Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant recalibration ahead of the Assembly polls, the CPI(M) has dropped actor-turned-Legislator Mukesh, a two-time MLA from Kollam, from its list of sitting members set to be renominated.The move comes even as the party clears a majority of key ministers, underscoring a selective approach to continuity and change.Among those who have received the green signal are senior ministers including M.B. Rajesh, Saji Cherian, O.R. Kelu, P. Rajeeve, K.N. Balagop…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) Kerala on Thursday came to a near-total halt as the 24-hour nationwide Bharat Bandh against the Centre’s four new labour codes and related legislations shut down shops, markets, offices and educational institutions across the state, severely disrupting daily life and livelihoods.From early morning, the impact was visible. State-run and private buses stayed off the roads, auto-rickshaws and taxis remained parked, and commercial establishments downed their shutt…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly witnessed another disruption on Wednesday, similar to the previous two days, as the opposition and the ruling front engaged in a heated clash regarding the investigation into the alleged Sabarimala gold heist. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has accused the Pinarayi Vijayan government of trying to conclude the investigation before the upcoming Assembly elections.Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan led protests in the House, alle…
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 3 (IANS) The political temperature in Kerala rose on Tuesday after Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan accused ministers in the Pinarayi Vijayan government of repeatedly insulting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during Assembly proceedings, alleging that the remarks were part of a calculated attempt to appeal to the BJP’s political base ahead of elections.The sharp criticism was triggered by comments made by State Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh, who allege…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) Political leaders cutting across party lines in Kerala on Saturday called for a comprehensive investigation into the suicide of prominent industrialist and Confident Group chairman C.J. Roy in Bengaluru, amid reports that the incident occurred during a raid by central agencies.Roy allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself at his office in Bengaluru on Friday. The motive behind the incident is yet to be ascertained. The shooting reportedly occurred during …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty slammed Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday as he rejected criticism of the state’s public education system and escalated the political confrontation over the Sabarimala gold theft case.Responding to Satheesan’s remarks on school standards, Sivankutty said no other government could match the LDF’s record of investing nearly Rs 9,000 crore in public education over the past decade.He challenged t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, on Thursday wrote to the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly demanding that derogatory remarks and allegations made by State Ministers against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi be expunged from the official records of the House.Describing the remarks as a grave breach of parliamentary propriety, Satheesan said the Ministers’ conduct violated established rules, conventions and rulings governing Assembl…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) What began as a brief moment in the kitchen of a Kerala household during a CPI(M) door-to-door campaign has snowballed into a political and social media storm, turning an ordinary domestic gesture into a contested political symbol ahead of the Assembly elections.The incident occurred when CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, while visiting a family in Thrissur as part of the Left Front’s grassroots outreach, walked into the kitchen and began washing his plate a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) The Kerala government has put on hold its order making the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET) mandatory for school teacher appointments and promotions, following widespread opposition from teachers’ organisations. General Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Saturday said the government has taken seriously the concerns raised by teachers who entered service before April 1, 2010, and assured that their job security would be protected.The controversial order ha…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) Kerala’s Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that the party has completed its “saffronisation” both at the national level and in Kerala, and has effectively turned into a recruitment agency for the RSS.Addressing the media, Sivankutty cautioned sections of the press against functioning as public relations platforms for what he described as an “unholy Congress-BJP alliance”.“At a tim…