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The skyline of Ernakulam

This article is about the town of Ernakulam, See Ernakulam district. For the town with the same name see Ernakulam. Ernakulam District (എറണാകുളം is a district of the state of

Ernakulam (Malayalam : എറണാകുളം ) refers to the eastern part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Ernakulam is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to Ernakulam District. For the town with the same name see Ernakulam. Ernakulam District (എറണാകുളം is a district of the state of The Office of the Corporation of Cochin, and the Kerala High Court are situated here. Corporation of Kochi (or Corporation of Cochin) is a Municipal corporation, that manages the Indian city of Kochi (formerly known as Cochin High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The name 'Ernakulam' is derived from the name of a very famous temple of Lord Shiva called the Ernakulathappan Temple. It is also said that the word Ernakulam was drawn from Malayalam word 'Ere naal Kulam', which means 'Pond for a long time'. Ernakulam is the commercial capital of the state of Kerala.

Media

The Shenoys, one of the popular Cineplexs in the city.

Major Malayalam newspapers published in Kochi include Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Deshabhimani, Deepika, Kerala Kaumudi and Veekshanam. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Malayala Manorama (മലയാള മനോരമ is a popular Malayalam daily newspaper in Kerala, India. Mathrubhumi is a prominent Malayalam language newspapers in Kerala state of India. Desabhimani is a Malayalam Newspaper and the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist. Deepika or Dipika may refer to Deepika (newspaper, a Malayalam newspaper Popular English newspapers include The Hindu, The New Indian Express and The Pioneer. The Hindu is a single-edition English-language Indian newspaper The New Indian Express is a newspaper with its head office based in Chennai India The Pioneer is a medium-sized English language newspaper in India A number of evening papers are also published from the city. ^[1] Newspapers in other regional languages like Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu are also sold in large numbers. Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state

Being the seat of the Cochin Stock Exchange, a number of financial publications are also published in the city. These include The Economic Times, Business Line, The Business Standard and The Financial Express. The Economic Times, launched in 1961 is India's largest financial daily and the world's second largest financial daily after The Wall Street Journal, Business Line or The Hindu Business Line is an Indian business Newspaper published by Kasturi and Sons the publishers of the newspaper The Business Standard is an English financial newspaper published from various cities in India. The Financial Express is a daily newspaper published by the Indian Express group since 1961 Prominent magazines and religious publications like the Sathyadeepam, The Week and Vanitha are also published from the city. Sathyadeepam is a Malayalam Catholic weekly published from Kochi in Kerala. The Week is an English language Indian weekly Newsmagazine published by the The Manorama group which also publishes the newspaper Malayala Manorama. Vanitha is an Indian biweekly magazine published by the Malayala Manorama group Television stations in Kochi include Asianet Cable Vision, Indiavision, Kairali TV, Jeevan TV, Amrita TV, JaiHind TV and Manorama News. Asianet is one of the leading Television channel companies in Kerala, India. Indiavision is an Indian news channel in Malayalam based at Kochi Kairali TV is a Malayalam television channel based in Trivandrum, Kerala. Jeevan TV is a 24 hour Malayalam television channel with its headquarters at Palarivattom, Kochi, India. Amrita TV, launched in 2005 as a 24-hour Malayalam general entertainment & news satellite channel with a global footprint has been honoured with 26 State Awards for Excellence in Jaihind TV is a Malayalam channel, based in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum Kerala. MM TV or Manorama News is a 24-hour Malayalam news channel owned and operated by the Malayala Manorama news house Satellite television services are available through Doordarshan Direct Plus, Dish TV and Tata Sky. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable Doordarshan (दूरदर्शन literally Tele-Vision) is the public television broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati, a public Not to be confused with the American service Dish Network. Dish TV is India’s first direct to home entertainment service Tata Sky is a DTH satellite television provider in India,using MPEG-2 digital compression technology transmitting using INSAT 4A at 83 All India Radio has two FM stations in the city, operating at 102. All India Radio (abbreviated as AIR) officially known as Akashvani ( Devanagari: आकाशवाणी ākāshavānī ( Urdu: اکاشوانی 3 MHz and 107. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. 5 MHz. Private FM radio stations Club Fm (the Mathrubhumi Printing And Publishing Co Ltd) -94. 3, Radio Mango (the Malayala Manorama Co Ltd) -91. 9, S Fm (kal Radio,sun Network) 93. 5, will come on air soon. Private satellite radios such as WorldSpace, are also available. There are over twenty cinema halls that screen movies in Malayalam, Tamil, English and Hindi. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue A film festival, known as the Cochin International Film Festival (CIFF), is held in the city every year. The Cochin International Film Festival was conducted in 2004 and 2005 in Kochi

Ernakulam has the highest density of telephones in India. ^[2] Telephony services are provided by various players like Airtel, Idea cellular, Vodafone, Reliance Infocomm, Tata Indicom and the state owned BSNL. In Telecommunication, telephony (təˈlɛfəni or teh-LEH-fuh-nee encompasses the general use of equipment to provide voice communication over distances specifically Bharti Airtel, formerly known as Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited (BTVL is India 's largest cellular service provider with more than 75 million subscribers as of August Idea Cellular is a wireless Telephony company operating in various states in India. Vodafone Essar, previously Hutchison Essar is a cellular operator in India that covers 16 telecom circles in India. Reliance Communications (formerly Reliance Infocomm) along with Reliance Telecom and Flag Telecom, is part of Reliance Communications Ventures (RCoVL Introduction Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL is a part of the Tata Group of companies an Indian conglomerate

References

^ "Keeping Kochi updated", The Hindu, 2003-09-15. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Retrieved on 2006-06-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
^ InfoPark Kochi. Advantage Kochi. InfoPark. Retrieved on 2006-06-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks

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