Bar bribery case: Kerala HC closes proceedings on petitionThe HC closed the proceedings on a petition seeking a High Court-monitored probe into the bar bribery case allegedly involving State FM K M...
03 Aug, 2015, 07.25 PM IST
Congress MP KC Venugopal slams Centre for allowing AG Mukul Rohatgi to defend bar ownersCM Oommen Chandy had written to PM Narendra Modi protesting Rohatgi's appearance in the Supreme Court on behalf of the bar owners.
17 Jul, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
Congress MP K C Venugopal slams Centre for allowing AG to defend bar ownersCongress MP K C Venugopal today slammed the Centre for allowing Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to defend bar owners.
17 Jul, 2015, 05.24 PM IST
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy writes to PM Narendra Modi on Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi's appearance against stateChandy protested against the AG's action and said his reasoning that he was not appearing against the Union government was not "morally and...
13 Jul, 2015, 10.44 PM IST
Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi appears for Kerala liquor bar owners in Supreme CourtThe UDF government in Kerala is led by the principal national Opposition, the Congress. “What the A-G did was not right.
11 Jul, 2015, 04.50 AM IST
LDF activists stage dharna, demand resignation of two UDF ministersHundreds of CPI(M)-led LDF Opposition activists staged a dharna and demanded resignation of Finance Minister Mani and Excise Minister Babu.
07 May, 2015, 02.25 PM IST
LDF stage walkout in Kerala Assembly over bar bribery issueHome Minister Ramesh Chennithala rejected the allegations and said investigation in the case was progressing in a 'judicious and impartial'...
10 Mar, 2015, 01.56 PM IST
Processes of implementing liquor policy beginsBabu refuted the allegation of a bar owner that Kerala Bar Hotel Owners Association had paid money to three Congress ministers in the state.
24 Dec, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
Kerala High Court asks government to inform if it moots any changes in excise policyCounsel for bar owners brought to court's notice the statement made by Oommen Chandy in Assembly regarding proposal to make some changes in...
04 Dec, 2014, 11.04 PM IST
Left Democratic Front launches campaign for KM Mani’s ousterAs the Kerala assembly opened for the year-end session, LDF members came with placards and banners demanding Mani’s resignation.
02 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- 'Bar bribe' row: Kerala PCC President V S Sudheeran toughens stand
The Govt had ordered a "quick verification" by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to find whether there was any substance in the char...
07 Nov, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy defends finance minister KM Mani over graft allegationBar owner Biju Ramesh said on a TV channel that Mani had demanded Rs five crore for allowing 418 bars in Kerala to remain open.
01 Nov, 2014, 02.26 PM IST
High Court nod for closure of 700 liquor bars in KeralaHowever, the court allowed 33 bars in four-star and heritage category hotels to function though the state government had banned bars in all...
30 Oct, 2014, 06.34 PM IST
Kerala HC upholds ban on bars, gives relief to four-star hotelsHowever, the court allowed the hotels in the four-star and heritage categories to run bars though the state government had banned bars in a...
30 Oct, 2014, 04.23 PM IST
Government decision to close all bars taken in 'haste' say bar ownersKerala Bar Owners today informed the Kerala High Court that the state government's decision to close all bars was taken in 'haste'.
17 Sep, 2014, 06.55 PM IST
Kerala High Court rejects petition filed bar ownersThe court refused to give an interim stay to the notice issued to the bar owners. With this, only five-star hotels in the state would be al...
04 Sep, 2014, 02.23 AM IST
Kerala bar owners approach High Court challenging government's decisionKerala bar owners approached HC challenging government's decision to close over 700 bar hotels, maintaining that it was discriminatory.
25 Aug, 2014, 05.55 PM IST