Playwright Kavalam Narayana Panicker, who brought native idiom into Malayalam theatre, passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. The Padma Bhushan-winning theatre doyen, a trailblazer at a time when proscenium theatre held the centre stage, has given to Malayalam literature and theatre such fine works asAvanavan Kadamba, Daivathar, Kaikkuttappad, Ottayaan, and many productions based on major Sanskrit works. […]
» Read moreSenior CPI(M) legislator, S. Sharma was sworn in as the Pro-tem Speaker of Kerala Assembly. At a simple function held at Raj Bhavan on Friday, Governor Justice (Retd.) P. Sathasivam administered the oath of affirmation to Mr.Sharma. Minister for Industries and Sports, E. P. Jayarajan and Minister for Ports, Ramachandran Kadanapally were present at the function. This is the sixth time […]
» Read morePinarayi Vijayan being sworn in as Chief Minister of Kerala by Governor P. Sathasivam at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. The Cabinet of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government comprises 19 members.
» Read moreThe Left Democratic Front (LDF), to be headed by CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan, would be sworn in on Wednesday, May 25. Talking to reporters after a surprise visit to the Cantonment House, the official residence of Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly and CPI (M) veteran V.S. Achuthanandan a short while ago, Mr. Vijayan said the […]
» Read moreThe CPI (M) leadership has picked party Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan as Chief Minister. The CPI (M) State secretariat took the formal decision to make Mr. Vijayan the party’s Chief Minister nominee in the presence of party general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat. Mr. Yechury and Mr. Karat held a brief consultation with party veteran V.S. […]
» Read moreA neck-and-neck race is expected in Kerala as all 140 constituencies are in the fray in today’s Assembly Elections. For the ruling UDF, it is a battle for retaining power in the State. A success would also present an opportunity for the Congress to stage a comeback at the national level, after its humiliating loss in the 2014 Lok Sabha […]
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