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.
Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan on Saturday said the people of the hilly regions in the state are living in fear for their lives and in penury as they are unable to leave their homes for their livelihood.
The Kerala police on Saturday arrested IC Balakrishnan, the Congress MLA from Sulthan Bathery, in connection with the abetment of a suicide case involving the death of former Wayanad DCC Treasurer N M Vijayan and his son Jijesh. He was later released on bail after the District Sessions Court at Kalpetta in Wayanad granted him anticipatory bail.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday denied the opposition's charge that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, tabled in the Assembly, confirmed that there was huge corruption in the purchase of PPE kits during the COVID-19 period.
Kerala Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar called on former state chief minister V S Achuthanandan at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday and inquired about his health from his family members.
The latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, tabled in the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday, has revealed significant irregularities in the procurement of PPE kits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlights a financial irregularity of Rs 10.23 crore in the purchase of 15,000 PPE kits in 2020.
