Kochi, March 11 (IANS) The Kerala government is set to boycott Wednesday’s National Highway inauguration programme to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ernakulam.This appears to be a fallout over the exclusion of State Public Works Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas from the event.Apart from being the Public Works Minister, Riyas is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Chief Minister Vijayan and ministers M.B. Rajesh and K. Krishnankutty have decided not to attend the …
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Kochi, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kochi on Wednesday to launch a series of major development projects and kick-off the NDA’s election campaign in Kerala.PM Modi landed at Cochin International Airport around 11.35 a.m.He has a schedule that includes the inauguration of infrastructure projects worth thousands of crores and a political rally of the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Assembly elections.He will also conduct a road show at Kaloor. Around 3 p.m., PM …
Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) A fresh controversy surrounding Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar has snowballed into a major political embarrassment for Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, reviving old statements by the latter on probity in public life and triggering allegations of double standards from the Opposition.The latest row erupted after Ganesh Kumar’s present wife allegedly caught the minister “red-handed” in an extra-marital relationship on Saturday.The incident quickly…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant recalibration ahead of the Assembly polls, the CPI(M) has dropped actor-turned-Legislator Mukesh, a two-time MLA from Kollam, from its list of sitting members set to be renominated.The move comes even as the party clears a majority of key ministers, underscoring a selective approach to continuity and change.Among those who have received the green signal are senior ministers including M.B. Rajesh, Saji Cherian, O.R. Kelu, P. Rajeeve, K.N. Balagop…
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jan 19 (IANS) Beypore, long considered one of the safest CPI(M) bastions in Kozhikode district, is emerging as an unlikely electoral battleground, with signs of churn threatening the political ascent of State Tourism Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s son-in-law and the sitting MLA from the constituency.The rise of Riyas within the party and government has been swift and closely watched. After marrying Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan during t…