After the state committee meeting, JD(S) state president, Mathew T Thomas, said the high command made the announcement without discussion in any party forum.
Balabhaskar Chandran allegedly succumbed to injuries suffered in a road accident in September 2018. The violinist's daughter had died on the spot and his wife and driver escaped with injuries.
The crime was committed by the man when his wife was not at home and it came to light only after the pregnant girl gave birth, the SPP said.
The suspension of sentence of Faizal and three others, as per an earlier High Court order, would continue pending final disposal of their appeal.
As the rains continued in the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in the southernmost district of the state and yellow alert in Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts.
"They were following a route shown by the Google map. But it seems like instead of taking a left turn as suggested by the maps, they mistakenly went forward and fell into the river," police added.
A case was registered under relevant IPC sections. The FIR has mentioned the accused as six identifiable persons, police said.
According to the complaint, the accused allegedly attempted to outrage the modesty of the foreign national.
Two months back, a student from Manipur was given admission in Class III in a government school in Thiruvananthapuram.
While two of the six people who tested positive for Nipah have died in Kerala, three others are undergoing treatment. Restrictions have been placed in nine panchayats in Kozhikode district.
A holiday has been declared for all educational institutions in Kozhikode on Thursday and Friday.
The latest incident raises questions about the safety of women and children in the state, as it comes after a similar one in the last week of July, when a five-year-old girl, whose parents were also migrant workers from Bihar, was abducted, brutally raped and killed.
The CPM leader says this is a deliberate move to erase the thought that 'all Indians are my brothers and sisters' from people's minds.
Education Minister and CPI(M) leader V Sivankutty said the Kerala government is ready to provide education for the students in Muzaffarnagar.
Both the CPI(M) and Opposition Congress in Kerala have conducted a series of seminars across the state in protest against the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code.
As both CPI(M)-led LDF and Congress-led UDF are opposing the UCC, in all likelihood the resolution will be passed unanimously in the Assembly, where the BJP has no legislator. The CPI(M) and the Congress have already held a series of seminars and conventions as part of their campaigns against the UCC.
The CPM says science should be seen as science, history as history and myth as myth and attacks the Congress, accusing it of lapping up the Sangh Parivar’s arguments.
"I never intended to hurt sentiments of any religion... What is going on in the state over the matter is very unfortunate," A N Shamseer said.
State Health Minister Veena George visited the victim's family late Sunday night following criticism from various quarters, including the general public, that no one from the government's side turned up at the funeral.
The airline said there were 154 passengers on the flight and that it was a precautionary landing.
The incident took place on Monday when Vijayan was addressing a meeting to commemorate the life of former chief minister and Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who passed away last week.
The aircraft circled the airport for over two hours to burn fuel and become lighter before landing.
Oommen Chandy's son Chandy Oommen has been tipped to become the Congress candidate even though his daughter Achu Oommen also has experience of student politics.
In a viral Facebook video on Wednesday, the Vinayakan had asked "who is this Oommen Chandy?" and "why three days' mourning had been declared in the state on his demise."
The court, which convicted the man for criminal intimidation, says he didn’t utter ‘any indecent words’ or have ‘any intention to use the woman to satisfy his lust’.