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Kerala minister on how working hours can be cut down: 'Utilisation of tech'

Kerala attracted expressions of interest for investments worth about ₹1.53 lakh crore at the recently concluded Investor Kerala Global Summit (IKGS) in Kochi.

P Rajeeve also claimed that the presumption about Kerala not being suitable for industry and also being the land of strikes, militant trade unionism and red tape is not true(Representational Image/Pixabay)
Published on Mar 03, 2025 09:57 AM IST

LDF, UDF protest over ‘lack of central aid’ to Wayanad victims

The separate strikes, led by LDF and UDF, saw daily life being hit to a large extent with shops and other establishments remaining shut and private buses and auto-rickshaws remaining off the streets

Supporters of the CPM take part in a demonstration in Wayanad on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 07:20 AM IST

Kerala CM lists LDF govt’s achievements in last 8 years ahead of Chelakkara bypoll

The bypoll was necessitated after sitting MLA and temple affairs minister K Radhakrishnan of the CPI(M) was elected to the Lok Sabha this year from Alathur constituency

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan extolled the achievements of his administration in the last eight-and-a-half years in a bid to shore up votes in favour of the LDF in the bypoll-bound Chelakkara assembly constituency on Sunday. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 11, 2024 08:24 AM IST
By, Kochi

Anvar slams govt for ‘inaction’ against ADGP, political secy

Independent MLA PV Anvar criticized the Kerala government for inaction on his complaints against officials, vowing to seek justice through the judiciary.

Independent MLA PV Anvar disassociated himself from the ruling LDF last week. (Agency)
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 07:16 AM IST
By, Kochi

CPM cuts ties with Independent MLA PV Anvar after attack on Kerala CM Vijayan

CPM state secretary MV Govindan told reporters in Delhi that the CPM no longer has any ties with Nilambur MLA PV Anvar

Nilambur MLA P V Anvar told reporters on Thursday that the chief minister had no right to remain Kerala’s home minister and was a “total failure” (PTI FILE PHOTO)
Published on Sep 27, 2024 05:39 PM IST

‘Communal videos circulated by UDF’: CPI(M) leader on Kerala's Cong-led front

The statement by MV Govindan came amid a war of words between the CPI(M) and UDF over the ‘kafir’ campaign row.

CPI(M) leader MV Govindan (Image courtesy: Facebook)
Published on Aug 18, 2024 04:48 PM IST
By, New Delhi

High-octane campaign ends for all 20 LS seats in Kerala

For the LDF, the vote-share dropped nearly 4% and its candidate emerged triumphant only in one seat – Alappuzha

A woman walks past a wall filled with campaign posters of various candidates contesting in parliamentary elections at the Thiruvananthapuram constituency (AP)
Updated on Apr 25, 2024 07:28 AM IST
ByVishnu Varma I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Kochi

Congress leader's ‘verge of extinction’ jibe at LDF, CM Vijayan

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said the Left was ‘on the verge of extinction in the country’, which is why the CM of Kerala was making such statements.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (ANI)
Published on Apr 20, 2024 07:05 PM IST

Voting in Kerala set to take place on April 26

All 20 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state will see polling on April 26, as part of the second phase of the parliamentary elections

The scrutiny of nominations will take place on April 5 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 8 (HT file photo)
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 07:26 AM IST
By, Kochi

Cong demands CBI inquiry into Kerala varsity student’s death

The state police, which had initially registered a case of unnatural death, booked 12 students — the number later increased to 18 — for various offences, following the autopsy report and a complaint from the deceased’s family

A 20-year-old student of the vet university in Kerala’s Wayanad was found dead in the college hostel on February 18. (Wikimedia Commons)
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 07:20 AM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala: UDF refuses to join LDF’s stir against Centre in Delhi

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Friday turned down the invitation of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala to participate in a joint protest in Delhi on February 8 against the Centre’s alleged neglect of the state and its development projects

Leader of the opposition V D Satheesan with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 09:36 AM IST

A look at some of biggest news events reported in Kerala in 2023

In one of the worst boat disasters in Kerala, 22 lives were lost and several others injured when an overcrowded recreational boat capsized in Thooval Theeram, a part of a riverine estuary, in Tanur in Malappuram district

Congress veteran and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy was laid to rest with state honour in July (PTI Photo)
Published on Dec 31, 2023 05:50 PM IST

Don’t send students to outreach programmes: HC to Kerala govt

The HC underlined that the right to education is a constitutionally protected right of all children and it is the duty of educational authorities to protect this right

During the hearing in the case, the state also assured the court that the circulars of the education department regarding students being asked to attend the government outreach programme as well as school buses to ferry participants would be withdrawn (Representative photo)
Updated on Nov 25, 2023 07:28 AM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala local body election results: UDF wins 9 seats, LDF bags 7; BJP secures 1

In the previous elections, the LDF had won 7, UDF 9 and an Independent had one. This time, the tally is the same except the lone BJP winner

An election official puts indelible ink on the finger of a voter. (AFP File Photo)
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 03:08 PM IST

How a coastal tragedy rocked Kerala's politics and the Catholic Church

How a protest reinforced the chinks in the relationship between the LDF government and the Latin Catholic Church

July 10’s events laid bare a tenuous relationship between the CPI(M) government and the influential Latin Catholic Church that spans several years(Vivek Nair/HT photo- Representative Image)
Published on Jul 26, 2023 06:41 PM IST

Kerala CMDRF misuse case: Lokayukta full bench to start fresh hearing tomorrow

The Opposition Congress in Kerala criticised the Lokayukta last week for attending an Iftar party hosted by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (File Photo)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 04:18 PM IST

Sitharaman says people who vote for BJP will face ire of LDF in Kerala

Sitharaman said that the Left Front parties have threatened anyone who have challenged their ideology. She said BJP voters risk angering the LDF in Kerala.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses an election rally in Kuthuparamba, Kerala. (ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 03, 2021 07:14 PM IST
By | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

What makes electoral politics in Kerala unique?

Kerala is not the only state where political power changes hands regularly. Tamil Nadu had this tradition for 32 uninterrupted years, until J Jayalalithaa led the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) to a consecutive victory in the 2016 elections.

A worker puts up an election campaign banner of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, ahead of the Assembly polls, in Kochi. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Mar 20, 2021 06:32 AM IST
By, Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

LDF releases manifesto for Kerala assembly polls, assures pension to housewives

The manifesto was released by CPI (M) state secretary in charge A Vijayaraghavan, CPI Secretary, Kannan Rajendran and other leaders of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), which is seeking a second straight term.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, LDF convener A. Vijayaraghavan, State Finance Minister Thomas Isaac during the release of the LDF manifesto.(PTI)
Published on Mar 19, 2021 05:58 PM IST
PTI | , Thiruvananthapuram

BJP banks on local poll gains to make inroads in Kerala

Party aims to target the Pinarayi Vijayan govt on the gold smuggling racket and Covid-19 pandemic.

According to people aware of the details, the party won 3.575 million votes in the local body elections, about 17.20% of the total votes counted.. In picture - BJP leader K Surendran.(Twitter)
Published on Feb 01, 2021 07:49 AM IST
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