Congress, NCP bicker in Maharashtra; Sena for central rule
February 1st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Wednesday demanded imposition of president's rule in Maharashtra in the wake of the open bickering in the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance ... Read more...
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AIUDF to campaign for RLD in UP elections
January 31st, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) president Maulana Badruddin Ajmal Tuesday said he would campaign for Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidates in the forthcoming assembly ... Read more...
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Shutdown-plagued Manipur votes Saturday
January 27th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 27 (IANS) A total of 279 candidates, including 14 women, are in the fray for Saturday's polls to the 60-member assembly in Manipur, battling debilitating blockades and ... Read more...
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Naga rebel group calls 36 hour shutdown
January 24th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Kohima, Jan 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) has called for a 36 hours state-wide shutdown in the state starting 6 a.m. Jan 25 to protest ... Read more...
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Trinamool takes on Congress in Manipur
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 22 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Sunday said it will field 47 candidates in Manipur and that unlike West Bengal, it has no alliance with the ruling Congress ... Read more...
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Karat slams farmer suicides in Mamata rule
January 18th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist Tuesday blamed the "anti-peasant neo-liberal polices" of the central and state governments for the spate of farmer suicides in India ... Read more...
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Maharashtra largesse for slum-dwellers, house-seekers
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Ahead of the forthcoming civic bodies polls, the Maharashtra government Monday announced two major decisions which would make affordable housing a reality and better amenities for ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha: How the numbers stack up
December 29th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) As the government Thursday pushed for the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha where it is in a minority, a look at the numbers ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha: The numbers at play
December 28th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) With the Lokpal bill set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, where the government is in minority, here is a look at ... Read more...
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208-km human chain formed in Kerala to demand new dam
December 8th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 8 (IANS) A human chain stretching over 208 km and across two districts of Kerala was formed Thursday to press the state's demand for a new dam to ... Read more...
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Kerala seeks new dam, protests erupt against Tamil Nadu
November 28th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Idukki (Kerala), Nov 28 (IANS) Kerala, which is worried about the rising waters of the Mullaperiyar dam, has raised the pitch for a new dam, with strong protests being ... Read more...
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Left parties lack practical approach: Oommen Chandy
November 27th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Accusing the Left parties of lacking a "practical approach", Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the Left had made a mistake in trying ... Read more...
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Kisheji ‘tortured and killed’, says CPI-Maoist
November 25th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) alleged Friday that its leader Kishenji was "tortured and brutally killed" after his arrest in West Bengal."This murder looks ... Read more...
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Islamic hardliners not serious threat in Kerala: Chandy
November 25th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) There are attempts by Islamic hardliners to radicalise Muslim youths in Kerala, but it is not a "serious situation", says Chief Minister Oommen Chandy."Some attempts ... Read more...
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Battle lines drawn for Kerala by-election
November 21st, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 21 (IANS) The rival political fronts in Kerala have announced their candidates for Ernakulam district's Piravam assembly constituency by-election which would be the first acid test for the ... Read more...
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No favours from Chandy government: Balakrishna Pillai
November 11th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) Former Kerala minister and veteran United Democratic Front leader R. Balakrishna Pillai, who was released from jail early this month under an amnesty, said that the ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan moves apex court against amnesty for ex-minister
November 1st, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) Hours after former Kerala minister R. Balakrishna Pillai and 137 others were released from jail Tuesday, Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan filed a petition in the ... Read more...
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Kerala’s ex-minister to be freed under amnesty scheme
October 31st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) Jailed former minister R. Balakrishna Pillai and 137 other inmates will be released Tuesday, while the jail terms of 2,500 prisoners will be reduced as part ... Read more...
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Kerala minister Jacob dies in hospital
October 31st, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 30 (IANS) Kerala Civil Supplies Minister T.M.Jacob died Sunday night at a private hospital here, according to family sources. He was 61.Jacob, who led the Kerala Congress-Jacob and ... Read more...
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Kerala minister gets bail in SMS case
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thodupuzha (Kerala), Oct 22 (IANS) Kerala Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph Saturday appeared before a court here and secured bail in a case filed by a woman alleging she received ... Read more...
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‘Close to cracking teacher’s attack case’
October 9th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) Kerala police chief Jacob Punnoose Sunday said that they were close to cracking the case of the brutal attack on a school teacher on Sep 27.The ... Read more...
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Sea should be exploited for progress: Kerala minister
October 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani Sunday said that the central government should enact laws so that seawater and sand could be exploited for development without raising ... Read more...
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Injured Kerala teacher’s kin complain of tardy probe
October 8th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8 (IANS) The wife of a school teacher found with brutally inflicted wounds and abandoned on a highway near Kottarakara Sep 27 has complained to the police ... Read more...
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Former minister’s jail term extended for using mobile
October 6th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (IANS) The Kerala government Thursday issued an order extending the jail term of former minister R. Balakrishna Pillai by four days for using a mobile phone while ... Read more...
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LDF on warpath against Chandy
October 5th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (IANS) Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF) Wednesday stepped up its campaign against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, demanding a judicial probe into how jailed ruling front leader R. ... Read more...
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Attacked Kerala teacher records statement
October 1st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 (IANS) The chief judicial magistrate here Saturday took the statement of the brutally attacked school teacher whose rectum was pierced with an iron rod four days ago.The ... Read more...
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Chandy shielding teacher’s attackers: Kerala opposition
September 30th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 30 (IANS) Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was Friday accused by the Kerala opposition of shielding the perpetrators of a brutal assault on a school teacher, whose rectum was ... Read more...
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‘Demolition man’ heads for second stint in Delhi
September 28th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) He's said to have knocked down 14,310 illegal buildings in his first stint in the capital. As K.J. Alphonse again heads to Delhi after spending ... Read more...
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Sex scandal: Achuthanandan’s plea for CBI probe dismissed
September 27th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday dismissed Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan's plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Kozhikode ice cream parlour ... Read more...
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Kerala opposition demands Chandy’s resignation
September 26th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 26 (IANS) The Kerala opposition Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and chief whip P.C. George over alleged attempts to influence the trial of the ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly session begins Monday
September 25th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 25 (IANS) On the eve of second session of the new Kerala assembly that begins here Monday, both the ruling Congress-led United Democatic Front and the Communist Party ... Read more...
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Court summons to Kerala minister in lewd SMS case
September 17th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thodupuzha (Kerala), Sep 17 (IANS) A court in this Kerala town has served summons on state Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph seeking his appearance in a case of sending lewd ... Read more...
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Protests in Kerala over petrol price rise
September 16th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (IANS) Two government vehicles were set afire Friday as protests here against the rise in petrol prices turned violent, police said. Protests were reported from other parts ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan faces veiled attack from party MP
September 13th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), Sep 13 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP from Kerala M.B. Rajesh Tuesday hinted that former chief minister and party leader V.S. Achuthanandan was attacking leaders of ... Read more...
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Positives outnumber negatives in 100 days: Chandy regime
September 12th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 12 (IANS) Rice at Rs.1 per kg to BPL families, three lakh ration cards issued, 24/7 access... Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy's office says the Congress-led government has ... Read more...
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