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Kerala minister A K Saseendran quits over indecent talk
Kerala Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran resigned on Sunday after an audio emerged in which he is heard having a lewd conversation with a woman on phone. A five-time legislator from the Nationalist Congress Party, the minister announced the resignation at Kozhikode. The audio was released by Mangalam TV. Earlier, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the …
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March 26, 2017 -
Chandy, Chennithala cleared of nepotism charges
Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, his cabinet colleague Ramesh Chennithala and 11 other Congress-led UDF leaders were on Saturday cleared by the Kerala Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) of nepotism charges. The VACB after a preliminary probe found that there was no misuse of official powers by Chandy and the others and none …
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March 25, 2017 -
Santosh Trophy: Kerala register win, Mizoram, Punjab in goalless draw
Kerala rode Joby Justin's hat-trick to beat Railways 4-2 in their opening Group B match of the Santosh Trophy national football championship here on Wednesday. Captain P. Usman completed the tally for Kerala, while Railways' Malayali player Rajesh netted both their goals. It was Railways who drew first blood as Rajesh scored in the 17th …
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March 15, 2017 -
CPI-M wants RSS leader booked for declaring bounty for killing Vijayan
The CPI-M on Saturday asked the party-led Kerala government to register a case against Madhya Pradesh RSS leader Kundan Chandrawat, who declared a Rs 1 crore bounty for beheading Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Addressing reporters here after a meeting, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the Vijayan government has no option but to …
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March 4, 2017 -
Two injured in blasts at RSS office in Palakkad
Two people were injured after unidentified persons hurled bombs at an RSS office at Kallachi here on Thursday night, a police official said. "Two people have been injured and they have been taken to a hospital at Kozhikode. The police has begun the investigation," an official at the Nadapuram police station said. The immediate provocation …
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March 3, 2017 -
Two injured in blasts at RSS office in Palakkad
Two people were injured after unidentified persons hurled bombs at an RSS office at Kallachi here on Thursday night, a police official said. "Two people have been injured and they have been taken to a hospital at Kozhikode. The police has begun the investigation," an official at the Nadapuram police station said. The immediate provocation …
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March 3, 2017 -
Kerala govt announces 20 lakh free internet connections
Internet would be made the right of the people and two million "poor families" will get free access to the web, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac said while presenting the budget for 2017-18 in the state assembly on Friday "Internet will now become a right for the people and within 18 months the internet gateway …
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March 3, 2017 -
Kerala govt announces 20 lakh free internet connections
Internet would be made the right of the people and two million "poor families" will get free access to the web, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac said while presenting the budget for 2017-18 in the state assembly on Friday "Internet will now become a right for the people and within 18 months the internet gateway …
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March 3, 2017 -
Vijayan dismisses death threat, Yechury questions PM Modi
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday made it clear that he was not bothered by a RSS leader's offer of Rs. 1 crore to have him killed. "The RSS in the past has taken the heads of others but I have to move around and I will," said Vijayan in his characteristic style. But …
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March 2, 2017 -
30,000 engineers unemployed in Kerala
There were 30,719 unemployed engineering graduates in Kerala as on October 30, 2016 — up from 23,984 in 2015, the latest Economic Review for the state shows. The Economic Review for 2016 was tabled in the assembly on Thursday by state Finance Minister Thomas Issac, who will present the state budget for 2017-18 on Friday. Other work seekers …
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March 2, 2017 -
Kerala chief minister orders arrest of 2,010 goons in a month
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who also holds the Home portfolio, on Monday directed the state's 14 District Collectors to ensure the arrest of 2,010 goons listed by the intelligence wing in 30 days time. The directive came after the widespread criticism of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state from the opposition …
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February 20, 2017 -
Kerala to host National Folk Festival
Over 500 artists will showcase the centuries-old folklore culture and tradition of the country through different art forms here as part of the National Folk Festival of Kerala. Folk artists from 10 states including Rajasthan, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir would perform in three different locations in the capital city for three-days from February …
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February 19, 2017 -
Milk prices in Kerala to go up by Rs.4 a litre
After a gap of two and a half years, milk prices in Kerala will go up by Rs.4 a litre, state owned Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation's (Milma) Chairman said. The prices will become effective from Saturday when a litre of milk will cost Rs.39. Addressing reporters here on Thursday, Milma Chairman P.T. Gopala Kurup said that of …
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February 9, 2017 -
Kerala calling
For tourists from West Bengal smitten by the travel bug, the eternal favourite, Kerala, is calling. In its latest initiative to promote tourism in the time of demonetisation, Kerala Tourism along with the state government will be hosting the third edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale a global contemporary art festival that has lent a new …
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February 2, 2017 -
MP E Ahamed dies at RML after cardiac arrest in Parliament
Senior Kerala MP, E. Ahamed, who on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall, died after undergoing treatment at the city-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, sources confirmed. "Ahamed died despite being tried to revive. He was on life support system since Tuesday evening," sources told IANS. Ahamed, a former Minister in …
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February 1, 2017 -
Vijayan speaks tough, IAS officials cancel mass leave
IAS officials in Kerala called off a planned protest mass leave on Monday after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan warned them not to cross a line. The officers wanted to proceed on leave to protest against what they said was Vigilance chief Jacob Thomas' "vindictive attitude". After meeting a delegation of eight top IAS officials on Monday, …
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January 9, 2017 -
Top MP officials apologise to Kerala CM for inconvenience
Top officials of Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday apologised to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the inconvenience caused to him due to the protest at the venue of a programme where he was supposed to participate. “Both I and Chief Secretary BP Singh personally met the Kerala Chief Minister and apologised for the inconvenience …
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December 10, 2016