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Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results
The coalition of Left Democratic Front (LDF) has won the 2016 Kerala Assembly Election by the absolute majority by winning 91 seats (44.94% votes) of the total 140 seats. Among the LDF, Communist Party of India (Marxist) by winning 58 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
EC launches mobile app e-voter for Kerala assembly polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched an innovative mobile application titled e-voter with comprehensive details about the forthcoming 2016 Assembly polls in Kerala. The app is envisaged for voters’ facilitation for search in electoral roll, information regarding candidates, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Renowned Kerala cartoonist V T Thomas passes away
Renowned Kerala cartoonist V T Thomas passed away following a brief illness at in Kottayam, Kerala. He was 86. He was popularly known as Toms and had created the legendary cartoon characters Boban and Molly (Bobanum Moliyum). About V T ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Ballast water bringing invasive species to Indian coasts: Scientists
Scientists fear that ballast water carried by ships is providing a vehicle to bring in exotic invasive species across the Indian Coast. In this regard, a survey was conducted by the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Renowned journalist Babu Bharadwaj passes away
Veteran journalist and writer Babu Bharadwaj passed away due to cardiac arrest in Kozhikode, Kerala. He was 68. As a journalist, he was part of prominent print and television media in Kerala. About Babu Bharadwaj Born in Kozhikode in 1948 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Kerala's popular Kadhaprasangam artistes and comedian V D Rajappan passes away
Kerala’s popular Kadhaprasangam (story telling) artiste and Malayalam film actor V D Rajappan passed away in Kottayam. He was 70. He was best known for his comic roles and for his unique style of stand-up comedy. He was known for ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Lok Sabha passes The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Lok Sabha has passed Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) from 4 states. The bill seeks to amend Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to include certain communities from ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Kerala Tourism campaign wins Golden City Gate Award
Kerala Tourism’s campaign titled ‘New Worlds’ has won the prestigious ‘Golden City Gate Award’ at the at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) 2016. The multimedia campaign contains three short films directed by reputed Malayalam filmmaker Anwar Rasheed. It has won ..