Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) The Kerala Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Friday approved the state’s Information Technology Policy 2026, laying out an ambitious roadmap to position Kerala as a leading knowledge and innovation hub in India over the next five years.At the centre of the policy is a target to secure at least 10 per cent of India’s total IT export share and generate a minimum of five lakh new jobs across the IT sector and allied industries, according t…
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Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Kerala High Court, in its order on Tuesday staying the Nava Kerala Survey, made serious observations against the CPI(M) headed by State Secretary M.V. Govindan. It also came down heavily on the Kerala government.The Division Bench pointed out that the party appeared to have had prior knowledge of the survey.The court questioned how the party came to know about a government decision in advance and noted that no credible explanation was offered in this regard.Before the go…
Malappurram Feb 14 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the Kerala government, Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V. D. Satheesan on Saturday alleged that the Global Ayyappa Meet held last year at Pampa was “a continuation of the Sabarimala gold heist”, and demanded a comprehensive probe into what he described as a multi-crore fraud.Satheesan claimed that despite repeated directions from the High Court to maintain transparent accounts, large-scale irregularities had surfaced in the con…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) The Travancore Devaswom Board on Saturday rejected allegations of financial irregularities in the conduct of the Global Ayyappa Meet held at Pamba in September last year, even as the Kerala High Court earlier this week came down heavily on lapses in financial accountability linked to the event. In a detailed statement, the Board termed recent media reports “baseless and misleading”, particularly claims that public funds were used to purchase a bed for Chief Mini…
Kozhikode, Feb 13 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Friday mounted a sharp attack on the CPI-M-led government, alleging double standards in handling a sexual assault complaint against former Left MLA P.T. Kunhumuhammed and flagging large-scale irregularities in the conduct of the Global Ayyappa Meet.Satheesan said he felt “ashamed to be living in Kerala” after reading the survivor’s account.The sexual assault complaint, he noted, was submitted to Chief Minister Pinaray…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) Even as the Election Commission is yet to announce the schedule for the Kerala Assembly elections, the Congress on Monday sent out a clear political signal by indicating that P.V. Anvar, a two-time former Left-backed Independent legislator, will contest the Beypore Assembly constituency in Kozhikode district.Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and senior legislator Sunny Joseph said Anvar would be the candidate and expressed confidence in his victo…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) A fresh political row has erupted in Kerala over the State government’s announcement of the Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), with Industries Minister P. Rajeev clarifying that the Centre has not officially communicated any decision on a high-speed rail corridor or the reported involvement of ‘Metro Man’ E. Sreedharan, even as the Congress termed the project announcement a “farce”.Rajeev said the State government has not …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) The Kerala Lok Bhavan on Wednesday issued a sharp rebuttal to Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer’s remarks over a “highly confidential” letter sent by Governor Rajendra Arlekar, rejecting the allegations in their entirety and asserting that constitutional propriety and established conventions had been strictly followed.In a statement released by Lok Bhavan, the Governor’s office said it “categorically rejects and strongly refutes” the Speaker’s claims regarding …
Kochi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft cases, expressing serious concern over the delays in filing charge sheets that have enabled key accused to walk free on statutory bail.So far, 13 people have so far been arrested in the two charge sheets filed by the SIT, and one person has now secured statutory bail.A bench of Justice A. Badaruddin warned that such lapses erode public confidence in th…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) After a three-day recess, the Kerala Legislative Assembly reconvened on Tuesday amid renewed confrontation between the treasury and the opposition, with the Sabarimala gold heist once again dominating proceedings.The protesters are demanding the resignation of the Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan as two opposition legislators, Najeeb Kanthapuram and C.R. Mahesh, began a sit-in protest at the entrance of the Assembly hall.Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan opened …