Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) The CPI-M’s long-held claim that it pursued a policy of reducing liquor consumption through regulation rather than prohibition has come under renewed scrutiny, with official documents and administrative decisions from the previous LDF-led Kerala government painting a sharply different picture of its decade in power in the state. Fresh disclosures relating to the grant of bar licenses and the entry of multinational liquor giant Bacardi into Kerala’s low-alcohol …
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) The BJP has alleged that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan misled the Kerala Legislative Assembly over the issue of privatisation in the coastal mineral sand mining sector. BJP State Vice-President Shaun George claimed that the Chief Minister’s statement in the Assembly was contrary to official records and amounted to misleading the House.Shaun George said that during the Assembly debate following the state Budget’s policy announcement allowing private participatio…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) The political battle over the V.D. Satheesan government’s proposal to reduce the tax on low-alcohol beverages intensified on Friday, with the CPI-M mounting a robust defence of its earlier liquor policy even as religious leaders called for caution and wider consultations on the contentious issue.Seeking to draw a clear distinction between the Left government’s policy and the present proposal, CPI-M State secretary M.V. Govindan said the LDF’s objectiv…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran has once again emerged as a thorn in the side of the V.D. Satheesan-led Kerala government, publicly attacking the proposed tax structure for low-alcohol beverages in the State Budget and demanding that the provision be dropped when the Finance Bill is introduced in the Assembly.A former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president, Lok Sabha member, Speaker and Minister, Sudheeran has for decades built his political identit…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) Seeking to quell the controversy triggered by last week’s Budget proposal on low-alcohol liquor, Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday clarified in the Assembly that the state government had only fixed the tax structure for such beverages and had not yet taken a political decision to permit their sale in the state. Replying to the Budget debate, Satheesan said the issue would be discussed within the UDF before a final call is taken.If the coalition-…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) For nearly a decade, Kerala’s streets witnessed a rare phenomenon, the relative absence of large-scale agitations by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the formidable youth wing of the CPI(M) known for its ability to bring thousands onto the roads at short notice.With the Left Democratic Front firmly in power under Pinarayi Vijayan since 2016, the party’s traditional street-fighting apparatus had little reason to target the government.But on Wedne…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) Escalating his government’s crackdown on the narcotics menace, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has reached out to his counterparts in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, seeking a coordinated regional offensive against interstate drug trafficking networks that have increasingly turned South India into a major transit and distribution corridor.In letters sent to the three Chief Ministers, Satheesan called for stronger cooperation under Kerala’s flagship anti-dru…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) A fresh political flashpoint is set to erupt in the Kerala Assembly with the CAG flagging the transfer of Rs 262.06 crore from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) to the Consolidated Fund, raising questions over financial management during the previous Pinarayi Vijayan government.The 2024-25 economic review report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, tabled on Tuesday in the Assembly, said the transfer was carried out in an irregular manner a…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) More than 40,000 participants created history today as India hosted the first-ever 2026 Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games Fun Run under the Olympic Council of Asia’s “Asian Games for All” initiative in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the historic event at the University Stadium in the presence of Governor of Keralam Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar, Chief Minister of Keralam V. D. Satheesan, Leade…
Kottarakkara (Kerala), June 23 (IANS) A speeding tipper truck rammed into a crowded bus stop at Neeleswaram near Kottarakkara on Tuesday morning, killing three persons, including a school student. Authorities said the vehicle was allegedly driven by a man who did not possess a licence to operate heavy vehicles.The deceased were identified as Harilal (54) of Kudavattur, Parthip (15), a Class 10 student of Carmel School, and Ajay Kumar (45) of Neeleswaram Mukonimukku.The accident occurred around 7…