Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Ramesh Pisharody, who scripted an impressive victory in Kerala’s Palakkad Assembly constituency, winning by a margin of 13,147 votes in his electoral debut, on Tuesday declared that he will step away from cinema and stage shows to dedicate himself fully to public life.”For the next five years, my life will be only for Palakkad,” Pisharody, who contested as a Congress candidate, said after the verdict, signalling a decisive shift from per…
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Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 (IANS) With just hours to go for polling, Kerala’s Palakkad Assembly constituency has been rocked by a series of allegations involving cash and material inducements, triggering swift intervention from election authorities and sharp political exchanges between rival fronts.The controversy first erupted after the Congress released visuals purportedly showing BJP workers handing over cash to voters in Kannadi panchayat.The footage, shot at Tharuvakkurissi, allegedly captu…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Expelled Congress Legislator Rahul Mamkootathil on Thursday secured relief after a local court here declined to cancel his anticipatory bail in one of the three rape cases registered against him, allowing him to remain out of custody for now.The Thiruvananthapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Court dismissed a plea by the prosecution seeking cancellation of bail, observing that the conditions imposed earlier would continue to remain in force.However, the co…