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Kerala CM accuses Priyanka Gandhi of taking support of Muslim fundamentalist group Jamaat-e-Islami in Wayanad by-election

Nov 10, 2024, at 06:15 am

Wayanad: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday accused Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of contesting the Wayanad by-election with the backing of the Jamaat-e-Islami, media reports said.

Kerala CM Pinrayi Vijayan's convoy faces multi-car collision in Thiruvananthapuram, no one injured

Oct 29, 2024, at 06:55 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Several vehicles, part of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's convoy, collided with one another when the pilot car stopped suddenly to save a crash with a two-wheeler in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday evening. 

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan asks for a probe into MLA Anvar's allegations against top cops

Sep 03, 2024, at 05:06 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked for a high-level probe into MLA P.V. Anvar's allegations of corruption levelled against several top police officers, media reports said.

Red alert came hours after Wayanad tragedy: Pinarayi Vijayan contradicts Amit Shah's claim of prior warning

Aug 01, 2024, at 02:47 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tuesday contradicted Union  Home Minister Amit Shah's comment regarding a red alert about heavy rains and landslides being sent in advance and indicated that it was a case of too little too late.

CBI takes over Kerala vet student's death, probe reveals he was subjected to 29 hours of continuous ragging

Apr 07, 2024, at 06:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the case of the death of a 20-year-old veterinary student, whose body was found in a college hostel in Kerala's Wayanad district.

Pinarayi Vijayan urges Doordarshan to withdraw screening of The Kerala Story

Apr 05, 2024, at 06:37 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged Doordarshan to withdraw its decision to broadcast the film 'The Kerala Story', alleging that it is RSS-BJP propaganda to create communal polarisation around Lok Sabha elections in the country.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan warns BJP after INDIA bloc rally

Apr 01, 2024, at 07:22 pm

Kozhikode/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the INDIA bloc rally held on Sunday in New Delhi is a strong warning to the BJP-led NDA government, and it is said to be considered very important in the political field of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams Guv Arif Mohammed Khan for staging roadside protest

Jan 29, 2024, at 02:37 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticized Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday for staging a roadside sit-in protest in Kollam district.

Kerala aims to be poverty-free by 2025: Pinarayi Vijayan

Aug 28, 2023, at 04:45 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that the government has set November 1, 2025, as the deadline for ensuring the state has no family living in extreme poverty.

Kerala to be called 'Keralam' soon as state assembly adopts resolution unanimously

Aug 10, 2023, at 04:34 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: God's Own Country won't be called Kerala anymore as it embraces the traditional name called 'Keralam', which is what it is called in Malayalam.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Centre over skyrocketing airfares to the state

Jul 06, 2023, at 03:36 am

New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday sent a letter to the Central government, expressing concern over the exorbitant airfares to the southern state, particularly from Gulf countries, media reports said.

Kerala CM Vijayan reaches New York to attend Loka Kerala Sabha

Jun 09, 2023, at 05:12 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who is on an eight-day foreign visit to the United States of America and Cuba, reached New York City on Friday.

The Kerala Story: Intel agencies warn of massive protests in Tamil Nadu over film's release

May 04, 2023, at 02:00 am

Chennai: Intelligence agencies have issued an alert in Tamil Nadu, cautioning that the release of 'The Kerala Story' film may lead to large-scale protests in the state, media reports said.

Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan condemns human sacrifice of two women

Oct 12, 2022, at 08:47 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Responding to the murder of two women in Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the incident shocked the human conscience

Six deaths reported due to rains in Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Aug 02, 2022, at 04:40 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Six deaths have been reported due to rain-related incidents in Kerala so far, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday.

Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan condemn murder of young tailor in Udaipur

Jun 29, 2022, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Kerala, Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan have condemned the killing of a young tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur that has triggered shock across the country.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan returns from US after treatment

May 10, 2022, at 05:08 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was in the US for treatment, returned to his state on Tuesday.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan leaves for Dubai from US

Jan 29, 2022, at 05:03 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was in the United States of America for medical treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester for the last two weeks, has left for Dubai.

Rewind 2021: Hits and misses in India's political cauldron

Dec 29, 2021, at 04:37 pm

Indian politics is always on boil and 2021 was no stranger to this phenomenon. As the year draws to a close, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh rewinds the events of last 12 months

Despite rising COVID-19 cases, Kerala, Maharashtra rule out statewide lockdown

Sep 04, 2021, at 04:44 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/Mumbai/IBNS: Kerala and Maharashtra, the two states reporting highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country, have ruled out the imposition of a statewide lockdown, media reports said.

Kerala woman who sent WhatsApp messages on 'dowry torture' found dead

Jun 24, 2021, at 05:32 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: In a tragic story, a 24-year-old woman, who had sent WhatsApp messages to her family sharing photos of alleged torture over dowry, was found dead at her husband's home on Monday, media reports said.

Kerala Assembly passes resolution asking to call back Lakshadweep administrator

May 31, 2021, at 06:15 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution asking to call back Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel whose slew of reforms in the union territory have stirred controversy.

Congress picks VD Satheesan as opposition leader in Kerala

May 22, 2021, at 06:05 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bringing a change in the party after a crushing defeat in assembly polls, Congress has picked a new face in the form of VD Satheesan as its opposition leader in Left-ruled Kerala, media reports said.

Kerala extends lockdown till June 30 as spike in Covid cases continue

May 22, 2021, at 04:34 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Amid a spike in daily Covid cases in Kerala, the lockdown in the state has been extended till May 30.

PM Modi congratulates Pinarayi Vijayan on taking oath as Kerala CM

May 21, 2021, at 04:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Pinarayi Vijayan on taking oath as Chief Minister of Kerala.

Pinarayi Vijayan swears in as Kerala CM for second time

May 21, 2021, at 12:09 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan sworn-in as Chief Minister of Kerala for the second time along with 20 ministers here on Thursday.

'Policy of party': KK Shailaja on being kept out of new Kerala cabinet

May 19, 2021, at 02:54 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Kerala Health Minister KK Sahilaja on Tuesday brushed off any disappointment for not being included in Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's new cabinet, accepting the same as a "policy decision of the party".

Kerala's Covid fight face KK Shailaja won't be part of Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet, set to become party whip

May 18, 2021, at 08:39 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: KK Shailaja, the face of Kerala's fight against the first wave of Covid-19 last year, will not be a part of the new cabinet of the next LDF government, media reports said.

Kerala needs more oxygen, can't supply to other states: Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi

May 11, 2021, at 02:58 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informing that his state cannot spare any further medical oxygen as they have already supplied their buffer stock to neighbouring states and are now left with just 86 metric tonne buffer.

Pinarayi Vijayan set to become Kerala CM for another term

May 03, 2021, at 12:59 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is all set to retain power in Kerala by leading in nearly 100 of 140 Assembly seats as counting is still in progress, altering the four-decades-long electoral tradition in Kerala.