning after consuming shawarma

A Kerala mechanical engineer’s patented idea may do away with the nightmare of back pain for two-wheeler riders

Taking the pulse of Puthuppally