The Ernakulam District Committee BJP is protesting because the Pappanji (effigy to be burnt) at the annual Cochin Carnival this year resembles the Prime Minister. The carnival committee has given assurances it would change the shape of the effigy and it is not complete yet.
"Samson Gandha (34) and his accomplice Ismail Gandha (27), who were distributing ganja to Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, were arrested by Thadiyittaparamba police in Ernakulam district from Sree Palli tribal area in Odisha," the police said.
The State School Science Exhibition Kick-started in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Thursday after state Education Minister V Sivankutty inaugurated the programme.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 14 (ANI): Kerala region of the Latin Catholic Council (KRLCC) started a 'Janabodhana Yatra' from Moolambilly in Ernakulam district to Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram district on Monday.
Tripunithura (Kochi) [Kerala], August 30 (ANI): The Athachamayam festival in Tripunithura near Ernakulam district today marked the commencement of the ten-day Onam festival.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 28 (ANI): CPI's Ernakulam District conference has harshly criticised Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in its working report which was presented in the conference on Saturday.
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], July 29 (ANI): In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old boy died after a two-storey building collapsed in the Keezhillam area of Kerala's Ernakulam district, police said.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 26 (ANI): Kerala Police on Saturday initiated the department level enquiry against three cops for allegedly allowing the Student's Federation of India (SFI) workers to felicitate its State Secretary, PM Arsho before going to prison in Kochi district.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 16 (ANI): Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh has alleged that state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought help from the visiting Sharjah ruler in September 2017 for his daughter's bid to open an IT business in the emirate.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 12 (ANI): Kerala Police on Sunday arrested Ernakulam state secretary of the Students' Federation of India, the student wing of CPIM, PM Arsho in connection with an attempt to murder case, following which he was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], May 31 (ANI): As the Thrikkakara Assembly by-poll in Kerala's Ernakulam district began at 7 am, United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Uma Thomas cast her vote along with family members on Tuesday.