Pinarayi Vijayan News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Top Kerala official facing CBI probe says CM Vijayan will decide his future
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14: Three days after the Kerala High Court ordered a CBI probe against K.M. Abraham -- Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former Chief Secretary -- the senior bureaucrat said on Monday that he would leave it to the Chief Minister to decide whether he should continue in office.
Jolt for Kerala cop 'close' to CM Vijayan as state police chief recommends case be filed against him
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14: In a jolt for Kerala's Additional Director General of Police M.R. Ajithkumar, who is considered to be a favourite of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state police chief Sheikh Darvesh Saheb on Monday submitted a report recommending that a case can be registered against him for giving a false statement.
Kerala CM Vijayan upset over low turnout at event, likely to take action against state party leadership
Kozhikode, April 12: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday, made his ire publicly while attending the inauguration of the second phase of the district hospital at Badagara, when he saw empty chairs in front of him.
Won't let Wayanad township work begin till payment of dues: Elstone Estate workers
Wayanad, April 12: Workers of Elstone Estate in Wayanad on Saturday said that they will not allow the township work to begin until their dues are paid.
Kerala CM Vijayan on a 'hot seat' as allegations mount against his office
Thiruvananthapuram, April 12: As Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s tenure enters its ninth consecutive year, a series of allegations involving his close aides and even family members have placed him under intense political heat.
As ED and SFIO get going, Kerala CPI-M declares full support to CM Vijayan
Kochi, April 11: With trouble looming for Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after his daughter Veena Vijayan’s now defunct IT firm Exalogic is on the radar of a few central agencies, state CPI-M Secretary M.V. Govindan on Friday said this was nothing but a conspiracy targeting the Chief Minister.
Kerala HC junks charge sheet against Asianet News, Cong seeks CM Vijayan's apology
Kochi, April 11: The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed a charge sheet against Asianet News and six journalists in a petition seeking a case to be registered under the POCSO Act for airing a programme against the growth of the drug mafia, which showed an incident involving a girl.
Kerala HC orders CBI probe into 'wealth' of CM Vijayan's chief principal secretary
Kochi, April 11: In a jolt to K.M. Abraham, the chief principal secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and also a former chief secretary, the Kerala High Court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into his wealth.
Fearing action against daughter, CM Vijayan has lost his balance: Congress
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10: A day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan burst out at the media for focussing on his daughter Veena Vijayan currently under the radar of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) over allegations of her (now defunct) IT firm receiving monthly gratification from Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) for mining sanctions, top Congress leaders on Thursday took pot shots at him for losing his cool.
Government services will now be at fingertips: Kerala govt rolls out K-Smart in panchayats
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10: The Kerala Government on Thursday rolled out K-Smart (Kerala Solutions for Managing Administrative Reformation and Transformation) in panchayats after its successful implementation in corporations and municipalities.
We are fully geared for Nilambur Assembly by-election: Kerala LoP
Kochi, April 10: Soon after arriving from the special session of the AICC meeting in Gujarat, Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V. D. Satheesan on Thursday said the Congress-led UDF is fully geared for the upcoming Nilambur Assembly by-election.
You want my blood, but will not get it easily, says Vijayan to queries on daughter's troubles
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9: Hours after his daughter Veena Vijayan suffered a jolt when the Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused a stay on the probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) into allegations of her (now defunct) IT firm receiving monthly gratification from Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) for mining sanctions, a peeved Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed his displeasure at questions on the issue.
Delhi HC refuses stay on SFIO case against Kerala CM Vijayan's daughter
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, April 9: In a jolt to Veena Vijayan, daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused a stay of the probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) into allegations of her (now defunct) IT firm Exalogic receiving monthly gratification to the tune of Rs 2.70 crore from Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL), for mining sanctions,
Upholds federal system: Kerala CM welcomes SC's verdict on Governor witholding bills
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict that the Tamil Nadu Governor withholding 10 bills and reserving them for the President's assent after they were re-enacted by the State Legislature is "illegal and erroneous in law" and liable to be set aside.
Traditional rivals in Kerala welcome SC verdict on Governor's role in Bills
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8: The Supreme Court's ruling on Tuesday, holding Tamil Nadu Governor Dr R.N. Ravi's withholding of assent to 10 Bills as "illegal", drew rare consensus from traditional political rivals in Kerala.
Munambam Waqf land dispute: HC stays order quashing Kerala govt's inquiry commission
Kochi, April 7: Three weeks after the Pinarayi Vijayan government suffered a jolt when the Kerala High Court allowed the petition challenging the appointment of an Inquiry Commission to find a permanent solution to a dispute between the Munambam residents and the Waqf Board, on Monday a division bench stayed that order.
CM Vijayan, Congress slam now withdrawn article in RSS mouthpiece on church land
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state Congress President K. Sudhakaran and others on Saturday slammed the mindset of the RSS even as it withdrew an article that appeared in their mouthpiece about the land holdings of the Catholic Church and the Waqf Board.
CPI-M in quandary after Kerala CM Vijayan's daughter named in SFIO case
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5: The Serious Fraud Investigation Office's (SFIO) charge sheet accusing Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan of receiving illegal payments amounting to Rs 2.70 crore from Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) in exchange for mining sanctions has come as a jolt for the CPI-M amid its ongoing 24th Party Congress in Tamil Nadu's Madurai.
Kerala CM Vijayan, Congress's Rahul Gandhi raise concerns over targeting of Catholic churches after passage of Waqf Bill
New Delhi, April 5: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday voiced alarm over the targeting of the Catholic Churches following the passage of the Waqf Act Amendment Bill in Parliament.
This time, you will have to resign, LoP Satheesan tells Kerala CM Vijayan
Kochi, April 4: Kerala's Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Friday asserted that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has no other option but to resign in the wake of his daughter Veena Vijayan figuring in the list of accused of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) charge sheet for receiving illegal gratification to the tune of Rs 2.70 crore from Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL), for mining sanctions.
CPI-M rallies behind Kerala CM Vijayan as daughter faces SFIO graft probe
Madurai/Thiruvananthapuram, April 4: The ongoing 24th CPI-M Party Congress in Madurai was jolted on Friday after the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) named Veena Vijayan, daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, as an accused in a charge sheet. She is accused of receiving illegal payments amounting to Rs 2.70 crore from Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) in exchange for mining sanctions.
Centre gives nod for prosecution of Kerala Chief Minister's daughter in CMRL case
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday faced criticism after the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) received prosecution sanction against his daughter Veena Vijayan in connection with the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL)-Exalogic case.
17 cuts in L2 Empuraan movie decided by producers, no pressure exerted: Suresh Gopi
New Delhi, April 3: Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed exchanges between CPI-M member John Brittas and MoS Tourism Suresh Gopi.
Kerala: Oppn seeks Vijayan's resignation as daughter's name appears in SFIO list
Thiruvananthapuram, April 3: After the name of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan's figured in the list of accused of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) charge sheet for receiving illegal gratification to the tune of Rs 2.70 crores from Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL), for mining sanctions, the Congress and the BJP demanded the resignation of Vijayan.
Delhi High Court refuses to stay ongoing probe by SFIO into IT firm of Kerala CM Vijayan's daughter
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, April 3: A week after the Kerala High Court dismissed two pleas seeking a probe by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department into the allegations that IT firm Exalogic of Veena Vijayan, the daughter of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, got a monthly gratification from Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL), for mining sanctions, the Delhi High Court on Thursday refused the mining firm's petition seeking to stay the ongoing SFIO investigation.
Scheduled list of speakers at CPI-M Party Congress' closing session prompts speculation over new GS
Kolkata, April 1: With the 24th Party Congress of the CPI-M scheduled to start at the temple town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu from Wednesday, fresh speculations have surfaced over the party's new General Secretary - a post which had been lying vacant since the demise of incumbent, Sitaram Yechury, last year.
Will Kerala CM's son-in-law Riyas be inducted into CPI(M) Central Committee?
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1: With just hours left for the 24th CPI(M) party congress to begin in Madurai, people are wondering whether P.A. Mohammed Riyas, the son-in-law of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who has been fast tracked in the state unit of the party, will get another lift when the new Central Committee (CC) will be named in the next few days.
Baby, Dhawale, or Mohd Salim, who's going to be the next CPI-M General Secretary?
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31: With hours left for the 24th CPI-M Party Congress to commence in Tamil Nadu's Madurai from April 2, the party's national leadership is working overtime to arrive at a consensus on the new General Secretary before the party flag goes up at the five day meeting.
Kerala Asha workers cut hair as pay hike protest enters 50th day
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31: Leaders of the ongoing protest by Asha workers before the Kerala secretariat, intensified their stir by cutting their hair on Monday, the 50th day of their movement.
Big fan of Mohanlal, but...: Rajeev Chandrasekhar says he won't watch 'L2: Empuraan' due to controversy
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31: The much-anticipated Malayalam film 'L2: Empuraan', starring Mohanlal, has sparked intense political reactions and public debate following its release.
Sports Minister Mandaviya, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan lead Fit India Sundays on cycle event across nation
New Delhi, March 30: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya once again spearheaded the Fit India Sundays on Cycle in Junagadh, Gujarat, on Sunday.
Communal hate campaign against 'Empuraan' deeply disturbing: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram, March 30: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday strongly condemned the Sangh Parivar for "unleashing communalism through widespread hate campaigns" against the Malayalam movie 'L2 Empuraan' that features superstar Mohanlal.
Sports Min Mandaviya, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan lead Fit India Sundays on Cycle event across nation
New Delhi, March 30: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya spearheaded the Fit India Sundays on Cycle in Junagadh, Gujarat on Sunday. Simultaneously, the cycling rally was flagged off by the Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan from Cliff House in Trivandrum.
'Crucial investment in Kerala's technological development': Kerala CM on Gtech's 'Permute 2025'
Thiruvananthapuram, March 29: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday inaugurated the skill summit 'Permute 2025' organised by Group of Technology Companies (Gtech). During his speech, the Chief Minister called it a crucial investment in Kerala's technological development.
Kerala among India's top startup-friendly states: CM Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram, March 29: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday highlighted the state's rapid strides in fostering startups, revealing that in the last nine years, around 6,200 startups have emerged in the state, attracting investments of Rs 5,800 crore and generating 60,000 job opportunities.
Speculations grow over new faces in CPI-M politburo ahead of party congress
Kolkata, March 29: As the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) prepares for its 24th Party Congress in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, next month, speculation is mounting over potential changes in its politburo, the party’s highest decision-making body.
Relief for CM Vijayan, daughter as Kerala HC junks plea for vigilance probe in payoff case
Kochi, March 28: The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed two pleas seeking a probe by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department into the allegations that Veena Vijayan's IT firm, Exalogic, got monthly gratification from a Kochi-based mining firm, Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL), for mining sanctions.
Vijayan 3.0? The growing BJP factor in Kerala's next Assembly election
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28: With just over a year left for the next Kerala Assembly elections, discussions are already going on about the possibility of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan securing a third consecutive term. At the same time, the growing influence of the BJP in the state is also a topic of intense debate.
CM Vijayan, Priyanka Gandhi criticise Centre for not supporting Wayanad rehabilitation
Wayanad (Kerala), March 27: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, and Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan, participating in the foundation stone laying for the Wayanad Model Township at Kalpetta for victims of the devastating July 2024 landslide on Thursday, criticised the Centre for not providing any grant for the rehabilitation of the hapless people who lost everything.
CPI-M caught in a bind over new General Secretary, Politburo members
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27: With the 24th CPI-M Party Congress all set to commence in Madurai from April 2, hectic parleys are on in the party to zero in on the next General Secretary and also the members of the new Politburo and Central Committee.