Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Won't Implement CAA Or Build Detention Centres: Chief Minister

Kerala News | ANI | Sunday February 16, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the state will neither implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Kerala, nor will it permit the National Population Register (NPR) enumeration.

25 INSAS Rifles, 12,000 Live Cartridges Missing From Kerala Police Unit, Says CAG Report

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

Kerala police maintained that no rifles were missing, a day after the CAG audit found shortage of 25 INSAS rifles and 12,061 live cartridges from the Special Armed Police Battalion in Thiruvananthapuram.

Congress Writes To Kerala Chief Minister, Seeks Removal Of Top Cop

Thiruvananthapuram News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Congress on Thursday wrote to the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking the removal of top cop Loknath Behera and sought the CBI and NIA probes over findings against him by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) 2019 report that came out on Wednesday.

Will Not Object To CBI Probe Into Wayalar Rape, Murder Case: Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram News | ANI | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that the government will not object to a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into Walayar sisters' rape and murder case if the parents demand the same in the high court.

Kerala Chief Minister Warns Schools Against Appointing Teachers Illegaly

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday February 10, 2020

Mr Vijayan was responding to the reaction of some aided school managements to the suggestion made by the finance minister to regulate appointment of new teachers in such schools.

"Won't Implement NPR But Will Proceed With Census": Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 7, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday assured the state assembly that the National Population Register (NPR) will not be implemented, but the state will go ahead with the census process.

"Tax Evasion Not Intention": Kerala Chief Minister To PM On NRI Status

India News | Written By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Aman Dwivedi | Sunday February 2, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has criticised the centre over its proposed amendment in criteria for residential status of those working abroad, saying it would affect "hard-working" Indians, especially those in the Middle East.

Centre Should Desist From Amending NRI Status: Pinarayi Vijayan

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 2, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday criticised the Centre to amend the section 6 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which stipulates conditions for determining the residential status for tax purposes in India.

British Colonisers' Strategy Being Used Today: Pinarayi Vijayan On CAA

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 2, 2020

Hitting out at the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said the "communal elements" today were using the British colonisers' strategy of disrupting people's unity by dividing them into communal lines.

"Airlift Stranded Indians": Pinarayi Vijayan Writes To PM On Wuhan Virus

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday January 27, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the outbreak of Coronavirus which has killed at least 80 people in China, demanding that the Indians stranded in Wuhan must be rescued.

Kerala Chief Minister, Newly Weds In 620-Km Human Chain Against Citizenship Law

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Sunday January 26, 2020

People formed a 620-km human chain from Kasargod in the north of Kerala to Thiruvananthapuram in the south to register their protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Republic Day. Organised by Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front, the protest saw lakhs of people -- including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan -- lining up along roads across t...

Coronavirus: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Writes To Centre On Indian Nurses In Saudi Arabia

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday January 23, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar after reports emerged of Indian nurses in Saudi Arabia suspected to be affected by a deadly strain of the Coronavirus.

Kerala Chief Minister Condoles Death Of 8 State Tourists At Nepal Resort

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said his government will take all steps to ensure that the mortal remains of eight tourists from the state who died at a resort in Nepal are brought back at the earliest.

Kerala To Not Cooperate With Updation Process Of Population Register

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020

The Left government in Kerala on Monday decided to inform the Centre that it would not cooperate with any official procedures regarding the updation of the National Population Register (NPR).

Kerala Mosque Hosts Hindu Wedding, Chief Minister Extends Wishes

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took to Facebook to congratulate the young couple and said the state has always upheld and showcased such beautiful examples of religious harmony.