Thiruvananthapuram: After holding office for a year, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is patting himself on the back. But critics are not impressed. With the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government set to mark its first anniversary on Friday, Chandy seems to be riding an uncertain horse -- because of the nature of his coalition. Chandy led the UDF to a narrow victory last year, getting 72 seats, just edging...
01:28 PM, May 17, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Since the previous Left government named major parks and popular meeting places in the state after Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders, people in Kerala are curious about the names the Oommen Chandy regime plans to give to the three international airports. Incidentally, Kerala is the only state in the country which has three functional international airports and clearance has been given to a fourth at Kannur. These airports are...
12:37 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday added two more ministers to his cabinet, taking the total strength to 21. M. Ali, 60, of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), and Anup Jacob, 34, who became a legislator last month after stepping into the shoes of his father, Kerala Congress-Jacob's T.M. Jacob, were sworn in at the Raj Bhavan here. The two first time ministers were administered the oath...
11:04 AM, Apr 12, 2012
The communal genie whose support the Congress invoked to oust Kerala's first Communist government more than 50 years ago are still around and turning the state's politics viral. Across the fractured polity there is animated discussion on how the decision of the Indian Union Muslim League, the second largest constituent of the Congress-led United Democratic Front, to press its year-old demand for an additional ministerial berth will affect the communal...
10:56 AM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: The bypoll results conducted in 12 seats - seven in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Odisha - were a mixed bag for the national political parties. While the Congress won in BJP strongholds of Gujarat and Karnataka, it drew a blank in Andhra Pradesh. The Congress-led UDF won the seat in Kerala, while the BJP managed to win in only one...
04:20 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Kochi: In a boost to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the ruling Congress-led UDF in Kerala on Wednesday retained the Piravom assembly seat with its candidate Anoop Jacob winning by a margin of 12,070 votes. While Anoop Jacob (Kerala Congress-Jacob), a constituent of the UDF, garnered 82,756 votes, LDF'S MJ Jacob got 70,686 votes. BJP's KR Rajagopal polled 3241 votes. There were nine candidates in the fray in the March 17...
01:09 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Kochi: Counting for the crucial Piravom Bypoll, which saw a stiff fight between the Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF) and CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF), began at 8 am on Wednesday. The counting is being held at the Nirmala Juniors school, Muvattupuzha. The results are expected after 10 rounds of counting. Over 400 police personnel have been deployed for security. A record polling of 86.3 per cent was...
09:38 AM, Mar 21, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: A record 85.6 per cent of the electorate voted Saturday in the Piravom Assembly constituency in Kerala, officials said. The by-election follows the death of TM Jacob, the food and civil supplies minister. He was the lone legislator of his Kerala Congress (Jacob), an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). His son Anup Jacob, 34, is taking on his father's old rival, MJ Jacob of the Communist...
11:24 PM, Mar 17, 2012
Irumpanam: On a day of active campaigning in Piravom on Wednesday, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy embarked on a roadshow in support of UDF candidate Anoop Jacob. Set off from Irumbanam, the show was accorded rousing welcome at Chottanikkara, Mulanthuruthy, Amballor, Arayankavu, Olippuram, Arakunnam, Ramamangalam Kadavu, Hospital Junction, Pambakuda, Anjalpetty, Thirumarady, Kuthattukulam, Mutholapuram, Elanji, Palachuvadu and Piravom. In his speeches at the reception centres, Chandy lashed out at Opposition Leader VS...
03:59 AM, Mar 16, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Ruling Congress-led UDF on Tuesday demanded the resignation of VS Achuthanandan as the Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly in view of the House committee's findings that he had intervened in getting plum official posts for his son during his tenure as Chief Minister. In a statement here, UDF Convener PP Thankachan claimed Achuthanandan had "no moral or lawful right" to continue in office as it had been...
10:26 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader R. Selvaraj on Friday resigned as legislator, taking the party top brass by surprise and fuelling speculation that he was hand in glove with the rival United Democratic Front (UDF). Selvaraj, 63, a two-time legislator, who represented the Neyyattinkara constituency in Thiruvananthapuram district, arrived at Speaker G. Karthikeyan's residence and put in his papers. "I have accepted his resignation because he came to...
04:37 PM, Mar 09, 2012
Kochi: A battle royale is shaping up in the sleepy little town of Piravom near Kochi in Kerala. Though the assembly by-election here on March 17 would see a clash between two rivals who go by the same surname of Jacob, the real fight appears to be between Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and his predecessor V.S. Achuthanadan. The by-election follows the death of T.M. Jacob, sitting legislator from Piravom and...
02:28 PM, Mar 09, 2012
KOCHI: The Piravom by-election is going to be a litmus test for the ruling UDF government, which is surviving on a slender majority in the 140-member Assembly. Being the first major trial for the Oommen Chandy government after it came to power in May 2011, the UDF is all out for winning the seat. While the UDF government enjoys 70 seats in the Assembly, the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF)...
09:19 AM, Feb 18, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Mother of all dramas was perfectly enacted by the City Corporation councillors on Thursday. The story was woven around garbage and while the first few scenes were directed by the UDF members inside the Council Hall, the LDF added spice and took it to a climax in front of the Chief Ministers residence. The BJP refused to play any role. At the end of the day, the questions...
09:13 AM, Jan 13, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The decision of Kerala's Congress-led UDF government to agree for joint control of the proposed new dam at Mullaperiyar seems to have jeopardised political consensus on the issue in the state with the opposition LDF coming out strongly against the proposal. CPI(M) veteran and opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly VS Achuthanandan on Friday said the idea of tripartite control of the new dam would seriously harm the state's...
02:49 PM, Jan 06, 2012
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