Pinarayi Vijayan

Suspension of IAS officer held for 'killing' scribe extended

Journo’s death: IAS officer’s driving license suspended

7:55 pm August 19, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: The driving license of IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was suspended on Monday by the state Motor Vehicles Department, two weeks after a car driven by him had hit and killed a journalist here. The Regional Transport Officer (RTO) here suspended the license for one year in the wake of the accident, in which journalist […]

“More flights to Kerala from Gulf countries during Onam”

2:48 pm August 19, 2019

Kochi: Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has promised more flights to Kerala from the Gulf countries during the coming Onam season. The Minister said starting more flight services was one way out to address the problem of steep rise in air fares for international flights from the Gulf countries during the festival […]

South West Monsoon weak in Kerala; toll climbs to 111

7:57 pm August 16, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: As the South West monsoon turned “weak” over Kerala on Friday,there was some respite for the rain-battered state for the second consecutive day,even as the toll climbed to 111 with more bodies being retrieved from landslide hit areas in Malappuram and Wayanad districts. The sunny weather helped in search operations as more bodies were […]

Coffee Table Book on Kerala's capital released by CM

Kerala floods: Vijayan reaches out to TN via twitter

2:04 pm August 14, 2019

Chennai: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has appealed for assistance to his rain-ravaged state, where 95 people have been killed in various incidents, with the leader tweeting in Tamil to present the grim picture. Vijayan tweeting in Tamil seemed to be an attempt at reaching out to the people of Tamil Nadu, as hinted by […]

Kerala rains: Toll climbs to 88, 40 still missing

11:49 am August 13, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Rain-battered North Kerala is slowly limping back to normalcy, even as the toll in the monsoon fury in the state rose to 88 on Tuesday morning and 40 people were still missing. Over 2.52 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,332 relief camps across the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has left for the […]