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KPCC president V. M. Sudheeran began his ‘Jana Raksha March’ from Kumbala near here on Monday.
The march, being organised as a prelude to Congress party’s election campaign, will cover all the 140 Assembly constituencies in the State. It will conclude in Thiruvananthapuram on February 9.
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Constituents of United Democratic Front called for better unity in the Front during their discussions with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Kottayam on Wednesday.
The Muslim League called for intervention of the Congress high command to settle faction fight in the Congress. This was a must for victory in the coming Assembly elections. Similar sentiments were expressed by other constituents such as RSP and JSS also.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Moisture in the circuit boards of electronic voting machines caused malfunctioning of the machines during polling in the civic elections in Malappuram and Thrissur districts, reports the high level committee constituted look into the matter.
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The Supreme Court has upheld the liquor policy of Kerala Government that restricted bars to Five Star hotels.
Dismissing an appeal filed by Kerala Bar Hotels Association, Justice Vikramajit Sen and Shiva Kirti Singh said that the Court found no illegality or irrationality with the intention of the State to clamp down on public consumption of alcohol.
“Judicial review is justified only if the policy is arbitrary, unfair or violative of fundamental rights.”
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Opposition Leader V. S. Achuthanandan will be joining the agitation by the Joint Action Council of Victims of Endosulfan before the Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s official residence on January 26 next year.
The endosulfan victims are planning another round of agitation as the promises given by the government nearly two years ago have not been fully met.
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