Southern Naval command bids farewell to ‘INS Krishna’

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• The Southern Naval Command today bid farewell to INS Krishna, part of the First Training Squadron since 1995, as it sailed off to Mumbai to be de-commissioned later this year. [..]

Mar George Alencherry named Cardinal

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• Mar George Alencherry Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church has been named Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.The announcement was made simultaenously in Vatican and at Kakkanad St Thomas Mount. [..]

Chennithala against joint control of dam

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• KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala today expressed his opposition to the cabinet decision which favoured joint control mechanism for the proposed new Mullaperiyar dam. [..]

Man held with 150 gms of ganja near Kochi

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• The shadow police on Friday morning apprehended a 37-year-old man with nearly 150 grams of ganja near Kochi here. [..]

Gold price registers slight increase

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• The price of gold on Friday increased by Rs 80 as it reaches Rs 20,880 per eight grams. The price of gold per gram is Rs 2610. [..]