Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a political showdown over the controversial PM SHRI school scheme, with the ruling UDF and opposition LDF accusing each other of ‘compromising’ the state’s interests before the confrontation culminated in an opposition walkout.The flashpoint was an adjournment motion moved by LDF MLA P. Prasad, seeking discussion on the government’s stand regarding the Centrally sponsored scheme.However, Education Minister N. Shamsudhe…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 21 (IANS) The English edition of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s book in Malayalam, ‘Adam Nee Evide Aakunnu? (Adam, Where Are You?)’ is now keenly awaited, as the Malayalam version continues to make waves in the market, crossing sales of more than 10,000 copies within weeks of its release.The book, a collection of Satheesan’s speeches delivered at various Christian church gatherings while he was Leader of Opposition, has emerged as one of the notable non-fiction succ…
Kannur, June 12 (IANS) The unprecedented defeat suffered by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in two of its traditional strongholds in Kannur district in the recent Kerala Assembly elections has triggered an open revolt against party’s District Secretary K.K. Ragesh, exposing deep fissures within the party’s most influential organisational unit. Often described as the CPI-M’s most powerful district unit and the nerve centre of Kerala Communism, Kannur has rarely witnessed such public …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) CPI-M’s Kerala state Secretary M.V. Govindan on Tuesday said the party suffered “an unexpected defeat” in the state Assembly elections and admitted that it failed to foresee its fate.Govindan also said the party has accepted the criticism that emerged during its self-evaluation process.Addressing a press conference after a series of party meetings, he said the review report on the Assembly election, prepared after collecting opinions from lakhs of party workers …
Kozhikode, June 8 (IANS) DYFI Vadakara Block President Ribesh Ramakrishnan has stepped down from his organisational post just before being questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the controversial ‘Kafir screenshot’ case that triggered a major political storm during the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign at Vadakara in Kerala. The poll battle was a fight till the finish for two sitting legislators, Shafi Parambil from the Congress and the high-flying former Health Minister K…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) BJP state president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday accused successive LDF and UDF governments of failing to address the growing threat of human-wildlife conflict in Kerala, alleging that people in the state’s hilly regions are being left to face repeated attacks without adequate protection.Chandrasekhar said five people had lost their lives in wildlife attacks in Kerala in the past two weeks alone, but the government had failed to take effective preven…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Kerala BJP has blamed both the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) for pushing the state into a severe financial crisis, alleging that successive governments have failed to address structural issues in the state’s economy despite repeatedly bringing out White Papers on the fiscal situation.BJP state president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the economic weakness of Kerala was the result of a decade of financial mismanagement under the…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (IANS) In one of the most significant administrative reforms undertaken by the newly elected UDF government, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has initiated a comprehensive restructuring of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), signalling a decisive shift in the functioning of the state’s premier infrastructure financing agency.Even though it’s just two weeks since taking over, he has held two special meetings on the working and functioning of KIIFB.Th…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) The walls appear to be closing in on former Kerala Chief Minister and current Opposition Leader, Pinarayi Vijayan, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) prepares for what could be the most critical phase of its probe into the controversial CMRL-Exalogic monthly payment, or ‘Masappadi’, case involving his daughter Veena Vijayan.Sources indicate that the ED is moving swiftly to summon Veena for questioning after what investigators describe as significant material …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday publicly confirmed that Lok Bhavan had insisted on the full rendition of Vande Mataram during the opening session of the Assembly, keeping alive the political controversy that overshadowed the maiden policy address of the new UDF government. However, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left weighed in on the controversy by backing the existing convention of singing the truncated version.Speaking to reporters at Lok Bhav…