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Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Ahead of the announcement of the Kerala Assembly election schedule on Sunday, the contrasting levels of preparedness among the three major political fronts have come into sharp focus, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) appearing well ahead of its rivals in...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 14 Former Indian football star I M Vijayan said on Saturday that he had been approached by different political parties to contest the upcoming elections as their candidate, but had declined the offers.However, he said he would consider accepting a Rajya Sabha...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – As the polls approach, the Kerala government led by Pinarayi Vijayan has softened its earlier firm stance on the issue of women's entry into the Sabarimala temple.The state government is preparing to submit a new affidavit to the Supreme Court on Saturday...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 – The Congress-led UDF is closely monitoring CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran's decision to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly election, even as leaders of the ruling LDF expressed mixed reactions on Thursday.KPCC president Sunny Joseph said he...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 Kerala's General Education Minister V Sivankutty criticised BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday, demanding an apology for his remarks against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and PWD Minister P A Mohammed Riyas.Chandrasekhar had said on Wednesday...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 – The wife of Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar announced on Tuesday that she would drop her complaint against him, as he had admitted his mistake and apologized.This decision came as a relief for the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala, with State Assembly...

New Delhi, March 10 Ahead of his visit to the two states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the NDA's agenda for good governance stands in stark contrast to the "loot and misgovernance" of both the LDF and UDF in Kerala, while the DMK is rattled by the NDA's growing popularity across...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 9 The CPI's candidate selection process has become turbulent, with sitting Dalit MLA C C Mukundan from Nattika openly declaring on Monday that he would contest as an independent following reports that he was denied a party ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections.The...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 9 – A simmering internal conflict within the Communist Party of India (CPI) has erupted into the open in Kerala’s Thrissur district, with a sitting MLA alleging that the party leadership is attempting to replace him with another candidate due to financial considerations...

Pune, March 1 Encouraged by the performance of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the people of Kerala are increasingly looking at the BJP with a positive mindset, senior party leader and former Union minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Sunday.Javadekar, the party's in-charge for...

New Delhi, February 24 The Communist Party of India (CPI) congratulated the "people of Kerala" on Tuesday as the Union Cabinet accepted the proposal to officially rename the State of Kerala.In a statement, the CPI said the decision represented the "culmination of a longstanding and democratic...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The Congress-led UDF opposition once again disrupted and boycotted the proceedings in the Kerala assembly on Tuesday, raising the issue of alleged misappropriation of gold from Sabarimala.After staging a protest in the well of the House and shouting slogans...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 23 Four people died after a 50-meter-long concrete slab at a building owned by the Kozhikode Corporation collapsed on workers carrying heavy loads at Valiyangadi here on Monday, police officials said.The deceased have been identified as Jabbar, Ashraf, Basheer, and...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 23 Four people died after a 50-meter-long concrete slab at a building owned by the Kozhikode Corporation collapsed on load-bearing workers in Valiyangadi on Monday, police officials said.The deceased have been identified as Jabbar, Ashraf, Basheer, and Vinod, who...

Thrissur (Kerala), February 22 The LDF swept all 13 seats in the Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank on Sunday, following scrutiny over alleged loan misappropriation and an ED investigation.CPI(M) leaders in Thrissur said that 10 of the 13 positions on the governing body were won by CPI(M) and...

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), February 22 Union Minister Suresh Gopi said on Sunday that the Vizhinjam International Seaport project materialized after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 and requested him to allocate the project to Kerala.Speaking at an event, the BJP MP said that the...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 22 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar reiterated his desire to contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the Nemom constituency on Sunday.He was speaking to reporters after launching the BJP's election wall-writing campaign in Nemom.Responding to a...

Kochi, February 13 Senior Kerala Congress (M) leader Roshy Augustine said on Friday that its chairman Jose K Mani would contest the upcoming Assembly elections, calling it a matter of confidence for the party.His remarks come amid growing demand within Kerala Congress (M) for Mani to enter the...

Thrissur (Kerala), February 9 K. Satchidanandan, president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and a poet, stated in Thrissur on Monday that the LDF and UDF, which have alternately governed the state, are beneficial for Kerala.Satchidanandan, a Communist, made the remarks following an interview in...