Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the death of journalist K.M. Basheer resurfaced in the Kerala Legislative Assembly media room on Wednesday, with journalists staging a strong protest against the presence of Agriculture Department Director Sriram Venkitaraman at an official press conference.Sriram Venkitaraman had arrived at the Assembly media room along with Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, who had convened the Press conference.However, journalists present in the ha…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) After T. Siddique took oath as Kerala’s Agriculture Minister, one of the first calls he received was not from political leaders or bureaucrats, but from a group of students from the tragedy scarred Mundakkai–Chooralmala region of Wayanad. The video call which took place on Thursday quickly turned emotional.”When nobody else was there, you stood with us like strength and shelter,” the students told him, their voices carrying memories of loss, uncertainty and su…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) With Assembly elections on the horizon and political tempers running high, a government rehabilitation function in Wayanad has triggered a fresh controversyThe episode unfolded on Sunday afternoon near Kalpetta, where houses were formally handed over to survivors of the July 30, 2024, landslide tragedy.The function took an unexpected turn when Congress’ Kalpetta MLA T. Siddique was heckled by a section of Left workers as he rose to speak and also during his spe…