Week-long Onam celebrations begin in KeralaSeptember 2nd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Week-long festivities commenced here on Monday as Onam festival celebrations got off to a colourful start. Kerala Chief Minister, V S Achuthanandan on Wednesday inaugurated the celebrations on the occasion of Onam here and honoured Malayalam actor Mohanlal in recognition of his completion of three decades in filmdom.
Kerala cabinet expandedAugust 17th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan's cabinet was expanded on Monday with the induction of three more ministers. State Governor R.S.
Kerala ministerial expansion MondayAugust 14th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala will expand its ministry Monday with three allies getting one minister each. Left Democratic Front convenor Vaikam Viswan Friday said former minister P.J.
PM assures of protecting interest of Kerala's farmersAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured Kerala that interests of the state farmers will be taken care of after chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan expressed fears that a trade agreement with ASEAN nations would affect the state's agriculture.
CPI-M central committee meeting ends, Achuthanandan skips sessionJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday ended its two-day central committee meeting here to resolve the factional war in its Kerala unit, with speculation rife that Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan may be dropped from the politburo.
No change in my stand on Lavalin scam: AchuthanandanJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Sunday said "there is no change in his stand on the Rs.374-crore scam in which Communist Party of India-Marxist's(CPI-M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan is an accused.
Kerala seeks more central public sector unitsJune 26th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala will ask the central government to set up more public sector units and centre-state joint ventures in the state to spur its industrial development, Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem said Friday. Kareem told IANS here that he would go to Delhi next week to discuss the state's demands with Defence Minister A.K.
Rahul's birthday: Saplings distributed to make Lucknow 'green'June 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress party workers in the Uttar Pradesh capital celebrated the birthday of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi by distributing saplings in front of the Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly). The workers plan to distribute over 100,000 saplings in the next seven days, requesting the residents of Lucknow to help them make the city green again, said Anu Awasthi, the spokesperson of the party's youth wing.
UDF will make a clean sweep in Kerala: AntonyApril 16th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Thursday that the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala will make a clean sweep in the Lok Sabha elections.
PM to visit Kerala on April 11April 9th, 2009 KOZHIKODE - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Kerala for a day-long election campaign on April 11. Talking to reporters here, District Congress Committee (DCC) President K C Abu revealed that after addressing an election rally in Kochi, Singh would visit Kozhikode to address a public meeting there at 3 p.m.
NCP to field four candidates in KeralaMarch 23rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will field four candidates in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections. NCP state president K.
Railway budget a disappointment for Kerala: AchuthanandanFebruary 12th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday said he is disappointed with the interim rail budget for 2009-10 presented by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad in parliament.
Kerala okays new 2,400 MW thermal power plantFebruary 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Wednesday gave its nod to set up a 2,400 MW thermal power plant in the state facing shortages of electricity supply. Chief Minister V.S.
Kerala identifies land for setting up AMU campusJanuary 19th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government has identified 400 acres of land in Malappuram district for setting up an off campus centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a state minister said Tuesday. Last year, the central human resource development ministry had decided to set up five off campus centres of the AMU across the country, of which one campus was to be in Kerala.
NCP to debate whether it should join Congress in KeralaJanuary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will Monday discuss the crisis in the party's Kerala unit after the Congress objected to it being included in the United Democratic Front (UDF). The party is waiting for NCP president union minister Sharad Pawar to reach New Delhi before discussing the issue Monday, senior NCP leader D.P.
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