Assembly Election: Kerala LDF confident of second innings in KeralaR. Krishnakumar in ThiruvananthapuramBolstered by the resounding victory in the local body elections, and with the UDF in disarray, the ruling Left Democratic Front exudes hope of securin
Against superstition Outlawing superstitious beliefs in Kerala: A rational move By R. Krishnakumar in ThiruvananthapuramThe Kerala State Law Reforms Commission has submitted to the government a draft Bill that seeks to curb harmful, fraudulent and exploitative practices
Public Health Reinventing health careR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramKerala launches a major effort to transform its public health system.
PUBLIC HEALTH ‘We are making Kerala future ready’R. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramExcerpts from an interview with Rajeev Sadanandan, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), on Kerala’s new initiatives in public health.
Issues in Focus End of the Gulf dream?R. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramStagnating wages, rising costs of living, a growing trend of imposing restrictions on foreign workers and the declining fortunes of the Gulf itself ha
Controversy Clear messageR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramBy ordering the reinstatement of T.P. Senkumar as Kerala’s police chief, the Supreme Court has stated emphatically that State governments must compl
Investigation into student's death Struggle for justiceR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe death of a college student leads to widespread criticism in Kerala, but the clumsy handling of the issue by the police and the government leaves m
Munnar How green were the hillsR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe reports of the Land Revenue Commissioner and the Assembly Committee on encroachments, gross violations of land rules, and unbridled construction i
Food Security Deprivation by designR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe ruling Left Democratic Front has announced a series of agitations demanding restoration of the universal statutory rationing system in Kerala.
Cooperatives Blocked arteryR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramKerala is worried about the demonetisation drive’s impact on its cooperative banks and societies which form the backbone of the State’s rural econ
Cooperatives Choking a lifelineR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramRuling and opposition parties in Kerala join hands to protest against what they see as a politically motivated move to destroy the cooperative sector
Kerala Litmus testR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe Left Democratic Front government in Kerala apparently tides over a crisis of credibility with the resignation of E.P. Jayarajan as Industries and
Elon Musk and the culture of greed pride If we take seriously the premise that cinema is reflective of the times it is embedded in, then the sudden expression of money and luxury as heroic en
SlideshowSri Lanka: The stranded stateSri Lanka has faced a series of misfortunes—the wrath of a 26-year-long civil war, a devastating tsunami, the Easter bombings of 2018, the spread of
