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Thiruvananthapuram: Opposiion leader VD Satheesan on Wednesday slammed the Students' Federation of India (SFI) over Tuesday's protest at the Kerala University headquarters. He alleged the student activists behaved like goons by attacking university staff, students who came to obtain their certificates, and police personnel. SFI is the CPM-affiliated student outfit. "It was a clear case of 'goondaism'. The LDF government has always shown intolerance towards protests. When the opposition protested against the Health Minister, they argued that attacks against a particular minister should be avoided. But now, their student outfit is engaged in a violent agitation demanding the resignation of the Kerala University Vice-Chancellor," he said. Satheesan accused the police and the government of supporting the SFI's violent actions and demanded that the CPM take control of the SFI activists. Taking a dig at the higher education department, Satheesan alleged that 12 universities across the state currently do not have permanent VCs. "Syndicates and interim Vice-Chancellors often clash in universities. As a result, students become the victims of administrative lapses. Academic values are deteriorating in the higher education sector. Instead of taking action to address the issue, the CPM secretary himself walked into Kerala University and backed the violent protest," he added. He further said that the Kerala police's conduct during the protest was a shame for the entire state. Satheesan argued that Kerala has never witnessed such a violent protest in any university. "SFI should have staged their protest at the Raj Bhavan if they are opposing the Governor's RSS-aligned politics. This protest was a move to divert attention from the issues plaguing Kerala's public health sector," he alleged. He was referring to the collapse of a building at the Kotayam Medical College Hospital and the opposition protest against the health minister.
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MSC IRINA, recognised as the world's largest container ship by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) capacity, is set to dock at the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport on Monday and will be berthed till Tuesday. The monumental arrival marks a significant milestone for the seaport, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2. The MSC IRINA boasts an impressive capacity of 24,346 TEUs, making it a formidable player in global shipping. With a length of 399.9 metres and a width of 61.3 metres, the vessel is approximate ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Jul 2 (PTI) Senior CPI(M) leader P Jayarajan on Wednesday clarified that he had neither criticised nor objected to the LDF government's decision to appoint senior IPS officer Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the new state police chief. Jayarajan claimed he fully supported the appointment and alleged that a section of the media had distorted his remarks to suggest otherwise. Also Read | Is Central Government Offering Free Tablets to Students Under 'Free Smart Tablet Scheme 2024-25'? PIB Fact Check Reveals Truth Behind Viral WhatsApp Message. Speaking to reporters in Kannur, Jayaraj ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said on Tuesday. The police have also invoked non-bailable charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BN ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Daily life came to a standstill in the state on Wednesday as the 24-hour general strike, jointly called by several Opposition trade unions, left most business establishments closed and roads deserted. Key government offices reported poor employee attendance. Despite the police increasing security at the Secretariat, staff attendance dropped to 14%, with just 600 employees reporting for duty, against the total strength of 4,200. KSEB offices registered a meagre 15% attendance. This was also the case in other government offices, including the Public Service Commission. Near ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 10 (PTI) A day after Shashi Tharoor shared a survey suggesting he is the most preferred choice for chief minister among Congress-led UDF leaders in Kerala, senior party leader K Muraleedharan took a swipe at the Thiruvananthapuram MP on Thursday, saying "he should first decide which party he belongs to". "Even if someone else is leading in the survey, if the UDF comes to power in the 2026 Assembly polls, the chief minister will be from the UDF," Muraleedharan told reporters, reacting to a query on Tharoor's post on 'X'. "Our aim is to win the elections. We are not int ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala University, once held in the highest academic regard, is now in the grip of unprecedented administrative chaos, with two individuals simultaneously claiming to be the Registrar amid an escalating standoff between the state government and the Governor. The turmoil stands in stark contrast to the university's illustrious past. In 1937, Sir C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar, then Diwan of Travancore, had invited none other than scientist Albert Einstein to serve as Vice-Chancellor of the then University of Travancore (now Kerala University), offering him a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka said that the elevation of former Bharatiya Janata Party (MLC) N Ramchander Rao as the party's state president, and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader Susheel Kumar as an assistant professor in the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), proved that the fears that those driving Dalit students to suicide on campuses will be elevated and will be given plum positions, whether in the saffron party, or the university campuses. Addressing the media in Hyderabad on Friday, July 11, he alleged that these two persons, along with ot ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala University Senate campus here on Tuesday witnessed dramatic scenes as activists of the Student's Federation of India (SFI), the students' wing of the ruling CPI(M), staged a protest against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan while he was attending a seminar. The ruling CPI(M) and the SFI have been at loggerheads with Governor Khan over various issues for some time. Despite the intense security laid by police, the SFI activists forcefully opened the closed gates of the campus and ran towards the Senate Hall where Khan was participating in the seminar. Though the police ...Read More >
The Kerala Higher Education Minister R. Bindu on Thursday alleged that the Kerala University Vice-chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal had misused his authority by suspending the Registrar K.S. Anil Kumar for his action, cancelling permission for a programme attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the senate hall on June 25. "Anil Kumar can continue in office as only the university syndicate has the right to take action against the registrar," she told reporters. She also claimed that VC had gone beyond his powers in suspending the registrar. The minister said the registrar had not violated any rule ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ongoing tussle in Kerala University between the vice-chancellor and the Syndicate landed the varsity in an unprecedented administrative crisis on Monday. It also created a peculiar situation that saw two officials - one owing allegiance to the Governor's camp and the other to the state government - occupying the post of Registrar. A day after the controversial Syndicate meeting 'revoked' the suspension of Registrar K S Anil Kumar, the official reached the university on Monday, leading to the unfolding of dramatic events. Vice-Chancellor Ciza Thomas suspended joint regi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 10 (PTI) Kerala University and the Raj Bhavan witnessed intense protests on Thursday by Left-affiliated student and youth organisations against the Vice Chancellor and the Chancellor, over the suspension of the university Registrar. The CPI(M)'s student wing, the Students' Federation of India (SFI), marched to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's residence in protest against his actions as Chancellor of universities, alleging attempts to "saffronise" higher education institutions under the influence of the Sangh Parivar. SFI activists climbed atop the barricades set ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 5 (PTI) The presence of a Bharat Mata portrait, allegedly associated with RSS shakhas, at a World Environment Day event at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday led to the state government boycotting the programme, prompting Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to assert that there would be no compromise on Bharat Mata. Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad, who boycotted the event, said that the state government respects Bharat Mata, but using an image commonly associated with RSS shakhas for an official function at Raj Bhavan is unconstitutional. While the Raj Bhavan went ahead ...Read More >
Nilambur: A night-time fishing trip turned into a harrowing ordeal for five cousins in the remote hamlet of Vellakkatta near Nilambur, after a 14-year-old boy was electrocuted by a live snare wire illegally set across a stream to trap wild boars. But amid the chaos and grief, the sheer courage and presence of mind of the other boys saved two lives, one of them unconscious, the other moments from death. Ananthu, also known as Jithu, a Class X student at Christ King Higher Secondary School in Manimooli, died after he tripped over and fell on the electrified wire drawn inches above the shallow s ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jun 27 (PTI) Union Minister George Kurian on Friday said that everything was secondary to the idea of Bharat Mata, amid a controversy over displaying a portrait of the nation as a mother figure with a saffron flag at Kerala Raj Bhavan's official functions. Speaking to reporters here, he said that "the Raj Bhavan and those in the government were secondary to Bharat Mata". The Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Minority Affairs also dared the Congress and the Left parties, CPI(M) and CPI, to try and prohibit the slogan -- 'Bharat M ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 29 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari led a rally on Sunday in protest against the alleged gang rape of a first-year student of a state-run law college in the city demanding security for every daughter across West Bengal. Similar rallies were also taken out by the Congress, CPI(M) and civil society members in the city and its outskirts. Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and other party activists walked a distance of less than one km demanding protection for "our daughters". "Unless Mamata Banerjee is thrown out of power, such incidents of abus ...Read More >
Vice Chancellor Dr. Mohan Kunnummal took action against the Registrar after confirming misconduct during the Governor's event and a violation of service rules. Thiruvananthapuram: The tug-of-war between the Raj Bhavan and the state government looks to escalate further with Kerala University Registrar Dr. KS Anil Kumar suspended from service pending disciplinary proceedings for allegedly creating discord during a function attended by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Vice Chancellor Dr. Mohan Kunnummal took action against the Registrar after confirming misconduct during the Governor's eve ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 12 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed both the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF and the opposition Congress-led UDF alleging the regimes steered by them only created corruption, followed appeasement politics and made Kerala a safe haven for "anti-national forces", like the Popular Front of India (PFI). Addressing party workers here, Shah said only the BJP-led NDA can bring development to the state and not the LDF or the UDF. 'Viksit Bharat' is not possible without the development of strong southern states and the route to 'Viksit Bharat' is only through 'Viks ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhishek Kumar (23), who is from Shanti Nagar in Sector 11, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala University has been witnessing dramatic developments following the SFI's protest over a Bharat Mata image displayed at an event attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar on campus, and the suspension of Registrar KS Anil Kumar. The Governor, who is the Chancellor of the university, has sought a report from the Vice Chancellor in-charge, Dr Ciza Thomas, regarding the syndicate's decision to revoke Anil Kumar's suspension. Following the syndicate's revocation of the suspension order issued by Vice Chancellor Dr Mohanan Kunnummal, Anil Kumar returned to his office on Monda ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to intervene in the matter of the Kerala University Vice-Chancellor's decision to suspend the varsity's Registrar. Vice-Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal suspended Registrar Dr K.S. Anil Kumar for allegedly issuing a notice cancelling a private programme, attended by Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar, at the Senate Hall, where a portrait of Bharat Mata carrying a saffron flag was displayed. Soon after the suspension order came, Kunnummel went on a foreign trip and handed over to charge to Ciza Thomas, who is currently ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said on Tuesday. Also Read | Nobel Peace Prize 2025: From Mahatma Gandhi to Jawaharlal Nehru, Check Full ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, Mr. Chavan is certain to become the next state president of Maharashtra BJP, said party leaders. The ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 6 (Maxim News): In a major boost to employment opportunities in the banking sector, public sector banks (PSBs) are set to recruit around 50,000 personnel during the current financial year (FY2025), according to data compiled from various banks. The move is aimed at supporting expanding business operations, enhancing customer services, and strengthening digital and physical infrastructure. The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, is leading the hiring wave with plans to employ nearly 20,000 people in FY2025. This includes both probationary officers and speci ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Police detained Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists protesting against Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the premises of Kerala University on Tuesday. The students entered the premises of Kerala University as they protested against Governor Rajendra Arlekar, alleging the 'saffronisation' of universities. The police tried to bring the situation under control as the students entered the university premises. The visuals showed police officials with protective gear detaining the SFI activists while the protestors were seen ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a pre-poll survey conducted by the Mumbai-based VoteVibe, Thiruvananthapuram Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor is the most preferred candidate for the Chief Minister's post in the state and the anti-incumbency sentiment is high. Assembly polls will be held in Kerala in April/May 2026 and the survey was conducted to gauge the mood of the people in the state ahead of the crucial elections. The survey has found that both major political fronts (the ruling CPI(M)-led Left and the Congress-led UDF) face significant leadership challenges that c ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A protest march to Raj Bhavan staged by the Student Federation of India (SFI) turned violent in the state capital on Thursday. Around 10-12 activists, including SFI state president Sivaprasad, were seen climbing the barricades placed by the police. As the protesters refused to disperse even after the use of water cannons, police personnel began preparing to deploy tear gas. The SFI organised the protest to oppose Governor Rajendra Arlekar's alleged promotion of RSS ideology in universities. The student wing of the ruling CPM has called for a statewide protest against the g ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed Kerala ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), accusing both of being tainted by corruption. Rejecting allegations of the Centre stepmotherly treatment toward the state, he said the Modi-led government had allocated more funds to Kerala than the previous UPA government. The track record of LDF and UDF has been that of a corrupt government. LDF has done explosives scam, cooperative bank scam, AI camera scam, Life Mission scam, PPE kit s ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8: Tension flared in Nilambur in Kerala's Malappuram district after a Class 10 student was electrocuted by a live wire from an illegal electric fence set up to trap wild boars. The incident happened on Saturday night. It is to be noted that Nilambur is going for a by-election on June 19. The tragic incident triggered widespread protests by opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) activists, who blocked roads and clashed with the police. The deceased, Ananthu alias Jithu (15), a resident of the Vazhikadavu area near Nilambur, had gone with three friends to a stream aft ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 27 (PTI) Union minister and BJP's West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday claimed that the alleged gang rape in a law college in Kolkata shows that female students are "not safe" in educational institutes in the state. Condemning the incident, the ruling Trinamool Congress said the police swiftly apprehended all three accused in the case and urged the opposition party not to politicise the issue. Majumdar, the union minister of state for education, alleged that the law and order situation in West Bengal is "in a shambles" even though Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 5 (PTI) A curriculum committee, set up by the Kerala General Education Department, has approved a new chapter in the Class10 textbook in state-run schools that explains the constitutional powers and duties of state Governors. The meeting of the panel, headed by General Education Minister V Sivankutty, approved the new contents in textbooks of Class second, fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth, an official statement said here. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for July 05, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Numbers and Result Chart of Satta Matka-Type Lo ...Read More >