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KPPC President V. M. Sudheeran said here today that the party would discuss the demand for resignation of Finance Minister K. M. Mani over bar-bribery case after the elections to local bodies.
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Public campaign for the first phase of elections to the local self governments ended at 5 pm on Saturday.
Polling will take place in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts on November 2. As many as 31161 candidates are contesting from 9200 wards in the seven districts.
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The Vigilance Court here directed continuation of investigation into the bar bribery case on Thursday.
The Court rejected the Vigilance Director’s recommendation for dropping the case against Kerala Finance Minister K. M. Mani.
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The SNDP Yogam proposes to launch its political party in December this year. The announcement came from Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan after a meeting of the leaders of various communities, cultural leaders and political observers in Cherthala.
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It was a hat-trick victory for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and the ruling Front in Aruvikkara Assembly constituency in June this year. The United Democratic Front (UDF) had won by-elections earlier at Neyyattinkara and Piravom after Mr. Chandy came to power in 2011.
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