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Political parties express misgivings over the large number of ASD voters

The police have moved the court for recording the complainants sworn statement in camera before a judicial magistrate under Section 183 of the BNSS

Notably, the CPI mouthpiece Janayugam editorial underscored that LDF failed in distancing itself democratically from leaders of social organisations championing schismatic religious and caste identity politics, primarily by demonising minorities

Names of Saiji Jolly, deputy chairperson in the outgoing council, and Lisa Johnson, chairperson of the standing committee for public works, are among the probables for the top post along with Saniya Thomas, a two-time councillor

He tells media that he has informed the SIT about the alleged links between the gold theft and international antiques smugglers. He clarifies that the inputs he provided are not evidence, but information

The iconic director of Chilean films set around Augusto Pinochet regime speaks on politics and observation in independent cinema at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala

The LDF will not be able to rule the Corporation without the support of at least a few councillors from either the UDF or the NDA; DCC president says UDF will put up a strong fight for the post of Mayor

The number of enumeration forms on the Uncollectable List of SIR has risen to 24.92 lakh

Though BJP achieved a big win in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, it has fallen one short of the required majority number of 51 in the council

LDF will examine whether campaigns on expanded social security net and achievements in infrastructure development crowded out ruling front conversations about voter-relevant local issues, pivotal to the local body polls

Court finds that SIT did not cite Sreelakshmi, whom the convict Pulsar Suni contacted and messaged while he was travelling with the survivor on the fateful day.

The post of panchayat president has been reserved for a SC member, and no one from UDFs elected panel is from the community. However, both LDF and NDA have one SC member, making them eligible to claim the post

The party had rather fared well at the just-concluded local body polls, retaining 10 of 11 sitting seats in Pala municipality, it says

CM says Kerala is now fully connected through optical fibre and provides high quality talent, and which together provides the most ideal destination for investment and innovation

So far, 37,059 devotees have passed throgh Azuthakadav-Pamba trail. Sathram path in Vandiperiyar has recorded 64,776 arrivals

Only those who committed the crime have been punished. The mind that planned and enabled this heinous act, whoever that is, still walks free, and that is terrifying, writes the actor in a social media post

She says in a social media post that her fundamental rights were not protected and that the most important evidence in the casethe memory cardwas found to have been illegally accessed three times while it was in court custody

Police say CPI(M) workers unleashed violence in parts of north Kerala soon after the declaration of the election results

He calls Manis statement unacceptable and demeaning

Governor deplores tendency of one institution usurping the role of another in a democracy

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph, MLA, said welfare pension was an inalienable right and not CPI(M)s charity

LDF bit the dust, managing to win only 20 seats, in addition to two seats where it supported Independents; BJP improved its tally by just one seat, reaching six, despite its claim that it would hit double digits in the election

The most striking outcome was in Anthoor municipality, where the LDF registered a clean sweep by winning all the 29 wards, several by huge margins

The party served as the principal Opposition in the temple town, dislodging the UDF in the last two terms since 2015. It wins 21 seats in the polls to stake claim to power in the 53-member civic body. TheLDFbags 20 seats and the Congress-led front 12 seats.

Mr. Javadekar said the outcome in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation was not an ordinary result

The verdicts are believed to be indicative of the way the political wind is blowing in the State ahead of the Assembly polls. However, experts point to the case of 2010 local body polls, when a good showing in the district panchayats, did not exactly reflect in the subsequent Assembly election. LDF and UDF share 7 district panchayats this time.

The rout of the Left is more pronounced nKottayam,Idukki,ErnakulamandMalappuram districts, which are old citadels of the UDF. Urban voters have turned their back on the Left