Oommen Chandy Dies

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's body reached Puthuppally, the constituency he represented in the State Assembly for more than five decades, this afternoon.

Award-winning Malayalam actor Vinayakan has landed in trouble for his unpleasant remarks against former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy who died two days ago.

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who died on Tuesday had wanted a common man's burial, and accordingly, he will be laid to rest without state honours that are usually accorded to former chief ministers.

A homegrown politician, Oommen Chandy's six-decade long political career has been inextricably linked to the ups and downs of his party in Kerala's bipolar political ecosystem.

Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who served as chief minister of Kerala twice, died in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday, his family said.

Kerala government will provide Rs 4 lakh in assistance to families of those who died due to extreme weather conditions and has decided to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the state as "drought affected", State Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash said today.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kollam on the day 100 people died in a temple fire was a "big relief" - disagreeing with the state's top police officer who has been quoted saying that a "tired" force had to prep security for high profile visits.

Not far from the temple where 109 people were killed in a fire in Kollam in Kerala, three cars have been found abandoned, packed with sacks full of explosives. A bomb disposal squad visited the spot as a precaution. The police has said the explosives will be defused by experts tomorrow.

Government has rushed the Chief Controller of explosives safety organisation PESO to probe the use and storage of firecrackers at Puttingal Devi Temple complex in Kollam where 102 people have died and over 280 injured in a major fire.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kerala's Kollam, where 106 people have died and more than 380 were injured in a massive fire near the Puttingal temple that started before daybreak. A team of 15 burn specialists had accompanied him. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi too, visited the spot -- located 60 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram...

Kerala Assembly today paid tribute to Speaker G Karthikeyan, who died two days ago.

A seven-day mourning was declared in Kerala following the demise of state assembly speaker G Karthikeyan at a private hospital in Bengaluru today.

A total of 22 persons have died so far and 374 villages in Kerala affected due to rain-related incidents since the onset of the monsoon, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

A total of 17 persons have died so far due to rain-related incidents in Kerala since the onset of monsoon, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday.

Nine people have died of fever in Kerala and 14,000 new cases, including those of jaundice and dengue, have been reported from across the state, an official said on Tuesday.

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's body reached Puthuppally, the constituency he represented in the State Assembly for more than five decades, this afternoon.

Award-winning Malayalam actor Vinayakan has landed in trouble for his unpleasant remarks against former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy who died two days ago.

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who died on Tuesday had wanted a common man's burial, and accordingly, he will be laid to rest without state honours that are usually accorded to former chief ministers.

A homegrown politician, Oommen Chandy's six-decade long political career has been inextricably linked to the ups and downs of his party in Kerala's bipolar political ecosystem.

Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who served as chief minister of Kerala twice, died in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday, his family said.

Kerala government will provide Rs 4 lakh in assistance to families of those who died due to extreme weather conditions and has decided to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the state as "drought affected", State Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash said today.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kollam on the day 100 people died in a temple fire was a "big relief" - disagreeing with the state's top police officer who has been quoted saying that a "tired" force had to prep security for high profile visits.

Not far from the temple where 109 people were killed in a fire in Kollam in Kerala, three cars have been found abandoned, packed with sacks full of explosives. A bomb disposal squad visited the spot as a precaution. The police has said the explosives will be defused by experts tomorrow.

Government has rushed the Chief Controller of explosives safety organisation PESO to probe the use and storage of firecrackers at Puttingal Devi Temple complex in Kollam where 102 people have died and over 280 injured in a major fire.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kerala's Kollam, where 106 people have died and more than 380 were injured in a massive fire near the Puttingal temple that started before daybreak. A team of 15 burn specialists had accompanied him. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi too, visited the spot -- located 60 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram...

Kerala Assembly today paid tribute to Speaker G Karthikeyan, who died two days ago.

A seven-day mourning was declared in Kerala following the demise of state assembly speaker G Karthikeyan at a private hospital in Bengaluru today.

A total of 22 persons have died so far and 374 villages in Kerala affected due to rain-related incidents since the onset of the monsoon, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

A total of 17 persons have died so far due to rain-related incidents in Kerala since the onset of monsoon, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday.

Nine people have died of fever in Kerala and 14,000 new cases, including those of jaundice and dengue, have been reported from across the state, an official said on Tuesday.