palakkad district

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 An Election Commission team visited Palakkad on Wednesday to investigate a complaint that BJP candidate Sobha Surendran allegedly gave money to influence voters ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections, Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said.The Congress alleged that a...

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...

Palakkad, March 28 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched a sharp attack on former Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader P.K. Sasi on Saturday, who is now contesting in Ottapalam with the backing of the United Democratic Front, calling him a "traitor" and asserting that "history...

Palakkad, March 28 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan firmly rejected allegations of a Rs 700 crore corruption scheme linked to the Cooperative Department’s proposed common software project on Saturday, dismissing Opposition charges as politically motivated and lacking factual basis.He...

Kochi, March 25 Baselios Joseph, the current Catholicos of India of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, called for an end to the long-standing feud with the Orthodox faction on Wednesday, saying "it was time to end all this" and expressed hope for conditions that would facilitate a resolution...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 23 Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody, contesting from Palakkad, said on Monday that he would not respond to senior CPI(M) leader T M Thomas Isaac's remarks about fielding a comedian actor, asserting that he has "culture".Speaking to reporters here, Pisharody said he...

Kochi, March 19 The Kerala High Court on Thursday cancelled the bail of eight men accused of killing a man from Jharkhand in Palakkad district in December last year, saying that the relief was granted to them "thoughtlessly" and in a "mechanical manner" by the lower court.Justice A Badharudeen...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 16: With Kerala set to hold elections on April 9 to elect a new 140-member Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of 47 candidates following meetings of the party’s Central Election Committee.The list features a mix of...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 10 A forest guard was killed in an attack by a wild elephant in Palakkad district, Kerala, on Tuesday, police said.The deceased, identified as Shaiju (28), had been working as a guard in the department for the past three years.The incident occurred at Chenerikkunnu...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 5 Former CPI(M) MLA P K Sasi on Thursday lashed out at the party's district leadership while attending a convention of dissidents in Chandranagar here.Later, CPI(M) district secretary E N Suresh Babu announced that the party has decided to expel Sasi.Sasi inaugurated...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 5 Former CPI(M) MLA P K Sasi on Thursday lashed out at the party's district leadership while attending a convention of dissidents in Chandranagar here.Sasi inaugurated the convention, which was attended by hundreds of people who had distanced themselves from the party...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 – In a significant political development ahead of the assembly elections, CPI(M) leader P. K. Sasi has resigned as Chairman of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), following mounting pressure from within the party.The CPI-M's Palakkad district...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 18 – V.A. Arun Kumar, son of veteran CPI(M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan, has clarified his position amid speculation about a possible candidature from Malampuzha, even as dramatic political developments unfolded in Kerala's Palakkad.Speaking to the media on...