Impatient for change, youth plump for UDF
Impatient for an economic and developmental upsurge, majority of the youth in Kerala are inclined to vote the Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front to power, according to a Deccan Chronicle-
Relief for LDF, court nod for `2 rice scheme
In a relief to the CPI(M)-led LDF in the run up to the April 13 Kerala Assembly polls, the High Court on Monday set aside the Election Commission order restraining it from extending the scheme to dist
Return of VS: People are happy, corporates jittery
The return of the Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, to the electoral fray has enthused ordinary people who are looking up to him to continue his fight against corruption and mafias.
Narayanan denies rift with PM
Former national security adviser M.K. Narayanan has denied that he had difference of opinion with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Pakistan against the backdrop of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Asked about WikiLeaks revelations in this regard, Mr Narayanan, who is now the governor of West Bengal, told reporters here Wednesday night that he did not have any difference of opinion with the Prime Minister.
Kerala CEC draws HC flak for `2 rice
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday slammed the Chief Electoral Officer of the state for stopping the implementation of the state government’s new scheme for providing rice at Rs 2 per kg to all ration card holders.
Narayanan denies reports of differences with PM as NSA
Former national security adviser M.K. Narayanan has denied that he had difference of opinion with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Pakistan against the backdrop of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Centre defends Sharia law on inheritance for women
The Union law ministry on Monday told the Kerala high court that the allegation made by the Khuran Sunnath Society and others that Muslim women were discriminated against on inheritance was absolutely incorrect and unsustainable.
Former aide pens VS book, calls him tragic failure
In the run-up to the Assembly elections, a former aide of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan is hurriedly releasing a book portraying him as a “tragic failure”.
In Chuvanna Adayalangal, which is to be released on Tuesday, K.M. Shajahan, who was once Mr Achuthanandan’s private secretary, charts the Chief Minister’s struggles against corruption and immorality and his final “submission” to the party leadership.
Tsunami secrets in coral life
A TEAM of geologists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, is studying coral reefs of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands to understand how previous tsunami strikes impacted the sea floor and the
New portal on elephants soon
Kerala is set to unveil an interactive portal on elephants that will monitor their well-being and also feature regular updates on them. The portal, said to be the first of its kind in the country, will be set up by the forest department and owners of captive elephants in the state. Officials said it was an innovative step to ensure the well-being of the pachyderms.