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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'? P ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 1 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new Kerala state police chief on Tuesday morning at the police headquarters, a day after he was appointed to the key post by the Left government. He succeeded Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on Monday. He was welcomed by senior officers and officially assumed office at around 7 am. The baton was handed over to the new police chief by ADGP (Law and Order) H Venkatesh, to whom the charge had temporaril ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The appointment of Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the new state police chief was on expected lines, to put it bluntly. Unlike the previous two instances -- in 2021, when Anil Kant, and in 2023, when Shaik Darvesh Saheb were selected -- the government this time round was short of options and the writing on the wall was clear. In 2021, the selection boiled down to Anil Kant or B Sandhya, while in 2023 it was Shaik Darvesh vs K Padmakumar. There were frenetic lobbying and umpteen la ...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, M ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: State govt appointed senior IPS officer Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the new state police chief. This marks a full-circle journey for the officer who, nearly three decades ago, stood at the centre of one of Kerala's most controversial police actions -- the Koothuparamba firing.A 1991-batch IPS officer, Chandrasekhar began his career in Kerala as assistant superintendent of police (ASP), Thalassery. Just days into his first assignment, on Nov 25, 1994, five DYFI activists were ki ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Soon after news surfaced that the Pinarayi Vijayan government has cleared the name of Ravada Chandrasekhar as the new State Police Chief (SPC), a senior CPI(M) leader, P. Jayarajan, known for his cryptic remarks said it was for the government to explain why they decided on Ravada. P. Jayarajan's remark comes in the wake of the fact that Ravada Chandrasekhar's early years in the police force were marked by controversy. In 1994, while serving in Kannu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a specially convened online cabinet meeting on Monday morning, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan approved the appointment of Ravadha Chandrasekhar as the new State Police Chief (SPC). A 1991 batch IPS officer hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Chandrasekhar has been on central deputation for the past 15 years, currently serving in a key post at the Intelligence Bureau in Delhi. His recent meeting with Chief Minister Vijayan earlier this month had ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 30 (PTI) The Kerala government decided to appoint senior IPS officer Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the new police chief of the state, the Chief Minister's Office said on Monday. A special cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Monday decided to appoint Chandrasekhar to the top post, succeeding Sheikh Darvesh Saheb, who retires today. The cabinet selected Chandrashekhar from the shortlist of senior officers provided by the empanelment committee of th ...Read More >
The Kerala Cabinet, which met virtually on Monday (June 30, 2025) under the chairmanship of Chief Minster Pinarayi Vijayan, decided to appoint Director General of Police (DGP) Ravada A. Chandrasekhar as the new State Police Chief (SPC). The decision ends weeks of speculation over the successor to incumbent SPC Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retires today (June 30). A 1991-batch officer of the Kerala cadre, Mr. Chandrasekhar currently serves as the Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau. He has ...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 pro ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after a section of Muslim clerics raised objections to the Kerala government's decision to introduce Zumba -- a dance-based fitness programme -- in schools, the youth wings of both the CPI(M) and the Congress came out in strong support of the initiative, dismissing the controversy as unwarranted. State Education Minister V. Sivankutty also stood firmly behind the move. The fitness programme was rolled out earlier this month with the start of t ...Read More >
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