Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 (IANS) With Kerala’s finances continuing to remain under strain, the Finance Department has directed all government departments to strictly rein in expenditure while preparing Budget Estimates for the next financial year, underscoring that the State’s fiscal position has shown little sign of improvement despite a change in government.In a circular issued as part of the Budget preparation process, departments have been instructed not to increase expenditure and ensure …
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Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday rode a scooter to reach the Padmapukur area after learning that police had detained her party leaders Kunal Ghosh and Baishwanor Chatterjee. She took to the streets after receiving the news and later returned to her house in Kalighat by scooter.After returning home, Mamata Banerjee claimed on Facebook Live that permission had been sought from the police for a procession from the Padmapukur area, but it was denied. She ques…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Former Oommen Chandy aide Tenny Joppen on Wednesday said he had been made a scapegoat in the politically-sensitive solar scam to target the late Chief Minister, hours after the Kerala High Court permitted his removal from the list of accused in one of the cases linked to the controversy.The High Court allowed Joppen to be deleted from the array of accused in the case filed by businessman Mallely Sreedharan Nair, after the complainant informed the court that he …
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Ahead of the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled to be held in Delhi on June 8, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday said the opposition alliance’s future was in the dark, while other BJP leaders questioned its unity and relevance, alleging that internal divisions had weakened it.Keshav Prasad Maurya targeted the opposition alliance, saying, “The way the future of SP, Congress and Trinamool Congress is in the dark, the same way the whole INDIA bl…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) For nearly three decades, Pinarayi Vijayan stood as the undisputed centre of power in Kerala politics, a leader who survived rebellions, crushed dissent, outlasted rivals and eventually became the unquestioned face of the CPI(M).But, after the Left’s devastating electoral collapse, the man who once appeared politically invincible now finds himself at perhaps the most uncertain crossroads of his long public life.As the CPI(M) Politburo continues cruci…
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exuded confidence that the BJP will form the next government in Telangana with a huge majority. Addressing a public meeting at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad, he claimed that people of Telangana are seeking change as they are fed up with the unfulfilled promises of Congress and BRS, and their dynastic politics.The Prime Minister began his speech with a mention of the BJP’s electoral victory in West Bengal.“Yesterday, I was in Beng…
Washington, May 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s sweeping victory in West Bengal marks a decisive turning point in Indian politics, strengthens Prime Minister Narendra Modi nationally and internationally, and reflects the organisational depth built by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over decades, noted American scholar Walter K. Andersen said in an exclusive interview with IANS.Andersen, one of the world’s foremost scholars on the RSS and co-author of landmark books on the organisatio…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Stunned by its worst-ever electoral drubbing in Kerala, the CPI-M has been pushed into an unprecedented moment of introspection, with the defeat not only ending a decade of Left rule in the state but also marking the absence of a Left government anywhere in India for the first time in nearly six decades.The scale of the setback has triggered a wave of anger within the party, with grassroots workers openly criticising the leadership of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vija…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Calling it a gang of “Urban Naxals”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Congress for its “anti-women” stand of opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, saying angry women voters have punished Congress and DMK. “I am confident that Kerala’s women voters will also teach the Congress a lesson in the next election,” the Prime Minister said, while delivering a victory speech at the BJP headquarters in Delhi.He also trained his guns on the Sam…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) In a stunning electoral setback for the ruling Left, a majority of the outgoing Cabinet led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been voted out, signalling a decisive shift in Kerala’s political landscape.Of the 21 member Cabinet, 20 ministers contested the polls, and as many as 13 of them were defeated, marking one of the most significant reverses for an incumbent government in recent times.Even as the final tally has not been declared by the Election Commis…