Kerala CM VD Satheeshan clears free bus ride for women, new department for elderly, salary hike for ASHA workers in first Cabinet meeting
The new UDF government will also publish a White Paper on the financial health of the state.
The new UDF government will also publish a White Paper on the financial health of the state.
VD Satheesan took oath as the new Kerala Chief Minister at the Central Stadium, marking the return of a Congress-led UDF government to power after a gap of 10 years.
After the formal announcement, the Congress Legislature Party passed a resolution to unanimously elect CM-designate Satheesan as its leader in the Assembly.
Backroom consultations in Delhi and competing camps within Congress continue to delay Kerala’s next chief minister announcement despite the UDF’s decisive election victory.
With women voters outnumbering men in a 1.84 lakh electorate, Dharmadam's arithmetic could decide whether Kerala rewrites its political record books on May 4.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is learnt to have issued a communique to the Raj Bhavan that the Constitution mandates that it could display only national symbols at government functions attended by the Governor.
Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar extended his wishes to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The Governor visited Cliff House, the official residence of the Chief Minister, around 10 am and spent approximately fifteen minutes with him.
As the second stint of the Left Front government under Pinarayi Vijayan completes four years in office on Tuesday (May 20) and enters its fifth year, the Left Front has set its sights on securing a third term in power.
A 39-year-old Dalit woman from Panavoor in Thiruvananthapuram has levelled serious allegations against the police and the Chief Minister’s Office. She claimed she was subjected to mental torture by the police for nearly 20 hours after being taken to the Peroorkada Police Station in connection with a theft case.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has appointed former Kozhikode North MLA A Pradeep Kumar as his new private secretary.
