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Audit ordered into accounts relating to the conduct of Ashtabhishekams during the past ten years

Id-ul-Adha is observed worldwide on the 10th day of Dul Haj, coinciding with the culmination of the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca.

Several members of the V.D. Satheesan Cabinet which took charge on May 18 come with strong family legacies in Kerala politics

They say Satheesan kept the promise given to them and add that they will pursue with the new government their demand of a monthly honorarium of 21,000

The appointments were made at the first Cabinet meeting of the UDF government

The SIT has said that one of the principal reasons for the delay in completing the investigation is the non-receipt of the detailed analysis report from the National Metallurgical Laboratory, where approximately 36 samples have been forwarded for scientific examination

When the UDF finalised its Cabinet members, Kasaragod, Idukki and Pathanamthitta were left with no Ministerial representation

Announcement sparks strong opposition from private bus operators, who fear that the move could bring their operations to a halt

The aim is to inform the people of Kerala about the current status of State finances

DCC president K. Praveenkumar and IUML district president M.A. Razak have been elected to the Assembly from Koyilandy and Kunnamangalam, respectively

Party workers, families and loyalists arrived from nearly every corner of Kerala to witness what many among them called a historic return of the UDF.

Attention now shifts to how the newly elected UDF government will approach the long-pending proposal

Kerala CM Satheesan announced free bus travel for all women on KSRTC buses and a dedicated department for senior citizens to ensure their dignity and welfare

Senior Congress leaders arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on May 18, to attend the swearing-in ceremony of new Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and the UDF Cabinet.

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Satheesan and the Ministers-designate over a one-hour ceremony

Along with Mr. Satheesan, the UDF Cabinet will also be sworn in

Angamaly MLA Roji M. John of the Congress, Piravom legislator Anoop Jacob of Kerala Congress (Jacob), and Kalamassery MLA V. E. Abdul Gafoor of the Indian Union Muslim League will be sworn in as Ministers

Kozhikode and Kasaragod districts will not have any representation for the time being

Of the 63 Congress MLAs in the 102-strong UDF contingent, many eligible names could not be given Ministerial berths as the party had to consider social and regional equations, V.D. Satheesan said

A self-described supporter of Nehruvian socialism, the Congress leader who steered the party-led alliance, out of power for a decade, to an emphatic victory over the Left Democratic Front in Kerala, is now set to take the reins of the State

Differences over Kerala Chief Minister selection will be resolved smoothly, says K.C. Venugopal

32,218 students eligible for higher studies and 2,313 secure A+ grade in all subjects. City schools fare well.

Political analysts say the former Leader of the Opposition cultivated strong acceptance among Muslims and many see him as one among us

Both vacancies were immediately reported to the State Election Commission, as per norm; a by-election to fill the vacancy must be held within six months

An official from the SOG said a student from Kerala forwarded the guess paper to a some of his friends abd a hostel owner in Sikar

It urges State government and State Police Chief to take stringent action against the accused, ensure protection for all legally operating service providers, and implement measures to prevent such incidents

Complaint relates to outraging the modesty of a woman from a Scheduled category. The petitioner in the case is an accused in a case registered at the Panangad police station in Kochi on charges of assault and criminal trespass

BJP leader V. Muraleedharan said the Congress leaderships inability to select a Chief Minister, despite winning over 100 seats, reflected a deep organisational crisis and is one of the reasons why voters across the country were increasingly distancing themselves from the party

In a Facebook post, Jayarajan says the scale of the defeat suffered by Left Democratic Front in Assembly election was completely unexpected

BJPs decision to give most seats in the district to its ally Twenty20 backfires, with the corporate-backed outfit failing to make an impact; five segments that backed the Left front in 2021 shift their allegiance to UDF