Pinarayi Vijayan

Tamil Nadu agrees for talks on Parabikulam-Aliyar project agreement: Kerala CM

Tamil Nadu has agreed for talks on reviewing the water sharing agreement under the Parabikulam-Aliyar project (PAP), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the state assembly today.

May 18, 2017, 14:20 PM IST

Kerala government to consider scholarship to students

The state government will consider the possibility of extending scholarship to medical students belonging to poor economic background studying in self-financing medical colleges, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in the Assembly today.

May 17, 2017, 13:17 PM IST

Arrest me if I have done wrong: Kerala BJP chief

Bharatiya Janata Party's Kerala unit President Kummanem Rajasekheran on Tuesday said he is prepared to go to jail if he has done a wrong.

May 16, 2017, 16:37 PM IST

BJP unit in Kerala condemns hacking of its worker

BJP MLA O Rajagopal condemned the recent hacking of a young BJP worker in kannur.

May 13, 2017, 18:04 PM IST

Senkumar case: Pinarayi Vijayan says not tendered apology, but Kerala govt's affidavit does so

Minutes after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday informed the state assembly that his government has not tendered an apology and the Supreme Court has not imposed a Rs 25,000 fine, Chief Secretary Nalini Netto in her affidavit filed before the top court tendered an unconditional apology for delaying the court order directing the reinstatement of T.P. Senkumar as state police chief.

May 08, 2017, 14:07 PM IST

NEET shocker: Female candidate says asked to remove innerwear

In a shocking incident, a female candidate who appeared at a NEET centre here on Sunday claimed she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the entrance test. Other women candidates too faced a harrowing experience due to a strict dress code in force.

May 07, 2017, 18:42 PM IST

Pro-ISIS WhatsApp messages circulated in Malyalam in Kerala? NIA begins probe

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday begins its probe into pro-Islamic State (IS) messages being circulated on WhatsApp in Kerala, an intelligence officer said here.

May 07, 2017, 18:38 PM IST

Kerala govt reinstates TP Senkumar as state DGP, hours after Supreme Court rap

TP Senkumar was removed from the post when Pinarayi  Vijayan took over as Kerala Chief Minister on May 25, 2016.

May 05, 2017, 19:57 PM IST

Kerala seeks Supreme Court clarification on DGP reinstatement

Senkumar`s petition, to come up for hearing on Friday, has questioned the delay in implementing the apex court order for his reinstatement.

May 03, 2017, 18:44 PM IST

Kerala CM Vijayan yet to reinstate Senkumar as police chief

The Vijayan government removed Senkumar in 2016 after a public outcry over alleged mishandling of a temple fire tragedy and a murder case.
 

Apr 29, 2017, 13:56 PM IST

Kerala assembly disrupted for second day over mm Mani's resignation

The Kerala assembly on Wednesday was disrupted for the second consecutive day as Congress-led opposition demanded Power Minister MM Mani`s resignation for his controversial remarks on women plantation workers.

Apr 26, 2017, 13:44 PM IST

Opposition demands MM Mani's resignation; Vijayan rules it out

Kerala Power Minister MM Mani on Saturday night had reportedly used abusive words about women plantation workers.

Apr 25, 2017, 15:04 PM IST

IPS officer Senkumar hails SC order; Ker govt awaits judgement copy

The Kerala government today said it would take the further course of action after getting the copy of the Supreme Court judgement directing reinstatement of senior IPS officer T P Senkumar as DGP.

Apr 24, 2017, 19:21 PM IST

Kerala Power Minister MM Mani says he will resign if CPI(M) asks for it

Kerala Power Minister and senior CPI(M) leader M M Mani, whose remarks against women plantation workers triggered a row, today said he was prepared to resign if asked by the party.

Apr 24, 2017, 14:42 PM IST

Supreme Court directs Kerala govt to reinstate former DGP TP Senkumar

In a setback to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Supreme Court directed the Kerala government to restore the services of DGP TP Senkumar after noting that his removal was arbitrary.

Apr 24, 2017, 11:45 AM IST

CPI leader hits out at Pinarayi Vijayan's ''I am the state'' attitude

The already strained relations between the two Communist parties in Kerala has taken a turn for the worse with a senior CPI leader hitting out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Apr 22, 2017, 15:33 PM IST

Malayalam compulsory in Kerala schools: Pinarayi Vijayan govt brings out ordinance

Kerala Government on Tuesday promulgated an ordinance making Malayalam a compulsory subject in all schools in the state up to Class X.

Apr 11, 2017, 15:12 PM IST

Hartal in Kerala today after police manhandle Jishnu Prannoy's mother

Jishnu Prannoy, a first-year student of the Nehru College of Engineering in Thrissur, was found hanging in the college hostel in January following alleged harassments by college authorities.

Apr 06, 2017, 09:42 AM IST

Kerala to seek time to implement Supreme Court order on liquor outlets

he Kerala government today said it will seek time from the Supreme Court to implement its order banning the sale of liquor along highways, taking into account the "special situation" in the state.

 

Apr 04, 2017, 14:06 PM IST

Kerala seeks legal opinion, mulls all-party meet on liquor vends

The Kerala government has sought legal opinion and plans to call an all-party meeting in the wake of the Supreme Court order banning liquor vends within 500 metres on either side of state and national highways from April 1.

Apr 03, 2017, 15:32 PM IST