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Topic: Kerala government

Catholic Church slams Kerala govt for ‘no clarity’ on JB Koshy report—‘no Christian aware of benefits’

Pinarayi govt says 200+ recommendations by Koshy panel have been implemented, but report is not yet public. Church alleges govt is trying to tap Christian votes in upcoming assembly polls.

Polls on horizon, Pinarayi govt makes big moves—hikes in pension & ASHA workers’ honorarium, new schemes

LDF eyes hat-trick win in 2026 assembly elections, with Kerala also set to witness local body polls in December. For the new steps, the govt will incur expenditure of Rs 10,000 cr.

In BJP-led counterbid to ‘protect’ Sabarimala, Annamalai slams Pinarayi, Stalin for ‘focusing on politics’

After LDF govt's Global Ayyappa Conclave in Pampa, which pitched the temple as an inclusive space, another conference was held by Sabarimala Karma Samithi and BJP to 'protect' it.

Kerala’s legislative bid to amend Wild Life (Protection) Act and why it has raised eyebrows

Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran introduced Wildlife Protection (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Assembly Thursday. Oppn has supported the legislation.

‘Invited as vlogger, not spy’—Congress-led UDF backs Kerala govt amid row over Jyoti Malhotra’s visit

Jyoti Malhotra visited the state for a routine tourism campaign handled by external agencies, says Kerala Tourism Minister Mohammed Riyas as BJP attacks his govt over her 2024-25 trips.

How the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board went from being state’s strength to a ‘liability’

The Kerala govt has decided to levy tolls on the roads built under KIIFB, attributing it to the Union government’s decision to the body’s borrowings under state limits.

In bill to establish private universities, an ideological shift by Kerala’s ruling LDF

9 yrs ago, a senior Kerala State Higher Education Council official was slapped by a protester when the Oommen Chandy govt was considering allowing private universities in Kerala.

Kerala budget brings hikes in taxes & levies amid fiscal deficit crisis

Kerala brought down the deficit for 2022-2023 to under 3 percent, in line with FRBM guidelines, but is still expecting to slightly breach the limit in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

From Davos pavilion to ‘masala bonds’, LDF pulls out all stops to separate ideology from investments

Pinarayi-led administration became first LDF govt to send its delegates to WEF in Davos. This marked Kerala's attendance at the summit for the first time since 2006.

Who gets a home, who doesn’t? Confusion among Wayanad landslide survivors over rehabilitation criteria

Survivors currently lodged in rented housing say they prefer compensation over government's plan to allot land. Kerala govt says plans not finalised yet, will make changes if necessary.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.