Rahul’s deep sea swimming adventure given a boost to tourism sector: Pinarayi

Rahul’s deep sea swimming adventure given a boost to tourism sector: Pinarayi

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. […]

MoU with EMCC cancelled to prevent misunderstanding among people: Pinarayi Vijayan

MoU with EMCC cancelled to prevent misunderstanding among people: Pinarayi Vijayan

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 […]

Deep sea fishing contract: MoU signed with EMCC cancelled, probe initiated

Deep sea fishing contract: MoU signed with EMCC cancelled, probe initiated

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 […]

Pinarayi Vijayan indirectly criticises sale of BPCL during event attended by Narendra Modi

Pinarayi Vijayan indirectly criticises sale of BPCL during event attended by Narendra Modi

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 […]

1.55 lakh appointments made through PSC during this Govt’s tenure: CM

1.55 lakh appointments made through PSC during this Govt’s tenure: CM

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. […]

Customs behaved unseemly to Asst. Protocol Officer, alleges CM

Customs behaved unseemly to Asst. Protocol Officer, alleges CM

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 […]

CM was unaware of Sprinklr deal; firm obtained control of public data, finds expert panel

CM was unaware of Sprinklr deal; firm obtained control of public data, finds expert panel

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 […]