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Parties pushed their case with voters, touching upon contentious issues

While CPI(M)s acting secretary A Vijayaraghavan said it was natural for Vijayan to be called captain by people and was a recognition for his work in the last five years, the LDF coalition partner, CPIs state secretary Kanam Rajendran said neither his party or the CPI(M) address their Chief Minister as captain but as comrade only.

The Kerala Model at the crossroads Updated: Updated: April 04, 2021 23:45 IST The role of planning and social oversight in the economic development of the State needs to expand further Share Article AAA The role of planning and social oversight in the economic development of the State needs to expand further Will the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) be re-elected in the upcoming polls in Kerala, or will the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) return to lead the government? The ele...

Three of them — Umar Bahadar, Nasarullah and Samiullah — have been convicted for the first time since the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore pronounced its verdict some time ago in the terror financing cases registered by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab police. The other two — JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and senior leader Prof Zafar Iqbal — had already been convicted for many years in other terror financing cases. In the biggest city of Yangon, one group marched t...

Kollam contests mirror larger LDF-UDF battle for Kerala’s coastline SECTIONS Share Synopsis The electoral plot in many coastal seats of Kollam mirrors the larger UDF-LDF fight across the fishermen-dominated constituencies along Keralas nearly 600-km coastal belt from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod. Agencies Kollam, the district right next to Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, is showcasing a critical outing for both the ruling LDF and opposition UDF. This hotbed of trade unionism, famous...

140 seats up for grabs in Kerala, but can BJP dent state’s bipolar politics? 140 seats up for grabs in Kerala, but can BJP dent state’s bipolar politics? 140 seats are going to the polls in a single phase of Kerala Assembly elections on April 6. Though the main contenders are CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front and Congress-led United Democratic Front, the BJP is hoping to pull off a major upset. advertisement UPDATED: April 4, 2021 18:40 IST Though the main contenders for the 140 seats are LD...

Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala   | Photo Credit: MAHINSHA S. “...the government has decided to buy power at a higher rate to help Adani...” the Leader of Opposition alleged. Continuing his tirade against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government over its purchase of power from the Adani group, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on April 3 said that the government was misleading the people of the State. He was speaking to reporters in Haripad. Mr. Chennithala alleged that ...

Mr. Vaze was arrested on March 13 by the central agency that was charged with sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. After arresting him at 11.50 p.m., the NIA’s spokesperson had said he was arrested for his “role and involvement in placing explosives laden vehicle near Carmichael Road.”

Will this election change the typical pattern of the LDF and the UDF coming to power alternately?

outlookindia.com 2021-04-03T15:12:40+05:30 Two years back, if you had asked a voter in Pala about ‘love jehad’, you would have been greeted with a blank expression. It was not very much part of the political vocabulary in this neck of the woods. Pala is canonical Kottayam, a small town in this south-central district, with a slow, lilting dialect and an honest, hard-working ethic—you could also say it’s at the heart of Syrian Christian Kerala. It’s not as if communities in Kera...