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Chennithala, Muraleedharan among Congress ministers in Kerala cabinet, IUML to get 5 posts

Chennithala, Muraleedharan among Congress ministers in Kerala cabinet, IUML to get 5 posts

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Kerala chief minister-designate VD Satheesan announced on Sunday the names of his cabinet ministers who will take the oath alongside him at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony. Congress leader VD Satheesan during a press conference after being announced as the next chief minister of Kerala. (PTI/File Photo) The ministers in the cabinet include Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC chief Sunny Joseph and K Muraleedharan. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan will serve as the speaker, while Shanymol Usman will be the deputy speaker. Meanwhile, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a key ally of the Congress, also announced its list of ministers for the new Kerala cabinet. Party chief Panakkad Sadik Ali Shihab Thangal said five leaders had been selected to take up ministerial roles in the new government. The names announced were P K Kunhalikutty, N Shamsuddin, K M Shaji, P K Basheer and V E Abdul Gafoor. (This is a breaking news story. More details awaited) Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information …

Congress more focused on power than people, says Kerala BJP leader V Muraleedharan

Congress more focused on power than people, says Kerala BJP leader V Muraleedharan

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BJP MLA-elect from Kazhakootam, V Muraleedharan on Monday criticised the Congress over the delay in government formation in Keralam, alleging that the party was more focused on power than public welfare. Speaking to ANI, Muraleedharan said that despite receiving a massive mandate, the Congress had failed to arrive at a unanimous decision on leadership, which, according to him, reflected the party’s disregard for the people of the state. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

R. Sankar brought transformative changes in education, cultural, social sectors of Kerala, says K. Muraleedharan

R. Sankar brought transformative changes in education, cultural, social sectors of Kerala, says K. Muraleedharan

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Congress leaders K. Muraleedharan, M.M. Hasan, V.S. Shivakumar, Palode Ravi, Manakkad Suresh and others pay floral tribute to former Chief Minister R. Sankar during a function at the KPCC headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Thursday. | Photo Credit: JAYAMOHAN A. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Former Chief Minister and KPCC president R. Sankar rose to power in Kerala through a series of struggles, largely on his own strength, Congress leader and former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Muraleedharan has said. He was speaking after inaugurating a memorial meeting organised under the aegis of the R. Sankar Foundation at R. Sankar Square in Palayam on the occasion of the 117th birth anniversary of the former leader on Thursday (April 30, 2026). Published – April 30, 2026 08:38 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan to hear suspended IAS officer N. Prasanth on April 16

Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan to hear suspended IAS officer N. Prasanth on April 16

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Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan will personally hear N. Prasanth, the IAS officer who is on suspension, on April 16. Mr. Prasanth has been directed to appear in person before Ms. Muraleedharan in her chamber at 4.30 p.m. on April 16. Last year, Mr. Prasanth had sent bureaucratic circles into a tizzy by levelling serious allegations against Additional Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak, IAS officer K. Gopalakrishnan, and Ms. Muraleedharan and slapping them with a legal notice. In his defence statement given to the government in February this year, Mr. Prasanth had sought a hearing that is digitally recorded and streamed live. Reportedly, the request has been granted. Responding to the notice on personal hearing that was issued to him on April 4, Mr. Prasanth is understood to have thanked the Chief Secretary for giving him the opportunity to be heard and conceding his request for audio-visual recording and live streaming of the proceedings. At the same time, he has stuck to his stand that the charges against him were based on unreliable digital …

No Threat to Religious Minorities in Country Under Modi Govt: V Muraleedharan

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Last Updated: March 29, 2024, 20:33 IST Thiruvananthapuram, India Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan. (PTI file photo) BJP leader’s comments come amid criticism from the Latin Catholic Archdiocese about the lack of proper government intervention in violence against Christians in the country In the wake of criticism from the Latin Catholic Archdiocese about lack of proper government intervention in violence against Christians in the country, Union Minister V Muraleedharan said here on Friday that religious minorities were not facing any threat in the country. Minister of State for External Affairs Muraleedharan, who is also the BJP-led NDA candidate from Attingal Lok Sabha constituency, said he has interacted a lot with senior priests of the church and has never got the feeling that they were concerned the Christian community was not safe in the country. The violence against Christians in the country, especially in Manipur, is being used by the Congress and the Left, during the LS poll campaign, to target the BJP which is striving to woo the Christian community in the …

Probe Launched Against Recruiting Agencies That Sent Indians to War-torn Ukraine: MoS Muraleedharan

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Last Updated: March 24, 2024, 22:44 IST Thereafter, they were made to fight for the Russian forces in Ukraine, they had alleged. (PTI/File) Three young men from Kerala are among those stranded in war-torn Ukraine after being lured with the promise of a lucrative job in the Russian army, and then allegedly being forced to fight in the ongoing conflict there Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Sunday that the authorities have launched an investigation into agencies that recruited Indians to go to war-torn Ukraine after luring them with the promise of a lucrative job in the Russian army. He said the union government is making all possible efforts to bring back all those who are stranded in the conflict zone, and procedures are underway to take legal action against the agencies that recruited them. “An investigation is on against those (recruitment) agencies that had recruited them. Steps are also being taken by the central (investigating) agencies to initiate legal action against persons belonging to some of the (recruiting) agencies,” …

In Lok Sabha, V Muraleedharan corrects MEA answer on Palestinian group Hamas | Latest News India

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Minister of state (MoS) for external affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday set the record straight in connection with the answer to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha last week, clarifying that he should have been listed as the minister who replied to the question on the Palestinian group Hamas and not Meenakshi Lekhi. Minister of state for external affairs, V Muraleedharan. (File Photo) Muraleedharan tabled a statement in the House on Monday, correcting the reply given on December 8 to an unstarred question by Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, MP regarding ‘Declaration of Hamas as Terrorist Organization’. Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. Join Now On Friday, the Lok Sabha’s website posted the question and answer. In its written reply, the ministry said, “Designation of an organisation as terrorist is covered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and declaring any organisation as terrorist is considered as per the provisions of the Act by the relevant government departments.” But Lekhi said in a post on X that this was incorrect. “…I have not signed …

Only 24 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody, 461 freed in last 3 years: Govt | Latest News India

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NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has freed 461 of the 485 Indian fishermen detained during 2020-22 due to sustained efforts by the Indian government, minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Indian fishermen are arrested from time to time by Sri Lankan authorities for allegedly crossing the international maritime boundary and fishing in Lankan waters, he said in a written reply to a question in the upper house of Parliament. “Government of India attaches the highest priority to the safety, security and welfare of Indian fishermen. As soon as reports of alleged attacks on Indian fishermen are received, the government through diplomatic channels takes up the matter with the government of Sri Lanka,” he said. According to available information, a total of 485 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy over the past three years. This included 74 fishermen in 2020, 159 in 2021 and 252 in 2022. The Sri Lankan authorities confiscated 11 Indian boats in 2020, 20 in 2021 and 35 in 2022. “Due to …