Chief minister V D Satheesan T’puram: Chief minister V D Satheesan rejected KSU’s demand to reconsider the appointment of govt pleader Jiona James, despite objections raised by its state president Aloshious Xavier over her ‘political’ background.During a 20-minute meeting at Secretariat on Monday, Xavier urged the chief minister to revoke James’ appointment, claiming that she…
Thiruvananthapuram: The appointment of two senior govt pleaders with alleged past affiliations to student political wings has escalated into a fresh flashpoint within Congress, after chief minister V D Satheesan declined to meet KSU state president Aloysius Xavier.The row centres on D S Sharath, accused by critics of RSS links, and Jaeona James, who has…
City police have registered separate cases against SFI and KSU activists over the violent clashes that erupted in Palayam after the KU union election results on Monday evening T’puram: A protest march led by SFI turned violent in front of the Secretariat on Tuesday, leading to clashes with police and tensions in the area for…
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s gunmen beat up A D Thomas and Ajay Juel Kuriakose T’puram/Kottayam: Five police personnel, including former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s gunman, were suspended on Tuesday in connection with the assault on KSU and Youth Congress activists during Nava Kerala Yatra in Alappuzha in 2023. Orders suspending them were issued from the…
SFI, KSU activists clash at Kerala University in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday Thiruvananthapuram: Tension gripped the Kerala University campus in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday night after clashes broke out between activists of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the Kerala Students Union (KSU) after the announcement of the university union election results. Police used water cannons…
Clashes broke out in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday between the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the CPI(M), and the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the Congress, after the Kerala University union election results were declared. The clash was still ongoing at the time of reporting. Police used several rounds…
