Wayanad (Kerala), Feb 19 (IANS) The first phase of the Wayanad Model Township, built to rehabilitate survivors of the Mundakkai–Chooralmala disaster, has been completed, with 178 houses ready for handover.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the township and distribute title deeds to beneficiaries at a function to be held at Elstone Estate in Kalpetta on February 25.Conceived as a comprehensive rehabilitation project, the township is being developed through coordinated efforts of mu…
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Palakkad (Kerala), Feb 17 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Tuesday asserted that the Kerala High Court’s intervention against the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s Nava Kerala Survey had validated the charges consistently raised by the Opposition, alleging large-scale misuse of public funds for electioneering.Satheesan said the survey was conceived as a political exercise to project the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist’s (CPI-M) achievements ahead of elections.He alleged t…
Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a significant setback for the Pinarayi Vijayan government, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday struck down the controversial ‘Nava Kerala Survey’, calling it unlawful and questioning how it was funded and executed.The ruling comes amid mounting opposition allegations that the exercise was politically motivated and aimed at gathering inputs for the LDF’s election manifesto.The Court made it clear that there was neither a proper budget allocation nor a financial sanction…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) AICC General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal on Monday alleged that in Kerala, only those who engage in violence and looting on behalf of the CPI-M enjoy privileges.He said that police officers entrusted with maintaining law and order were being attacked, while the government was protecting DYFI activists who had assaulted a police officer when he was with his family.“This is an action that destroys the morale of the police force. Police officers are unable to…
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…
Kozhikode, Feb 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that the establishment of the Kerala Institute of Organ Transplantation represents one of the state’s most exemplary interventions in the healthcare sector.He was laying the foundation stone for the “first dedicated “organ transplant hospital, being set up at Chevayur in Kozhikode under the Health Department.The institute is being established with state-of-the-art facilities to bring all activities related to organ transpla…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) Vizhinjam International Seaport, developed and operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) under a public–private partnership with the Kerala government, is rapidly establishing itself as one of India’s fastest-growing container transhipment hubs.A string of operational milestones achieved in January 2026 highlights the pace at which the greenfield port is scaling up and integrating with global shipping networks.In January, Vizhinjam recorde…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for MSME, Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje, who is also the BJP’s co-incharge for the Kerala Assembly elections, on Thursday alleged that the state government, while raising demands for an AIIMS, had failed to utilise three medical colleges already allotted to Kerala — two in Wayanad and Kasaragod and an ESI medical college in Kollam.As part of a nationwide outreach by Union Ministers to explain the Union Budget, Karandlaje accus…
Kochi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the state government’s decision to enhance the wages paid to convicted prisoners.A Division Bench, comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice V.M. Syam Kumar, rejected the petition filed by advocate A. K. Gopi, which questioned the legality of the government’s executive order dated January 9.The order revised daily wages for prison labour from the earlier range of Rs 63 – Rs 168 to between R…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) With the Pinarayi Vijayan government on Tuesday firmly backing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) and ‘Metroman’ E. Sreedharan championing a competing vision, Kerala now finds itself at a “rail crossroads”.As both proposals gather momentum, the coming months are likely to see sharper political, technical, and financial scrutiny over which rail path is ultimately chosen to be pursued.The Kerala government has moved decisively to advance RRTS on Tuesday by is…