M.B. Rajesh resigns as Speaker, to become minister
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 3 (BPNS) The Kerala legislative assembly Speaker and senior leader of the CPI-M, M.B.Rajesh on Saturday resigned from his post. He will be joining the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet. The probable swearing of Rajesh will be held on Tuesday, according to government sources. CPI-M state committee member and Member of Legislative Assembly from Thalassery […]
Only BJP has a future in India, Amit Shah
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 3 (BPNS) Union Home Minister and senior leader of the BJP, Amit Shah said that only the BJP has a future in the country while both Congress and Communist party are in the process of decline. He was addressing a programme of the SC/ST Morcha here on Saturday. He also said that the […]
Amit Shah calls upon South Indian states for solutions to river water sharing
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 3( BPNS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah called upon the South Indian states to explore joint solutions to issues related to sharing of river water. He was speaking while chairing the 30th southern zonal council meeting of South Indian states and Union Territories here on Saturday. Shah also called upon the South Indian Chief […]
Officials prefer bribe money via GPay in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, September 3 (BPNS) Gone are those days when corrupt government officials would demand paper money for carrying out a service. Now, out of fear of anti-corruption officials, they have switched to electronic cash. There are also instances in which some officials demand ATM cards for receiving that unaccounted money and spend the same as […]
Tree felling video left many with a heavy heart
Thiruvananthapuram, September 2 (BPNS) The inhuman act of some as part of a road widening project in Kerala’s Malappuram district left many with a heavy heart. The video of the incident, in which an operator of an earth mover felled a tree that was home to scores of birds, resulting in the killing of birds, […]
Kerala to get new minister and new speaker
Thiruvananthapuram, September 2 (BPNS) The state cabinet is set to have a minor reshuffle as the ruling front Communist Party of India (Marxist) decided to appoint Speaker MB Rajesh as a minister. A first-time MLA, Rajesh will replace MV Govindan, who was recently appointed as CPI(M) state secretary. As per a statement from the CPI(M) […]
SC grants interim bail to activist Setalvad
New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested on June 25 for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame “innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, a day after excoriating the Gujarat High Court over delayed listing of her bail prayer. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday […]
Assembly ruckus case: Kerala HC declines to stay trial
Kochi, Sep 2 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Friday declined to stay the trial in the 2015 Assembly ruckus case in which General Education Minister V Sivankutty and some other prominent LDF leaders are also among the accused. Justice Ziyad Rahman A A asked all the accused, including LDF convener E P Jayarajan and Left […]
Judge found dead in Odisha
Cuttack, Sept 2 (PTI) A special POCSO judge in Odisha’s Cuttack was found dead at his official residence here on Friday, police said. The deceased 49-year-old judge was identified as Subash Kumar Behari. The body of the POCSO court judge was found hanging from a ceiling fan and there were injury marks on his neck, said […]
