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Veena George
Veena George (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian politician and former journalist who has served as the Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Kerala since 2021. She represents Aranmula State Assembly Constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2016. She is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Prior to joining politics, she has worked with major Malayalam news channels for over 16 years. She is also the first female executive editor among Malayalam news channels. Personal life Born in Thiruvananthapuram on 3 August 1976 to Rosamma Kuriakose and Adv. P. E. Kuriakose, she did her basic schooling from Mount Bethany High School Mylapra in Pathanamthitta district. She pursued Physics for graduation and postgraduation from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram and completed her B.Ed. as a University of Kerala rank holder. She had taught Physics at Catholicate College Pathanamthitta for one year before taking up journalism as her career choice. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills. The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty. In the 12th century, it was conquered by the Kingdom of Venad. In the 18th century, the king Marthanda Varma expanded the territory, founded the princely state of Travancore, and made Thiruvananthapuram its capital. Travancore became the most domina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathanamthitta District
Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla. According to the 2011 Census of India, the population was 1,197,412, making it the third least populous district in Kerala (out of 14), after Wayanad and Idukki. Pathanamthitta has been declared the first polio-free district in India. The district is 10.03% urbanised. Pathanamthitta is one of the richest districts in India with just 1.17% poverty as of 2013, which places the district among top 5 districts in India with least poverty. Etymology The district's name is a combination of two Malayalam words, and , which together mean 'array of houses on the river side'. The district capital is located on the banks of the river Achankovil. History It is presumed that the regions that form the district were formerly under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling political parties by country, ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi, the incumbent Prime Minister of India, Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindutva, Hindu nationalist ideology; it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as State legislature (India), state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. After The Emergency (India), The Emergency of 1975–1977, the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is a newly formed constituency in the Central Travancore region of Kerala for the election of a member of the Lok Sabha. The district, which was previously fragmented into different parliamentary constituencies, was unified into a single Parliamentary constituency as per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly. Constituenciesc Order, 2008. Assembly Segments Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: * Members of Parliament Election results In the first election held in this district on 16 May 2009, United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Anto Antony Punnathaniyil of the Indian National Congress was elected by 408,232 votes over K. Ananthagopan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) 297,026; B. Radhakrishna Menon of the Bharatiya Janata Party 56,294; K. K. Nair of the Bahujan Samaj Party 22,424; and Mani C. Kap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter turnout was over 67 percent – the highest ever, as well as the highest ever participation by women voters. The Bharatiya Janata Party received 37.36% of the vote, the highest vote share by a political party since the 1989 general election, and won 303 seats, further increasing its substantial majority. In addition, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 353 seats. The Indian National Congress won 52 seats, failing to get 10% of the seats needed to claim the post of Leader of Opposition; Congress led United Progressive Alliance won 91 seats. Other parties and their alliances won 98 seats. Legislative assembly elections in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim were held simultaneously wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), won the election, defeating the incumbent United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian National Congress (INC), which could only win 47 seats in the election. Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 25 May. Background The tenure of the members of the Legislative Assembly in the state was to end on 31 May 2016. As per the voters list published on 14 January 2016, there were around 2.60 crore (26 million) eligible voters including 6.18 lakh (618,000) new voters in the age group 18–21. Elections to the 140-member assembly were held in 21,498 polling stations set up at 12,038 locations. There were 500 model polling stations. Systematic Vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a " big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Students' Federation Of India
The Students' Federation of India (abbreviated as SFI) is an Indian left-wing student organisation politically aligned to the ideologies of Independence, Democracy and Socialism. Currently, V. P. Sanu and Mayukh Biswas are elected as the All India President and General Secretary respectively. History The origin of Indian students movement in its organised form can be traced to the formation of All India Students’ Federation (AISF) on 12 August 1936 to further anti-imperialist politics. Since the 1940s-50s several ideological debates fathomed within the AISF, regarding the analysis of the Indian society, the nature of the Indian state and its attitude towards students. A strong body of opinion emerged as to oppose the existing predominant view within the AISF, to cooperate and compromise with the nation's ruling classes towards a so-called progressive end. They called for militancy in student movements, aimed towards a progressive reorientation of the existing education sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reporter TV
Reporter TV is an Indian Malayalam language free to air news channel broadcasting in the Malayalam language. The channel is owned by Indo Asian News Channel Pvt Limited based at Kochi. The channel was launched on 13 May 2011. M. V. Nikesh Kumar, a popular media person in Kerala, India, is the CEO of Reporter TV. During the time of launch, it was the first HD news channel from South India. The international office of the Reporter TV is at Dubai Media City. List of programs * Morning Reporter * Close Encounter *My Doctor * Big Story * Democrazy * Editors Hour * Middle East Reporter * Meet The Editors * E-Reporter * Adayalam * News Night Show * Breaking Hours * News Room 360° * Global News Hour * Witness Satellite information *Satellite: Intelsat 17 *Location: 66 Degree East *Format: MPEG4 *Frequency: 4006 MHz *Down link polarization: Horizontal *Symbol rate: 14400 Ksps *Carrier type: DVB-S2 *Modulation: 8PSK *FEC: 3/4 Reporter TV Placement In Digital Cable N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiavision
Indiavision was an Indian pay television news channel based at Kochi, Kerala, India. It broadcast in Malayalam. History Indiavision was launched on 14 July 2003. The network launched a second channel, YES Indiavision (Youth, Entertainment & Sports) on 14 February 2007. Due to internal problems, it stopped broadcasting on 31 March 2015. The company was in the news twice in 2014 when its editorial team went on strike over non-payment of salaries. Tax sleuths conducted a raid at the channel's main office in Kochi and its director, Jamaludeen Farooqi, was arrested on 4 March 2015. According to reports, the channel hadn't paid service tax to the tune of almost ₹9 crore. In March 2014, the Kerala Police registered a case against Indiavision and some other media organisations for the allegations raised against Mata Amritanandamayi. Indiavision closed down on 31 March 2015. Programming *News *''Politrics'' *''Varanthyam'' (presented by Adv. A. Jayashankar A. Jayashankar (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manorama News
Manorama News is a free-to-air Malayalam-language news channel operated and owned by Malayala Manorama Television (MMTV). The channel, based at Aroor, near Cherthala, Alappuzha, was launched on 17 August 2006. Malayala Manorama Television (MMTV) was established in 2005 as a subsidiary of the Malayala Manorama Group. Johny Lukose is the current News Director of Manorama News. Romy Mathew is the Coordinating Editors of the channel (Heads the Input and Output Functions respectively). Malayala Manorama Group also operates the Malayalam OTT Ott, OTT or O.T.T. may refer to: Entertainment * OTT (group), a pop band from the late 1990s * Ott (record producer), British record producer and musician * "O.T.T" (song), a song by Fugative * ''O.T.T.'' (television series), a UK TV programme f ... platform ManoramaMAX. Programming Daily programs Source: * News * Pularvela * Counter Point * Thiruva Ethirva * Arogyam Weekly programs Source: * Parayathe Vayya * Nere Chowe (interview) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV New
TV New was an Indian television channel broadcasting in Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ..., a brain child of Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). The headquarters is located at Padivattom, Kochi, Kerala, India. The KCCI along with India Middle East Broadcasting Network started TV New. TV New mainly focuses on news and current affairs with special emphasis on business, knowledge and economical development of state. References {{Malayalam journalism Malayalam-language television channels Television channels and stations established in 2014 Television stations in Thiruvananthapuram 2014 establishments in Kerala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
