Page 31 - Pinarayi Vijayan

People's protest against Left govt will reflect in local polls: BJP Kerala

K Surendran said the protest of the people against Pinarayi Vijayan and the Left government, which he alleged provided a base for anti-national forces, will be reflected in the local body elections

Kerala registers 7,201 fresh coronavirus cases; 28 more fatalities

Kerala recorded 7,201 new Covid-19 cases, including 61 health workers, as the toll climbed to 1668 with 28 new fatalities

Kerala govt grants Rs 20 lakh aid for education of children of prisoners

The Kerala government has granted a fund of Rs 20 lakh as financial assistance for the education of children of jail inmates

Kerala set to receive central funds for literacy drive after 10 years

After a gap of 10 years, Kerala is getting ready to receive the central funds for literacy programmes as the state is now part of the union government's literacy drive "Padhna Likhna Abhiyan"

How a gold-smuggling case is giving sleepless nights to Pinarayi Vijayan

Sivasankar's arrest is a big blow to the Vijayan government, which is set to face local-body polls this year and Assembly polls next year

Gold smuggling case: Court grants ED 7-day custody of suspended IAS officer

A court granted Enforcement Directorate seven-day custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, arrested by the agency probing the money trail in the Kerala gold smuggling case

Rising prices of vegetables: Kerala CM writes to counterparts in Maha, TN

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday wrote to his counterparts in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to permit procurement directly from farmers and Farmers Producers organisations

Kerala HC dismisses govt's plea against Trivandrum airport lease to Adani

The Kerala government suffered a big setback on Monday after the High Court dismissed their plea against Centre's move to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises.

Gold smuggling case: HC stops Customs from arresting Sivasankar till Oct 23

He alleged that the attempt of the investigating agency was to sabotage the process of law and choose a date that is Friday evening to arrest him

Kerala CM inaugurates ops for International Institute of Advanced Virology

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said it was the robust public health care system in Kerala that helped the state prevent Nipah and contain the Covid-19 pandemic to an extent

Kerala only state to pay 25% land acquisition cost for national highway: CM

: Kerala is the only State which has agreed to pay 25 per cent of the cost of land acquisition for National Highway development in the State,Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. An amount of Rs 452 crore has already been handed over and the road development projects are going to be a milestone in the state's development of the basic infrastructure, Vijayan said. He was speaking afterthe online inauguration of NH Bypass on NH 66 (Kazhakoottam-Mukola road) here by Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & MSMEs, Nitin Gadkari. Gadkari also laid the foundation stone for seven other National Highway projects in Kerala,an official release said. Speaking on the occasion,Gadkari said the Mumbai - Kanyakumari Economic Corridor with a length of 1,760 km was being developed as a part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana. The corridor will greatly enable the economic prosperity of the region.As a part of the Economic Corridor, 23 projects with a length of 650 km are bein

Gold smuggling case: CM Pinarayi Vijayan's ex-secy appears before Customs

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's former Principal Secretary Sivasankar arrived at the Customs office on Friday for questioning in the gold smuggling case

Jalajeevan project inaugurated in Kerala, 1.64 mn water connections soon

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced that the process of providing 16.48 lakh drinking water connections in the state's rural areas will start soon.

Kerala CM reminds people to be vigilant and continue social distancing

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday reminded people in the state to continue to be vigilant of the Covid-19 pandemic, follow social distancing norms and wear masks

Kerala to allow Sabarimala pilgrimage complying Covid protocol: CM Vijayan

Kerala government has decided to conduct the forthcoming Mandala Makaravilakku pilgrimage season in Sabarimala for a limited number of pilgrims by following the COVID-19 norms

Kerala govt to crackdown shop owners not following health protocol

We have held a high-level meeting of officials today to discuss the situation," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the media here

Covid-19: Kerala sees highest single-day surge of 6,324 cases; toll at 613

While 3,168 recovered from the infection today, the active cases are 45,919 and so far 107,850 have been discharged after treatment

Covid-19: Kerala sees biggest single day surge, reports 5,376 fresh cases

The state reported 5376 positive cases today after 51,200 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said

2,540 new corona cases in Kerala, no schools in Sept-Oct: Pinarayi Vijayan

As many as 2,540 new coronavirus cases were reported in Kerala on Monday, even as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ruled out the reopening of educational institutions either in September or October

Kerala CM, MPs to oppose privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport

At a meeting of MPs from the state convened by CM Vijayan, the participants decided to put pressure on the Centre to reverse its decision to privatise Thiruvananthapuram International Airport