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Left gets it right

In a State that values its secular political traditions, voters rally behind the Left Democratic Front because of its consistent stand against divisiv
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Uncertain state

In Kerala, the ruling UDF and the opposition LDF realise that this round of election is like no other as the BJP seeks to break fresh ground with new
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Kollam: People check out the damaged structures after a massive fire broke out Sunday during a fireworks display at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, Kollam district on Monday. PTI Photo (PTI4_11_2016_000434B)

Template for tragedy

The Paravur temple tragedy in Kerala was a disaster waiting to happen, given the increasing frequency of temple festivals involving pyrotechnic displa
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Pressure on a hill shrine

On the issue of restrictions to the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple, the dominant view in Kerala, even among women, seems to be that tradition
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PALAKKAD, KERALA, 05/04/2016: A CPI(M) worker wearing mascot of Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan attempts a conversation using mobile phone at an LDF convention venue at Palakkad on April 05, 2016.
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Old rivals and a new front

In Kerala, the UDF, overcoming the infighting in the Congress, and the LDF are ready with their lists of candidates to resume their age-old electoral
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Ernakulam: Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy with  Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Kerala Congress chief K M Mani during the UDF election convention in Ernakulam on Tuesday. PTI Photo (PTI3_8_2016_000170B)

Testing times

In the face of a string of anti-incumbency factors and allegations of large-scale corruption, the United Democratic Front’s ambition of coming back to
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New Delhi: 10/03/2014: Poet O.N.V. Kurup delivering 'Samvatsar Lecture' at Rabindra Bhawan in New Delhi  on Monday.  Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

Shimmering drops of light

O.N.V. Kurup (1931-2016) wrote poetry from the heart, inspired by the grind, sorrows and joys of ordinary people, their simple songs and their hopes f
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PALAKKAD, KERALA, 09/02/2016: A view of the defunct Coca-Cola unit at Plachimada in Palakkad. Plachimada residents to meet Chief Minister and Opposition leader pressing for a new legislation in the next assembly session on the Coca-Cola Compensation Tribunal Bill.
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Plachimada betrayed

The Centre and the State government of Kerala seem to be turning their backs on the people of Plachimada as the President denies assent to a Bill that
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NEW DELHI, 05/06/2015: K.M. Mani, Kerala Minister for Finance, and Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax, at the national conference on 'Goods and Service Tax (GST) - Indirect Taxes' organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), in New Delhi on June 5, 2015.
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Forced out

Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani resigns under pressure following allegations of corruption in the bar bribery case and now the spotlight is on some
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Thumping victory

The Left Democratic Front romps home in the Kerala local body elections under a united leadership, running a successful campaign against a discredited
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Storm in a tea garden

A spontaneous agitation by a collective of women labourers has thrown Kerala’s plantation sector into disarray, caught its male-dominated trade unions
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Pointers to a negative growth rate

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