A week of prolonged night-time power cuts has emerged as the first major political challenge for Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan's Congress-led government, giving the Left fresh ammunition while triggering scrutiny over power shortages, demand, procurement and previous policy decisions
Kerala recorded its highest average daily electricity consumption for July in a decade, with demand rising 12 per cent year-on-year. As power shortages continue, the government blamed deficient rainfall, while the BJP alleged the outages reflected the UDF government's failure to meet rising demand
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister V D Satheesan will handle the key Finance and Law portfolios, along with 36 other departments, after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Wednesday allocated portfolios among the UDF cabinet ministers in Kerala who were sworn in on May 18. Following the Chief Minister’s recommendations, which the Governor approved, senior Congress leader Ramesh […]
Sunny Joseph hinted that the Congress high command may soon announce Kerala’s next chief minister, saying “white smoke can be expected soon.” Discussions continue in New Delhi among senior leaders as the party seeks consensus following the UDF’s Assembly election victory
