President Pratibha Patil's helicopter developed a snag before take off in Kerala on Wednesday, giving anxious moments to security personnel. HT reports.
CPI(M)'s Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayanon on Wednesday said it was not a "big issue" as the party had a clear stand on foreign investment.
When residents of some places in this Kerala district woke up this morning, they were surprised to see red coloured rain water collected in their vessels lying outside.
In another air incident at Kochi airport, the tail of an Abu Dhabi-bound Air India Express plane tipped the runway during take-off. The Boeing 737-800 plane with 190 passengers on board was airborne for 90 minutes.
President Pratibha Patil's scheduled departure from Kollam for Thiruvananthapuram was delayed as the helicopter she was to board developed a technical problem, police said today.
Muslims in Kerala today celebrated Id-ul-Fitr, marking the end of holy month Ramadan.
An Air India plane with 123 passengers and crew on board landed under emergency conditions at the airport in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday after a minor defect was detected in its hydraulic system.
Terrified passengers jumped out of a plane in Kochi today after it skidded to halt on landing, trying to escape before emergency ladders were put in place, officials said.
Defence minister A K Antony today called upon the people to take an anti-corruption pledge and desist from bribing officials to get their work done.
With Kerala's festival of Onam round the corner, foreign airline companies and even Air India Express appear to be operating on the policy of making hay while the sun shines -- charging fares as much as 400% higher.
A division bench of the Kerala high court Thursday stayed a single bench verdict ordering national carrier Air India to pay Rs. 75 lakh ($168,000) each to the families of 158 passengers killed in the Mangalore crash last year.
CPI-M veteran VS Achuthanandan yesterday came under attack from political parties and Hindu outfits in Kerala for his remark that the present head of erstwhile Travancore royal family had tried to smuggle out precious articles from Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
Passengers of an Air India flight escaped unhurt when the aircraft skidded off the runway while landing at the Agatti airport in Lakshadweep island on Friday.
Mild tremors were felt in different parts of Thrissur district on Monday evening, official sources said.
Purported signs of bad omen combined with issues of faith have put the Kerala govt and the SC-appointed panel in a quandary as to whether they should open the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple’s sixth chamber.
Ramesh Babu reports.