As Satheesan began countering the Minister's contentions by claiming that they were not true, the Speaker cut him short saying that the Chair can only believe the Minister who has said that there has been no price hike, only an increase in subsidy and that he has not insulted the House.
Interestingly, the move comes after the UDF opposition a day ago threatened to hold protests from ration shops to the state secretariat against the rise in prices of essential commodities.
It has also requested permission to levy the fee on both arriving and departing passengers.
The AERA last month issued a consultation paper on the tariff revision for the third control period (April 2021 to March 2026) proposed by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited that manages the aerodrome, seeking comments from the stakeholders.
The state’s senior Congress leadership, largely under the thumb of Mullappally-Chennithala-Chandy trio, has failed miserably to get the party combat-ready against the might of the Left Democratic Front
Kerala Election Result 2021 Highlights: Counting of votes began at 8 am. The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has secured a historic win bucking the four-decade-long trend of voting out incumbents in Kerala
While the Congress is going hammer and tongs against the LDF, targeting Pinarayi Vijayan for his ‘autocratic’ style of functioning, Vijayan is not hassled. The main reason for this could be that there are no visible signs of rumbling from within the LDF
Kerala Assembly Election 2021: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is contesting from the Dharmadam constituency in Kannur district.
No assurance had been given to anyone regarding the top post and an unanimous decision would be taken in this regard post elections, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) member said here on a television channel.
While much of the focus has been on the BJP and its ability to topple governments in other states, Kerala has been witnessing a quiet revolution in some parts of the state
Kerala Assembly Elections 2021: The power corridors of Thiruvananthapuram have witnessed a change in government every five years since the early 1980s. Will the pattern hold?
"I have a selfish reason to test it," Gandhi said, addressing an election corner meeting organised at Manarcad in Puthuppally Assembly constituency represented by former chief minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy for the last 50 years.
The whip culture in the political system should be done away with, and instead, the more significant ideological debates featuring in the socio-cultural context should be encouraged to maintain the sanctity and survival of the political space
A special law to protect the traditions of the Sabarimala lord Ayyappa temple and a Peace and Harmony department on the model of Rajasthan,has also been promised by the UDF.
The Congress had earlier named candidates from 86 constituencies on March 14.
PC Chacko, who sent his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former party president Rahul Gandhi, alleged that the seats in his home state were divided on the basis of factions and blamed the central leadership for failing to lead the party effectively.
The Asianet-CFore survey, conducted among 10,396 respondents located in 272 urban centres and 811 rural centres, also found that Pinarayi Vijayan was the most-preferred chief ministerial candidate.
The highlight in all the four panchayats that the Twenty20 won is Aikkaranadu where its nominees bagged all the 14 wards. In Mauzhuvanoor, the forum's candidates won in 15 out of the total 19 wards in the panchayat.
The BJP has reasons to cheer as it is slowly expanding its footprint in Kerala. The Congress needs to do some serious introspection
Kerala’s local civic body elections will give a peak to the voters’ mood as the LDF looks for re-election in the state in 2021.
Ahead of the assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has had minimal political presence in Kerala so far, is hoping to attract the Christian community even as it tries to consolidate its support among Hindu voters.
After almost 10 minutes of protest, watch and ward personnel removed the opposition members using force and cleared the Governor's way to the dais
For the Congress, a predicted win in the state will be a mixed bag as its seemingly major victory finds no resonance in the rest of the country.
Despite being late off the blocks, Congress has managed to put up formidable candidates in almost every constituency.
Sixty three year-old Razak, who represented Manjeshwaram constituency in the House, died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Kasaragod on October 20.