Cochin Port

A major fire broke out that broke out in a plot belonging to the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) at Wellingdon Island in Kochi and spread to dry grass last evening has been completely put out, officials said today.

Drugs worth around Rs 60 crore were seized at the Cochin International Airport here on Sunday from a Delhi-bound Kerala native who had arrived in the port city from Zimbabwe via Doha.

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a Russian ship, detained at the Cochin port here two days ago, after it was told that the dispute between the parties has been settled.

The Russian embassy has taken up with the Ministry of External Affairs the detention of a Russian cargo ship in Cochin port in Kerala and requested for an "explanation" of the circumstances of the incident.

An 18 year-old boy has been booked for allegedly trespassing into the naval base in Kochi without a proper defence identity card, soon after defence minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Cochin Port on Friday, police said.

The Cochin Port Trust has earmarked two godowns for free storage of relief materials, arriving from across the country, for people affected by the unprecedented floods in Kerala, a port trust official said.

INS Viraat, the world's oldest aircraft carrier, was accorded a grand send-off from the port in Kochi today, after over five decades of its service to the Navy.

A mega luxury cruise vessel 'MV Ovation of the Seas' called at the Cochin Port for a two-day stop-over in its circuit of Dubai-Muscat-Kochi-Penang-Singapore.

Naval ship INS Guldar today returned to Port Blair after a major upgradation.

With concerns being raised by the tourism sector over Kerala government's decision to close down liquor bars, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy yesterday assured the industry that he would 'take note' of their worries.

Kerala today conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh its apprehensions over the K Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats conservation and asked the Centre to correct flaws in identification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas through remote sensing method.

Reflecting lack of enthusiasm for special economic zones, 16 developers including Cognizant Technology Solutions and Parsvnath SEZ have sought more time from the government for implementing their projects.

The Tea Trade Association (TTA) of Cochin has decided to set up a state-of-the-art tea trade centre (TTC) at Kochi with the backing of the Tea Board of India, an official said. The proposed centre will come up on 10 acres of land provided by the Cochin Port Trust.

Work on construction of the runway for the proposed Kannur international airport would begin by this year end, Kerala Minister for Excise and Ports K Babu said.

A petition has been field before the Kerala High Court seeking a directive to the the Cochin Port Trust to take immediate steps to stop dumping of sewage and garbage discharged from the vessels calling at the port in public places.

A major fire broke out that broke out in a plot belonging to the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) at Wellingdon Island in Kochi and spread to dry grass last evening has been completely put out, officials said today.

Drugs worth around Rs 60 crore were seized at the Cochin International Airport here on Sunday from a Delhi-bound Kerala native who had arrived in the port city from Zimbabwe via Doha.

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a Russian ship, detained at the Cochin port here two days ago, after it was told that the dispute between the parties has been settled.

The Russian embassy has taken up with the Ministry of External Affairs the detention of a Russian cargo ship in Cochin port in Kerala and requested for an "explanation" of the circumstances of the incident.

An 18 year-old boy has been booked for allegedly trespassing into the naval base in Kochi without a proper defence identity card, soon after defence minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Cochin Port on Friday, police said.

The Cochin Port Trust has earmarked two godowns for free storage of relief materials, arriving from across the country, for people affected by the unprecedented floods in Kerala, a port trust official said.

INS Viraat, the world's oldest aircraft carrier, was accorded a grand send-off from the port in Kochi today, after over five decades of its service to the Navy.

A mega luxury cruise vessel 'MV Ovation of the Seas' called at the Cochin Port for a two-day stop-over in its circuit of Dubai-Muscat-Kochi-Penang-Singapore.

Naval ship INS Guldar today returned to Port Blair after a major upgradation.

With concerns being raised by the tourism sector over Kerala government's decision to close down liquor bars, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy yesterday assured the industry that he would 'take note' of their worries.

Kerala today conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh its apprehensions over the K Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats conservation and asked the Centre to correct flaws in identification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas through remote sensing method.

Reflecting lack of enthusiasm for special economic zones, 16 developers including Cognizant Technology Solutions and Parsvnath SEZ have sought more time from the government for implementing their projects.

The Tea Trade Association (TTA) of Cochin has decided to set up a state-of-the-art tea trade centre (TTC) at Kochi with the backing of the Tea Board of India, an official said. The proposed centre will come up on 10 acres of land provided by the Cochin Port Trust.

Work on construction of the runway for the proposed Kannur international airport would begin by this year end, Kerala Minister for Excise and Ports K Babu said.

A petition has been field before the Kerala High Court seeking a directive to the the Cochin Port Trust to take immediate steps to stop dumping of sewage and garbage discharged from the vessels calling at the port in public places.