Thiruvananthapuram: With the Communist Party of India-Marxist firmly behind him in a land transfer case, beleaguered former Kerala chief minister V S Achuthanandan's offer to quit as leader of opposition in the assembly has been turned down by his party's national leadership. Achuthanandan, named prime accused in a land transfer case by the state vigilance department, is learned to have spoken to CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat and conveyed that...
04:49 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: A special one-day session of the Kerala Assembly on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue began on Friday, seeking to formalise the political consensus in the state on the demand for a new dam in place of the 116-year-old structure. Moving the submission on the issue at the outset, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy said it was unfortunate that Tamil Nadu had not taken into due account the anxieties and fears of...
10:24 AM, Dec 09, 2011
Former Kerala chief minister VS Achutanandan joined protesters on a one-day fast at the Mullaperiyar dam site in Idukki. ...
01:54 PM, Dec 07, 2011
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 'VIP link' drawn meticulously by Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan in the Kiliroor sex scam years ago and which had helped him to derive optimum political mileage in the CPM and in public, is all set to be edged out, as the CBI court here has rejected the plea to examine the angle in the course of the cross-examination of the victims father on Thursday. The court rejected...
01:56 PM, Oct 28, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy will be sworn in as Kerala Chief Minister on May 18, bringing an end to the tight race for the key post in the faction-ridden party in the state. What was expected to be tight race for the post of Chief Minister in the faction-ridden Congress in Kerala ended in a smooth affair with KPCC President Ramesh Chennithala denying speculations that he is in...
07:34 AM, May 16, 2011
Kochi: A day after Congress led UDF scrapped through to power in Kerala, the party on Saturday admitted that the margin was below expectations and would meet soon to discuss the reasons for it. "The Congress and UDF front will meet soon to discuss various reasons for winning fewer seats this time, including whether there were shortcomings in candidate selection. There are many factors. Any election need not be a...
03:32 PM, May 14, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: An air of anxiety pervaded ruling LDF and opposition UDF camps in Kerala with the political profile of the state for the next five years to be decided when counting of votes is taken up on Friday. Never before have voters and candidates in Kerala had to wait for such a long time to know the outcome after exercising their franchise. Elections for the 140 member Assembly were held...
08:47 PM, May 12, 2011
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) seems resigned to losing power in West Bengal and Kerala -- after studying reports from its units in the two traditional strongholds. State units of the party have submitted reports to the CPM central leadership even before the sixth and final round of polling ended in West Bengal on Tuesday. Reports from West Bengal, which the party has ruled since June 1977...
06:13 PM, May 10, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Viajayan on Friday came down on the Nair Service Society (NSS) acting General Secretary G Sukumaran Nair for using "adverse comments" against Chief Minister Minister V S Achuthanandan. "The adverse comments made by Nair against Achuthandnan were quite unbecoming of Kerala culture. He should withdraw the abusive language he used to attack the Chief Minister", Vijayan said in an article in the party daily Deshabhimani....
03:13 PM, May 06, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan refused to comment on the personal assault on him by NSS secretary G Sukumaran Nair on Tuesday. He told reporters after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that there were two types of leaders in the NSS. "Genuine leaders belong to the first category. The others are subservient to corrupt leaders like Balakrishna Pillai. Sukumaran Nair belongs to the second category. I am not commenting...
12:39 PM, May 05, 2011
Thiruvanthapuram: A dawn to dusk fast by Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan against Endosulfan, just a few days ago grabbed lots of attention - and is now expected to intensify further with the LDF calling for a Kerala bandh to protest against the Centre's stand on the killer pesticide. In fact Achuthanandan has also written to other states requesting them to put pressure on the Centre to impose a...
07:30 AM, Apr 29, 2011
Thiruvanthapuram: A dawn to dusk fast by Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan against Endosulfan, just a few days ago grabbed lots of attention - and is now expected to intensify further with the LDF calling for a Kerala bandh to protest against the Centre's stand on the killer pesticide. In fact Achuthanandan has also written to other states requesting them to put pressure on the Centre to impose a...
07:30 AM, Apr 29, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: CPM stalwart and Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, the star campaigner for LDF in the April 13 Assembly polls, on Wednesday said he would not campaign for Left Front candidates in West Bengal. "I am not going" was the reply of 87-year-old Achuthanandan when asked by reporters at his Cabinet briefing whether he would leave for West Bengal to campaign. Media reports had indicated that Achuthanandan would campaign...
02:01 PM, Apr 20, 2011
New Delhi: Veerappan was a 'Mysore Sandal' kid. Dhoni is the 'Calm Sutra' man. Anil Kapoor was a 'Hairtel' kid. Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has inspired, albeit unwittingly, a hilarious Twitter trend after his remark that Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is an "Amul Baby", was improvised upon heartily by the Tweeple to take pot shots at celebrities. "Everyone knows Rahul Gandhi is an Amul Baby and he...
06:39 PM, Apr 12, 2011
Kottayam: Opposition Congress leader Oommen Chandy on Monday alleged that Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan is a propagandist with political vendetta and said a government which could not do anything for the last five years would continue to do just that in future if elected to power. Speaking to reporters in Kottayam, Chandy said the Congress led United Democratic Front's main poll plank would be development. Kerala could have been...
01:54 PM, Apr 12, 2011
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