New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday held that the State cannot differentiate between serving employees and pensioners when enhancing allowances meant to counter inflation.In a significant judgment upholding the right to equality for retirees, a bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra...
Kannur (Kerala)/Hyderabad, April 7 A heated exchange between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy escalated on Tuesday, the final day of campaigning for the April 9 assembly polls.The two leaders engaged in a verbal confrontation online, exchanging...
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow here for the April 9 Assembly elections, Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty and BJP state leadership clashed on social media over development issues on Saturday.Sivankutty, the LDF candidate from Nemom...
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 – A controversy has erupted after R. Sreelekha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Vattiyoorkavu, made sharp remarks on Friday about women's safety in Kerala, directly targeting the state government.Speaking at a "Brunch with Sreelekha" event in...
The Election Commission has directed the governments of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal to provide employees with paid leave on the day of the election.The commission stated that any employee working in any business, trade, industrial establishment, or other...
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Kottayam (Kerala), March 31 Mariamma Oommen, the wife of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, stated on Tuesday that there was a "conspiracy" behind the 2023 decision by the Kerala government to form a medical board to investigate her husband's illness.Mariamma told a TV channel here that her...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The Kerala government has approached the Centre seeking confirmation regarding reports of the death of a man from the state in the war-affected region of Israel.When contacted, NORKA officials toldNORKA is a state-run agency that oversees matters related to...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday appealed to the central government to arrange more flight services and travel facilities for expatriates in the Gulf region who wish to return home for Eid.The CM said that the Eid festival season was turning into...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 The Congress vehemently criticised the Left government in Kerala on Sunday for its "unchanging" stance on women's entry into Sabarimala and dismissed the claim of Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan in this regard as a "blatant lie".The ruling party also urged the...
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Wayanad (Kerala), March 14 Environmental activists and groups have opposed the twin tunnel road project at Maripuzha here, alleging that it is "suicidal" as it was undertaken without scientific studies or an environmental impact assessment (EIA).The Wayanad Environment Protection Committee...
Kochi, March 14 Kerala Law Minister P Rajeev said on Saturday that the state government has decided to take over "Sadgamaya," the residence of former Supreme Court judge and former law minister Justice V R Krishna Iyer, to establish an international-level legal research and study center there...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 The Kerala government has decided to acquire 230 acres of land, at a cost of approximately Rs 810 crore, for development activities related to the Vizhinjam International seaport.The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – K.C. Venugopal, MP and General Secretary of the Indian National Congress, accused the Kerala government on Friday of making controversial, backdoor appointments as police inspectors, alleging that bodybuilders with links to the ruling Communist Party of...
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Kochi, March 11 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other ministers did not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official event in the state on Wednesday, amid a political controversy over the exclusion of the state's Public Works Department (PWD) Minister P A Mohammed Riyas from the...
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Kochi, March 11 – The Kerala government is set to boycott Wednesday’s National Highway inauguration ceremony, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ernakulam.This appears to be a result of the exclusion of State Public Works Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas from the event...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 The Kerala government on Tuesday approved a series of administrative and welfare measures ranging from poverty alleviation and anti-drug enforcement to police reforms and job creation.The decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 – The Kerala government has decided to allocate ₹1 crore each to District Collectors to strengthen summer disaster mitigation and heat prevention measures across the state, it was announced on Tuesday.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan publicly apologized to Malayalam superstar Mammootty on Monday for the online attacks he faced on social media following a controversy related to his recent visit to the newly constructed Wayanad township.Speaking at a public...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – Now-expelled Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil has launched a sharp attack on the Kerala government over the controversy involving state Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar, questioning the alleged inaction of the police despite a distress call made by the...
Wayanad, March 7 Superstar Mammootty unexpectedly visited the newly built township for landslide survivors in this hill district on Saturday and interacted with residents and officials there.The actor visited a few completed houses in the township, which were inaugurated last week by Chief...