BJP has no candidate in Union minister of state for External affairs, V Muraleedharan’s home town
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22: In a major set back to Union minister of state for External affairs ,V Muraleedharan ,the BJP don’t have a candidate in his home constituency, Thalassery. The Kerala high court did not allow the writ petition filed by the BJP candidates , N Haridas of Thalassery, Niveditha Subramaniam of Guruvayoor and the […]
Pinarayi urges cadres to be on the toes until election is over
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22( BPN): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday urged Left party cadres not to be overconfident and never show any laxity in campaign work in the wake of pre-poll survey reports released by various media houses which have predicted continuation of LDF rule in the state. The huge participation of people in […]
Puducherry will be developed economically if BJP is voted to power: Gadkari
Chennai, March 22: Union minister of Highways and Transport, Nitin Gadkari said that there will be all round development of Puducherry if BJP led alliance is elected to power. He said that there will be a “Double Engine” growth for the state if the alliance comes to power. He was addressing media persons at the […]
Eknath Solkar “Poor men’s Sobers”
Eknath Solkar aka Ekky made his test debut in 1969. He became the first Indian Test Cricketer to be born post independence. He is India’s best fielder at forward short leg and he is arguably the most fearless fielders there will ever be as he was always fielding close to the batsman. Ekky took India […]
An Indian classic
1952 Madrass. Polly Umrigar set up India’s first Test victory with an exquisite 130 not out. Pahelam Ratanji “Polly” Umrigar, The tall, well-built batsman, was not in the original squad due to his poor form with bat in previous games. But a wrist injury to Hemu Adhikari had given Polly a place in the final […]
Novel programmes of women-centric group library uplifts society
Kannur, March 22 : The Safdar Hashmi Memorial Library which was formed in 1988 immediately after the theater artist was shot dead in New Delhi is now the country’s first air-conditioned library and with more than 14,000 books and is the main cultural hub of Mayyil, a sleepy panchayath of Kannur district, the home district […]
13% new borns with covid – hit moms tested positive in Kerala
Nearly 13 % of new borns, whos mothers contracted Covid – 19 during delivery, have tested positive for Covid soon after birth in the state However, the majority had mild symptoms and they recovered soon. Data from the directorate of health services (DHS) shows that as on October 21, 2020, about 1,835 Covid positive pregnant […]
Balashankar insists there’s a BJP-CPM deal in select seats
Senior BJP and RSS leaders rejected on Wednesday a claim made by a Sangh Parivar veteran that BJP had struck a secret deal with CPM to deny him a ticket to contest the upcoming assembly elections. Rejecting R Balashankar’s statement that RSS had initially supported him for Chengannur seat, RSS state unit head Gopalankutty Master […]
Have to take quick and decisive steps to stop the second peak of coronavirus cases in the country: PM Modi
India recorded its highest Covid-19 tally in 102 days on Wednesday with 35,886 patients testing positive for the virus as Maharashtra continued to be the worst-affected state as the fresh wave of infections surges, accounting for 64%of the daily count in India. Maharashtra added 23,179 fresh cases, the highest in six months since September 17 […]
