alappuzha

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 26 The Alappuzha District Collector, also the District Election Officer, on Thursday directed the police to register a case against Kayamkulam candidate, U Prathibha, for making derogatory and defamatory remarks, citing a violation of the Model Code of Conduct...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 25 The ruling LDF has only one chief ministerial candidate – Pinarayi Vijayan – although his party, CPI(M), has not officially declared him for the post in the April 9 Assembly polls.In contrast, the opposition UDF has at least three contenders, with senior Congress...

In Alappuzha, on March 24, Congress General Secretary, Organisation, and Alappuzha MP K. C. Venugopal launched a sharp attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging a covert political understanding between the CPI-M and the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections, and describing him as...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 22 The verbal sparring between CPI(M) leaders and G Sudhakaran, who left the party to contest as an independent in Ambalapuzha, showed no signs of abating, with the latest exchange between Left leader V Vijayaraghavan and the veteran communist on Sunday.Speaking at a...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 21 – A new political controversy has erupted in Kerala after an independent candidate from Ambalappuzha, backed by the UDF (Congress-led coalition), and former CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran publicly contradicted Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over claims of outreach...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 21 Former CPI(M) leader and independent candidate from Ambalappuzha, G Sudhakaran, on Saturday denied claims that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had contacted him over the phone, saying he had not received any call from the CM.Sudhakaran told a television channel...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 21 The verbal war between the CPI(M) and rebel leader G Sudhakaran intensified further, with minister Saji Cherian alleging that the former party leader lacks political morality, drawing a contrast with Congress leader K Sudhakaran.Speaking at an election convention...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 20 CPI(M) rebel leader G Sudhakaran said on Friday that he would campaign against Agriculture Minister P Prasad in Cherthala, accusing him of making unwarranted remarks.Speaking to reporters here, Sudhakaran, who is contesting as an Independent candidate from...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 20 A 30-year-old man died after allegedly being attacked by a group following a scuffle at a bar in Ezhupunna here, police said on Friday.The deceased has been identified as Nidhin, a native of Kumbalangi in Ernakulam district.Police said five persons have been...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 19 Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed in Ward 7 of Muhamma grama panchayat in this district, prompting authorities to initiate containment measures in line with the Government of India's 2021 action plan, officials said on Thursday. Over 5,000 birds will be culled.A...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 18 A district Congress leader revolted in Alappuzha, the constituency represented by AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, over the party's list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections and announced that he would contest as an independent candidate in the key...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 17 A case has been registered against approximately 500 members of the ruling CPI(M) in connection with a mass rally organized here against its former leader, G Sudhakaran, who recently quit the Marxist party due to differences with the leadership.The Punnapra police...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – The Election Commission of India ordered changes in a series of key administrative and police postings in Kerala ahead of the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections on Tuesday.The state will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators to the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer and posting of several officials, including IAS and IPS officers in Kerala, as part of the preparations for the April 9 Assembly elections.In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of the state, the Election...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – As Kerala heads towards a crucial Assembly election with just weeks to go, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s bid for a historic third consecutive term appears increasingly uncertain, with challenges mounting from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...

Alappuzha, March 16 Rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran, who announced that he would contest the assembly election from Ambalapuzha as an independent, visited former SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan here on Monday.Sudhakaran reached Natesan's house at Kanichukulangara and spent...

Kochi, March 14 KMRL announced on Saturday that it has submitted a comprehensive feasibility study report for implementing water metro systems in multiple Indian cities, a move that could transform urban water transport across the country.The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) said in a statement...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 14 Leaders of the CPI(M) in Alappuzha on Saturday criticized rebel leader G Sudhakaran, who has decided to contest the assembly elections as an independent candidate, despite the party's state leadership asking cadres to refrain from making personal remarks against him...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday that some party MPs from Kerala have expressed interest in contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in the state, but the final decision will be that of the high command.Speaking to reporters, Venugopal...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 13 CPI(M) rebel leader G Sudhakaran said on Friday that those calling him a "traitor" are actually betraying the party themselves.He was responding to reporters here a day after announcing his decision to contest the upcoming Assembly election as an independent...