Kunhalikutty

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  Malappuram Lok Sabha Bypoll To Be Held With Kerala Assembly Election

  The election to Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, which fell vacant after the resignation of IUML MP Kunhalikutty, will be held simultaneously with the coming assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) said on Sunday. The polls are due to be held in April-May.

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  Muslim Bodies To Move Supreme Court If Triple Talaq Bill Passed By Rajya Sabha

  Alleging "illegality" in provisions of the bill that criminalises instant triple talaq, an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader today said Muslim bodies would challenge it in the Supreme Court if the Rajya Sabha also passes it.

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  Indian Union Muslim League Retains Malappuram Lok Sabha Seat In Kerala, BJP's Vote Share Falls

  The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. The BJP, which has been trying to increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in its vote share. The party is still a distant third be...

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  Indian Union Muslim League Clinches Win In Malappuram By-Poll

  Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator PK Kunhalikutty has won the Malappuram by-poll in Kerala by 171,038 lakh votes. The IUML strongman remained far ahead of his nearest rival MB Faisal, Communist Party of India-Marxist candidate and youth leader. The BJP candidate N Sreeprakash came a distant third.

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  Kerala By-Polls: 12 Per Cent Voting Till 9 AM In Malappuram Lok Sabha Constituency

  About 12 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency by-poll that began at 7 am on Wednesday.

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  Ice-Cream Parlour Sex Case: SC Dismisses Achuthanandan's Plea For CBI Probe

  The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan's petition demanding a CBI probe into the Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case.

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  Kerala to Promote Rural IT Parks

  IT and Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty said the concept of rural IT parks conceived by the previous Left government need not be seen in poor light.

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  Oommen Chandy Government Removes Ally From Key Post in Kerala

  Ending more than a week- long suspense, dissident Kerala Congress (M) Vice-Chairman P C George was on Tuesday removed from the post of government Chief Whip by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who accepted the ruling UDF partner's demand after parleys to avert the action failed.

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  3 Kerala Ministers in Lift as it Plunged Into Basement

  It was a close shave for three ministers in the Kerala assembly on Friday when a lift's support gave way and it plunged into the basement.

• Kerala to set up IT hardware innovation zones, says minister

  The Kerala government plans to set up Information Technology innovation zones in the state where emphasis would be given on hardware, Industries and IT minister PK Kunhalikutty said today.

• Kerala looking for private investment in mega projects

  With several mega infrastructure projects being planned in the state, Kerala is now looking at active private sector participation in them, said PK Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries and Information Technology (IT), here on Monday.

• Kerala Road show in Bangalore to attract IT investors

  Kerala, which is aggressively campaigning to lure investments, will hold a road show in Bangalore on July 20 with a focus on IT sector investments as part of its upcoming 'Emerging Kerala-2012 Global Connect' slated for September.

• Kerala to formulate stand on Haj subsidy

  The Kerala Government would convene a meeting of Muslim religious organisations in the state to elicit their views on the recent Supreme Court direction to the Centre to phase out Haj subsidy, according to Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty.

• Kerala Government receives nearly 50,000 applications for Haj

  A total of 49429 applications have been received this year for Haj pilgrimage 2012 in Kerala.The draw of lots for the pilgrimage was inaugurated by Kerala Haj and industries minister, PK Kunhalikutty at the Haj house in the nearby Karippur in Malappuram district.The quota for this year's Haj pilgrimage from Kerala is 6487.

• Kerala expecting huge overseas investment: Chandy

  The Kerala government is expecting huge overseas investments in about 60 sectors including infrastructure, technology, education and healthcare, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Friday. He was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues like Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty and officials at the meetings.