TGMC officials during an inspection at a clinic operated by a fake doctor in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has registered cases against eight individuals in Hyderabad for allegedly practicing allopathic medicine without proper registration. The cases have been filed under Sections 34 and 54 of the National Medical … Read more
The TDP-led NDA government in the State will extensively encourage clinical psychology courses, announced Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Y. Satya Kumar Yadav on Saturday (February 8). Posting on ‘X’, the Minister said clinical psychologists played a key role in diagnosing and treating persons with various psychological issues. There are, however, few … Read more
Taking a divergent view from the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench), the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has held that Section 46(4) of CrPC which corresponds to Section 43(5) of BNSS, which prohibited the arrest of women after sunset and before sunrise without the permission of the Judicial Magistrate, is directory and not mandatory. A … Read more
Ministers M.R.K. Paneerselvam and V. Senthil Balaji after inaugurating the seventh Flower Show of TNAU at the varsity’s Botanical Garden in Coimbatore on Saturday.. | Photo Credit: SPL Calling for accelerated efforts to take research findings to common man for improving profitability in farming, Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare M.R.K. Paneerselvam on Saturday called … Read more
In a significant milestone for digital payments in public transport, the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has successfully achieved ₹1 crore in daily revenue through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. This landmark was reached within a month of launching the initiative to promote cashless ticketing. According to BMTC officials, there has been a steady rise … Read more
People paying taxes at a tax collecting centre in Salem Corporation in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, 08 February 2025. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The Salem Corporation is taking various steps to collect over ₹200 crore in arrears and current financial taxes and has instructed tax collection centres to open on Saturdays and Sundays. Salem … Read more
P. Shanmugam, CPI(M) State secretary, addresses a function at Karaikudi in Sivaganga district on Saturday. Like in Tamil Nadu, how the allies are united with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), at the national level too, the opposition parties should stand together with the single objective to defeat the BJP, said CPI (M) state secretary P … Read more
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has initiated an internal inquiry into the tragic death of a three-year-old boy from Rajasthan after he reportedly fell into a waste pit near a cafe on the domestic terminal premises on Friday (February 7). The child and his family were said to have concluded a tour of Kerala and … Read more
The Government Hospital at Ettayapuram in Thoothukudi District. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH Amid growing healthcare challenges, villagers in and around Ettayapuram in Thoothukudi district are struggling due to shortage of doctors and limited diagnostic equipment at Ettayapuram Government Hospital. People from around 50 villages of Ettayapuram taluk rely on the hospital for their medical … Read more
The State Budget 2025-26 stated that the Kerala State Housing Board (KSHB) expects an income of around ₹3,650 crore from the proposed Marine Eco City venture on Marine Drive in the heart of Kochi. However, concerns persist about the Housing Board’s future. “Expectations of income do not put bread on the table,” said P. S. … Read more
Health and Family Welfare Commissioner G. Veerapandian releasing posters for National Deworming Day programme at Mangalagiri on Saturday. The Andhra Pradesh government will mark National Deworming Day at all Anganwadi centres, schools and colleges in the State on February 10 and a mop-up day on February 17. The programme, launched in the State in 2016, … Read more
Taking a divergent view from the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench), the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has held that Section 46(4) of CrPC which corresponds to Section 43(5) of BNSS Act, which prohibited the arrest of women after sunset and before sunrise without the permission of the Judicial Magistrate, is directory and not mandatory. … Read more
Wild growth of plants and heaps of garbage on a plot at Anna Nagar Road in Tiruchi on Saturday have become a source of concern for the neighbours. | Photo Credit: ANCY DONAL MADONNA Poorly maintained plots of land in major residential areas in Tiruchi have become a breeding ground for reptiles and insects, raising … Read more
Political parties that have money keep winning elections, said S. Nallsamy, field coordinator, Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement, on Saturday. Speaking to reporters in Salem, Mr. Nallasamy said that the Assembly elections in Delhi also saw national parties announcing freebies. “Parties that have money are winning elections and parties unable to do so become opposition parties. … Read more
The new bridge coming up across the Cauvery between Nerur in Karur district and Unniyur in Tiruchi district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The new bridge coming up across the Cauvery between Nerur in Karur district and Unniyur in Tiruchi district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The construction of a new bridge across the Cauvery … Read more
Telangana BJP chief and Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy chairs a meeting to discuss the party’s preparation for the MLC elections in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has completed an elaborate internal exercise of first activating party membership for the old and new, … Read more
(From right)S. Malarvizhi, Chairperson and Managing Trustee of Sri Krishna Institutions, Coimbatore Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati, City Police Commissioner A. Saravana Sundar, and Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran observe a project presentation at the Uyir Road Safety Hackathon 2025 in Coimbatore city on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Siva SaravananS Coimbatore District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati … Read more
J. Radhakrishnan, Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation, Food, and Consumer Protection Department, at the soon-to-be-opened Mudhalvar Marunthagam at Kattur in Tiruchi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The State government plans to open 1,000 Mudhalvar Marunthagam (Chief Minister’s Pharmacies) across the State by the end of this month, said J. Radhakrishnan, Additional Chief Secretary of … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Delhi Pradesh BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, Union MoS Harsh Malhotra releases the third part of BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections in New Delhi on Saturday, January 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Story so far: Storming to power after 26 years, BJP has … Read more
SIDAR president K.C. Reddy addressing the gathering at the meeting on the Union Budget, at Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Society for Integrated Development & Research (SIDAR), and Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College, Visakhapatnam, organised a discussion meet on Union Budget 2025-26, on the College premises here on … Read more
Thiruneermalai Periya Eri is a supersized waterbody lying spread-eagle and claiming pieces of three wards (29, 30 and 31) within Tambaram Municipal Corporation limits. This waterbody has a neighbour, only a few addresses removed, named Veeraraghavan Eri. During NE monsoon, the connectedness between these lakes stands out in bold relief. Pachai Malai, a dwarfish hill … Read more
Social activist Anna Hazare reacts to Delhi polls results, in Ralegan Siddhi on Saturday, February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Several political leaders and activists spoke about the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) defeat in the Delhi Assembly election results on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Delhi election results 2025 LIVE Social activist Anna Hazare said, … Read more
Votes polled in the control unit of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) used in the byelection for the Erode (East) Assembly constituency could not be retrieved. Hence, paper slips with symbols recorded in the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) were counted, and the results were declared during the counting of votes at the Government … Read more
Nine fishermen from Karaikal, who were recently arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for alleged maritime boundary violations, have been released from custody by a magistrate court in Sri Lanka. However, the boat operator has been sentenced to six months in prison. On January 8, a mechanised fishing boat set out for fishing with 10 … Read more
A polling official carrying EVMs and other election materials arrives at a polling centre at Gole Market ahead of the Delhi Assembly poll In the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured 48.5% of the vote in seats that can be classified as “poorest”, the highest vote share for the party among … Read more
Children submit a petition during the meeting The Children Nagara Sabai meeting held on January 25 and 26 at a ward in Korrukupet got noisy for the right reasons. Children raised their voices demanding shifting of TASMAC outlets in their area that were hindering free movement and affecting their safety. Organised by the Confederation of … Read more
The attempt to acquire fertile lands to set up an industrial estate in the Koradacherry Panchayat Union domain in the Tiruvarur district was condemned by the Thamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam. In a statement on Saturday, association general secretary P.R. Pandian said that when a similar attempt was made to measure the agriculture land for acquisition by … Read more
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “resounding victory” in Delhi reflects the people’s enduring trust in the saffron party and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He congratulated PM Modi and Union Home Minister … Read more
From left: Prabha Sridevan, retired Madras High Court Judge, Rugmani Prabhakar, and Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan, with the copies of the book Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire by Anirudh Kanisetti during Tiruchi Literary Festival on Saturday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Literature lovers in the city sampled different genres of writing … Read more
A man walks past the charred remains of vehicles set ablaze by rioters at parking during the anti-CAA protests in February, at Shiv Vihar area of Northeast Delhi, on June 3, 2020. | Photo Credit: PTI Story so far: Scars of the 2020 New Delhi riots notwithstanding, five of the ten constituencies falling in North-East … Read more