The Nationalist Congress Party has announced that A. K. Saseendran will contest from Elathur in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections. The party’s national leadership confirmed the decision despite internal opposition from some leaders. Saseendran is currently acted as minister for forests and wildlife protection in the Kerala government and had previously won the Elathur seat. Read More…
The Central Bureau of Investigation has started a fresh investigation into the disappearance of college student Jesna Maria James, who went missing from Vechuchira, Pathanamthitta. As part of the renewed investigation, the CBI has opened a temporary office at the PWD Rest House in Erumeli. Officials said the investigation team is expected to arrive today, Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: As election activity increases in Kerala, the Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections. The party has named 47 candidates in the initial list. Among the key candidates, Rajeev Chandrasekhar will contest from Nemom in Thiruvananthapuram. Former police officer R. Sreelekha has been selected to Read More…
MLA C. C. Mukundan, who recently left the Communist Party of India, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Thrissur. He accepted the party membership at the BJP Thrissur City District Committee office, Namo Bhavan. Mukundan had been associated with the CPI for nearly 40 years and served as the MLA from Nattika for the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Gold prices in Kerala fell today, bringing slight relief to buyers in the jewellery market. The price of 916 gold is currently ₹1,16,720 for 8 grams. Meanwhile, the price of 18-carat gold decreased by ₹40 per gram, bringing the rate to around ₹96,360 for 8 grams. Silver prices were also noted in the market, Read More…
The Indian National Congress will take a final decision today on whether to support G. Sudhakaran, who is contesting as an independent candidate in Ambalapuzha. The decision will be taken at a meeting of party leaders in New Delhi. Earlier, leaders of the UDF held discussions about extending support to Sudhakaran. Some leaders also met Read More…
PK Kunhalikutty, National general secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League, is set to contest from Malappuram constituency in the upcoming Kerala assembly elections. Party sources say a new candidate is being considered for the Vengara constituency, where Kunhalikutty had previously elected. Kunhalikutty is returning to contest from his first elected constituency after three decades. Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Gold prices in Kerala remained unchanged today, bringing slight relief to buyers in the jewellery market. The price of 916 gold is currently ₹1,17,080 for 8 grams. Meanwhile, the price of 18-carat gold increased by ₹111 per sovereign (8 grams), taking the rate to around ₹96,680. Silver prices have also been noted in the Read More…
With the announcement of the state assembly elections expected soon, differences have surfaced within the Congress party in Kerala over candidate selection. Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed dissatisfaction with the ongoing discussions on selecting party candidates. Tharoor alleging that he has been deliberately excluded from the meetings being held in Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has submitted a new affidavit in the Supreme Court regarding the issue of women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple. The state has taken the position that if the court considers examining the long-standing customs followed at Sabarimala, such a process should be carried out only after detailed consultations with scholars and Read More…