Kerala Government On Violence

The Kerala government on Monday told the High Court that a loss of Rs 86 lakh was incurred owing to the damage to public property in the state during the violence in the statewide hartal called by now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI).

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the state government would take steps to complete trials in cases of violence against children within one year of the occurrence of such crimes.

Lucknow Police has claimed that the Popular Front of India or the PFI, an Islamic group with its headquarters in Delhi and its strongest base in Kerala is behind the violence in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Thursday during protests over the new citizenship law. The violence had left one person dead, government property, broadcasting vans of TV chan...

In a scathing attack on BJP-RSS over the recent violence on the Sabarimala issue, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday said the Left government would not be cowed down by threats and intimidation and that the saffron party had "no strength for it now."

The BJP on Saturday warned the Kerala government to be ready to face the "constitutional consequences" for the violence unleashed against its workers and leaders in the state over the Sabarimala issue.

A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...

Kerala's Sabarimala temple opened its doors to women of all ages on Wednesday evening after much protest, violence and the final imposition of prohibitory orders that bans large gatherings. Through the day, protesters had been trying to enforce the centuries-old ban on the entry of women of reproductive age in the temple, which was scrapped by the ...

Kerala Governor P Sathasivam on Wednesday sought an Action Taken Report from the state government in the aftermath of the twin murders in north Kerala and the subsequent violence on May 7.

To keep the heat on the Left government in Kerala over killings of BJP and RSS workers, the BJP will hold a "mega roadshow" after Onam to be attended by top leaders including President Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states.

The "RSS propaganda" on violence will hurt the development prospects of Kerala, not the Left-led government as intended, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told NDTV today. The state's people, he said, would not buy the propaganda, since Kerala has the best law and order record in the country. But the allegations could harm its investment prospects an...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has denied the allegations made by the Opposition that the state government is not taking action in the wake of the increasing political violence in the state.

The second session of the 13th Kerala Assembly, scheduled to begin on Monday, is likely to be stormy with opposition Congress-led UDF targeting to take on the CPI(M)-led LDF government on various issues including alleged political violence.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday downplayed BJP's demand for a probe by an independent agency into the "increasing" political attacks in Kannur district and said the government had taken necessary steps to maintain peace in the area.

Violence unleashed by any political party would be strongly dealt with, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said today.

Amid escalating violence in Iraq, 44 Indian nurses working there have been asked to indicate in writing whether they want government assistance in returning home. Most of them reportedly say they would prefer to stay on, said sources in the Ministry for External Affairs.

The Kerala government on Monday told the High Court that a loss of Rs 86 lakh was incurred owing to the damage to public property in the state during the violence in the statewide hartal called by now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI).

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the state government would take steps to complete trials in cases of violence against children within one year of the occurrence of such crimes.

Lucknow Police has claimed that the Popular Front of India or the PFI, an Islamic group with its headquarters in Delhi and its strongest base in Kerala is behind the violence in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Thursday during protests over the new citizenship law. The violence had left one person dead, government property, broadcasting vans of TV chan...

In a scathing attack on BJP-RSS over the recent violence on the Sabarimala issue, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday said the Left government would not be cowed down by threats and intimidation and that the saffron party had "no strength for it now."

The BJP on Saturday warned the Kerala government to be ready to face the "constitutional consequences" for the violence unleashed against its workers and leaders in the state over the Sabarimala issue.

A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...

Kerala's Sabarimala temple opened its doors to women of all ages on Wednesday evening after much protest, violence and the final imposition of prohibitory orders that bans large gatherings. Through the day, protesters had been trying to enforce the centuries-old ban on the entry of women of reproductive age in the temple, which was scrapped by the ...

Kerala Governor P Sathasivam on Wednesday sought an Action Taken Report from the state government in the aftermath of the twin murders in north Kerala and the subsequent violence on May 7.

To keep the heat on the Left government in Kerala over killings of BJP and RSS workers, the BJP will hold a "mega roadshow" after Onam to be attended by top leaders including President Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states.

The "RSS propaganda" on violence will hurt the development prospects of Kerala, not the Left-led government as intended, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told NDTV today. The state's people, he said, would not buy the propaganda, since Kerala has the best law and order record in the country. But the allegations could harm its investment prospects an...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has denied the allegations made by the Opposition that the state government is not taking action in the wake of the increasing political violence in the state.

The second session of the 13th Kerala Assembly, scheduled to begin on Monday, is likely to be stormy with opposition Congress-led UDF targeting to take on the CPI(M)-led LDF government on various issues including alleged political violence.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday downplayed BJP's demand for a probe by an independent agency into the "increasing" political attacks in Kannur district and said the government had taken necessary steps to maintain peace in the area.

Violence unleashed by any political party would be strongly dealt with, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said today.

Amid escalating violence in Iraq, 44 Indian nurses working there have been asked to indicate in writing whether they want government assistance in returning home. Most of them reportedly say they would prefer to stay on, said sources in the Ministry for External Affairs.