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A power purchase splits Kerala? The home minister says no, and the LDF wants a probe
A decision to buy emergency power through General Network Access has triggered a row in Kerala after Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph said he learnt of the pivot from the media. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala denies any cabinet rift, and the LDF is demanding a judicial inquiry.
Rs 2 crore for Rs 17 crore: Kerala hands a 2006 bribe charge against the CEC to Vigilance
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has asked the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to examine a fresh complaint against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who was Kerala's PWD secretary in 2006. A former Kollam contractor alleges a Rs 2 crore demand to release Rs 17 crore in approved bills, and links it to a Malaysian engineer's suicide. The claims are unproven and Kumar has not responded.
Five months in, cracks show in Kerala's UDF regime as Congress leaders question Satheesan
Less than five months after the Congress-led UDF swept to power in Kerala, rifts between Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and party colleagues have spilled into the open, with Congress leaders themselves questioning his decisions.
Chennithala seeks tougher NDPS Act, writes to Amit Shah for meet
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to convene a meeting of the Centre and States to overhaul the NDPS Act, saying drug seizures under 'Operation Toofan' have exposed networks reaching beyond the State and abroad.