Kochi

The Kochi police started a campaign, 'Claim Your Public Place', on March 8, International Women's Day. The campaign will last for 3 days from March 8-10, assuring women's safety and freedom for them to visit public places during late hours. The campaign will be carried out in three different places in the City and the first campaign has started off at Queen's walkaway.

As per records from Kerala's social-justice department, the number of sex-reassignment surgeries conducted for male-to-female transition outnumbers those performed for female-to-male transition. The figures also reveal that the number of such procedures has been increasing over time. There are 127 trans-women and 64 trans-males among the 191 transgender persons who got support in 2018. However, the social-justice department reimburses trans-… read-more

A helicopter, owned by Lulu group founder MA Yousaffali, made an emergency crash landing in Panangad area of Kerala’s Ernakulam district on April 11 due to technical snag. All the five people onboard, including Yousaffali and his wife, were rushed to Lakeshore hospital. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident. Yousaffali, a retail business tycoon and UAE’s richest NRI, was travelling to Lakeshore hospital to see a relative.… read-more

To compete with the existing food aggregators, the Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHRA) has launched a new app in Kochi. Tilted 'Rezoy', the app will charge 8-10% commission compared with existing competitors Swiggy and Zomato that charge around 25-30% commission. "We only charge a nominal commission ranging from eight to 10 per cent, and will be able to sell food at lower rates", said an official from KHRA.

Demanding a relief package form the state government, the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce on January 6 decided to not to resume film screening. The development occurred even after the Kerala government permitted theaters to operate at 50% occupancy. The theater owners have appealed to waive off fixed electricity charges and allow full exemption on entertainment tax. They hope to reopen before January 13 to screen Vijay's movie ‘Master’ that… read-more