Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (IANS) With the CPI(M) Central Committee set to meet in New Delhi later this week, all eyes are on whether the party leadership can defuse the unprecedented rebellion brewing in its once impregnable Kannur bastion, where expelled veterans continue to challenge the leadership in public.The meeting assumes added significance amid growing disquiet within the party.While the CPI(M) had earlier endorsed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and State Secretary M.V. Govindan to co…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) Two veteran CPI-M politicians from Kannur, the party’s strongest organisational fortress in Kerala, now reflect on a journey that few had expected, moving from their Left landscape to becoming legislators by defeating their erstwhile outfit’s official candidates.V. Kunjikrishnan and T.K. Govindan, both veteran CPI-M leaders with deep roots in Kannur politics, scripted major upsets in the recent Assembly elections, with the Congress-led UDF’s support helping t…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13 (IANS) For nearly a decade, Pinarayi Vijayan’s style of functioning as Kerala’s Chief Minister was defined by authority, distance and a carefully controlled public presence. But recent developments suggest a noticeable change in the body language of the veteran leader, who once appeared almost unreachable to the media and others.Soon after assuming office in 2016, Vijayan discontinued the weekly Cabinet media briefing, a practice that had existed in Kerala politics …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) Kerala is maintaining constant vigilance as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy rainfall in parts of the state over the next few days, issuing a red alert in three northern districts.On Monday, reports have come from several parts of the state about damages caused to buildings, homes and properties due to the vagaries of the weather.A red alert has been declared for Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod on Tuesday, with the IMD for…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (IANS) In a significant move that could revive Kerala’s high-speed rail ambitions in a new format, the state government on Saturday constituted a four member expert committee to examine the alternative high-speed rail corridor proposed by Metro Man E. Sreedharan. The decision follows the detailed discussions held between Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Sreedharan at the Secretariat on May 29.The committee will be convened by the Transport (Railways) Secretary T. V. A…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Heavy rainfall continues across Kerala as the monsoon intensifies, with the India Meteorological Department issuing the first red alert of the season for five northern districts.Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod have been placed under red alert on Saturday, while three districts are expected to remain under red alert on Sunday too.An orange alert has been issued in Idukki, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Palakkad and Pathanamthitta districts, …
Kannur, June 2 (IANS) For generations of Malayalis, the FIFA World Cup has been a month-long festival. Villages and towns across Kerala transform into miniature football capitals every four years, with giant cut-outs of global stars, midnight screenings and fierce debates over Brazil, Argentina and Germany becoming part of the state’s cultural landscape. This time, however, football-crazy Kerala will have something it has never had before, one of its own on the World Cup stage.In a historic firs…
Kochi, June 1 (IANS) In a strong indictment of the culture prevailing in some of Kerala’s medical colleges, the Kerala High Court on Monday suggested the constitution of a high-level committee to examine allegations of harassment by faculty members and recommend corrective measures to protect students.The observations came during the hearing of an anticipatory bail plea filed by a dental college professor accused in a case linked to the suicide of a student recently.However, the court’s remarks …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) In a significant development that could revive Kerala’s high‑speed rail ambitions in a new form, Metro Man E. Sreedharan on Friday held detailed discussions with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan at the Secretariat on a proposed alternative high‑speed rail corridor for the state. The meeting assumes importance as the UDF government is understood to be seriously considering Sreedharan’s alternative alignment proposal in place of the controversial K‑Rail Sil…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala politics is witnessing a dramatic political turnaround that many within the CPI(M) are already describing as a rare moment of political poetic justice.The decision to restore the party membership of Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of former CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, after three years of political exile has exposed the rapidly changing power equations inside the party, especially in the backdrop of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) tightening its …