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Kerala MLAs arrive for swearing-in on foot, bicycle, vehicles

Newly elected MLAs reached the Kerala Legislative Assembly for their swearing-in ceremony -- some on foot, others by cycle, and many in vehicles. The BJP MLAs walked to the Assembly after paying tributes. A Congress MLA arrived on a bicycle, honouring his father's campaign style. Most legislators were seated by…

The Economic Times · May 21

V D Satheesan govt: Mix of experienced and new faces

V.D. Satheesan sworn in as Kerala's new Chief Minister, leading a UDF government with 20 ministers. The cabinet blends experience with 14 newcomers, including two women and two Scheduled Caste members. Key figures like Ramesh Chennithala and P.K. Kunhalikutty are set to take on significant portfolios, promising a fresh political…

The Economic Times · May 18

Solar scam emerges from the shadows to dog LDF, UDF again

The solar scam resurfaces, revealing political intrigue and compromise between Kerala's ruling front and the Opposition in 2013.

The Hindu · May 17, 2024

Thrissur Zoological Park | The wild ones are at home here

When commissioned later this year, the Thrissur Zoological Park at Puthur in Kerala will be India’s first zoo designed from the ground up by a professional who specialises in this field, claims the Kerala government.

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

UDF doing everything possible to tarnish Navakerala Sadas: CM

Pinarayi Vijayan's Navakerala Sadas, a Cabinet outreach programme, has been met with an overwhelmingly warm response. People of all socio-political affiliations are welcoming the Cabinet on wheels. The Chief Minister spoke candidly about the programme's success and its objective of explaining the government's stand on development.

The Hindu · Dec 3, 2023

All eyes on Nava Kerala Sadas

The LDF’s outreach programme, Nava Kerala Sadas, becomes the cause of UDF criticism and censure

The Hindu · Nov 26, 2023

Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer Award conferred posthumously on Oommen Chandy

Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer Award conferred posthumously on Oommen Chandy

The Hindu · Nov 26, 2023

Solace in fits and starts

Kerala has a social security triumph, by ensuring the economically challenged get a pension, but it also has a payment tribulation, with amounts this year delayed by four months.

The Hindu · Nov 23, 2023

Pinarayi had asked party cadre to disrupt Chandy’s Jana Sambarkkam: Sudhakaran

UDF boycotts Navakerala Sadas; Sudhakaran says Pinarayi Vijayan has no right to criticise as he directed CPI(M) men to physically attack former CM Chandy. Chandy spent 47 hrs in Kasaragod alone, resolving 94,698 complaints & disbursing ₹11.94 cr. Vijayan's "development" only in his & CPI(M) families; poor & debt-ridden farmers…

The Hindu · Nov 19, 2023

Satheesan questions rationale behind mass contact programme

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has questioned the rationale behind organising mass contact programmes in each constituency at a time when the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government is unable to address the State’s worsening economic condition and resolve the burning issues faced by the people.

The Hindu · Nov 18, 2023