As per the latest NOTAM issued, Cochin airport is closed for operations upto0830 UTC of 26th August 2018.

All the flights to Trivandrum and Calicut have operated till now except one Indigoflight from Doha to Calicut, which was diverted to Bangalore.

Union Minister of Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad has expressed profound grief on the sad demise of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In a message to aggrieved family and to the nation, Sh. Prasad said “I deeply condole the sad demise of Atal Ji who was main pillar of the BJP from JanSangh days, articulated the ideology of the Party effectively, ensured that it gets respect in the country and laid a solid foundation of the Party, which has become the main pillar of India today.

 On the occasion of 72nd Independence Day, a Ceremonial Parade was held at the Eastern Naval Command today, 15 August 2018. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh PVSM, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command took the salute and inspected a 50 men Armed Guard.

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that we should teach our traditions, our rich cultural heritage to Children so that our cultural heritage is protected. He was interacting with the School Children from various Schools from Delhi who called on him to greet him on the Independence Day, here today.

The Prime Minster, Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day. Following are the highlights from his speech:

Today, the country is full of self-confidence.