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 …
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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 …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) In a major reset of Kerala’s rail infrastructure plans, the Centre, according to ‘Metroman’ E. Sreedharan, has decided to move ahead with an alternative high-speed rail project for the state, effectively sidelining the state government’s flagship Silver Line proposal.The new corridor will be spearheaded by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), with veteran technocrat E. Sreedharan at the helm as chief consultant.Sreedharan, widely credited as the driving forc…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 12 (IANS) Kerala’s former police chief Dr T.P. Senkumar on Monday raised sharp questions over the manner in which the police handled the arrest of expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, cautioning that failure to strictly follow criminal procedure could weaken the case.In a detailed Facebook post, Senkumar questioned whether mandatory provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were adhered to in the registration of the rape complaint and the subsequent …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) The conspicuous absence of Kerala Congress(M) chairman Jose K. Mani and RJD leader M.V. Sreyams Kumar from the ‘Satyagraha’ protest led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Palayam Martyrs’ Memorial on Monday has reignited intense speculation over a possible realignment within the traditional political fronts, with Assembly elections on the horizon.CM Vijayan led the protests against the “callous” attitude of the Centre towards Kerala.While senior leaders…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) Former Kerala Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Congress Working Committee member Ramesh Chennithala, on Thursday, raised serious doubts over the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report in the Sabarimala gold robbery case, which ruled out the involvement of Dindigul-based businessman D. Mani. Chennithala questioned the credibility of the SIT findings and demanded to know where the gold taken from Sabarimala is, saying that the SIT has so far failed to trace the …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) Even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to announce the schedule, the battle for Kerala’s 140-member Assembly has clearly begun, with the state’s traditional rivals setting ambitious numerical targets that frame the political contest ahead of the April-May polls.At a two-day brainstorming session held in Wayanad last week, the Congress leadership set the tone for the United Democratic Front (UDF) by declaring a goal of winning 100 seats.The exer…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IANS) The BJP on Friday intensified its attack on the Congress over the Sabarimala gold theft case, asserting that the controversy cannot be resolved without a probe by central agencies and alleging that the Congress leadership, including Sonia Gandhi, has serious questions to answer.Former BJP state president K. Surendran said the ongoing state-level investigation would not bring out the truth and was being structured to protect politically influential individuals.Sur…
Alappuzha, Jan 2 (IANS) SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan on Friday reiterated his criticism of the Muslim League and the CPI, stressing that his comments are issue-based and directed at party policies, not at any community.Speaking to the media in Alappuzha, he clarified that attempts to portray him as anti-Muslim are misleading.Vellappally accused the Muslim League of failing to implement social justice while in power and of attempting to turn the Muslim community against the Ez…