The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday announced a major mobilisation in the national capital, saying it will hold a “Jan Akrosh Rally” at Ramlila Grounds on March 24, marking the culmination of an extensive campaign across northern India against what it described as the “anti-people policies” of the Union government.
Counting of votes for the high-stakes Kerala local body elections, widely seen as a semi-final ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for April–May 2026, began at 8 am on Saturday.
Residents of Siliguri on Thursday witnessed contrasting scenes at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) board meeting, chaired by mayor Goutam Deb of the Trinamul Congress.
He also accused the police of enabling convicts in the TP Chandrasekharan murder case to consume alcohol under police escort at a bar.
Satheesan said CPI-M leaders are coming out in support of the Chief Minister's daughter out of fear of Pinarayi Vijayan.
He added that political murders in the state would end the day the CPI-M rejects the politics of murder.
The High Court ordered the Travancore Devaswom Board to ensure that no activities are permitted on Temple premises that affects its sanctity during annual Temple festivals or other festivals.
Chief minister Vijayan said cess, fees, etc were proposed as a possibility for resource mobilisation and not with the intention of implementing it immediately.
Congress seemed to have decided to honour its promises made during the Assembly polls and allot an MLC seat to CPI.
Calling the state a laboratory of struggles, CPI (ML) leaders said Bihar would stop the BJP following in the footsteps of Jharkhand.
