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The chief minister reminded the state how peacefully it had reacted to the news of Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992. (Photo: File)

Ayodhya verdict: Kerala CM urges all to maintain peace

CM also said the state police department has been kept on high alert.

09 Nov 2019 4:00 PM

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (Photo: ANI)

Flap in Kerala as babu defends killing Maoists

The article had come as a counter, mainly to the CPI’s criticism and the Congress-led Opposition’s campaign of “police lynching”.

09 Nov 2019 12:34 AM

By-elections are being held in Vattiyoorkavu assembly constituency in Thiruvananthapuram, Konni in Pathanamthitta, Aroor in Alapuzha, Ernakulam and Manjeshwar in Kasaragod. (Photo: Social Media)

Polling stations submerged, IMD issues orange alert in Kerala's 12 districts

Many polling booths in Ernakulam were submerged and political parties have asked the Election Commission to postpone the election.

21 Oct 2019 1:52 PM

Gandhi, who is the Wayanad MP, met Vijayan at Kerala House and held discussions for about 20 minutes. (Photo: Twitter)

Rahul meets Kerala CM on night traffic ban on NH through Tiger Reserve

Vijayan had assured him that they would be holding talks with the Centre on the matter and were trying to resolve it.

01 Oct 2019 1:36 PM

Addressing the media jointly with his Tamil Nadu counterpart, Vijayan said, “The Parambikulam-Aliyar agreement is 60 years old and we have decided to review it.'(Photo: File)

Kerala, Tamil Nadu agree to review 60-year-old Parambikulam-Aliyar water agreement

The decision was made in a meeting between Tamil Nadu chief minister E Edappadi K Palaniswami and Kerala CM Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram.

26 Sep 2019 1:09 PM

Masala bonds are Kerala’s brave new infra model

The masala bonds were the brainchild of then chief economic adviser Raghuram Rajan in 2013 to tide over the acute current account deficit crisis.

26 Sep 2019 1:02 AM

Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday took oath as the new Governor of Kerala. (Photo: ANI)

Arif Mohammed Khan takes charge as Kerala Governor

Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Hrishikesh Roy administered oath of office to Khan in presence of state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

06 Sep 2019 2:43 PM

Stressing upon the need for infrastructure development, Vijayan said, "The aim is to improve the infrastructure and building upon the trust of the people and implementing the development work.'(Photo: File)

'Kochi's water metro to be operational by March 2020,' says Pinarayi Vijayan

The Water Metro is an integrated water transport project connecting 10 islands in Kochi's suburbs.

04 Sep 2019 9:14 AM

Gandhi, in a letter to Union Tribal Affairs minister Munda, said his Parliamentary constituency Wayanad has a large population of Scheduled Tribes, which is home to many vulnerable tribal groups like Kadars and Kattunayakans. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi urges for comprehensive rehabilitation scheme for Wayanad

Rahul said as tribal colonies are located in hilly areas, floods and landslides have destroyed their habitation.

03 Sep 2019 3:15 PM

'Where are those who claimed that they will bring out a new law with regard to Sabarimala matter? Now they (BJP) are saying that it is not possible. Have they not cheated those who had trusted them?' Vijayan asked. (Photo: FIle | ANI)

'Saffron party has cheated devotees in name of new legislation,': Kerala CM

The apex court had on September 28 last year allowed women of all age groups to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala.

29 Aug 2019 6:36 PM

Earlier today, the lawmaker wrote letters to Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Harsh Vardhan and Nitin Gadkari seeking help to rehabilitate flood-hit Wayanad. (Photo: ANI)

Extend compensation to flood victims in Wayanad: Rahul Gandhi to Centre, Kerala govt

Gandhi is on a three-day visit to Wayanad to meet locals and Congress leaders.

27 Aug 2019 7:39 PM

The MP has requested the Chief Minister to designate a nodal officer in the district who can ensure the door-step delivery of duplicate documents to the flood-affected families. (Photo: File | ANI)

Arrange delivery of duplicate copy of documents lost in rain: Rahul urges Kerala CM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also take stock of flood relief operations in his parliamentary constituency, Wayanad.

25 Aug 2019 4:26 PM

On August 14, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of people who lost their lives due to floods in the state. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala floods: Toll mounts to 104, 36 missing

According to data, a total of 1,75,373 people are staying at 1,057 rescue and relief camps across the state.

15 Aug 2019 5:41 PM

Eighty-eight people have died across 14 districts of flood-battered Kerala while 40 are missing, authorities said on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

88 dead, 40 missing in Kerala; CM to visit flood-affected areas today

Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc in several areas across the state in past few days with daily lives of residents taking a hit.

13 Aug 2019 11:55 AM

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday lashed out at the 'negative' campaigning in social media about the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) and said those who spread hate about the state are committing the most 'heinous crime'. (Photo: File)

‘Heinous crime’: Kerala CM hits out at negative campaign against state Relief Fund

He urged the people to isolate those who spread false news at a time when the state was facing a calamity.

12 Aug 2019 11:13 AM

Labourers rescue a stray dog trapped in a flooded region at Thanneerpanthal in Kozhikode on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

169 dead, situation grim in K’taka, Maha, Gujarat

The unprecedented deluge since last week has left 31 people dead and displaced four lakh people in 80 taluks of 17 districts in Karnataka.

12 Aug 2019 4:14 AM

Vijayan also informed the media that the state administration has set up as many as 1551 relief camps across the state and around 20,000 to 30,000 people have been shifted to these camps. (Photo: ANI)

Vijayan slams 'anti-social elements' asking people not to donate to CM's Relief Fund

So far, 60 people have lost their lives in the deluge across the state. Eight people are missing from Wayanad alone.

11 Aug 2019 5:54 PM

An aerial view of flood-hit areas of Cochin International Airport in Kerala on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Rains wreak havoc in 4 states, Kerala worst hit

Kerala CM said 28 people have died over the past three days in rain-related incidents.

10 Aug 2019 5:48 AM

Reacting to the outbursts, Adoor Gopalakrishnan said their letter was neither against the government, nor against those chanting ''Jai Sri Ram'', but against the increasing incidents of lynching using the "'chant as a war cry. (Photo: Facebook)

Go to Moon or other planet if you can’t stand 'Jai Shri Ram': Kerala BJP leader

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Malayalam film fraternity rallied behind Adoor Gopalakrishnan and condemned BJP leader's comments.

26 Jul 2019 9:15 AM

Oppn attacks Kerala govt over custodial death; CM assures probe

Rajkumar’s widow and mother met CM Vijayan and sought an impartial probe in the case. (Photo: File)

02 Jul 2019 10:21 PM

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