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.
Security personnel recovered around 18,000 detonators during a joint search operation near Guhili village under Tonto police station limits in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
In a bid to strengthen its political footing ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the CPI-M has begun reaching out to like-minded political parties and civil society organisations opposed to both the Trinamul Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Expressing concern over some RSS leaders casting aspersions on the terms, “secularism” and “socialism”, mentioned in the preamble of India’s constitution, CPI leader P Sandosh Kumar said they are central to the country’s democratic identity, and cannot be undermined.
A major shake-up is underway within the youth wing of Bengal’s communist party, with growing indications that Minakshi Mukherjee, the fiery leader who brought the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) into sharp public focus through street mobilisation and mass movements in West Bengal, may soon be stepping down from her post as the state secretary.
CPI(M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Sunday said that the off-season snowfall over the past few days in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir has caused significant damage to maize crops and livestock, and the government should provide them with relief.
