Thiruvananthapuram: Intense discussions are set to continue within the UDF on Saturday as chief minister-designate V D Satheesan and UDF convener Adoor Prakash will meet leaders of constituent parties to finalise the composition of the new cabinet. The meeting has been scheduled for 10am in the state capital.The deliberations are expected to focus on the…
T’puram: People will soon be able to search and access encyclopaedic information in Malayalam online, as State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications (SIEP) plans to launch an online encyclopaedia on Kerala as part of its shift from print to digital.The move comes after the institute’s success in producing audiobooks, short videos and short write-ups on its…
T’puram: Fort police arrested two autorickshaw drivers for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver near the eastern side of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple following an argument over parking and movement of vehicles near an autorickshaw stand.The arrested were identified as Subhash (46) of Karamana and Sarath (34) of Manacaud.According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday….
T’puram: Attingal police booked a man for allegedly posting abusive remarks on social media against MLA-elect O S Ambika following her victory in Attingal assembly constituency.Police said the remarks were posted under a social media message shared by Ambika thanking the voters. The comments allegedly contained abusive and objectionable content targeting Ambika.According to police, the…
T’puram: Signs of discontent have emerged within the Congress party after the high command selected V D Satheesan as Kerala’s next chief minister. Senior leader Ramesh Chennithala expressed strong dissatisfaction over being overlooked in the leadership race. Party sources said Chennithala conveyed his protest directly to Rahul Gandhi and skipped the Congress legislature party meeting…
T’puram: Hours before V D Satheesan was officially named Kerala’s next chief minister, Cantonment House in the capital wore an unusually quiet look.The opposition leader’s sprawling four-acre official residence had its gates wide open and lights glowing across the compound. But there were no celebrations, slogan shouting or crowds usually associated with a victorious camp…
Thiruvananthapuram: Bringing an end to 10 days of uncertainty, lobbying and factional negotiations, the Congress leadership on Thursday named V D Satheesan as the next chief minister of Kerala, signalling that public sentiment and coalition compulsions ultimately outweighed internal party equations.Satheesan, who claims to represent the real Nehruvian Left, had strong backing from the public…
