Kerala Assembly
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Ahead of counting, Pinarayi Vijayan 'in pole position'
Elections | May 02, 2021, 08:34 AM ISTKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to several exit polls results, is in a pole position, as not a single one has said the Congress-led UDF will win.
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Kerala Election Result 2021: Pinarayi Vijayan breaks 4-decade-old trend of power
Elections | May 02, 2021, 09:16 PM ISTA combination of factors contributed to LDF's historic victory, including delivery of a string of populist measures like distribution of free foodgrains and provision kits to all people, better management of the COVID-19 situation by gearing up the public health care system and enhanced and prompt pay out of social security pensions.
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Kerala Polls 2021: Sparks start to fly, fireworks not far behind
Elections | Apr 15, 2021, 03:30 PM ISTIncidentally, this is perhaps the first Assembly election in which the ruling government came out with a hashtag that they will become the first government to retain office in the state. The campaign was led by none other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself.
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98 Left workers join BJP ahead of Assembly polls in Kerala
Elections | Feb 24, 2021, 09:45 AM ISTRajesh informed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the concluding ceremony of the party's Vijay Yathra on March 4.
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Former DGP Jacob Thomas joins BJP ahead of assembly polls
India | Feb 05, 2021, 08:27 AM ISTWhile speaking to media persons, Thomas hit out at the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) calling them corrupt and said that he joined the BJP because he is fighting corruption.
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4 Kerala MLAs test positive for COVID-19 after attending current session of Assembly
India | Jan 18, 2021, 01:24 PM ISTFour MLAs in Kerala have tested positive for COVID-19 after participating in the ongoing session of the Assembly.
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Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding withdrawal of three farm laws
India | Dec 31, 2020, 11:52 AM ISTKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday moved a resolution in the state Assembly and attacked the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre over the three contentious central farm laws against which farmers are agitating in Delhi.
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Kerala CM tables anti-CAA resolution in Assembly
India | Dec 31, 2019, 10:47 AM ISTKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday moved a resolution in the state Assembly demanding the scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Kerala Assembly adjourned for 8th straight day
India | Dec 12, 2018, 05:40 PM ISTAs soon the House assembled for the day, opposition MLAs trooped in with banners and placards, raising slogans demanding the withdrawal of prohibitory orders at the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa.
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Kerala Assembly disrupted for third day on Sabarimala issue
India | Nov 30, 2018, 05:12 PM ISTThe third day of the session saw proceedings, which began at 9 am, lasting hardly 22 minutes after Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan disallowed the opposition demand to suspend all business during the question hour.
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Kerala passes resolution against Centre’s ‘fascist move’ to ban sale of cattle for slaughter
National | Jun 08, 2017, 04:10 PM ISTThe one-day session of the Assembly was called exclusively to discuss the cattle ban notification issued last month.
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Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Genetically Modified Mustard
National | May 19, 2017, 07:08 PM ISTGM crops would be cultivated in the country if it was also approved by the Environment Ministry and "it is a very serious issue", he said.
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Kerala Budget focusses on women’s safety, proposes public registry of sexual offenders
National | Mar 03, 2017, 07:25 PM ISTGiving more emphasis on women's safety, the Kerala government today set aside Rs 68 crore for various schemes to prevent atrocities against women, besides proposing a public registry of sexual offenders. While announcing the measures
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BJP make a beginning in Kerala, party’s first MLA O Rajagopal takes oath
National | Jun 02, 2016, 02:38 PM ISTThe 'lotus' finally bloomed on the floor of the Kerala assembly when 86-year-old veteran BJP leader O. Rajagopal took oath as a legislator on Thursday.
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Congress candidate in Kerala dedicates win to late father
National | Jun 30, 2015, 12:23 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram : Congress candidate K.A. Sabarinathan who on Tuesday won the Aruvikara assembly seat by over 10,000 votes dedicated the win to his late father.”For 24 years my father represented this constituency and the electorate
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Kerala Assembly session starting tomorrow likely to be rescheduled
India | Jun 07, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: The full-fledged Budget session of the Kerala Assembly beginning here tomorrow is likely to be rescheduled in view of the Aruvikkara Assembly bypoll to be held on June 27.The session has been convened to
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Kerala Assembly adjourns sine die amid protest
National | Mar 23, 2015, 01:06 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: With the CPI(M)-led LDF Opposition continuing its stir against Finance Minister K M Mani, facing bribery charges in bar scam, the Kerala Assembly today adjourned sine die on a stormy note after passing the
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LDF woman MLA enjoyed being blocked by Kerala minister, claims Congress leader
National | Mar 21, 2015, 10:16 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: A senior Congress leader in Kerala yesterday claimed that a woman legislator 'enjoyed the moments' when she was being blocked by a state minister inside the Assembly.Kozhikode Congress chief KC Abu said that the
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Violence brought disgrace to the Assembly: Speaker
National | Mar 16, 2015, 10:54 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly, which met today after the violent incidents during the budget presentation on March 13, saw Speaker N Sakthan observing that the ugly scenes on that day had brought “disgrace” to the House.“We
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Woman legislator from the Left bit me: Congress MLA
National | Mar 13, 2015, 02:18 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Amidst the pandemonium that broke out in the Kerala assembly on Friday, a Congress legislator alleged that he was bitten by Jameela Prakasham, a woman legislator from the Left."I was standing beside Chief Minister