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 economy.
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
Agrarian crisis Price is the rubR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramTrade liberalisation policies and integration of domestic and market prices of natural rubber have severely affected rubber cultivators of Kerala and
Kerala A price on schoolsR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramKerala’s education system is following the path of its once-acclaimed health-care system, where basic facilities and quality are now available only at
Assembly Elections: Kerala Left gets it rightR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramIn a State that values its secular political traditions, voters rally behind the Left Democratic Front because of its consistent stand against divisiv
Kerala Testing timesR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramIn 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
Kerala Forced outR. Krishnakumar in ThiruvananthapuramKerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani resigns under pressure following allegations of corruption in the bar bribery case and now the spotlight is on some
Kerala elections Thumping victoryR. Krishnakumar in ThiruvananthapuramThe Left Democratic Front romps home in the Kerala local body elections under a united leadership, running a successful campaign against a discredited
Labour Issues Storm in a tea gardenR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramA spontaneous agitation by a collective of women labourers has thrown Kerala’s plantation sector into disarray, caught its male-dominated trade unions
Kerala Wait for VizhinjamR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe Kerala government’s proposal to develop Vizhinjam into an “all-weather, multipurpose, deepwater, mechanised, greenfield port” raises expectations
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