Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday congratulated NASA astronaut Anil Menon, whose roots are in Palakkad, on successfully entering the International Space Station (ISS) and said that the state salutes his dedication. Menon arrived safely at the ISS after launching aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, beginning his first spaceflight on an eight-month mission focused on scientific research and technology demonstrations. In a post on X, Satheesan …
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Kerala’s former General Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Monday mounted a strong defence of the previous LDF government’s stand on the PM SHRI school scheme, rejecting as factually incorrect the contention by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Additional Private Secretary Ratheesh Kaliyadan that the state cannot unilaterally withdraw from the scheme after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).Sivankutty said there was no need for anyone to cons…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Saturday made it clear that the UDF government would not extend protection to any police officer facing allegations, asserting that no one, however highly placed, is above the law, as suspense mounted over the fate of ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar in connection with the alleged assault on Youth Congress workers in Alappuzha.Venugopal said he understood that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had not yet submitted its final rep…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe alleged irregularities in recruitment by the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) has begun its work with a cautious and structured approach, mindful of the constitutional status and statutory safeguards enjoyed by the Commission.The decision to constitute the SIT was taken at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. Following its formation, the team received more than a do…
Kalpetta (Kerala), July 9 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Thursday mounted a sharp attack on Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over his remarks on the environmental clearance granted to the Wayanad tunnel road project, accusing the government of attempting to create a controversy to divert attention from administrative lapses that may have contributed to the devastating mudslide at Kalladi.The tunnel project was cleared by Vijayan when he was the Chief Minister and he …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke to Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over the Wayanad mudslide, assuring the Centre’s full support for the ongoing rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts while calling for a high-level probe into the tragedy.The conversation came after three workers died, and five people remain missing.Nine injured persons are undergoing treatment in hospital, two of them in a serious condition, as rescue teams continue an i…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Well known Tamil actor and politician Sarathkumar on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the family members of those killed in the landslide that left at least three people dead and several others missing at Wayanad in Kerala on Tuesday.Taking to his X timeline to express his grief, the well known Tamil actor and politician wrote, “I am saddened to witness another devastating landslide in Wayanad, which has claimed 5 precious lives, while many others are still missing.”…
Wayanad, July 8 (IANS) Rescue operations at the landslide site in Kalladi, Wayanad, will continue on Wednesday, with Kerala Ministers T. Siddique and A.P. Anil Kumar announcing that a comprehensive search will be carried out to trace the five persons still missing. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who is in the state capital, will reach the disaster site at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.He will leave for Wayanad immediately after briefing the media following the weekly Cabinet meeting.After visiting …
Kalpetta/Thiruvanathapuram, July 7 (IANS) The death toll in the devastating mudslide at the Wayanad end of the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi tunnel road project in Kerala climbed to four on Tuesday, even as an intensive multi-agency rescue operation continued to trace four people who remain missing beneath tonnes of mud and debris.Ten injured persons are undergoing treatment in two hospitals, while rescue personnel are racing against time to reach those feared trapped.The massive mudslide also swept aw…
Thiruvananthapuram/Wayanad, July 7 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday held an emergency meeting with Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, who hails from Wayanad, following reports of a mudslide at the Wayanad end of the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi tunnel road project.The Chief Minister directed that rescue and relief operations be coordinated on a war footing and instructed Revenue Minister A.P. Anil Kumar and Agriculture Minister Siddique to proceed to Wayanad immediately to oversee…