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Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 The CPI (M) in Kerala on Monday criticized the Election Commission's decision not to consider voter list inclusion applications submitted after March 15, saying this amounts to an "infringement of the constitutional right to vote."The ruling party also urged the EC...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 The Election Commission aims to achieve a voter turnout exceeding 85 per cent in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, CEO Ratan U Kelkar said on Monday.He was speaking at the release of ‘Vottarivu’, an election reference manual prepared by the Press Information...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 23 Two young men died after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into the wall of a house in Paruthippulli on Monday, police said.The deceased have been identified as Sujith (23) from Kottayi and Akash (23) from Paruthippulli.Another person, Aswin (23) from...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 23 The parents of a 20-year-old seafarer from Mananthavady here are desperately searching for their son after losing contact with him for over a month following the outbreak of conflict in Iran.Another young man, Jerin Joseph from Idukki, who is also on the ship, has...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), March 23 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday alleged that a tacit understanding between the Congress and the BJP had paved the way for the saffron party's victory in Nemom during the 2016 Assembly elections, as he rejected fresh Opposition claims of a "CPM-BJP...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar defended the party's Guruvayur candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls, B Gopalakrishnan, on Monday over his alleged controversial remarks about being a "Hindu MLA," questioning how his statement could be considered hate...

Bengaluru, March 23 Four people were killed and three others were injured after a private bus they were travelling in allegedly crashed into a roadside railing in the early hours of Monday, police said.The accident occurred on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Puttappanadoddi in Sankalagere...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), March 23 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that the ruling LDF is seeking a fresh mandate in the April 9 Assembly polls with the objective of taking the state to the next level of development.Addressing a press conference here, he said the election...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha on Monday that approval for central grants is one thing, and applying for the amount by the states is another. She cited the example of Kerala, which did not avail of Rs 311.95 crore as part of the national disaster...

Bengaluru, March 23 – Four people were killed instantly in a tragic road accident on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near the Sankalagere village in the Channapatna taluk of Karnataka's Ramanagara district on Monday.The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Mohammed Farhan and...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 23 An investigation was launched on Monday into an alleged online attack targeting the IUML state president, Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, police said.The Malappuram Cyber Police are conducting the investigation based on a complaint from the party, they added...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 23 A 73-year-old man died after his house caught fire in Sultan Bathery, police said on Monday.The deceased, Krishnankutty, was a native of Ammayipalam in Sultan Bathery, they added.According to police, the fire broke out at his house around 10:30 pm on Sunday...

In Kerala, the upcoming Assembly election is taking place without Oommen Chandy, a prominent figure who had long represented the Puthuppally constituency.Chandy's absence is a significant factor for many voters in this central Kerala constituency.Despite his death, a large number of people...

The deadline for filing nomination papers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry is today. Voting in these two states and the Union Territory will take place in a single phase on the 9th of next month.The scrutiny of nomination papers will begin tomorrow. The last date for...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Suresh Gopi, alleged on Sunday that there was an attempt to disrupt the distribution of LPG supplies in Kerala during the election period, drawing a parallel with the disruption of the 2024 Thrissur Pooram.He...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 With the deadline for filing nomination papers ending on Monday, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar has clarified that only voter registration applications submitted at least 10 days prior are being processed for inclusion in the electoral roll ahead of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 CPI(M) leader Smitha Sundaresan joined the BJP on Sunday, alleging a decline in values within her former party.The daughter of CPI(M) leader Sundaresan from the Thiruvananthapuram district, she was serving as a councillor in the Varkala Block Panchayat and was a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent intervention in light of reports of the death of two people from Kerala and the disappearance of another in flash floods in Oman.In his letter, Satheesan expressed...

March 22, New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in isolated areas of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on Sunday.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are also likely in Kerala and Mahe. Meanwhile, maximum temperatures are expected to gradually rise by...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 22 Senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said on Sunday that the differences that emerged during candidate selection within the party will not affect its prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the UDF is united in its fight against the...