Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s private secretary, M Sivasankar, and some officials from the CM office were aware of the smuggling activities, the Enforcement Directorate reported to the Kochi special court on Wednesday. This is the first time that the central agency has appointed the CM office in connection with the …
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Kerala on Wednesday joined the list of states of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra not governed by the BJP to withdraw its general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The decision, which was on the table for quite some time, was finalized at the Cabinet meeting. …
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A day after the arrest of former Kerala Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s secretary M Sivasankar in a money laundering case, the ruling CPI (M) suffered another setback on Thursday after the Directorate of Enforcement arrested the secretary’s son. of the Kodiyeri Balakrishnan party, Bineesh Kodiyeri, in a narcotics case. Summoned …
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The Directorate of Enforcement detained former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s chief secretary M. Sivasankar on Wednesday for questioning regarding the prospect of money laundering from the gold smuggling case linked to the UAE consulate. His arrest was recorded around 10:15 p.m. after nearly seven hours of questioning by the investigation …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced Tuesday the minimal price for 16 varieties of vegetables. Kerala, he said, thus becomes the first state in the country to set a minimum price for vegetables. The scheme takes effect as of November 1. “This would be a great relief to farmers …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Tuesday became the first state to set the minimum price of vegetables, which would be 20% above the production cost, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here Tuesday. The scheme would take effect from November 1, he said. Launching the plan online, he said it was the first time …
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Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | Updated: October 20, 2020 7:17:45 am After the audio clip circulated on social media, the patient’s family, TK Haris, approached the police seeking action against the alleged negligence that led to the patient’s death on July 30. A nursing official at a government …
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The Kerala High Court on Monday suspended the arrest of former Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s secretary M Sivasankar, a senior official in the Administrative Service of India, until October 23 in the gold smuggling case. Sivasankar, who was admitted to a hospital on Friday, moved the HC saying that the …
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However, the Tamil Nadu unit of the Indian Medical Association has asked the government to review the COVID-19 price cap saying it is not feasible for hospitals to maintain it. The first sign was a high fever. And when the coronavirus test results came in two days later, Chennai-based Saminathan …
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The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against three main defendants in the Kerala gold smuggling case, while one of them, Swapna Suresh, stated that his appointment at the Space Park was known for Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. She said former CM secretary M Sivashankar asked …
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