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Why Kerala Needs The K-RAIL Silverline Project?

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  Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The podcast talks about the need for the KRail Silverline Project, enumerating reasons and logic for the same. This episode is based on the article written by the host and presenter Jairam R Prabhu, published in the Journal of Comparative Politics of Bangalore University, titled- K-Rail- A Silverline for Kerala's future. This episode tries to elaborate on various socio-politico-economic reasons how and why the semi-high speed railway network- KRail Silverline Project will be beneficial for the state of Kerala.  References Prabhu J. R. (2024). K-Rail- An opportunity in disguise for Kerala. Journal of Contemporary Politics , 3 (1), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.53989/jcp.v3i1.13 Please find the Link to the Article Summary of the podcast  Generally, these topics aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because they are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, through  our podcasts , we disprove this misc...

News Capsule for the Month of December 2023

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Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  'Unwarranted Intervention Of Kerala Govt': Supreme Court Quashes Re-Appointment Of Kannur University Vice-Chancellor. Kerala Varma College polls: SFI candidate wins by 3 votes in recounting, setback for KSU. IYC is marred with fake voter ID allegations. CPIM leader interrupts the rise of the K-SWIFT bus.   Supreme Court Stays HC Order Holding That Land Over 25 Cents Can Be Converted By Paying Fee Under Section 27A, Kerala Paddy Land Act.  Kerala High Court Berates Cyber Bullying Of LGBTQ  Community.  Former IAS Officer Dr Christy Fernandez passed away. 7 tourists from Kerala killed in Zojila Pass road accident: Report. CPI(M), CPI ask Rahul Gandhi not to contest polls from Kerala again.  Movie Director Jeo Baby stopped at Farook College.  C Ragh...

Election 2023: Hits and Misses- Why Congress got decimated in the three states

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On the third of December in the morning, everyone thought that Congress was going well in all the states as per both opinion and exit polls. Later it turned out to be the worst day the Congress party could have ever dreamt of. From winning one more state, it lost its sure-shot bet which is Chhatisgarh. It couldn't also pick up Madhya Pradesh which it won in 2018 but BJP was ruling the same state for more than 18 years. Besides winning Telangana Congress has nothing to cheer in an election where the party even saw many of its senior leaders underperforming.  Check our latest Newscapsule  Here are a few reasons why Congress got decimated in an election that it could have at least won three out of four states. This was a massive missed opportunity for Congress to make a nationwide revival in the country as well as have a revival over the grand opposition INDIA alliance.  Overconfidence When Opinion polls came out one month back, all polls predicted an edge to Congress in Chh...