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March 29, New Delhi: The race for the Kerala Assembly elections is entering its final phase, with campaigning intensifying across the state.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to join the campaign in the southern state and will hold high-profile events in Palakkad and Thrissur.Polling...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Kerala on Sunday to lead a rally in Palakkad and a roadshow in Thrissur, as he joins the campaign trail for NDA candidates ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections.Hours before his visit, Modi said in a social media post...

Coimbatore, March 29 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to campaign in the poll-bound state of Kerala on Sunday, where he will address a rally and participate in a roadshow.“Looking forward to being among the people of Kerala later today. I will address a rally in Palakkad and later...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Kerala on Sunday to lead a rally in Palakkad and a roadshow in Thrissur, as he joins the campaign trail for NDA candidates ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections.Thousands of party workers are expected to participate in a...

Coimbatore, March 29. Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place across Coimbatore in preparation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Sunday, as he travels through the city to campaign for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming elections in Kerala...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 28 The Congress on Saturday expelled a councillor from the Palakkad Municipality from the party following a complaint of sexual assault against him.The Palakkad District Congress Committee (DCC) president, A Thankappan, said that Prashob C Valsan, a councillor from the...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 28 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday dismissed as "baseless" the allegation by senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala of a Rs 700 crore scam in the procurement of software for primary cooperative societies.Vijayan, at a press conference here, also...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 27 Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi said on Friday that leaders like BJP members K Surendran and Sobha Surendran, who are contesting in the Kerala Assembly elections on April 9, are needed in the state legislature.Surendran is contesting from the Manjeshwar Assembly...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the anticipatory bail granted to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case of rape and forced abortion against him.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh, while dismissing the survivor's plea challenging the...

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...

Kochi, March 22 Congress leader V D Satheesan reiterated his allegation of a "deal" between the CPI(M) and the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the UDF would overcome what he termed an "unholy nexus".Speaking to reporters here, Satheesan said he stood by his claim that...

Kannur (Kerala), March 22 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said on Sunday that the internal dissent within the party would not affect the prospects of the ruling Left front in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the number of defectors is "insignificant".Speaking to reporters...

Kochi, March 21 AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday that Congress leaders who were denied tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections would be accommodated in key positions if the UDF comes to power.Addressing reporters here, Venugopal said that several deserving leaders had...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 – AICC general secretary and Alappuzha MP K.C. Venugopal intensified his criticism of the BJP and the CPI(M) in Kerala on Saturday, alleging a "secret agreement" between the two parties, with Palakkad emerging as a key flashpoint."The cat is out of the bag,"...

Palakkad, March 20 – The otherwise predictable Ottapalam constituency in Kerala's Palakkad has become one of the most intense battlegrounds in the April 9 Assembly elections, with a dramatic three-way contest featuring a turncoat, a film personality, and an incumbent legislator.At the heart of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 – As the campaign for the April 9 Assembly elections enters its decisive phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP is preparing an all-out offensive in Kerala, deploying its top national leadership in a bid to achieve a historic breakthrough.Union Home Minister...

Kochi, March 19 – In Kerala, agricultural issues consistently dominate political discourse, and this election is no exception. Farmers are raising concerns ranging from human-wildlife conflict in mountainous regions to paddy procurement issues in Palakkad and Kuttanad.Farmers say many of their...

Guruvayur (Kerala), March 18 T.M. Narayanan Namboothiri from Cheruppulassery in Palakkad was selected as the Melsanthi (head priest) of the famous Lord Krishna Temple here for a six-month term starting April 1, the Guruvayur Devaswom said.According to the Devaswom, the selection was made...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – As Kerala heads towards a crucial Assembly election with just weeks to go, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s bid for a historic third consecutive term appears increasingly uncertain, with challenges mounting from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Union Minister George Kurian and former Union ministers Rajeev Chandrasekhar and V Muraleedharan are among the 47 candidates announced by the BJP in its first list for the Kerala Assembly elections.The party is fielding a mix of experienced leaders and...