kannur district

Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 As many as 10,922 voters aged 85 and above, and persons with disabilities (PwD), exercised their franchise through home voting as part of the Assembly elections in Kerala on Monday, officials said.According to data shared by the Election Commission, 7,561 senior...

Payyannur, March 30 – In a development that has added fresh intensity to the election battle in Payyannur, former CPI(M) leader, V. Kunjikrishnan, now an independent backed by the UDF led by the Congress, publicly released what he claims is documentary evidence of fund misappropriation linked to...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 28 Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama leader Mukkam Umar Faizi said on Saturday that the IUML should not have fielded women candidates from general seats in the Assembly elections.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9.Speaking to a TV channel, Faizi said that...

Kannur (Kerala), March 24 The Peravoor Assembly constituency in the politically sensitive Kannur district is known for its relatively calm atmosphere, where most people depend on farming for their livelihood.However, the hilly region, which has experienced incidents of human-animal conflict...

Kannur (Kerala), March 20 Pinarayi, a village in Kannur district, holds a significant place in the history of Kerala's communist movement. It was here in 1939 that prominent leaders like E M S Namboodiripad, P Krishna Pillai, K Damodaran, and N C Sekhar came together to organize what would later...

Kannur (Kerala), March 20 Pinarayi, a village in Kannur district, holds a special place in the history of Kerala's communist movement. It was here in 1939 that legendary leaders like E M S Namboodiripad, P Krishna Pillai, K Damodaran, and N C Sekhar came together to organize what would later...

Kochi, March 19 Congress leader V D Satheesan launched his election campaign with a roadshow in North Paravoor on Thursday.The roadshow started from Varapuzha and ended in North Paravoor, covering a distance of approximately 10 kilometers.Satheesan was accompanied by Ernakulam DCC president...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 18 In a first, the IUML is fielding two women candidates simultaneously in the Kerala Assembly elections to be held on April 9.Previously, the IUML had given a seat to each woman in the 1996 and 2021 Assembly elections.The UDF, a key constituent, IUML, announced its...

Kannur (Kerala), March 17 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan conducted a massive roadshow in his assembly constituency, Dharmadam, on Tuesday, launching his campaign for the high-stakes April 9 elections.Hundreds of party workers gathered at the international airport in Mattannur to...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 The ruling CPI (M) in Kerala suffered a major setback on Monday, as veteran party member T K Govindan severed all ties with the organization and announced his intention to contest as an independent candidate from Taliparamba, a stronghold of the Marxist party.He...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 Kerala's ruling CPI(M) suffered a major setback on Monday, as veteran party leader T.K. Govindan severed all ties with the organization and announced his intention to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.He announced his...

Kannur, March 16 – In a significant development in the mysterious death of Naveen Babu, the Assistant District Magistrate (ADM) of Kannur, a local court on Monday ordered further investigation into the case, providing fresh hope to the officer’s family that the truth behind the tragedy will...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 – A dramatic political contest is unfolding in the northern Kerala constituency of Payyannur after veteran Left leader V. Kunhikrishnan announced on Monday that he will contest the upcoming Assembly elections as an Independent candidate.Kunhikrishnan, once a hugely...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and 11 of his cabinet colleagues were among the 81 candidates announced by the ruling CPI(M) on Sunday for the April 9 Assembly polls in the state.The list was released by CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan at a press...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and 10 of his cabinet colleagues will contest in the April 9 state assembly election, the ruling CPI(M) said here on Sunday.While Vijayan will seek his mandate from his existing seat, the Dharmadam assembly segment in northern...

Even before the official announcement of the Assembly elections, political activity had intensified across Kerala, where the LDF is looking to secure a record third consecutive win, while the opposition Congress-led UDF and NDA are keen to disrupt its plans.Local meetings and early campaigning...

Kannur (Kerala), March 14 Two women accused in the 2016 murder and robbery of an elderly woman in the Kannur district have been arrested after they remained on the run for nearly a decade, police said on Saturday.The arrested women have been identified as Parveen Banu (55) and her daughter...

Kannur (Kerala), March 14 Two women accused in the 2016 murder and robbery of an elderly woman in the Kannur district have been arrested after they remained at large for nearly a decade, police said on Saturday.The arrested women have been identified as Parveen Banu (55) and her daughter...

Kannur, March 3 – With the CPI(M)'s Kannur district committee clearing nominees for 13 of the 16 Assembly seats in the district, the message is clear: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and State Secretary M.V. Govindan remain firmly in control.Several prominent district leaders, including E.P...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 – A closely watched electoral contest is emerging in Peravoor, in Kerala's Kannur district, with the CPI-M deciding to field its star leader K.K. Shailaja against state Congress President Sunny Joseph in the upcoming Assembly elections.The decision, approved by the...