Tag: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala CM requests Centre to resume flight services to Dubai

Dubai has granted permission to foreign nationals holding residency visas to return to the country from June 22 while the city will conditionally open its doors for tourists from July 7.

June 23, 2020

BJP alleges murder convict attended Kerala CM’s daughter’s wedding

Veena got married to CPI(M) youth leader and DYFI national president P A Mohammed Riyas in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday morning in accordance with COVID-19 protocol.

June 16, 2020

Kerala govt says will pay for those who cannot afford quarantine expenses

The issue came up after the state government on Tuesday said that those coming from abroad would henceforth have to pay for seven day government quarantine facilities.

May 28, 2020

‘Best legal resources would be employed’: Rahul Gandhi at Wayanad protest over Bandipur Tiger Reserve Night traffic ban

Earlier, the Congress leader had discussed the matter with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Delhi on Tuesday.

October 4, 2019

Kerala BJP says UAE didn’t announce financial aid

Kerala BJP demanded that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan revealed the source who told him about the assistance.

August 24, 2018

Kerala floods: Death toll climbs to 370; rescue operations continue

The worst affected places where people have remained stranded for the past three days without food or water include Chengannur, Pandalam, Thiruvalla, several areas in Pathanamthitta district and in Ernakulam's Aluva, Angamaly and Paravur.

August 19, 2018

PM salutes ‘fighting spirit’ of people of flood-hit Kerala

The prime minister said his thoughts were with those who have lost their lives in the deluge and hoped that the injured would recover soon.

August 18, 2018

Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi to declare Kerala floods a national disaster

PM Modi has announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the rain-battered Kerala, after reviewing the flood situation in the state.

August 18, 2018

Kerala floods | PM Modi’s aerial survey aborted; toll climbs to 180

Modi was scheduled to survey the massive loss and destruction triggered by the torrential rains in Kerala but his aerial survey was aborted due to inclement weather.

August 18, 2018

Cyclone Ockhi: Kerala CM gives 22 lakh each to families of dead fishermen

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday handed over Rs 2.2 million each to the family of 25 fishermen who died when Cyclone Ockhi struck the southern districts of Kerala on November 30. The function was held near here at the coastal hamlet of Vizhinjam. The amount comprises Rs 20 lakh announced by the Kerala …

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January 1, 2018

Economically weak in Kerala’s ‘forward communities’ to get jobs

The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to provide job quotas to the economically backward in the forward communities and the process will begin with Devasoms, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Wednesday. Vijayan said the decision was taken by the cabinet. In principle, a constitutional amendment would be needed to validate the provision of jobs …

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November 15, 2017

Unruly scenes in Kerala Assembly

The Kerala Assembly today plunged into turmoil after the ruling-LDF and the Opposition UDF MLAs nearly came to blows during the zero hour while discussing a notice for adjournment motion on "moral policing" by Shiv Sena. The House was adjourned temporarily following the uproar. The state Legislature was discussing the UDF's notice on the Kochi …

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March 9, 2017