
Police step up security in Kochi ahead of New Year bash
The Hindu
Patrol parties deployed at all major junctions
The City police have beefed up security ahead of New Year celebrations. Patrol parties have been deployed at all important junctions.
Patrol has been further strengthened by deploying 23 control room vehicles, 23 station mobile units, eight foot patrol parties, and traffic police.
Overspeeding, illegal parking, and other traffic violations will be strictly dealt with. Both uniformed and plainclothes police personnel have been deployed near malls and busy junctions. Violations of the COVID-19 protocol will be strictly dealt with.

India’s gem and jewellery industry continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and a spirit of innovation, said Kirit Bhansali, chairman of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), at the inauguration of the 4th edition of IIJS Bharat-Tritiya 2026 at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) here on Saturday, March 21.












