Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday persisted with his attack on Rahul Gandhi and questioned the Congress leader’s silence over his party-led government losing power in states such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry. Vijayan also sought to know why Gandhi was not visiting the states where Congress was directly fighting the BJP. […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The allegation that the Kerala government entered into a contract with EMCC International was baseless, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He was addressing a press conference here on Thursday. “As the leader of Opposition is raising such baseless allegations, there is a chance that the people could misunderstand the situation. That is why the […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with US company EMC International for deep sea fishing has been cancelled. The action was taken as per the direction of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan following the allegations from the Opposition. The MoU signed by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation […]
Kochi: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan indirectly criticized the sale of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) during an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pinarayi VIjayan said that growth and development in Kerala is not only through inviting private investment but also through empowerment of the public sector. The CM’s remarks came during the event […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that a total of 1,55,000 appointments were made through the Public Service Commission (PSC) during the tenure of this government. The PSC enlists about five times more candidates than the actual number of vacancies. So, about 80 percent of the candidates are less likely to be appointed, he added. […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has completely catered to the corporates and there was nothing for the common man in it. The CPM Politburo member said the digital census is practically not possible in a country like India as a digital divide […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the assembly that the Customs officials behaved indecently to Assistant Protocol Officer Harikrishnan. The chief secretary has forwarded a letter in this regard to the Centre. The government is particular about not repeating similar acts in future, the CM stated in response to the calling attention notice by Adv […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The report submitted by the expert panel stated that the Chief Minister was unaware of the controversial Sprinklr deal. The contract with the US-based PR and marketing company Sprinklr to handle data compiled from people who are Covid-19 positive and under quarantine, was not prepared or implemented with CM’s nod. Then IT Secretary M […]