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‘Sleepless nights ’: Modi jabs Cong over Tharoor presence at Kerala port event

Shashi Tharoor, who was present on the occasion on Friday as the local MP, said on X that he had been involved with the project since its inception

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor during the inauguration of the Vizhinjam International Seaport, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PMO/PTI)
Updated on May 02, 2025 06:07 PM IST

Kerala CM, Opposition claim credit for Vizhinjam port

Vizhinjam port kick started its trial operations in July last year and commercial operations began in October

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that VD Satheesan’s name was present in the list sent by the government to the PMO (HT photo)
Published on May 01, 2025 06:56 AM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala IAS officer praises CPM leader, faces backlash; CM Pinarayi steps in

Divya Iyer, a 2014-batch Kerala cadre officer, is married to Congress leader KS Sabarinadhan, the son of the late Congress veteran G Karthikeyan.

Divya Iyer, a 2014-batch Kerala cadre officer, currently serves as the managing director of the Vizhinjam International Seaport.
(X-@DSIyer)
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 11:45 AM IST

Kerala CM slams BJP's Waqf Bill as unconstitutional, alleges manipulation

He emphasises the government's commitment to protect Munambam residents' rights while criticising the BJP's lack of clarity on resolving their issues.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has referred to the action as discriminatory and unlawful, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of attempting to utilise the Waqf (Amendment) Act for political ends.(HT_PRINT)
Published on Apr 17, 2025 10:04 AM IST
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BJP misled people on Munambam issue using Waqf Act, says Kerala Chief Minister

Vijayan said even the Munambam protest organisers were "shocked" by the union minister’s claim that the Waqf Amendment Act won’t solve their problems.

Vijayan also alleged that the BJP projected the Waqf Act as the only solution for the land ownership issue of the Munambam residents to
Published on Apr 16, 2025 10:22 PM IST
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Pinarayi Vijayan rejects opposition’s call for his resignation over SFIO charges against his daughter

On April 3, the SFIO named Veena, MD of the now-defunct IT firm Exalogic Solutions, as an accused in its prosecution complaint in the alleged illegal payment case.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rejected accusations that the state government gave special favours to Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and its officials (PTI)
Published on Apr 10, 2025 08:56 AM IST
By, Kochi

‘You want my blood’: Who is Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter T Veena facing ED heat?

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan claims the SFIO's investigation into his daughter T Veena is politically motivated. He dismisses calls for his resignation.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter T Veena. (HT file)
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 09:22 AM IST

Kerala BJP chief slams Rahul Gandhi, CM Vijayan over church land remark

Rahul Gandhi claimed that after the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the central government and the RSS would now turn their attention towards Christians.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar hit out at Rahul Gandhi after he claimed that the RSS and BJP would now target Christians and church land(PTI)
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 03:17 PM IST

CPI(M) calls SFIO's findings against Vijayan’s daughter ‘political agenda’

On Friday, CPI(M)’s Kerala secretary, MV Govindan, said the government and the CM did not hand over special favours to any firm

Water cannons being used to disperse Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists during their protest demanding the resignation of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan following reports that his daughter, T Veena, has been named by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in an
Published on Apr 05, 2025 04:00 AM IST
By, Kochi

SFIO names Vijayan’s daughter as accused in corruption case

The case involving Veena, director of a now-defunct IT firm, pertains to alleged irregularities in monetary transactions between the firm and CMRL

The SFIO has named Veena T, daughter of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, as an accused in its prosecution complaint in an “illegal payment” case.(PTI FILE)
Published on Apr 04, 2025 04:00 AM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala government calls ASHA workers for talks today

The ASHA workers have been demanding a hike in their monthly honorarium from ₹7,000 to ₹21,000 and a one-time retirement benefit of ₹5 lakh.

Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers block a road during a protest for hike in their honorarium amid rains rain, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)
Published on Apr 03, 2025 08:46 AM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan condemns 'communal hate campaign against Empuraan’

The controversy surrounding ‘L2 Empuraan’ stems from a scene depicting the 2002 Gujarat riots, where one of the perpetrators is shown as the main antagonist.

Vijayan, who watched L2 Empuraan a day earlier, said that the Sangh Parivar’s outrage stemmed from its reference to “one of the most brutal genocides the country has ever seen.”
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 01:25 AM IST

Heat wave: Kerala CM asks departments to be vigilant

Heat wave: Kerala CM asks departments to be vigilant

Heat wave: Kerala CM asks departments to be vigilant
Published on Mar 29, 2025 03:23 PM IST
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Kerala CM urges Centre to regulate high airline ticket prices for Haj pilgrims

Airlines are charging huge amounts as ticket fare from Haj pilgrims and expatriate Keralites who come to the home state during festival seasons, CM said.

A letter has already been sent to the Union Minister of Civil Aviation seeking the intervention of the Centre in this regard, the CM said.(AFP/File)
Published on Mar 25, 2025 01:50 PM IST
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Delimitation proposal hanging like the sword of Damocles: Pinarayi Vijayan

The Kerala CM said that if delimitation is carried out purely on the basis of population, then Kerala and other southern states will suffer.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.(PTI)
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 06:10 PM IST

Kerala CM clarifies 'breakfast meeting' with FM Sitharaman, no memorandums

Vijayan mentioned that several issues concerning Kerala were discussed, some of which the Finance Minister acknowledged as serious.

Pinarayi Vijayan clarified that no memorandums were submitted during his recent meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (PTI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 17, 2025 10:44 PM IST
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Kerala CM, guv meet Sitharaman in Delhi, discuss multiple issues

The meeting came a day after the governor’s rare interaction with the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from the state in Delhi

Kerala governor Rajendra Arlekar, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and minister KV Thomas, special representative of Kerala Government in Delhi, hold a meeting at Kerala House in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI)
Published on Mar 13, 2025 08:30 AM IST

Kerala CM meets FM Sitharaman in presence of Governor in Delhi

The meeting came just a day after Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s interaction with the Kerala MPs in Delhi where he exhorted them to bury political differences and work for the interests of the state

Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan during a meeting with Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Kerala House in Delhi on Wednesday.
Published on Mar 12, 2025 09:13 PM IST

Kerala capital gears up for Attukal Pongala, CM assures smooth, clean festivities

Kerala capital gears up for Attukal Pongala, CM assures smooth, clean festivities

Kerala capital gears up for Attukal Pongala, CM assures smooth, clean festivities
Published on Mar 11, 2025 09:14 PM IST
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Vijayan accuses Cong of ‘aiding’ BJP’s rise

Vijayan’s critique of the Congress in an article published in a local newspaper on Wednesday came a day before the CPI(M)’s Kerala state conference begins in Kollam.

Vijayan’s critique of the Congress in an article published in a local newspaper on Wednesday came a day before the CPI(M)’s Kerala state conference begins in Kollam. (PTI)
Published on Mar 06, 2025 07:28 AM IST

Shashi Tharoor shares selfie with BJP minister amid rift rumours

Shashi Tharoor said in a recent interview that if his leadership was not required, he had other options as well.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (right) with union minister Piyush Goyal (middle).(X)
Updated on Feb 25, 2025 02:08 PM IST

Investors will not face red tapes: Vijayan at summit

Over 3,000 delegates participated in the summit organised by the state government in its bid to attract investments and business proposals from several sectors

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the two-day Invest Kerala Global Summit in Kochi on Friday. (HTT Photo)
Published on Feb 22, 2025 07:50 AM IST

Kerala CM offers condolences after temple stampede claims 3 lives

Kerala CM expresses condolences after temple festival stampede leaves three dead in Kozhikode.

 The elephants that went berserk during a temple festival at Manakkulangara Bhagavathi Temple, at Koyilandy in Kozhikode district, Kerala. At least 3 people were killed in the incident, according to officials.(PTI)
Published on Feb 14, 2025 03:38 PM IST
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Kerala Cabinet approves draft bill for establishment of private universities

As per the draft bill, the university must own land as per the guidelines set by regulatory bodies and deposit a ₹25 crore corpus fund in the state treasury.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan chaired the state cabinet meet on Monday during which the Kerala State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Draft Bill, 2025 was approved. (File/HT_PRINT)
Published on Feb 11, 2025 12:00 PM IST
PTI | , Thiruvananthapuram

PV Anvar resigns as MLA, becomes TMC convener for Kerala

Independent MLA from Nilambur PV Anvar, who broke ranks with the CPI(M)-led LDF last year over a range of issues, resigned as legislator on Monday

TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, centre, greets MLA PV Anvar, left, as he joins the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC Media cell)
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 08:00 AM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala announces township project for Wayanad amid tussle over Centre aid

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said the declaration of the disaster as a “severe nature” was not indicated in the Centre's communication to the state.

The landslides that struck Mundakkai and Chooralmala regions of Wayanad on July 30 left over 200 people dead and many others injured, nearly wiping out both areas.(PTI)
Published on Jan 01, 2025 09:37 PM IST

Kerala CM defends statement on Sanatana Dharma amid BJP backlash

Pinarayi Vijayan had said Narayana Guru was neither a spokesperson nor a practitioner of the Sanatana Dharma but had reconstructed it to suit to the new age.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses during the inauguration of the 92nd Sivagiri Pilgrimage, at Sivagiri Mutt, in Thiruvananthapuram. (ANI)
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 06:21 PM IST
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Maha min calls Kerala ‘mini Pak’, LDF and UDF leaders slam remark

Kerala's LDF and UDF condemned BJP's Nitesh Rane for calling the state "mini-Pakistan," demanding his resignation for remarks seen as hateful.

Pinarayi Vijayan (PTI)
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 10:59 PM IST

Kerala CM slams Nitesh Rane for ‘mini-Pakistan’ remark, BJP leader 'opposes too'

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan condemned BJP minister Nitesh Rane's remark labelling Kerala as 'Mini Pakistan', calling it provocative and deplorable. 

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitesh Rane. (PTI file)
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 02:23 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Kerala CM Vijayan to inaugurate IFFK 2024; actor Shabana Azmi to attend

Kerala CM Vijayan to inaugurate IFFK 2024; actor Shabana Azmi to attend

Kerala CM Vijayan to inaugurate IFFK 2024; actor Shabana Azmi to attend
Published on Dec 12, 2024 07:10 PM IST
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