CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan, who led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the April 6 assembly polls, was on Thursday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala for the second successive term.
Veena George had excelled as journalist and news anchor in various Malayalam news channels. George, a mother of two, is a member of the CPI(M) Pathanamthitta area committee.
CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan was on Tuesday elected its Parliamentary party leader, paving the way for his successive stint as Chief Minister of Kerala.
The state government invoked Kerala Essential Articles Control Act, 1986 to control prices of articles required for treating COVID-19, a tweet from the Chief Minister's office stated.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the decision to extend the lockdown was taken in view of high test positivity rates in districts.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a tweet, asked authorities and people to follow guidelines issued by the state disaster management authority while alerting people about the red alert for May 14 and 15.
There's a buzz going around that the CPI-M is a bit upset with the way Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is being glorified after he led the party to a historic win.
In the outgoing cabinet, including Vijayan the CPI-M had 13 members, the CPI 4 with one each to the three allies, but this time there are more allies.
The 77-year old father-in-law is no one other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while the lucky son-in-law is P A Mohammed Riyas, national president of the Democratic Youth Federation.
CM Pinarayi Vijayan who led the ruling CPI(M)-headed LDF in Kerala to a resounding victory in the April 6 Assembly polls, on Monday resigned from the post
Kerala Polls Results: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said that the party gracefully accepts the verdict, but will pursue the allegations against the Vijayan government.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to several exit polls results, is in a pole position, as not a single one has said the Congress-led UDF will win.
During a video conference held by PM with chief ministers of 10 states, Vijayan said purchasing vaccines for Rs 400 per dose will incur a cost of Rs 1,300 crore to state govt.
Incidentally, this is perhaps the first Assembly election in which the ruling government came out with a hashtag that they will become the first government to retain office in the state. The campaign was led by none other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has tested positive for coronavirus. The chief minister had taken the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 on March 3.
According to the Election Commission (EC) figures, the total electorate in Kerala includes 1,32,83,724 male voters, 1,41,62,025 female voters and 290 transgenders.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday took up the matter of alleged harassment of nuns belonging to a Kerala-based congregation in Uttar Pradesh recently with Home Minister Amit Shah promising strong action.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan filed nomination from Dharmadam constituency as CPI(M) candidate at the Kannur collectorate on March 15.
Rahul Gandhi, who represents Kerala's Wayanad in Lok Sabha, turned seafarer and pulled the net with local fishermen in high sea in Kollam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against M Sivashankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a case related to money laundering. The charge sheet comprising more than a thousand pages was submitted before an Ernakulam ED court.
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