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.
In a step towards making southern Odisha free from Naxal violence, the police in Malkangiri district managed to stitch a truce with red rebels ensconced along the hilly terrains and forest region, resulting in the surrender of 22 underground cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) outfit, police said on Tuesday.
CPI Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar pointed out that domestic carriers have charged up to ₹60,000 for a Mumbai–Delhi flight, which is way higher than the notified ceiling of ₹15,000 for a 1,000–1,500 km range flight notified by the aviation ministry.
A fresh controversy has erupted at Jadavpur University after the Revolutionary Students’ Front (RSF), a Maoist-leaning students’ outfit, allegedly observed a symbolic “memorial event” for slain CPI (Maoist) leaders during its sixth state conference held at the university’s Vivekananda Hall on Sunday.
"The reply given by the Minister of Coal in the Rajya Sabha to a question raised by CPI MP PP Suneer has clearly exposed the government’s oft-repeated claims of transitioning towards renewable energy," the CPI Parliamentary Party Office said in a statement.
The CPI's Rajya Sabha leader, P Sandosh Kumar, who attended the meeting, raised several important issues before the senior ministers representing the Union government and the floor leaders of various political parties.
