Dr Kelkar takes charge as Kerala CM Secretary
Senior IAS officer Dr. Rathan U. Kelkar took charge as Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Sunday, despite it being a weekend holiday.
Senior IAS officer Dr. Rathan U. Kelkar took charge as Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Sunday, despite it being a weekend holiday.
According to Jharkhand Police, the surrendered CPI (Maoist) members were active in the Kolhan and Saranda regions of West Singhbhum district and were associated with the team of Central Committee member Misir Besra alias Sagar Ji and Asim Mandal.
The CPI’s demand for a bigger Opposition role after the LDF’s defeat has exposed deeper tensions with the CPI(M) over leadership and political space in Kerala.
The issue has triggered fresh debate within the Left camp after its heavy defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections. Senior leaders are now split over who should lead the Opposition.
Commercial LPG prices have seen a sharp increase of ₹993 per cylinder. CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar has blamed the hike on the government’s foreign policy.
Organisational strength and support of the people have almost ensured a hat trick for the Trinamul Congress candidate in Chandannagore Assembly seat.
Cracking the whip too late, the Congress on Friday suspended from the party six of its candidates who had refused to withdraw their nominations for the election to the Puducherry Territorial Assembly, leaving the INDIA bloc, comprising the DMK, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the CPI, in total disarray.
The incident has exposed simmering dissatisfaction at the grassroots level, even as the Left leadership attempted to project unity following the announcement of candidates for the polls.
Seat-sharing negotiations within the DMK-led alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have reached a critical juncture, with the CPI taking a firm stand against any reduction in its allocation.
Nattika MLA CC Mukundan, who was recently expelled from the CPI, joined the BJP on Monday.
