Kerala’s Transport Minister VD Satheesan scraps the state’s K-Rail project, which had been launched earlier by the LDF government and has drawn controversy. The reports from India Today and Times of India say that Satheesan takes the decision to withdraw the project, effectively halting its progress under the current administration. The articles frame the action as a reversal of the earlier government’s rail initiative, citing the project’s controversial status but without detailing specific technical or contractual disputes in the provided excerpts. Both outlets present the move as a policy change rather than a minor modification, indicating that the project is being abandoned or terminated. The coverage focuses on the minister’s decision and its link to the prior LDF government’s plan to introduce K-Rail in Kerala. No additional information from the excerpts is provided on timelines, replacement plans, funding arrangements, or reactions from the parties that had supported the original proposal.