Chandy not to go for appeal in palmolein oil import case
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said he would not appeal against the Vigilance Court order for a probe into his alleged role in the palmolein oil import case.
"I will not do anything
Vigilance too hot for Chandy
The two-decade old palm oil case almost claimed an unwitting party to the deal; the Chief Minister Mr Oommen Chandy, the then finance minister.
Mr Chandy wanted to quit as soon as the verdict was out
Court orders probe of Chandy’s ‘role’
In a major blow to the United Democratic Front government, the inquiry commissioner and special judge P.K. Haneefa on Monday directed the vigilance to conduct a detailed inquiry into the role of chief minister Oommen Chandy in the palm oil import case.
Chandy sheds Vigilance portfolio after court orders probe
Faced with a Vigilance probe in the palmolein oil import case, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today shed the Vigilance department from the bouquet of portfolios held by him.
Chandy took the de
Court orders probe into Chandy's role in Palmolein case
In a setback to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a Vigilance court here today ordered a probe to ascertain if he had any role in the 1992 palmolein oil import deal as the then Finance Minister i
Deranged youth sits on Kerala CM chair
A mentally unstable youth breached the security system at the Government Secretariat here on Wednesday, sneaked into the chamber of chief minister Oommen Chandy, sat on his chair and summoned a minister on the intercom, finally declaring that he was the Prime Minister.
Sree Chitra Tirunal award for Nirupama Rao
Nirupama Rao, former Foreign Secretary and Indian Ambassador-designate to US, has been chosen for this year's Sree Chitra Tirunal award.
Award Committee chairman T P Sreenivasan said in a press r
Stranger occupies Kerala chief minister's chair
Oommen Chandy's office got a scare on Wednesday when his staff saw a middle-aged well dressed man sitting on his official chair in the chief minister's office busy speaking on the telephone.
The man
Padmanabha temple: Panel draws up plan to evaluate wealth
The expert panel deputed by the Supreme Court to evaluate the wealth found in the cellars of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple on Monday drew up a plan to go about its work.
Though the panel went into
Panel set up to evaluate temple treasures to meet Monday
The expert committee set up by the Supreme Court to evaluate the treasures hid in the vaults of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here will have its first meeting on Monday to evolve an action