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Kerala elections: Congress' Chenithalla to contest from Haripad Seat

Chenithalla announced that he would be contesting the upcoming state assembly elections from the Haripad constituency

Kerala Cong (J) faction releases candidate list for assembly polls

The Kerala Congress (Joseph) group is an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF)

Congress to contest 91 seats in Kerala, list expected to be out by March 14

The IUML, which has been allotted 27 seats, released its list of 25 candidates, including a woman, on Friday

EC allows Kerala to postpone class 10, 12 exams; to be held from April 8-30

The Election Commission of India on Thursday permitted the Kerala govt to postpone 10th and 12th standard school exams to April 8, in view of the state assembly polls scheduled to be held on April 6

Six states including Kerala account for 85.91% of new coronavirus cases

Six States including Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu cumulatively account for 85.91 per cent of the new coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours

Kerala CPI(M) workers take out march in Kuttiyadi over seat sharing

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers took out a march in Kuttiyadi town to protest against the decision of the party to offer the Kuttiyadi assembly seat to Kerala Congress (M).

Kerala logs 2,475 new Covid-19 cases, 14 more deaths

: Kerala logged 2,475 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday taking the infection count to 10,83,879, even as the toll went upto 4,342 with 14 more fatalities,the state government said. While 4,192 people recovered from the disease today, 35,418 people were presently undergoing treatment for the infection and 10,43,473 have been cured, Health minister K K Shailaja, said in a press release. In the last 24 hours ending 2 pm today, 62,486 samples were tested and the test positivity rate touched 3.96 per cent. A total of 1,20,60,313 samples have been sent for testing so far, according to the release. Of the positive cases, 12 were health workers, 75 had come from outside the state and 2,235 were infected through contact. As many as 1,62,766 people were presently under observation in various districts,including 5,118 in hospitals, the release said. While Kozhikode accounted for 341 cases today, Malappuram reported 283, Ernakulam 244, Pathnamthitta 233 and Kollam 201. Six .

Kerala CM, 7 ministers in fray; Thomas Isaac, Speaker dropped

Vijayan and seven of his cabinet colleagues were among the 83 candidates announced by the CPI(M) headed ruling LDF for the state assembly polls

As Kerala CPI-M releases list, it's make or break for Vijayan

The CPI-M on Wednesday released its first list of 83 candidates for the April 6 Assembly polls

Kerala records 2,316 fresh Covid-19 infections, 16 fatalities

The infection count is at 10,81,404

Kerala assembly polls: JD(S) announces list of four candidates

The JD(S) on Tuesday announced the list of four candidates for the April 6 Assembly polls in Kerala

Best of BS Opinion: The meaning of 'partly free', Congress is MIA, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Vijayan has a sporting chance

Can the Left Democratic Front (LDF) break the political tradition in Kerala: That the Congress- and CPI(M)-led alliances take turns in running the state?

BJP forms State election committee for polls; 'Metroman' E Sreedharan in it

The Kerala BJP on Wednesday constituted a 16 member state election committee for the April 6 assembly polls, with 'Metroman' E Sreedharan, who joined the party recently, being one of them.

Covid-19: Kerala registers 2,765 fresh infections, 15 fatalities

The caseload in the state is at 10,67,393

Cong forms screening panels for TN, WB, Kerala and Puducherry polls

Senior leader Digvijaya Singh was named the panel head for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Kerala's harmony under stress; time for new development strategy: Sonia

Referring to the much talked about Kerala Model of Development, Gandhi said today the state faces new, unprecedented challenges

Fuel price: Vehicles to be off the road for 12 hours on March 2 in Kerala

A 12-hour vehiclestrike against rising fuel prices in the country would be held in Kerala from 6 AM on March 2. All trade unions, except the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) which is affiliated to the BJP, would take part in the strike called for by the unions. The state-run KSRTC, private bus owners association and commercial vehicles would be off road, a press release from the Samyukta Samara Samithi (joint protest committee) of the unions said here. The committee has requested allprivate vehicles also to stay off the road to express solidarity with the protest. "In 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi first came to power, the petrol price was Rs 75 per litre and diesel Rs 57 for a litre. Now, the cost is above Rs 94 and Rs 89 respectively," the panel said. This is affecting the common man, it said. The SSLC, plus-two, among others, on March 2 have been rescheduled for March 8, state government said. The APJ Abdul Kalam Technology University too has postponedthe e

Kerala logs 1,938 new Covid-19 infections, 3,475 recoveries

The death toll is at 4,210

Kerala to test all returning expats using RT-PCR; 3,671 fresh cases

In view of rise in fresh Covid-19 cases, the Kerala government will conduct RT-PCR tests free of cost for expatriates returning to the state