Uncertainty over chartered flights from UAE to India as centre cancels permissionDubai: The Ministry of Civil Aviation is likely to cancel the permission granted for airlines in UAE to operate chartered flights to India. It is learned that the ministry has been rejecting the applications from airlines. However, Kuwait Airways has announced international flight services to desti....
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Over 5.03 lakh Indians repatriated by Vande Bharat mission; Kerala receives maximumNew Delhi: Over 5.03 lakh Indians have returned home from 137 countries after the government launched the "Vande Bharat" evacuation mission on May 7 in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. "Considering that the initial target to bring stranded Indians w....
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5th flight chartered by KALA Kuwait to fly to Kannur on July 10Kuwait City: The fifth flight chartered by KALA Kuwait (Kerala Art Lovers Association) for repatriating NRIs stranded in Kuwait due to COVID outbreak, will fly to Kannur on July 10. Economy class ticket costs only 99 Dinar. KALA Kuwait will provide PPE kit for all passengers. Those who want to trav....
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Kuwait suspends army official for taking bribe from Bangladesh MPThe Kuwait government has suspended Major General Mazen Al-Jarrah, assistant undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, on allegations of receiving bribes from and making a dubious financial transaction with Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, Arab Times reports.....
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Kuwait to resume commercial flights, doesn't see full capacity until Aug. 2021Kuwait will partially resume commercial flights from August, but does not expect to reach full capacity until a year later, the civil aviation authority said, as its aviation sector gradually recovers from a suspension sparked by the COVID-19 crisis.....
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3 COVID patients at Kalamassery medical college in critical conditionKochi: The condition of three COVID-19 patients admitted in Kalamassery medical college remains critical. The hospital authorities made it clear that they are on ventilator support presently. A 66-year-old patient from Thoppumpady is affected with severe pneumonia. He is also suffering from diabete....
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41 flights from Kuwait in Vande Bharat phase IV; 12 to KeralaKuwait City: 41 flight services have been scheduled from Kuwait to India in the phase IV of the Vande Bharat Mission, to evacuate stranded Indians from abroad amid COVID pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. Out of the 41 services, 12 are to Kerala – 7 to Kochi and 5 to Kannur. It is reported ....
Over 5 lakh expats register for repatriation, only 1.2 lakh arrive homeKannur: With the COVID pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, more than 700 flights as part of Vande Bharat Mission and those chartered flights arrived in Kerala carrying evacuees. A total of 1,20,183 persons out of the 5,09,196 people who had registered on NORKA website for repatriation have returne....
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Kannur man dies of heart attack in KuwaitKuwait City: A Keralite died of heart attack here in Kuwait. The deceased is identified as Ajith Kumar (54) hailing from Azhikode in Kannur. Ajith Kumar was working as an electrical supervisor at Fawaz Trading company in Kuwait. The procedures to repatriate the body is progressing under the leader....
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Kuwaiti businesswoman faces travel ban over links to Bangladesh MP ShahidKuwait's public prosecution has imposed a travel ban on a local businesswoman over her suspected ties to Bangladeshi MP Muhammad Shahid Islam, nicknamed Papul, who has been detained on charges of human trafficking and money laundering.....
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PPE kits assure safe travel but passengers may feel uncomfortable, say expertsThiruvananthapuram: With the government's decision to mandate PPE kits for all air travellers, the health experts opined that people will not be comfortable to travel by wearing PPE kits. Personal Protection Equipment kit (PPE kits) are generally used by doctors and health workers who are treating ....
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Talking to Centre on pre-flight mandatory COVID-19 tests: CMThiruvananthapuram: Kerala is hopeful of implementing the mandatory pre-flight COVID-19 testing for expatriates at the earliest and talks are on with the Centre in this regard,Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The state government had extended the implementation of the virus tests for those com....
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Centre rejects Kerala's request for TrueNat test on returning expatsNew Delhi: The central government has rejected Kerala's request for conducting TrueNat test for COVID-19, on expats returning to India. The decision was informed to Kerala Chief Secretary in a letter from the Ministry of External Affairs, pointing out the recommendation was impractical. MEA said th....
Why no reaction to 'China's incursion'? Cong leader asks Kerala CMThiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday sought to know why Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has not responded to Chinas incursions into Ladakh area and whether the neighbouring country was a "bosom pal". Speaking to reporters, Chennithala said,"Pinarayi has not....
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Kuwait eases curfew hours, extends phase one for a weekKuwait's cabinet decided Thursday to eases curfew hours to start from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. effective June 21, Kuwait TV citing government spokesman's live conference.....
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Conducting talks to provide TrueNat kits for expats in Gulf: Pinarayi VijayanThiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government is conducting talks to provide TrueNat kits to expats in Gulf countries which do not have facilities to conduct rapid tests for COVID-19, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The CM was addressing the media after a coronavirus review meeting here. Permissi....
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COVID-19: Collector orders to close down Kannur cityKannur: The district Collector has directed to close all shops in Kannur city. The move comes after a 14-year-old, who resides inside the Kannur corporation limits, contracted COVID-19 through contact. The authorities have been unable to identify the source from which the student contracted the viru....
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ACC moves to examine MP Shahid's wealthThe Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into the wealth of Laxmipur-3 MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, who has been arrested by authorities in Kuwait on charges of human trafficking and money laundering. ....
Kerala records 54 COVID-19 cases on Sunday; 56 test negativeThiruvananthapuram: Kerala confirmed 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday while 56 tested negative, informed Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a Facebook post. Out of the new cases 8 are form Kozhikode district, 7 each are from Ernakulam and Thrissur, 6 each are from Palakkad and Kasaragod, 4 each a....
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Fly Dubai flight carrying expats lands in KannurMattannur: Foreign airlines Fly Dubai operated service to Kannur on Saturday. 387 expats from Dubai landed in Kannur on two charted flights. Fly Dubai is the fourth foreign airlines which operated repatriation flights for expats. Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways and Salam Air were the other foreign....
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Kerala records 85 new COVID-19 cases; 46 test negativeThiruvananthapuram: Kerala confirmed 85 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, informed Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a Facebook post. Out of the new cases 15 are from Malappuram, 14 from Kannur, 12 from Kozhikode, 9 each from Alappuzha, Kasaragod, 8 from Palakkad, 7 from Ernakulam, 4 each from Id....
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Govt torturing citizens asking for COVID certificate, alleges V MuraleedharanThiruvananthapuram: Union Minister V Muraleedharan flayed the Kerala government stance of making COVID certificate mandatory for expatriates returning by chartered flights. Speaking to Mathrubhumi News, he called the government action as impractical. “No other state in India has imposed such ....
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407 chartered flights await permission; 1.25 lakh people waiting to returnThiruvananthapuram: A total of 407 chartered flights are waiting for permission to fly to Kerala carrying NRIs stranded in foreign countries due to COVID outbreak. With this, around 1.25 lakh people from Gulf countries are likely to reach the state shortly. 64 percent of the returnees would be from ....
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PIA brought back 479 bodies of Pakistanis, NA toldISLAMABAD: While the national flag carrier has brought back 479 bodies of Pakistanis, more than 100 bodies of the citizens have yet to be transported back.
The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday by Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ....
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COVID-19: Kerala records 65 cases on Wednesday; death toll hits 17Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 65 new cases of COVID-19 while 57 patients recovered from the disease on Wednesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a press release. Thrissur Engandiyur native Kumaran (87), who died on June 7, has been confirmed as a coronavirus death. Kumaran's samples ....
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4 more Keralites succumb to COVID-19 in Gulf; toll hits 207Rajan Dubai: Four more Keralites succumbed to COVID-19 in Gulf Countries. With this, the number of Keralites who died in the Gulf countries due to coronavirus rose to 207. Palakkad Puthucode native Rajan (56) died in Saudi Arabia. Abdul Hameed (50), a native of Kadalundi in Kozhikode died in Riy....
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Former cricketer Jayamohan was killed on Saturday; son confesses to crimeThiruvananthapuram: Police informed that former Kerala Ranji cricket player Jayamohan Thampi was murdered by his son on Saturday. It is assumed that a dispute between the father and son over money led to the murder. Jayamohan's son Ashwin confessed that he killed his father. At the same time, the a....
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Death of former Kerala cricketer Jayamohan Thampi was murder; son arrestedThiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police said that the death of former Kerala cricketer Jayamohan Thampi was a murder. His elder son Ashwin has been arrested in connection with the case. One of the neighbours has also been taken into custody. Thampi, 64, was found dead on Monday morning after his tena....
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Vande Bharat Mission: More services to Kochi in third phaseNedumbassery: More international flight services will be conducted to Kochi International airport as part of Vande Bharat Mission Phase 3, the evacuation mission of stranded Indians abroad. Flight services will be operated from Gulf, Australia and Europe. 14 special flights are also chartered to Koc....
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Aluva native dies of COVID-19 in DubaiSharjah: A businessman from Aluva who reached Dubai on visit visa succumbed to COVID-19 in UAE on Monday. SA Hassan (51) from Sankarankuzhi in Aluva breathed his last at a private hospital in Ras Al Khaimah. He was hospitalised after suffering pneumonia. Earlier, he was under treatment at Kuwait ho....
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With 107 on Sunday, Kerala records century of COVID-19 cases for third consecutive dayThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 107 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. This is the third consecutive day that the state is recording over 100 coronavirus cases on a single day. 41 patients also recovered from the disease on Sunday, the CM said in a Facebook p....
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Only 3 flights from Kuwait to Kerala in 3rd phase of Vande Bharat missionKuwait City: Only three flights from Kuwait to Kerala are included in the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate the NRIs stranded in other countries due to COVID-19 outbreak. The flight service from Kuwait begins on June 9. A total of 6 flights from Kuwait to India are scheduled now and ....
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108 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Saturday; 50 test negativeThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 108 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. This is the second consecutive day that the state is recording over 100 COVID cases on a single day. 50 patients also recovered from the disease on Saturday, the CM said in a Facebook po....
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Kuwait vows to slash migrant populationKuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70 to 30 percent, state media said Wednesday, with the prime minister vowing to "resolve the demographic imbalance".....
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COVID-19: 1.60 lakh people under quarantine in KeralaThiruvananthapuram: Amid the continuing scare of coronavirus, 1,60,304 people are under quarantine in the state. Among them, 1,58,864 people are under home or institutional quarantine and 1440 are in various hospitals. On Wednesday, 341 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the state. 73,....
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Kerala reports highest ever 86 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 1 deathThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 86 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest ever in a day, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a Facebook post. One death has been reported in the state taking the total death toll to 11. Meanwhile, 19 persons tested negative. Among the new cases 15 are....
10 Keralites die in Gulf countries due to COVID-19 on SundayDubai: 10 Keralites died in Gulf region due to COVID-19 on Sunday alone. So far more than 150 Keralites have died in all sixGulf countries. Malappuram native Shamseer Poovadan (30) died in Damam Al Hasa. Idukki native Sabu Kumar (52) died in Saudi Arabia and Tirur native Sundaram (63) died in Kuwai....
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10 new hotspots in Kerala; 116 in totalThiruvananthapuram: 10 more regions have been listed as hotspots in Kerala. Badiyudukka and Pilicode in Kasaragod district, Pallassana and Puthunagaram in Palakkad district, Thalassery Municipality in Kannur, Panmana, Punalur Municipality, Kulathupuzha, Aryankavu and Thenmala in Kollam are the new h....
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3 more Keralites succumb to COVID-19 in Gulf regionDubai: Three Keralites have died in Gulf region due to COVID- 19 on Saturday. Pathanamthitta native Thomas Thachinalil (53) died in Dubai, while Kozhikode native Ajayan Padmanabhan (48) and Pathanamthitta native Sasi Kumar (52) died in Kuwait. Ajayan was undergoing treatment in Mishrif hospital. H....
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58 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala on SaturdayThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 58 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Among the new cases 10 are from Thrissur, 9 from Palakkad, 8 from Kannur, 4 each from Kollam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, 3 from Kasaragod, 2 each from Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha and 1 from Kottayam. Apart from these 7 o....
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Kuwait replaces full-time curfew with 12-hour oneKuwait will ease its full-time curfew, to be a 12-hour one during night, the interior minister said in a press conference after the cabinet meeting Thursday.....
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Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employeesKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – State-owned Kuwait Airways said on Thursday, May 28, it will lay off 1,500 expatriate employees due to "significant difficulties" caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
The loss-making national carrier, which has a total of some 6,925 employees, has struggled amid the r....
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No quarantine facility; 16 expats left in lurch in KannurKannur: As many as 16 expats who returned to Kerala from Kuwait were stranded at Kalikkadavu here in the district for several hours after officials failed to arrange quarantine facilities for them. The expats from Kannur and Kasaragod districts landed at the Cochin International Airport around 9 pm....
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Sri Lanka to reimpose selective lockdown after virus cases spikeCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka will reimpose selective lockdown restrictions from Sunday, May 31, to restrict large gatherings after recording its biggest daily surge in coronavirus infections – most found in citizens repatriated last week from Kuwait.
The island nation on Tuesday, May 26, l....
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9 repatriation flights from Gulf countries to land in Kerala todayDubai: Repatriating the expats stranded abroad amid COVID-19 outbreak, 9 flights will take off from Gulf Countries to Kerala under the Vande Bharat mission on Thursday. Over 1500 expats will fly to Kerala in these flights. Among the 9 flights, five will take off from UAE. More than 800 expats will ....
