Kerala CM statement supporting Gandhi ‘not genuine’, CPI(M) has ‘double agenda’: Congress

[ad_1] Opposition MLAs led by the Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan stage a protest before the Assembly after boycotting it, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: MAHINSHA S The Congress on March 25 accused the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of having a “double agenda”, as they made statements supporting […]

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‘Cutting South 2023’ to celebrate journalism in the Global South

[ad_1] Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: LAKSHMIARUN M ‘Cutting South 2023’, a global media festival to celebrate good journalism with focus on South India and the Global South, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday at the Ernakulam Town Hall. The festival is being organised by the Kerala Media […]

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Assembly adjourns in nine minutes; aggressive opposition protest over criminal charges on UDF legislators

[ad_1] Opposition MLA’s protest outside Speaker’s office inside Kerala assembly in Thiruvananthapuram on March 15, 2023, Wednesday | Photo Credit: ANI The Kerala Legislative Assembly adjourned nine minutes after it convened on Friday following raucous protests by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition. Opposition legislators vociferously condemned the government for slapping non-bailable criminal charges […]

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Opposition disrupts Kerala Assembly demanding action against those responsible for Wednesday’s “assault” on UDF legislators

[ad_1] Opposition MLAs protest outside Speaker’s office inside Kerala Assembly, in Thiruvananthapuram on March 15, 2023, Wednesday | Photo Credit: ANI Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) disrupted the Assembly on Thursday to protest Wednesday’s “manhandling“ of opposition legislators “by ruling front MLAs and watch and ward” officials. An all-party meeting chaired by Speaker A. N. […]

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At least two Congress legislators and a few wardens hospitalised following bedlam in Kerala Assembly

[ad_1] Leader of the opposition V D Satheesan visiting the injured mla at General Hospital on Wednesday | Photo Credit: MAHINSHA S At least two Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) legislators and a few Watch and Ward officials were hospitalised after they reported faintness and body pain following a fracas in the Kerala Legislative Assembly […]

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Kochi Corporation failed to take forward decentralised waste management scheme since 2010, blames CM

[ad_1] Fire and Rescue Services officials working to quell the smouldering plastic waste at Brahmapuram waste treatment plant | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Kochi Corporation, which had won the Zero Waste city award in 2009, failed miserably in taking forward the decentralised waste management system after 2010, criticised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Speaking at the […]

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Brahmapuram fire | Pinarayi Vijayan announces Clean Kerala action plan

[ad_1] Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Taking a leaf out of the Brahmapuram crisis, the government will roll out an action plan for evolving an effective waste management mechanism across the State on a war footing, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the State Assembly. The State will seek international expertise in […]

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Chief Minister’s aide C. M. Raveendran appears before ED for second consecutive day

[ad_1] C. M. Raveendran, additional private secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, leaving the Enforcement Directorate office in Kochi at 8 PM on Tuesday after subjecting himself to questioning by the agency in the LIFE Mission Wadakkancherry bribery case. | Photo Credit: R. K. NITHIN The Enforcement Directorate (ED) continued questioning C. M. Raveendran, Additional […]

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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s aide C. M. Raveendran turns up before ED

[ad_1] C. M. Raveendran, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Additional Private Secretary, reaching Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Kochi on March 7, 2023, Tuesday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement C. M. Raveendran, Additional Private Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, turned up at the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Tuesday for […]

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Chaos in Kerala Assembly as opposition and ruling front cross swords over LIFE Mission corruption case

[ad_1] Kerala Legislative Assembly | Photo Credit: GOPAKUMAR S Chaos erupted in the Kerala Legislative Assembly (KLA) on Tuesday when the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) benches vociferously resisted the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition’s move to initiate an adjournment debate on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) recent arrest of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s former […]

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