Kerala

LDF, UDF have no interest in Kerala's progress: E Sreedharan
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In a series of tweets, Sreedharan, also known as Metroman, said: "Keralites have been governed alternatively by the LDF and UDF who have no interest in the state's progress. The hapless Keralite faces a daily dose of corruption, misgovernance and stagnation, while the rest of India surges ahead under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modiji."
Vijayan terms Cong-BJP 'secret tie up' as the 'Kerala Model'
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"Just look into the decentralisation process that the Left started with the People's Plan, it later became a model that was studied universally. We came out with an election manifesto for the previous Assembly elections and every year we came out with a progress report on what happened and now when we look back we can say that of the 600 promises that were made we could accomplish 570," added Vijayan.
Metroman Sreedharan among 112 BJP candidates in Kerala
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Former Kerala BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekhran will contest from Nemom constituency, former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member K.J. Alphons from Kanjirappally, another Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi from Thrissur and former DGP Jacob Thomas from Irinjalakuda.
Gold smuggling case accused names Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in dollar hawala
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In her statement recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act, and the 164 statement (given before the Magistrate) which was filed by the Customs on Thursday before the Kerala high court, Swapna Suresh said that Vijayan has close connections with the previous Consul General of the UAE and illegal monetary transactions were carried out.
'Metroman' E.Sreedharan is BJP CM candidate in Kerala
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Hours after E.Sreedharan, 88, often referred to as Metroman on Thursday said it will be his last working day with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) since work at the Palarivattom flyover was complete ahead of schedule, state BJP president K.Surendran said that is why the Metroman will be the BJP's chief-ministerial candidate.
Metroman Sreedharan all set to join BJP
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The 88-year-old hugely popular engineer known for his widespread contribution in the fields of building iconic infrastructure projects, is yet to make his statement on the announcement of Kerala BJP chief, but has said he will soon say.
Kerala: Left Front gets into poll mode, to take out 'yatras' in February
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Making the announcement, LDF convenor A. Vijayaraghavan said the yatra from Kasaragod will commence from February 13 and will be led by him. It will travel through Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad districts and will conclude at Thrissur on February 26.
Mutant Covid-19: One infected person detected in Kerala
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Apart from this, 6,753 people tested Covid positive in the state after 58,057 samples were tested as the positivity rate in the state was reported to be 11.63 per cent while 6,108 patients recovered from the virus. Ernakulam district reported highest number of new cases with 1,018 positive cases on Friday while Kasargod with 67 positive cases reported the least numbers.
Kerala: 17 men arrested under POCSO Act for rape of minor girl
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The girl was also abused twice earlier. The station house officer of Pandikkad police station, Mohammed Haneefa while speaking to IANS, said "There are a total of 30 cases under Pandikkad, Karuvarakkundu and Vandoor stations in Malappuram district on sexual abuse and assault of the minor girl".
Second ICGE to focus on empowering women, transgenders
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Policymakers, academics, professionals and domain experts from across the globe attending the event will also brainstorm the crucial linkages between entrepreneurship, economic growth and poverty alleviation, which are in tune with the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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