KERALA

EC defers Kerala Rajya Sabha bypoll over Covid 2nd wave

7:50 pm May 28, 2021

New Delhi: Citing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Election Commission Friday decided to defer a proposed Rajya Sabha bypoll for a seat from Kerala. The Commission said that Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani had resigned as a Rajya Sabha member from Kerala on January 11 this year. His term in […]

Vijayan retains Home & IT; Veena George is new Kerala Health Minister

11:13 am May 21, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will retain key portfolios including Home in the successive LDF government in the state while his son-in- law PA Mohamed Riyas and Veena George, both first time ministers, will handle PWD and Health, respectively. George, a former journalist and Aranmula MLA, will succeed the popular KK Shailaja, who played a […]

COVID-19: Kerala under complete lockdown

3:11 pm May 8, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Shutting shops, suspending public vehicle transport and strictly restricting the on-road movement of people, Kerala came under complete lockdown from Saturday morning to contain the massive spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions came into force by 6am and would be extended up to May 16 midnight, official sources here said. The state government decided […]

TN coronavirus cases rise to 23,310 with 167 fatalities

10:06 pm May 5, 2021

Chennai: The number of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday surged further to 23,310 with 167 deaths across Tamil Nadu. With the deaths – 73 at private hospitals and 94 in government-run ones, the fatalities rose to 14,779 so far. The total number of people testing positive till date increased to 12,72,602 and the number of active […]

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters' list in Kerala

Cong on shaky ground as it poll fortunes plummet further

12:32 am May 3, 2021

New Delhi: The electoral fortunes of the Congress took another dip on Sunday as it failed to make a mark in the assembly polls in four states and Puducherry, the only minor consolation being the victory of its DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu. While the party drew a blank in West Bengal, it could not […]