Kerala’s financial crisis artificially created by Centre, alleges state finance minister K N Balagopal

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government on Monday accused the Centre of adopting a stand against the country’s federal structure and said it was the reason for the acute financial crisis the state has been suffering for some time. It is a “financial plight” artificially created by the union government, state Finance Minister K N Balagopal alleged. … Read more

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan: Left govt in Kerala enters fourth year, CM says extreme poverty will be eradicated by 2025

As the Left government in Kerala marks its fourth year in office, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday the government plans to develop a knowledge economy and eradicate extreme poverty in the state by November 1, 2025. Listing out achievements of the Kerala government, Vijayan said in a statement that the consecutive Left governments … Read more

Educational institutions in Kerala to be shut till May 6 due to extreme heat conditions | Education

The Kerala government on Thursday ordered the closure of all educational institutions including professional colleges till May 6 and instructed police, fire force and military units to avoid drills and parades during day time as part of measures to tackle the extreme heat conditions in the state. The Kerala government on Thursday ordered the closure … Read more

Kerala News | Thiruvananthapuram Biggest Test Ahead Of Lok Sabha Election 2024 | N18V | News18

Kerala News | Thiruvananthapuram Biggest Test Ahead Of Lok Sabha Election 2024 | N18V | News18While the incumbent, Shashi Tharoor of the Congress, is eyeing a fourth win on the trot, the CPI’s Pannian Raveendran will be hoping to win the seat for the LDF for the first time since 2005. The NDA, which came … Read more

Supreme Court: Ready to let Kerala borrow ₹5,000 crore more, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Union government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it is ready to allow the Kerala government to borrow an additional ₹5,000 crore in the current fiscal year as a one-time measure. However, it will be subject to certain conditions to be imposed in the next financial year. Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman also … Read more

John Brittas on Kerala govt protest: ‘We are here against the discrimination of Union govt’ – The Economic Times Video

New Delhi: CPI(M) MP John Brittas while speaking to ANI on February 07 said that the Kerala government had come to Delhi against the discrimination of the Union government. He said, “We don’t get any support from the union government. We lost Rs. 57,000 crores last year over different sets of accounts. That’s why, the … Read more

Kerala Govt Wants to ‘Short-Circuit’ System: Guv on Why Attempts to Remove Him as Chancellor will be Detrimental | Exclusive

Amid the ongoing legal battle over pending bills, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, in an exclusive interview to News 18, said the state government was trying to “short-circuit the entire system by transferring the fiscal responsibility to the universities”, and the pending bills were money bills that could not be placed before the state assembly … Read more