Congress MLA Shanimol Osman greets members of the assembly after being elected deputy speaker T’puram: Congress MLA Shanimol Osman was on Tuesday elected deputy speaker of the 16th Kerala legislative assembly, becoming the first woman to hold the post in 35 years.Shanimol secured 99 votes in the election, defeating CPI MLA Mohammed Muhsin, who polled…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Shanimol Osman was elected deputy speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. She became one of the only fourth woman in the state’s history to hold the constitutional post.The election took place during the ongoing first session of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Osman defeated Left Democratic Front…
T’puram: Save Education Campaign Committee (SUCC) has urged chief minister V D Satheesan to revoke the previous LDF govt’s decision to sanction 85 teaching posts to various institutions under the SN Trust management. The committee said the posts were sanctioned in violation of norms.“As per the existing rules, teaching posts in colleges are to be…
T’puram: Chief minister V D Satheesan on Monday defended Rathan U Kelkar’s appointment as his secretary amid opposition criticism, asserting that the controversy surrounding the IAS officer was baseless and politically manufactured.Satheesan told reporters after the cabinet meeting that the allegations raised against Kelkar in connection with the conduct of the recent assembly elections were…
T’puram: CPM and BJP have come out against the state govt’s decision to appoint chief electoral officer Rathan Khelkar as chief minister V D Satheesan’s principal secretary. Both BJP and CPM asked Congress to clarify its stand on the matter as Rahul Gandhi had criticised West Bengal govt’s decision to appoint the CEO there as…
