Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday termed the media reports that said the state government inflated funds spent on the Wayanad disaster relief operation as fake news with an agenda against the state and its people.
As part of its ongoing crackdown on gold and hawala smuggling, the Kerala Police have seized nearly 150 kg of gold, valued at Rs 81 crore, and registered 337 hawala cases, confiscating around Rs 123 crore over the past five years.
Earlier in July, K Surendran said that the huge tragedy in Wayanad caused by landslides could have been prevented and alleged that the Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan "ignored the alerts" sent by the central government.
As part of the ongoing Onam celebrations, the Thrikkakara Temple in Kerala's Ernakulam hosted the Uthrada Sadya, a grand traditional feast for around 20,000 people on Saturday.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday extended Onam wishes to the people. He said that Onam is also a reminder of a non-discriminatory and egalitarian era that is believed to have existed in the past.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan arrived at the Delhi airport on Friday afternoon to pay his last respects to Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday, September 12, at the age of 72 years after a prolonged illness.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called for a significant increase in the share of taxes distributed to the states, proposing that the states' share be raised to 50 per cent of the net proceeds of the Union's taxes.
A one-day conclave of finance ministers from five opposition-ruled states will be held here today, Thursday, to discuss issues related to the 16th Finance Commission.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the harvest of vegetables grown at the Secretariat campus, a part of the state's initiative to promote local vegetable cultivation in celebration of the Onam festival