Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 (IANS) A total of 676 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the April 9 elections to the 140-member Kerala Assembly, setting the stage for a keenly contested electoral battle.The deadline for filing nominations was 5 p.m. on Monday.The scrutiny of the submitted nomination papers will be held on Tuesday, a crucial step that will determine the validity of candidatures.The window for withdrawal of nominations remains open until March 26, after which the fina…
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) The death of five patients following a fire at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital has snowballed into a major controversy, with Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly, V. D. Satheesan, on Saturday demanding an immediate and transparent investigation. The fire, which broke out early this week in the hospital’s multi-speciality ventilator unit, was brought under control soon after.At the time, authorities had swiftly shifted patients from the int…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) In his first detailed reaction after the Congress high command wrapped up the contentious seat selection process, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan on Friday struck a combative yet confident note, asserting that the United Democratic Front (UDF) had completed one of the fastest and most cohesive candidate finalisations in its history.Addressing the media in Thiruvananthapuram, Satheesan said all 140 candidates of the UDF had…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) With just three days left for filing nominations for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday night unveiled its final list of candidates, covering 37 constituencies and bringing to a close four days of intense negotiations, debates, and high-voltage drama.In the 140-member Kerala Assembly, the party will contest 92 seats, while extending support in three constituencies to rebel leaders who have broken ranks with the CPI-M.The delayed ann…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) Several sitting Lok Sabha members of the Congress have expressed their willingness to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, sensing that the Congress-led UDF may have a real chance of returning to power after nearly a decade in the Opposition.Senior leaders believe the favourable political climate could translate into victory, prompting many MPs to explore a return to state politics in the hope of securing positions in a future state Cabinet.The p…
Varkala (Kerala), March 4 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday accused the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of deliberately weakening the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, alleging that the failure to file a charge sheet within 90 days enabled key accused and senior CPI-M leader A. Padmakumar, to secure statutory bail.Addressing the media soon after the news came that Padmakumar had secured bail, Satheesan said that under the law, an accused is entitle…
New Delhi Feb 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lead the Left Democratic Front’s campaign in the Kerala Assembly polls, CPI(M) general secretary M. A. Baby said on Friday, even as he reiterated that the party has not declared a Chief Ministerial candidate. Speaking after a politburo meeting in the national capital, Baby clarified that while Vijayan would spearhead the election campaign, the decision on the Chief Minister would be taken only after securing a majority.”At no point has…
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Wednesday said violence and corruption have assumed the proportions of a cancer in the state and stressed the need to eliminate these twin threats to ensure its future prosperity.The Governor made the remarks while speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of the ‘Shanti, Shudhi, Samriddhi’ programme held at the Indian Museum in Kolkata.He said that unless violence and corruption are uprooted from the prevailing environment in W…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) Constituted on May 3, 2021, the 15th Kerala Assembly on Tuesday came to a close. It was a term that combined Legislative productivity with intense political engagement.More than 16 Assembly sessions spanning 204 sitting days, the House met for 1,192 hours and 23 minutes, averaging nearly six hours a day, despite periodic disruptions.In proportion to its sitting days, the 140-member Kerala Assembly passed the highest number of laws in the state’s history.Of the 1…
New Delhi Feb 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, approved the proposal for alteration of name of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’, government officials said. After approval of the Union Cabinet, President Droupadi Murmu will refer a Bill, namely the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, to the Kerala Assembly for expressing its views under the provision to Article 3 of the Constitution of India.After receipt of the views of the Kerala Assembly, the Union gover…