Kunhalikutty

The election to Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, which fell vacant after the resignation of IUML MP Kunhalikutty, will be held simultaneously with the coming assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) said on Sunday. The polls are due to be held in April-May.

Alleging "illegality" in provisions of the bill that criminalises instant triple talaq, an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader today said Muslim bodies would challenge it in the Supreme Court if the Rajya Sabha also passes it.

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. The BJP, which has been trying to increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in its vote share. The party is still a distant third be...

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator PK Kunhalikutty has won the Malappuram by-poll in Kerala by 171,038 lakh votes. The IUML strongman remained far ahead of his nearest rival MB Faisal, Communist Party of India-Marxist candidate and youth leader. The BJP candidate N Sreeprakash came a distant third.

About 12 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency by-poll that began at 7 am on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan's petition demanding a CBI probe into the Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case.

IT and Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty said the concept of rural IT parks conceived by the previous Left government need not be seen in poor light.

Ending more than a week- long suspense, dissident Kerala Congress (M) Vice-Chairman P C George was on Tuesday removed from the post of government Chief Whip by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who accepted the ruling UDF partner's demand after parleys to avert the action failed.

It was a close shave for three ministers in the Kerala assembly on Friday when a lift's support gave way and it plunged into the basement.

The Kerala government plans to set up Information Technology innovation zones in the state where emphasis would be given on hardware, Industries and IT minister PK Kunhalikutty said today.

With several mega infrastructure projects being planned in the state, Kerala is now looking at active private sector participation in them, said PK Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries and Information Technology (IT), here on Monday.

Kerala, which is aggressively campaigning to lure investments, will hold a road show in Bangalore on July 20 with a focus on IT sector investments as part of its upcoming 'Emerging Kerala-2012 Global Connect' slated for September.

The Kerala Government would convene a meeting of Muslim religious organisations in the state to elicit their views on the recent Supreme Court direction to the Centre to phase out Haj subsidy, according to Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty.

A total of 49429 applications have been received this year for Haj pilgrimage 2012 in Kerala.The draw of lots for the pilgrimage was inaugurated by Kerala Haj and industries minister, PK Kunhalikutty at the Haj house in the nearby Karippur in Malappuram district.The quota for this year's Haj pilgrimage from Kerala is 6487.

The Kerala government is expecting huge overseas investments in about 60 sectors including infrastructure, technology, education and healthcare, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Friday. He was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues like Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty and officials at the meetings.

The election to Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, which fell vacant after the resignation of IUML MP Kunhalikutty, will be held simultaneously with the coming assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) said on Sunday. The polls are due to be held in April-May.

Alleging "illegality" in provisions of the bill that criminalises instant triple talaq, an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader today said Muslim bodies would challenge it in the Supreme Court if the Rajya Sabha also passes it.

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. The BJP, which has been trying to increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in its vote share. The party is still a distant third be...

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator PK Kunhalikutty has won the Malappuram by-poll in Kerala by 171,038 lakh votes. The IUML strongman remained far ahead of his nearest rival MB Faisal, Communist Party of India-Marxist candidate and youth leader. The BJP candidate N Sreeprakash came a distant third.

About 12 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency by-poll that began at 7 am on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan's petition demanding a CBI probe into the Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case.

IT and Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty said the concept of rural IT parks conceived by the previous Left government need not be seen in poor light.

Ending more than a week- long suspense, dissident Kerala Congress (M) Vice-Chairman P C George was on Tuesday removed from the post of government Chief Whip by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who accepted the ruling UDF partner's demand after parleys to avert the action failed.

It was a close shave for three ministers in the Kerala assembly on Friday when a lift's support gave way and it plunged into the basement.

The Kerala government plans to set up Information Technology innovation zones in the state where emphasis would be given on hardware, Industries and IT minister PK Kunhalikutty said today.

With several mega infrastructure projects being planned in the state, Kerala is now looking at active private sector participation in them, said PK Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries and Information Technology (IT), here on Monday.

Kerala, which is aggressively campaigning to lure investments, will hold a road show in Bangalore on July 20 with a focus on IT sector investments as part of its upcoming 'Emerging Kerala-2012 Global Connect' slated for September.

The Kerala Government would convene a meeting of Muslim religious organisations in the state to elicit their views on the recent Supreme Court direction to the Centre to phase out Haj subsidy, according to Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty.

A total of 49429 applications have been received this year for Haj pilgrimage 2012 in Kerala.The draw of lots for the pilgrimage was inaugurated by Kerala Haj and industries minister, PK Kunhalikutty at the Haj house in the nearby Karippur in Malappuram district.The quota for this year's Haj pilgrimage from Kerala is 6487.

The Kerala government is expecting huge overseas investments in about 60 sectors including infrastructure, technology, education and healthcare, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Friday. He was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues like Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty and officials at the meetings.