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Over 20 dead as heavy rains lash Kerala, trigger landslides, floods; schools shut, Cochin airport closed

In 2018, Kerala braved the worst floods in nearly a century that left some 370 people dead, more than a million people homeless and caused widespread destruction.

August 9, 2019

Kerala rains | Cochin Airport suspends operations till afternoon

Shutters of the Idamalayar and Cheruthoni dams, part of Idukki reservoir, were opened Tuesday evening to release excess water.

August 15, 2018

Kerala rains leave 20 dead, Nehru boat race put off

A special monitoring cell has been opened in the state secretariat and all 14 district collectors directed to open one each

August 9, 2018

Hijack scare on board Jet Airways flight

A possible hijack of a Jet Airways 9W 825 Cochin-Mumbai flight was averted after two passengers discussing a hijack plan were detained by security agencies, sources said. According to sources, the two passengers have been detained at Cochin airport. Sources have disclosed that the security agencies were pressed into action after an alert came from …

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November 13, 2017