Pinarayi Vijayan

Rahul Gandhi expected to visit Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode

7:39 pm August 10, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit his flood-ravaged constituency of Wayanad on August 11, party sources said. Eleven people have so far lost their lives in the hilly district of Wayanad in the monsoon fury, where many are feared missing in a landslide. “Probably going to Kerala tomorrow. I don’t want to […]

Kerala IAS officer suspended; SIT constituted

10:12 pm August 5, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was suspended on Monday and a special investigation team formed by the government, two days after his arrest for alleged drunken driving that caused the death of a journalist here. The 33-year old officer, now in judicial remand, was under observation at the Intensive Care Unit of the Government […]

Suspension of IAS officer held for 'killing' scribe extended

IAS officer arrested for causing death of scribe

7:59 pm August 3, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was arrested here Saturday for causing the death of a scribe by allegedly driving in an inebriated state, police said. The 33-year-old IAS officer, who was appointed Survey Director by the state cabinet on Thursday, was arrested under Section 279 (Rash driving on a public way) and 304 (punishment for […]

Car driven by IAS officer mows down journalist in Kerala

2:59 pm August 3, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: A young journalist of a local newspaper was killed early Saturday when a car driven by an IAS officer, allegedly in an inebriated state, mowed him down. The 33-year-old IAS officer, Sreeram Venkitaraman, who was appointed Survey Director by the state cabinet on Thursday, was behind the wheel when the accident occurred, a senior […]

Coffee Table Book on Kerala's capital released by CM

Ker CM takes a dig at Congress MLAs on quitting spree

9:00 pm July 12, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: With Congress lawmakers quitting and cosying up to BJP in various states, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took a dig at them, saying the grand old party was giving a helping hand in the saffron party’s membership drive. “In various states, the people’s representatives and leaders of the congress are joining the BJP. Congress […]