Kerala Chief Minister

Kerala Chief Minister Asks PM Modi To Stop BPCL's Disinvestment

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to stop the reported move to disinvest the state owned Bharat Petroleum Corproation LTD (BPCL).

Rahul Gandhi Discusses Traffic Ban Through Tiger Reserve With Kerala CM

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in New Delhi today and apprised him of the hardships faced by people of Wayanad due to the night traffic ban on the national highway passing through Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka.

Protest March In Wayanad Against Night Traffic Ban On Highway

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi backed them, people of his Lok Sabha constituency and nearby areas intensified their protest, taking out a march on Monday demanding lifting of night traffic ban on a national highway passing through the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in neighbouring Karnataka.

Kerala Asks Centre For Help To Avoid Demolition Of 350 Kochi Flats

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, after an all-party meeting on Tuesday, has said that all possible efforts will be made to find legal ways to avoid the demolition of five buildings in a posh Kochi locality, involving over 350 flats.

350 Families Cling On To Posh Homes In Kochi As Demolition Deadline Ends

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday September 15, 2019

Some 350 families are defying eviction notice at a posh residential area in Kochi, as the deadline to vacate their flats in five buildings ends today. The families say justice has been denied to them. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has also called an all-party meeting in state capital Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

"War Cry": Kerala Chief Minister On Amit Shah's Hindi Diwas Tweet

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday September 15, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has weighed in on BJP chief Amit Shah's remarks on 'Hindi Diwas' on the necessity of having a common language in India. The Home Minister on Saturday tweeted a common language would become "the mark of India's identity globally".

Kochi's Water Metro To Become Operational By March: Pinarayi Vijayan

Cities | ANI | Wednesday September 4, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the unique Water Metro project will become operational by March next year in the state and added that it would require the efforts of all stakeholders.

Rahul Gandhi Appeals To Pinarayi Vijayan For Measures In Flood-Hit Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 3, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Union Minister Arjun Munda and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, urging them for early payment of compensation to tribals and reconstruction measures in flood-hit areas in Kerala.

In A First, Women To Drive Kerala Government Vehicles

Jobs | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 22, 2019

The state cabinet, on Wednesday, decided to open this post for women also.

Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad Poll Rival Arrested Near Dubai In Cheating Case

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday August 22, 2019

Thushar Vellapally, the BJP ally who contested against Rahul Gandhi from Kerala's Wayanad in the national election earlier this year, was arrested near Dubai on Tuesday, in a case of alleged cheating. "He has been trapped," sources close to him said.

Requesting Help For Kerala, Chief Minister Vijayan Tweets In Tamil

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has appealed for assistance to his rain-ravaged state, where 95 people have been killed in various incidents, with the leader tweeting in Tamil to present the grim picture.

Will Give Maximum Help: Pinarayi Vijayan On Visiting Wayanad Relief Camp

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday assured people at a relief camp in Meppadi near Wayanad that the government will stand with all those who are suffering due to rains and floods for the past six days.

Pinarayi Vijayan Hits Out At Negative Campaign Against Kerala Relief Fund

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 12, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday lashed out at the "negative" campaigning in social media about the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) and said those who spread hate about the state are committing the most "heinous crime".

Kerala Chief Minister Assures Action In Journalist's Death Case

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 4, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday said his government would do everything possible to bring to justice those responsible for the death of a journalist in Thiruvananthapuram.

Jailed Cop Sanjiv Bhatt's Wife Meets Kerala Politicians, Assured Support

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday July 24, 2019

A month after senior Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt was sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1990 custodial death case, his wife met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala today to seek their support in her "fight against injustice".