Tag: Kozhikode

A 12-year-old boy died of Nipah virus in Kozhikode of Kerala, triggering concerns of a possible outbreak of another deadly virus. The minor boy died in a private hospital in the early hours of Sunday.

Bhubaneswar: Twelve-year-old Odia girl Padmalaya Nanda who burst into limelight after clinching the crown at the Junior Model International crown at Kozhikode in Kerala, will be representing India at the Little Miss Universe beauty pageant to be held in Georgia in the US and Little Miss World contest in Greece. Padmalaya, a class VIII student […]

Kozhikode: The toll due to the Nipah virus (NiP), presently identified in Kerala’s Kozhikode and Malappuram, rose to 10 on Tuesday even as the Central and state governments scrambled to contain its outbreak. State Health Minister K.K. Shailaja, who is now based at Kozhikode and shuttling to Malappuram, told the media that till Tuesday, 18 […]

New Delhi: Three Indian cities have been listed as the world’s fastest-growing urban areas, a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) revealed. Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kollam were the only three cities to make it to the top 10 of the world’s fastest-growing cities. Malappuram was ranked No. 1 in the world rankings with a […]

Kozhikode: At least 15 persons including the pilot onboard Air India Express aircraft were killed after the flight from Dubai skidded off runway at Calicut International airport in Kerala. The latest casualty number has been confirmed by Kerala DGP, Loknath Behera. Earlier news agency ANI had confirmed the death toll to be 14 by quoting […]

New Delhi: Air India Express accident in Kozhikode on Friday might seem similar to another such tragedy in Mangalore, 10-years-ago, however, industry insiders cite vast technical differences between the two. In 2010, a Boeing 737 aircraft of Air India Express operating an incoming flight to Mangalore had overshot the runway while landing at the ‘table-top’ […]

Chennai: A deadly combination of a slippery runway, strong tailwind, bad weather conditions, and landing ahead of the threshold spot could have resulted in the skidding of the ill-fated Air India Express in Kozhikode that claimed 18 lives, two aviation experts said on Saturday. An Air India Express aircraft flying in from Dubai skidded off […]