Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 (IANS) With Onam, Kerala’s biggest and most cherished harvest festival, less than a month away, the Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan-led government has unveiled an extensive market intervention plan aimed at ensuring affordable prices and uninterrupted supplies of essential commodities during the week-long celebrations that culminate in the last week of August.Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob on Monday announced that the government’s annual Onam market interv…
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 (IANS) Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Saturday hailed the nationwide student movement against alleged irregularities in national entrance examinations as a historic victory, saying the agitation had forced the Union Government to acknowledge accountability. In a strongly worded statement, Satheesan said the protests had become inevitable after the Centre failed to suppress the growing agitation over the conduct of examinations.He described the development as the cul…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has directed the state Home Department to take urgent and stringent action over the fake campaign targeting CPI(M) Central Committee member and former Health Minister P.K. Sreemathy, after she submitted a formal complaint alleging a coordinated attempt to defame her through false social media and online reports.Sreemathy gave a written complaint to the Chief Minister about the circulation of fabricated reports claiming that …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 22 (IANS) Declaring that his doors remain open to the public, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday dismissed allegations that he is inaccessible, asserting that “my office doesn’t deny permission to anyone who wishes to see me,” while using the post-Cabinet media briefing to announce a series of decisions ranging from anti-ragging measures and support for the coir sector to condemning the Delhi Police’s handling of the Congress protest.”There is a wrong narrative t…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) In a move aimed at tackling Kerala’s chronic shortage of skilled rubber tappers while creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for rural women, the state government has decided to train members of the Kudumbashree mission as rubber tappers and plantation managers, with plans to expand the initiative across major rubber-growing districts.The project, being implemented in association with Kerala Rubber Limited, comes at a time when the rubber sector is facin…
Kasargod (Kerala), July 21 (IANS) The small house at AKG Nagar in Vellarikundu, Kerala, has fallen silent.Every knock on the door now brings neighbours, relatives and officials offering words of comfort, but none can fill the void left by the death of Merchant Navy officer Akhil Joy, who was killed in a Russian attack on a cargo vessel off the Ukrainian coast.On Tuesday, District Collector Arjun Pandyan visited the bereaved family, meeting Akhil’s parents, Joel and Sally, and assured them that e…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister, V.D. Satheesan, on Tuesday joined the ongoing students’ protest in the national Capital, lending his support to the agitation along with the top Congress leadership which had gathered to condemn the police action against the protesting students.Satheesan, who is in Delhi for meetings with Union Ministers and the Congress high command, visited the protest venue after completing his official engagements.His participation underlined the Congress part…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) Former Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar has been re-appointed Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Planning Board, marking his second stint in the key policy-making body and signaling the V.D. Satheesan government’s emphasis on administrative experience and fiscal reforms.The 78-year-old former top bureaucrat had earlier headed the Planning Board during the Oommen Chandy-led UDF government’s 2011-16 tenure, when he played a pivotal role in steering the stat…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will arrive in New Delhi on Monday night for a series of meetings that could have a bearing on both the government’s financial position and the Congress party’s organisational future in the state.Top on the Chief Minister’s agenda are meetings with Union Ministers to seek Central assistance for several pending infrastructure and development projects, while also pushing for approval of new proposals.The visit assumes added si…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 (IANS) Kerala’s passion for football reached a new high on Sunday as the state government declared a holiday on Monday for all educational institutions, allowing students to stay up and watch the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina without worrying about attending classes the next morning. The holiday covers schools under the General Education Department as well as colleges, universities and professional institutions under the Higher Education Departmen…