T’puram/Thrissur: The CPM on Sunday stepped up its attack over the proposed share transfer between the Adani Group and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in the Vizhinjam International Seaport project, alleging that the deal was part of a preplanned move to hand over control of the port.CPM state secretary M V Govindan told reporters on Sunday…
Thiruvananthapuram: Special public prosecutor (SPP) appointed by govt in the case related to the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials after a raid at the residence of opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan, told the court on Friday that former public prosecutor Geena Kumari had misled the court, resulting in bail being granted to the ninth…
CPM state secretary M V Govindan Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan on Friday accused chief minister V D Satheesan of adopting a policy of “double standards” on issues ranging from the PM SHRI scheme and mineral sand mining to the state’s liquor policy.Govindan told reporters in New Delhi that the CM’s reply to…
Chennai: School Education Minister A Rajmohan on Friday strongly criticised a series published by the DMK’s mouthpiece targeting CPM State Secretary P Shanmugam, calling it unacceptable. He noted that the veteran communist leader has spent decades fighting for the rights and welfare of the working class, making the opposition party’s malicious campaign against him deeply…
Senior Congress functionary V M Sudheeran Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress functionary V M Sudheeran accused the previous LDF govt led by Pinarayi Vijayan of facilitating mineral sand mining in Alappuzha under the guise of flood mitigation measures in Kuttanad.In a statement, Sudheeran said the Pinarayi govt created conditions benefiting private mineral sand interests through public sector…
Mayor V V Rajesh tries to get inside the office during the clash T’puram: The city corporation turned into a flashpoint on Thursday when CPM and BJP councillors clashed outside the mayor’s office, as CPM pressed for the resignation of mayor V V Rajesh and the deputy mayor Asha Nath G S over the controversy…
Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretariat on Wednesday urged central govt to stop its move to include residential areas in the Western Ghats in ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ) list.Centre’s expert committee dismissed state’s recommendations without even conducting necessary verification, said CPM state secretariat. State govt must treat Centre’s move with seriousness and act without delay, it said.“Union…
Chennai: War of words between DMK and CPM intensified on Wednesday after DMK’s official organ `Murasoli once again criticised the Left party for extending support to the TVK govt, prompting a sharp response from CPM, equating DMK with BJP and AIADMK.The latest round of exchanges began with a two-part series in Murasoli criticising CPM. Murasoli…
Kolkata: South 24 Parganas’ Falta, in the eye of a political storm, will be turned into a model block.While presenting the state budget on Monday, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said, “Falta area in South 24 Parganas is planned to be developed as a model block. In the first phase, Falta BPHC will be upgraded to…
Kolkata: Controversy over the renaming of Park Circus’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road intensified on Monday, with CM Suvendu Adhikari indicating that more such renamings could follow, while Trinamool, Congress and Left leaders accused the BJP govt of conflating educationist Hassan Suhrawardy, after whom the road was named, with former undivided Bengal prime minister…
