The New Indian Express

Chinese fishing net planks collapse, five German tourists fall into water in Kochi

KOCHI: Five German tourists suffered minor injuries when they fell into the Vembanad lake after the Chinese fishing net planks they were standing on collapsed at Fort Kochi on Friday. According to ...
Indiatimes

Tourism department directs fishermen to resume restoration of Chinese fishing nets at Fort Kochi

Kochi: On Wednesday, tourism department officials who visited Fort Kochi beach to inspect Chinese fishing nets directed fishermen to restart the restoration works of eight fishing nets. The ...
The New Indian Express

‘GST trap’ hinders renovation of Fort Kochi’s Chinese nets

KOCHI: The Chinese fishing nets, historic, cantilevered structures that define the coastline of Fort Kochi, are languishing in disrepair, their much-needed restoration stalled for years despite a Rs 2 ...
The Hindu

Providential escape for German tourists in Chinese net mishap in Fort Kochi

A group of six German tourists, who arrived in Kochi on an international cruise, had a providential escape after they fell into the sea when a wooden plank on which they were standing to pull a ...
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In this Indian city, historical links to China – not Europe – are the real story

Many of Kochi's historical monuments focus on Kerala's European colonisers, but this city might owe more of its character to the Chinese Along the Malabar Coast, in India's southwestern state of ...
The Hindu

Fort Kochi cries for upkeep despite Kochi being listed among the top 10 global trending destinations

Despite Kochi recently making it to the list of the world’s top 10 trending destinations, tourism infrastructure remains in shambles at Fort Kochi — historically one of India’s most popular tourism ...