After UDF, LDF too accuses Rajeev Chandrasekhar of misrepresenting facts in poll affidavit
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/after-udf-ldf-too-accuse-rajeev-chandrasekhar-of-misrepresenting-facts-in-poll-affidavit/article68039577.ece
Panur bomb blast opens a new battlefront between CPI(M) and Congress in Vadakara LS constituency
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/panur-bomb-blast-opens-a-new-battlefront-between-cpim-and-congress-in-vadakara-ls-constituency/article68036066.ece
Two-day National Conference on Students’ Medical Research 2024 begins
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/two-day-national-conference-on-students-medical-research-2024-begins/article68033464.ece
The theme of the conference this year is “Breaking barriers for building health; collaborative approaches in public health research”.
Vizhinjam port gets ISPS certification from IMO; commercial operations likely to begin by September
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vizhinjam-port-gets-isps-certification-from-imo-commercial-operations-likely-to-begin-by-september/article68033254.ece
Pannian Raveendran interview | ‘The Left holds pivotal position in serving as a corrective influence’
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/pannian-raveendran-interview-the-left-holds-pivotal-position-in-serving-as-a-corrective-influence/article68032145.ece
Pannian Raveendran, former Kerala State secretary of CPI, is leading the charge for LDF in an effort to reclaim Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. He discusses the role of the Left in addressing ‘the wrongs of previous governments’ and harnessing potential of Thiruvananthapuram as a metropolis
Debates and questions — how MPs from Kerala performed in Parliament
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/debates-and-questions-how-mps-from-kerala-performed-in-parliament/article68024046.ece
The MPs from Kerala participated in a total of 1,566 debates on government Bills, Budget and various issues of public interest. The MPs from Kerala were placed fourth in the average number of questions asked in the Lok Sabha in the State-wise analysis
Rajeev Chandrasekhar lodges complaint against Congress leader for circulating morphed image
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rajeev-chandrasekhar-lodges-complaint-against-congress-leader-for-circulating-morphed-image/article68029001.ece
Congress defrauding the public through criminal conspiracies and misinformation campaigns, says the BJP leader
Lok Sabha poll | Thrissur: High profile candidates, unpredictable electorate
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/lok-sabha-poll-thrissur-high-profile-candidates-unpredictable-electorate/article68017192.ece
Governor clears appointment of former Chief Justice S. Manikumar as SHRC Chairperson
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/governor-clears-appointment-of-former-chief-justice-s-manikumar-as-shrc-chairperson/article68024473.ece
Entrance coaching on KITE VICTERS
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/entrance-coaching-on-kite-victers/article68020722.ece
Special classes will be telecast on KITE VICTERS educational channel commencing Wednesday at 7 p.m. In addition, online platform will host video lessons, assignments, and mock tests
Rajeev Chandrasekhar interview | ‘It is about replacing political culture of not doing anything with politics of performance’
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/rajeev-chandrasekhar-interview-it-is-about-replacing-political-culture-of-not-doing-anything-with-politics-of-performance/article68015676.ece
Union Minister and NDA’s candidate in Thiruvananthapuram constituency Rajeev Chandrasekhar discusses the BJP’s ‘mission’ to make inroads in Kerala and his Lok Sabha election campaign strategy
V.D. Satheesan Interview | A fraught history pigmented by the blood of Congress martyrs precluded any truck with the CPI(M) in Kerala, says the Opposition leader
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/vd-satheesan-interview-a-fraught-history-pigmented-by-the-blood-of-congress-martyrs-precluded-any-truck-with-the-cpim-in-kerala-says-the-opposition-leader/article68012050.ece
Mr. Satheesan says little has changed between the Congress and the CPI(M) on the ground in Kerala despite both being INDIA Bloc allies against the Bharatiya Janata Party at the national level
LDF seeks to overcome anti-incumbency by casting Lok Sabha polls as a referendum on secular democracy
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-seeks-to-overcome-anti-incumbency-by-casting-lok-sabha-polls-as-a-referendum-on-secular-democracy/article68009644.ece
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has hit the campaign trail for a 24-day tour of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies. The LDF is desperate to relegate the ‘discontent’ over delay in pension disbursal and human-wildlife conflicts to the backburner
Pinarayi Vijayan interview | ‘Should India continue to remain as secular democratic nation or a religious state like Afghanistan?’
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/pinarayi-vijayan-interview-should-india-continue-to-remain-as-secular-democratic-nation-or-a-religious-state-like-afghanistan/article68008920.ece
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan discusses the significance of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and secular democracy in India.
Development of State capital, job creation should be top priority for candidates: former Technopark CEO on LS polls
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/development-of-state-capital-job-creation-should-be-top-priority-for-candidates-former-technopark-ceo-on-ls-polls/article67980451.ece
Interrogate CPI(M) leaders to bring out truth about crude-bomb making: K. Sudhakaran
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/interrogate-cpim-leaders-to-bring-out-truth-about-crude-bomb-making-k-sudhakaran/article68039411.ece
KPCC leader says CPI(M) leaders have “clear knowledge” of the attempts to make crude bombs ahead of the Lok Sabha elections
Lok Sabha polls: nominations of 16 candidates rejected in Thiruvananthapuram district
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/lok-sabha-polls-nominations-of-16-candidates-rejected-in-thiruvananthapuram-district/article68033692.ece
Thiruvananthapuram constituency currently has 13 candidates and Attingal, seven. The final list of candidates will be published after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations end on April 8.
Excuse teachers from financial burden of school textbook societies: KPSTA
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/excuse-teachers-from-financial-burden-of-school-textbook-societies-kpsta/article68033415.ece
The directive to teachers to remit the price of unsold textbooks for Classes IX and X to the treasury had put them in a tight spot, the KPSTA said.
Sainik School ‘politicisation’: Sivankutty writes to Rajnath Singh
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sainik-school-politicisation-sivankutty-writes-to-rajnath-singh/article68032957.ece
In a letter to the Union Minister, Mr. Sivankutty expressed grave concern over awarding of Sainik School contracts to organisations associated with political affiliations, stating this eroded the independence and openness of the institutions.
In Alathur, farmers call the shots
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/a-constituency-where-farmers-call-the-shots/article68021938.ece
Spread in Palakkad and Thrissur districts, Alathur was made out Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency, which had elected former President K.R. Narayanan in 1984, 1989 and 1991.
Railways’ policies lead to face-offs between TTEs and migrant workers on trains from Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/railways-policies-lead-to-face-offs-between-ttes-and-migrant-workers-on-trains-from-kerala/article68028812.ece
Kerala has 30 lakh migrant workers; hardly 13 trains operate to migrant heartlands; Railways issue an indiscriminate number of waiting list tickets, leading to crowding on trains
UDF, NDA misleading voters on Thiruvanathapuram’s development: LDF
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/udf-nda-misleading-voters-on-thiruvanathapurams-development-ldf/article68028733.ece
Accuses Shashi Tharoor of ignoring development of the constituency
Church looks to play a decisive role this elections in Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/church-looks-to-play-a-decisive-role-this-elections/article68020155.ece
As the issues concerning the Christians in Kerala have also become a campaign battleground in the run-up to the elections, the Church is clearly hoping to play an influential role and set a pattern for the years ahead. But even if this poll does not prove to be the political turning point for the institution, looks like its influence will grow.
SSLC, Plus Two valuation camps to begin on April 3
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sslc-plus-two-valuation-camps-begin-on-april-3/article68020880.ece
Natural phenomenon prompts candidates to rejig schedules
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/natural-phenomenon-prompts-candidates-to-rejig-schedules/article68016787.ece
‘Kallakkadal’, a freak phenomenon during which swell waves caused flash floods in many areas along the coastal belt of Kerala over the last two days, prompts high-profile candidates in Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency to head for the coast
Lok Sabha polls: complaints pour in via c-Vigil app
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/lok-sabha-polls-complaints-pour-in-via-c-vigil-app/article68012801.ece
Efficient management helped Kerala overcome fiscal pressures, says K.N. Balagopal
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/efficient-management-helped-kerala-overcome-fiscal-pressures-says-kn-balagopal/article68009831.ece
Kerala Finance Minister says salaries and pensions will be paid on time in April. Payment was delayed in March owing to financial crunch
Lok Sabha polls: More candidates file nominations in Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/lok-sabha-polls-more-candidates-file-nominations-in-kerala/article68009654.ece
Twenty nominations filed on March 30. April 4 is the last day for filing nominations
Heat alert in 10 districts in Kerala on Friday
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/heat-alert-in-10-districts-in-kerala-on-friday/article68002849.ece
Call for more weighbridges across highways in Kerala to rein in overloaded trucks
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/call-for-more-weighbridges-across-highways-in-kerala-to-rein-in-overloaded-trucks/article67976720.ece
