Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal announced on Tuesday that the state government would request the Centre for an extension to utilize the conditional loan of Rs 529.5 crore allocated for the rehabilitation of landslide-affected areas in Chooralmala and Mundakkai, Wayanad.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Friday alleged that the accused in Kottayam nursing college ragging case are members of SFI, the students’ wing of the CPI-M, and that the Kerala Government Nursing Students Association (KGNSA) has links with the Left-affiliated student organisation.
A dispute between the Speaker and Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan over the excessive time taken by the latter led to the disruption of proceedings in the Kerala Assembly on Thursday.
In a tragic incident, two people were killed and several others injured after two elephants ran amok during a festival at Manakulangara Temple at Kuruvangad near Koyilandy in Kerala’s Kozhikode district on Thursday.
The Kerala tourism department on Thursday rolled out a whole range of enticing products ahead of summer holidays, assuring vacationers of quality time and enthralling experiences while expecting a massive uptick in domestic footfalls.
Two days after sparking a controversy over his statement, asking Kerala to ‘declare itself backward’ if it wanted Central funds, Union Minister of State for Fisheries and Minority Affairs George Kurian said on Tuesday that Kerala survives only with the assistance of the Centre and that there is not a single project the state can claim as its own.
Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi has come under fire from various quarters for his remarks on Sunday, suggesting that individuals from the "upper caste" should be appointed to oversee the tribal affairs portfolio.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly criticized the Union Budget 2025-26, stating that it has overlooked all major demands of the state, including a relief package for landslide-hit Wayanad and financial aid for the Vizhinjam port.
The Kerala Police have arrested 27 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from North Paravur near Ernakulam on Thursday night.
The Congress leader said the government granted permission to Oasis Commercial Pvt Ltd to set up the brewery without taking any of the stakeholders into confidence.
