Tag: Kerala CM
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan leaves for US for treatment
During his absence, Industries Minister E P Jayarajan would receive donations towards the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) at the Chief Minister's office.
September 2, 2018 -
Kerala CM directs education officials to counsel flood-affected children
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed state education authorities to provide counselling assistance to children affected by the devastating floods in the state.
August 29, 2018 -
The politics of humanitarian aid
Is New Delhi’s decision to reject all foreign financial assistance to deal with Kerala’s unprecedented flood havoc the right decision? A controversy is raging in the midst of the worst-ever natural calamity in Kerala. Even some former Foreign Secretaries like Lalit Mansingh, Shiv Shankar Menon and Nirupama Rao (the last two hail from Kerala) have …
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August 26, 2018 -
Kerala CM Vijayan announces ex gratia | Idukki dam waters recede as rains subside
Thousands living around the Idukki dam and in Ernakulam and Thrissur heaved a sigh of relief as heavy rains spared Kerala on Saturday.
August 11, 2018 -
CPI(M) MP accuses Delhi Police of failing to provide adequate security to Kerala CM
MB Rajesh, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP from Kerala, accused the Delhi Police of not taking seriously the attempted “attack” on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
August 6, 2018 -
Man arrested for trying to enter Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s room with knife
A man was arrested with a knife inside the Kerala House in New Delhi after he allegedly tried to enter Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s room in Kerala House while he was present.
August 4, 2018 -
Kerala govt to probe whether check dam triggered landslide
The Kerala government on Monday said a probe would be conducted to ascertain whether a private check dam atop a hill was the cause of the massive landslide that struck Kattipara in Kozhikode district leaving 13 people dead. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the state assembly that a panel had been constituted and it would …
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June 18, 2018 -
Kerala CM’s snipe at Congress sparks chaos in assembly
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that Congress MLAs were supporting “terror” groups, angering the opposition and leading to chaos in the Assembly. There was pandemonium as opposition members shouted slogans against Vijayan and the Home Department for failing to protect a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) who was brutally beaten up by the police …
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June 7, 2018 -
Arrest of theatre owner: Kerala CM seeks report from DGP
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the government would examine the legality of the case registered by police against the owner of a theatre in Malappuram, where a minor girl was molested by a businessman on April 18. The theatre owner Satheesh, who exposed the incident by handing over visuals to Childline, was …
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June 5, 2018 -
Kerala ‘honour killing’: Hartal hits normal life in Kottayam
Normal life was affected on Tuesday in Kottayam district following a dawn-to-dusk hartal called by various political parties and Dalit organisations to protest the alleged honour killing of a 23-year-old man. Shops, markets, and business establishments remained closed in several parts of the district while private bus terminus in various towns wore a deserted look …
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May 29, 2018 -
Nipah toll touches 11 in Kerala; other states on alert
It is feared that the virus may spread to other states as well. Alerted by the rising toll in Kerala, the Goa health department has asked all hospitals to remain alert.
May 22, 2018 -
Kerala becomes ‘Nokku Kooli’ free on Labour Day
In a major push to transform Kerala as an investment-friendly destination, the CPI(M)-led LDF government has banned the obsolete ‘Nokku Kooli’ practice used by headload workers to extract exorbitant wages without doing any work. “The order, which was issued last night, comes into effect from today on Labour Day,” an official statement said. “Nokku Kooli, …
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May 2, 2018 -
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan lauds Telangana police
“Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday lauded the functioning of Telangana Police and its IT initiatives. The Kerala Chief Minister visited the Punjagutta police station here and Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate along with Telangana Home Minister Nayini Narasimha Reddy and the state’s Director General of Police M Mahendra Reddy. According to an official release, …
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April 19, 2018 -
Kerala CM rejects encroachment allegations against left MP
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday dismissed the Congress-led UDF Opposition’s allegations of land encroachment against LDF independent MP, Joyce George, saying there were “politically motivated.” The UDF opposition was levelling “politically motivated” allegations against the Idukki MP, the Chief Minister said in the Assembly. The MP was in the centre of a controversy …
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April 4, 2018 -
Kerala CM announces vigilance probe into CPI’s ‘land deal’
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announced a vigilance probe into a land deal involving the CPI’s Wayanad district unit after a TV channel sting purportedly showed the CPI hand in glove with the land mafia. The CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) and the CPI (Communist Party of India) are premier allies in the ruling …
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April 3, 2018 -
Congress says Vijayan missing from Assembly, CPI-M denies
The Congress-led opposition on Wednesday accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of giving the Assembly a miss, a charge promptly denied by the ruling CPI-M. Moving an adjournment motion on what he said was the deteriorating law and order situation, Congress leader K. Muraleedharan urged Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan to ensure that Vijayan was present in …
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March 28, 2018 -
Voting for lone Rajya Sabha seat in Kerala underway
Voting for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Kerala is underway, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan being among the early voters. Polling began at 9 am and will continue till 4 pm. M P Veerendra Kumar, the state president of the Janata Dal (U) Sharad Yadav faction, is the candidate supported by ruling CPI(M)-led LDF, …
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March 23, 2018