Pinarayi Vijayan

"Very Important" But Waiting For Results: Pinarayi Vijayan On KCR Meet

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday May 7, 2019

A morning meeting with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, initially called "courtesy visit" has been termed a "very important one" by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. But asked if he thought a non-Congress, non-BJP government was the way forward, and the possible Prime Ministerial candidates of such a front, Chief Minister Vijayan...

Elections 2019: As KCR Launches "Third Front" Meetings, Stalin "Busy" With Campaign

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2019

A Prime Minister from south India in a non-BJP, non-Congress concoction at the centre is Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's mission, say sources, as his meeting with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday piqued political interest.

Federal Front Push? KCR Meets Pinarayi Vijayan; Talks With Stalin Soon

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir And Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 7, 2019

With just two more rounds to go in the mammoth, seven-phase elections, political activity for a Federal Front is gathering steam. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who floated the idea of a non-Congress, non-BJP Front two years ago, met his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan this evening. Another meeting has been scheduled with DMK chi...

Kerala Expects Rs 3,596 Crore World Bank Loan For Rebuilding After Floods

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 30, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, after a high level meeting here on Monday to discuss the 'rebuild Kerala' initiative in aftermath of the worst-ever floods that hit the state last year, indicated that the World Bank will provide a Rs 3,596 crore loan for rebuilding activities covering various sectors.

"Keep Away": Pinarayi Vijayan Snaps At Reporters Over A Question

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday lost his composure and asked media persons to "keep away" as they approached him seeking his version on the higher voter turnout in the Lok Sabha polls held in the state.

Election 2019: "I Had To Wait For A While": Kerala Chief Minister Complains Of EVM Snags

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today pointed out that there are faulty electronic voting machines in various parts of the state as the third round of voting in the national election began. Voting was delayed in several places beacsue the EVMs did not work.

Lok Sabha Elections: Kerala Registers 22.24% Voting In Four Hours

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Technical glitches notwithstanding, nearly a quarter of the over 2 crore voters in Kerala cast their votes in the first four hours of polling. The state is polling for all of its 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in a single phase.

Kerala Woman, In Sri Lanka To Meet Relatives, Dies In Bomb Blasts

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Sunday April 21, 2019

Sri Lanka Bomb Blasts: A Kerala woman on holiday in Sri Lanka died in the blasts on Easter Sunday. She was among the 207 people who died in a string of bomb blasts at high-end hotels and churches in Columbo this morning.

"Untruthful, Concocted Campaign Unleashed By PM": Kerala Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the LDF government in Kerala over various issues, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Friday accused him of making "false" charges against the state and said such remarks were "unbecoming" of his position.

PM Modi "Uttering Lie" On Sabarimala Issue, Says Pinarayi Vijayan

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 14, 2019

Sharpening its attack on the Prime Minister, the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala Sunday accused Narendra Modi of "misleading" the country on the Sabarimla issue and dubbed his statement as "utter lie."

PM Modi Speaking Lies About Sabarimala Issue: Kerala Chief Minister

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 14, 2019

Election 2019: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for speaking about Sabarimala in neighbouring states, while in Kerala he did not take the name of the shrine when he spoke at a rally at Kozhikode last week.

"What Does He Know Of Wayanad?" Pinarayi Vijayan Slams Amit Shah

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 11, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday slammed BJP President Amit Shah for calling Wayanad, from where Congress President Rahul Gandhi is contesting the Lok Sabha elections, as Pakistan.

Pinarayi Vijayan Calls Poll Surveys "Big Bluff, Far From Reality"

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today dismissed election surveys as "big bluffs" far from the reality, adding that his Left government will win 18 of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

Kerala Boy, 7, Remains "Very Criticial" After Assault By Mother's Partner

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that the condition of a seven-year-old boy who was assaulted brutally by his mother's partner last week was "very critical".

Church Act Won't Be Implemented: Kerala Chief Minister Assures Bishops

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 6, 2019

For the second time in a week, Kerala's ruling CPI-M said that the government has no plans to implement the Church Act, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan now assuring a group of bishops from various Christian denominations who meet him on Wednesday.