Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (IANS) Congress Working Committee member and senior legislator Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday intensified his criticism of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), alleging that crores of rupees were being diverted under the guise of advertisements to serve the government’s election campaign. Responding to a clarification issued by the KIIFB CEO after his earlier press conference, Chennithala dismissed the explanation as “misleading” and disconnect…
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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 Jan 29 (IANS) Kerala’s financial position has shown significant improvement, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said on Thursday, noting that while funds due from the Centre are yet to be received, the state has been able to manage its finances in a manner that allows it to move forward.A postgraduate in Commerce and a first-time legislator, Balagopal, 63, presented his sixth straight budget.After presenting the budget, he later told the media that as improvements in infrastruc…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 24 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the central government of deliberately restricting the state’s financial autonomy and undermining its development initiatives.Vijayan was speaking to reporters here on Wednesday. He pointed out that Kerala’s efforts for capital expenditure have faced sustained obstruction over the past five years, with the most significant measure being the retrospective reduction of the state’s borrowing limit from 2021-22 …