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South West monsoon set over Kerala on Wednesday.

The monsoon further advanced into remaining parts of south Arabian Sea, Maldives-Comorin area, most parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, some parts of south interior Karnataka, remaining parts of south Bay of Bengal and some more parts of central Bay of Bengal.

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi has given the green signal for restructuring of Congress in the State, KPCC president V. M. Sudheeran said in Delhi on Tuesday.

The date for commissioning of Kochi Metro Rail stands extended to March 2017.

The project was originally scheduled to be completed by November.

Chief Minister Pinarai Vijayan on Monday directed that works should be speeded up to realise the project by March.

Thiruvananthapuram: Concerted attacks against KPCC president V. M. Sudheeran continued on the second day of KPCC executive meeting convened to discuss the election debacle at Neyyar on Sunday.

There were demands for leadership change and organisational elections.

Mr. Sudheeran announced after the discussions that the corrective steps would be taken in the working of the party which will stay united. Party committees would be reconstituted from the booth level to KPCC.

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leaders came under attack at the KPCC camp executive held on Saturday.

Senior leader A. K. Antony, KPCC President V. M. Sudheeran, Oommen Chandy and others faced severe criticism from younger members. There was also call for a generation change in leadership and change in style of functioning of the party. Corrupt people lacking credibility was in the leadership. Leaders like Antony were keeping silence on issues while the Central leadership was even incapable of organising an agitation.