Achuthanandan will remain opposition leader: CPI-M
February 10th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthandan will remain the opposition leader in the Kerala assembly, Marxist leader Pinarayi Vijayan said Friday.Accusing the media of "propagating baseless ... Read more...
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CPI-M politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan asked to appear in court
December 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 19 (IANS) Kerala state secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Pinarayi Vijayan, the seventh accused in the Rs.374 crore SNC Lavalin scam and currently on bail, was ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu house asserts rights over Mullaperiyar Dam
December 15th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu assembly Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that it would not relinquish its rights over the Mullaperiyar Dam based in Kerala under any circumstances.
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Kerala University cancels PhD registration of Achuthanandan’s son
December 13th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (IANS) The Kerala University has decided to cancel the PhD registration of V.A. Arun Kumar, son of veteran CPI-M former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, an official said ... Read more...
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Kerala minister slams Jayalalithaa’s appeal on Mullaperiyar
December 10th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10 (IANS) P.J. Joseph, Kerala water resources minister and crusader for a new dam at Mullaperiyar, Saturday termed as a distortion of facts Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. ... Read more...
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CPI-M politburo resolution on dam faulty, says Achuthanandan
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) V.S. Achuthanandan, former Kerala chief minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader, Friday said a resolution passed by the party's politburo the day before on ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar dam talks shift to Delhi
December 1st, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) As Chief Minister Oommen Chandy arrives in Delhi Thursday to persuade Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to let Kerala build a new dam near the leaking ... Read more...
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Opposition will raise funds to build new dam: Achuthanandan
November 30th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Idukki (Kerala), Nov 30 (IANS) With a by-election to the Kerala assembly to be held soon, Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said his Left Democratic Front (LDF) will ... 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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Kerala High Court, assembly unhappy over petrol price hike
November 4th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 4 (IANS) The latest petrol price hike found mention Friday in the Kerala High Court as well as the Kerala assembly, with both expressing their displeasure over the ... Read more...
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Kerala house adjourns over remarks against Achuthanandan
October 28th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (IANS) The Kerala assembly was adjourned Friday morning after witnessing unruly scenes over the issue of a minister's alleged lewd remarks against Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan.As ... Read more...
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More trouble for Achuthanandan’s son
October 21st, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (IANS) Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb Friday told the Kerala assembly that very strong action would be taken against V.A. Arun Kumar, the son of veteran CPI-M ... Read more...
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Central help likely to track phone calls from Kerala jails
October 21st, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday assured the Kerala assembly that, if need arises, the help of central agencies would be sought to unravel the details ... Read more...
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‘Take up issue of stranded Keralites in Saudi Arabia’
October 19th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 19 (IANS) Thousands of Keralites and other Indians are awaiting amnesty from Saudi Arabian authorities to be able to return home, opposition legislator K.V. Abdul Khader told the ... Read more...
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Small investors entitled for Kannur airport equity
October 17th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) Small investors can apply for equity in Kerala's newest international airport at Kannur which will be ready by 2013, a minister said Monday."The board of directors ... Read more...
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Protests against police firing rock Kerala assembly
October 11th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (IANS) The Kerala assembly was adjourned Tuesday as the opposition Left took on the government over a police officer firing shots from his service revolver to disperse ... 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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Chandy denies speaking to jailed leader, assembly rocked
October 4th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4 (IANS) For the third successive day Tuesday, the Kerala assembly witnessed ruckus as the Left opposition accused Chief Minister Oommen Chandy of flouting rules and speaking to ... Read more...
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Work on Smart City Kochi to start Saturday
October 4th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4 (IANS) Work on the long delayed Kochi Smart City IT project would begin later this week, IT Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty said in the Kerala Assembly Tuesday.The IT ... Read more...
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Left raises attack on school teacher in assembly
October 3rd, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, the entire Left opposition walked out of the Kerala assembly here Monday, accusing the Oommen Chandy government of not being able ... 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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‘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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Kerala legislators to be subject to performance audit
September 25th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 25 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the Kerala assembly, the performance of all legislators would be subject to a performance audit, Speaker G. Karthikeyan ... Read more...
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List palm oil case before another court: Judge
September 24th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24 (IANS) Judge P.K. Haneefa, criticized for ordering a reinvestigation in the palm oil case allegedly involving Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Saturday requested the high court ... Read more...
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Kerala chief whip petitions against judge
September 10th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 10 (IANS) The chief whip of the Kerala assembly has hit out at a special vigilance court judge who ordered reinvestigation of palm oil case involving Kerala ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan to be summoned over son’s appointment
August 25th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 25 (IANS) A nine-member legislative committee, appointed by the Kerala assembly speaker to probe charges of irregularity in the appointment of V.S. Achuthanandan's son as director of a ... Read more...
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Vijayan denies complaining against Achuthanandan
August 13th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 13 (IANS) Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M), Saturday denied reports that the state unit had complained to the party against former chief ... Read more...
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Kerala opposition not to take part in video tape re-examination
August 10th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) After raising a banner of revolt, the Left opposition in the Kerala assembly has decided not to take part in the re-examination of the video footage ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan justifies visit to ousted CPI-M leader
August 5th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (IANS) Veteran Kerala CPI-M leader and former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday justified his visit to the man who was ousted from the party a few years ... Read more...
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Kerala panel to probe appointment of Achuthanandan’s son
July 20th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) The Kerala assembly speaker Wednesday formed a nine-member committee of legislators to probe whether rules were flouted to appoint former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's son as ... Read more...
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Opposition walks out in Kerala over assault on journalists
July 15th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) The Left-led opposition walked out of the Kerala assembly Friday to protest the assault on three television journalists over a report that a church-run medical college ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan denies appointing son to crucial post
July 13th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Leader of opposition in the Kerala assembly V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday denied that his son was appointed as the director of the an IT educational institute during ... Read more...
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Members almost come to blows in Kerala house
June 30th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IANS) Bedlam prevailed in the Kerala assembly Thursday as members of the treasury and opposition benches almost came to blows over the alleged rough treatment of ... Read more...
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Six die of cholera in Kerala
June 29th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 29 (IANS) Six people have died of cholera while 56 have been hospitalised with diarrhoea in the tribal hamlets of Kerala's hilly Wayanad district, a legislator said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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I will be an impartial speaker: Karthikeyan
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) Kerala assembly Speaker G. Karthikeyan Wednesday said he was not worried about the wafer-thin majority of the Congress-led United Democratic Front and would act impartially."I will ... Read more...
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