Kerala Cabinet full list: CM Satheesan to handle Finance, Ramesh Chennithala gets Home portfolioKerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has approved the portfolio allocation for the new UDF government, led by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan. S...
20 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
SIR omissions and errors of commissionRecent Indian state elections saw surprising outcomes. However, electoral roll changes, especially in West Bengal, raise serious questions....
05 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
With Kerala defeat, how Left has been 'left out' of IndiaThe Left Democratic Front faces a significant defeat in Kerala, marking its absence from any state government for the first time in nearly ...
04 May, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Vijayan-led CPI(M) fate sealed in ballot boxes as polls saw enthusiastic voter turnout in KeralaKerala voted on Thursday in assembly polls. The outcome will decide the future of the ruling LDF and key opposition figures. High voter tur...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Central Labour Codes will not be implemented in Kerala: Minister SivankuttyKerala will not implement the Centre's new Labour Codes. Labour Minister V Sivankutty confirmed the state's stance. He clarified that draft...
27 Nov, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
Labour codes: Kerala Minister assures not to adopt any anti-worker standKerala Minister V Sivankutty has assured that the state government will not adopt an anti-worker stance while implementing the new central ...
22 Nov, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers stranded in landslide-hit Wayanad: TMCWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is leading efforts to assist migrant laborers from West Bengal who are stranded in the landslide...
03 Aug, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Kerala orders probe as Byju's closes its office, sacks staffByju’s had earlier said it would “rationalise” about 5% of its 50,000-strong workforce across departments such as product, content, media a...
27 Oct, 2022, 08.45 AM IST
Kerala government criticises Centre over new restriction in MGNREGAPointing out that the structure of village panchayats in Kerala and northern states are quite different, he said even a single ward in Kera...
03 Aug, 2022, 09.52 AM IST
Kerala govt to launch desi alternative of Uber, Ola; online cab service Kerala Savari launching next monthNamed as "Kerala Savari", the online taxi hiring service is being rolled out by the state Labour Department linking the existing auto-taxi ...
28 Jul, 2022, 06.43 AM IST
Kerala government plans 'studio apartments' for working women in all districtsThe 'studio apartment' project is envisaged to provide a decent and secure lodging facility on rental basis for women labourers employed in...
21 Jul, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
Kerala Labour Minister asks Centre to maintain EPF interest rate at 8.5 per cent"The decision, if implemented, will adversely affect more than 6.4 crore workers' retirement income. This is the only amount they receive d...
13 Mar, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
States spend one-fifth of Rs 25,000-crore construction cess on welfareThe minister said that the responsibility of collecting cess and its utilisation for welfare of construction workers lies with the respecti...
24 Feb, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
Gujarat witnesses 26 workers' strikes in 2014: Labour MinisterGujarat witnessed the maximum number of 26 strikes by workers in 2014, followed by Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Parliament was informed
10 Aug, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
Kerala planning legislation to address migrant labourers issueLabour Minister Shibu Baby John informed the assembly here that the draft of the Kerala Migrant Workers Social Security Bill is almost comp...
15 Jul, 2015, 01.37 PM IST
Centre to bring four labour codes to protect workersLabour Ministry proposes to come out with codes in areas of wages, industrial relations and working conditions to strengthen safety and soc...
27 Jun, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Congress leaders resent Kerala minister Shibu Baby John's meeting with Narendra ModiJoining issue, CPI(M) veteran and Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan said it was difficult to believe that John had met Modi without Chand...
20 Apr, 2013, 02.57 PM IST