Kochi
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Kerala but not as we know itMost visitors head straight for Cochin, but remote nothern Kerala is well worth exploring too, says Clover Stroud. The elephant camp is part of a conservation programme that attracts people in their hundreds every day Photo: AUDLEY... In this article: Orange County, Malabar Coast, Kabini River, Cochin, India, Barter, Cardamom, and Black pepper |
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Times of India | 5 days ago
'Major lapse by Indian consulate on visa to Rana'
...has also been arrested on terror charges by the FBI last month, Rana and Samraz had stayed in a five-star hotel for a night in Kochi during which they were allegedly looking for recruits for Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba. Ahead of the...
In this article: FBI, Mumbai, Pakistan, Chicago, India, and Lashkar-e-Taiba
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New Kerala | 6 days ago
AirAsia set to become most connected non-local airline in India
Sepang (Malaysia), Nov. 21 : With the launching of three new flights to Kochi, Kolkata and Trivandrum, Malaysia-based low cost carrier AirAsia is set to become the most connected non-local airline in India. AirAsia is also planning flights...
In this article: AirAsia, Tony Fernandes, India, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Sepang, Hyderabad, and Amritsar
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First Indian Navy women aviators take charge
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First women combatants to be inducted by Indian Navy
By Juhan Samuel, Kochi (Kerala), Nov.19 : Indian Navy is once again poised to create history by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces. Sub-Lieutenants Ambica...
In this article: Uttar Pradesh
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Tension at airport as passenger throws tantrums
Chennai, Nov 18: Tension prevailed at the Chennai Airport here this morning when a passenger scheduled to board a Jet Airways flight to Kochi threw tantrums during a security check and ran towards the runway as securitymen overpowered him.
In this article: Abu Dhabi, Chennai Airport, Jet Airways, Kozhikode, Chennai, and India
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Sharjah to set up innovation centre in Kochi
Sharjah, Nov 18 : The emirate of Sharjah today announced setting up of a Science and Technology Innovation Centre in Kochi in the south Indian state of Kerala. The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Infopark Kochi, a...
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Week-long Minicoy festival begins in Kochi
Kochi, Nov 18 : It is a small island with a population of about 10,000 people that you have probably not heard of. Minicoy is Lakshadweep's southernmost island and it takes 18 hours by ship to get there from Kochi. Now people will be able...
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LeT's Rana was in Kochi Nov 2008: Kerala police
...Nov 15 : A senior intelligence official in Kerala Sunday confirmed that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana visited Kochi last November and stayed in the city for two days. The top intelligence official attached to the...
In this article: LeT, Federal Bureau of Investigation, US, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
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LeT kingpin Rana with a lady stayed in Kochi before 26/11 terror attacks
By Juhan Samuel, Kochi (Kerala), Nov 15 : The state intelligence agencies have started their investigations on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) based reports that Thahawwur Hussian Rana, the LeT kingpin who allegedly plotted 26/11...
In this article: Mumbai, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Naxal, and Islamic Movement
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French sail yacht seized in Kochi port
By Juhan Samuel, Kochi (Kerala), Nov 15 : The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have seized a French yacht in Kochi after it entered the port without valid documents. This incident created havoc among the security and custom...
In this article: Central Industrial Security Force, FBI, USA, and O'Hare International Airport
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Kochi (pronunciation; Malayalam: കൊച്ചി IPA: /koˈʧːi/), formerly known as Cochin, is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city is one of the principal seaports of the country and is located in the district of Ernakulam, about 220 km north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. It has an estimated population of 600,000, with an extended metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest urban agglomeration and the second largest city in Kerala after the capital.
Since 1102 CE, Kochi was the seat of the Kingdom of Cochin, a princely state which traces its lineage to the Kulasekhara empire. Heralded as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the Arabian Sea coast from the 14th century onwards. Ancient travellers and tradesmen referred to Kochi in their writings, variously alluding to it as Cocym, Cochym, Cochin, and Cochi. Occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, Kochi was the site of the first European colonial settlement in India. It remained the capital of Portuguese India until 1530, when Goa became the capital. The city was later occupied by the Dutch, the Mysore and the British. Kochi was the first princely state to willingly join the Indian Union, when India gained independence in 1947.
Successive waves of migration over the course of several millennia have made Kochi a cultural melting pot. Despite the risk of overdevelopment, the city retains its distinct colonial heritage and a blend of tradition and modernity.
- Name:
- Kerala
- Local Name:
- Kochi
- District:
- Ernakulam
- Total Area:
- 94.88
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