Kerala CM Chandy files defamation case against Achuthanandan
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday filed a Rs 1 lakh defamation case against CPI-M leader VS Achuthanandan after he said there were 136 cases of corruption against Chandy and his cabinet colleagues.
Apr 28, 2016, 23:21 PM IST
Kerala Assembly election 2016: Electoral authorities seize Rs 17.28 cr
Electoral authorities have seized cash to a tune of Rs 17.28 crores so far in raids conducted to unearth flow of unaccounted money in the run up to May 16 polls in Kerala.
Apr 26, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
Rs 18.5 crore seized, 32 booked ahead of Kerala Assembly Elections 2016
Police and income tax authorities in Kerala have seized Rs 18.5 crore in cash and booked 32 people for possessing unaccounted money ever since assembly elections were announced in the state.
Apr 26, 2016, 18:51 PM IST
Are you associating menstruation with impurity, Supreme Court asks Sabarimala trust
Voicing support for women who are fighting to end discrimination in Hindu culture and their right to enter places of worships, the Supreme Court on Monday questioned how the temple authorities can discriminate on the basis of biological phenomenon.
Apr 25, 2016, 16:33 PM IST
Chandy attacks Achutanandan over Microsoft-based website
Continuing his attack on V S Achutanandan, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today slammed the Marxist veteran for using a product of Microsoft, which he had earlier dubbed as a "global monopoly giant", to develop his website ahead of the May 16 assembly polls.
Apr 25, 2016, 15:03 PM IST
Will not interfere in customs and traditions of Sabarimala: Oommen Chandy on entry of women in temple
Amid debate on the issue of entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 in the Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday made it clear that his government would not interfere in the customs and traditions of the hill shrine.
Apr 24, 2016, 14:37 PM IST
Kerala Assembly Election 2016: Filing of nominations to begin today
The Assembly Election in Kerala will be held on May 16 and counting on May 19.
Apr 22, 2016, 09:38 AM IST
Kerala CM asks for steps to ban e-cigarettes
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday asked the health authorities to take steps to ban the use and sale of e-cigarettes in the state.
Apr 21, 2016, 22:36 PM IST
CPI-M says it won't pursue prohibition in Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan also expressed confidence that the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) will win over 100 seats in the May 16 assembly polls.
Apr 20, 2016, 18:25 PM IST
UDF in Kerala to further tighten liquor policy
Oommen Chandy said the manifesto made it clear that total prohibition in 10 years time was the objective of the UDF.
Apr 20, 2016, 13:44 PM IST
Kerala Assembly polls: Siblings to contest assembly election against each other
Scripting history in Kerala's electoral politics, son and daughter of a politician are contesting for the May 16 Assembly polls in the state.
Apr 19, 2016, 17:57 PM IST
Puttingal temple fire tragedy: Kerala to seek Rs 117 cr aid from Centre?
The Kerala government today said it would seek Rs 117 crore aid from the Centre for rehabilitating victims who suffered losses in the April 10 Puttingal Devi Temple fire tragedy at Kollam that killed 108 persons.
Apr 18, 2016, 13:33 PM IST
Thrissur Pooram will be celebrated in line with HC guidelines: Chandy
Thrissur Pooram will be celebrated in line with the guidelines issued by the High Court to ensure safety and security and without losing the essence of its tradition, beauty and culture, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Friday.
Apr 15, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
Kerala fire: Wells near Puttingal Temple may have chemicals, human body parts; locals asked to stay away
People living near the Puttingal Devi temple in Puruvoor have been asked not to drink water from the wells in the area, as per a media report.
Apr 13, 2016, 19:03 PM IST
Declare Puttingal temple fire tragedy as 'national calamity': Kerala CM Oommen Chandy
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday urged the Union Government to declare the Puttingal temple fire tragedy as a 'national calamity'.
Apr 13, 2016, 15:42 PM IST
Kollam temple fire: Declare tragedy as national calamity, demands Oommen Chandy
The Kerala government on Wednesday requested the Centre to immediately declare the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy that claimed 113 lives and left several injured as a national calamity.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:50 PM IST
Team to assess damage caused by Kerala temple tragedy
Three Kerala ministers will head a team of experts to study the destruction caused to civilian property due to the deadly fireworks show at a temple in Kollam.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
Kerala CM Chandy attacks Left for 'playing politics' after Kollam temple tragedy
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday attacked the Left for trying to score brownie points following the horrific tragedy in a Kerala temple.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
Kerala fire tragedy: Rescue work on, 500 gms of concrete pellets removed from Paravor victim
About 500 grams of concrete stones and pellets were removed from the body of a 35-year-old man, who was injured when fireworks landed on a stockpile of crackers triggering a huge blast at the Puttingal Temple complex in Kollam.
Apr 13, 2016, 11:35 AM IST
Wells near Puttingal temple may have chemicals, human body parts, health officials warn locals
Kerala authorities on Tuesday issued warning to people living near Puttingal temple in Kollam to not use water from wells in the area for drinking and other purposes fearing that chemicals from firecrackers and human body parts of those perished in the recent fire tragedy might have fallen into it.
Apr 12, 2016, 14:35 PM IST
