Pinarayi Vijayan

Vijayan claims Rahul shying away from attacking BJP

CM blames Oppn parties for dragging Quran into controversy

11:29 pm September 22, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said it was not the left front which had sought to drag the Holy Quran into a controversy, but the opposition parties, including the Indian Union Muslim League, an ally of the Congress-led UDF. “It was not the LDF which was responsible for drawing the Quran into a controversy. The left front did not say […]

Kerala performing well on all COVID-19 parameters,says CM

11:59 pm September 5, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday said the state was performing well on all COVID-19 parameters as decided by the WHO and ICMR despite the rising number of new active cases. Vijayan said as compared to most of the other States, Kerala has performed well due to proactive COVID-19 mitigation measures taken by the state government. “Even though the numbers […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Social reformer Ayyankali’s birth anniversary celebrated

7:50 pm August 28, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Friday celebrated the 157th birth anniversary of social reformer Ayyankali with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan remembering his fight “reclaiming” streets and said it was one of the “momentous chapters in our State’s fight against feudalism.” Chief Minister, ministers, leaders of political parties and people from all walks of life paid homage at the statue […]

This year’s Onam to be limited inside homes due to COVID-19: Kerala CM

11:58 pm August 19, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: People should celebrate the coming Onam festival within their homes and use locally available flowers for the traditional floral carpet in view of the COVID-19 situation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Participating in a video conference with the district collectors, police chiefs and medical officers, he said police should ensure people maintained social distancing when they go […]

Season’s heaviest showers in Delhi; country braces for more rain in next 2-3 days

11:52 pm August 13, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi witnessed its heaviest spell of rains this season on Thursday, and a flood-related death was reported in Bihar, while the meteorological department predicted more rainfall in the country over the next two-three days. In Uttar Pradesh, two members of a family were killed and as many seriously injured when a wall of their ‘kutcha’ […]