Five persons accused in a theft case were acquitted after a Mangaluru court found that the theft victim, who is the complainant, compromised with the accused and turned hostile. The First Additional Senior Civil Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mangaluru, G.M. Lakshmi on February 4, acquitted Fazil, Shafeeq, Hasanabba, Muneer and Ibrahim. They were accused … Read more
While the BJP is demanding a rollback of the fare hike, the Congress says the decision to increase the fare is not of the State government. | Photo Credit: file photo The recent fare hike by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has sparked a political tussle between the ruling Congress and the opposition … Read more
Faced with criticism for its inaction against the air and water pollution in the Eloor-Edayar industrial stretch, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board has initiated a few measures including a weekly review by the Chief Environmental Engineer, Ernakulam, on the action taken against the polluting units and a study to check whether the region has … Read more
Training of polling staff for the elections to MLC Graduate and Teachers constituencies in Sangareddy. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF Karimnagar witnessed a flurry of activity on Monday (Februarry 10) as candidates desirous of contesting the MLC elections taking out rallies on the concluding day of nomination process for the February 27 elections to the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar … Read more
Union Minister of State for Information L. Murugan has been lying to the people of Puducherry on the quantum of financial assistance given to the Union Territory by the Central government, former Chief Minister and Congress leader V. Narayanasamy has alleged. Addressing a press conference on Monday, the Congress leader called Mr. Murugan’s statement that Centre … Read more
A file photo of buildings in Bengaluru. The issues of delimitation that will arise from decentralisation of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024, the usage of a Kannada word instead of ‘Greater’, and conducting elections for the BBMP were some of the important suggestions provided by citizens at … Read more
Koota Maha Jagathu, Mangaluru Chapter, felicitated writer Nityanand Karanth Polali, chartered accountant K. Prakash Basri, entrepreneur Erumbu Narayana Karanth, advocate T. Jagadish Rao and hospitality entrepreneur Pathumudi Suryanarayana Rao with Koota Samaja Kanmani awards on Sunday, February 9, in Mangaluru. Saligrama Guru Narasimha Temple Managing Committee president K.S. Karanth on Sunday, February 9, said the … Read more
Madurai city police have planned traffic diversion in the city in view of Teppam festival at Teppakulam on Tuesday. Vehicles bound to Viraghanoor junction would not be allowed through Vaigai North Bank Road and PTR Bridge. Those vehicles should go through Anna Nagar, Kuruvikkaran Salai and Vaigai South Bank Road to reach Viraghanoor. Only those … Read more
A team of police from Karimedu police station seized 150 kg of ganja and arrested four persons from Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchi on Monday. The accused were identified as S. Premkumar, 38, of Coimbatore, N. Alex Pandi, 40, of Mudakkusalai, K. Vijayakumar, 45, of Simmakkal and P. Deepak, 31 of Tiruchi. Based on a specific … Read more
Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Education Minister A. Namassivayam interacting with students at the Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, organised by School Education department, at Kamban Kalaiarangam in Puducherry on Monday. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Puducherry Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, Speaker R. Selvam, Home Minister A. Namassivayam and Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan were present at … Read more
Residents of Jagjivan Ram Colony and Panikkanendal lay siege to Kariyapatti taluk office on Monday, demanding house site pattas. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Scores of residents of Jagjivan Ram Colony and Panikkanendal laid siege to Kariyapatti taluk office on Monday, demanding house site pattas to the original allottees of 1997 or their legal heirs … Read more
SPMVV Vice-Chancellor Uma Vennam addressing the students during the AD-ESDP programme, at their campus in Tirupati on Monday. Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (SPMVV), in collaboration with National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME), Hyderabad, organised an Advanced Entrepreneurship Development Programme (AD-ESDP) ‘Patent Application Drafting and Filing Procedures in India’, at its campus on … Read more
Agristack registration through special camps is currently underway in Krishnagiri. The registration entails creating a farmer registry under the Union Government to provide unique IDs for each farmer in the district’s 657 villages. The State-specific scheme envisions ”seamless access to agricultural schemes”, according to the Union Government. Inorder to increase the coverage of farmers to … Read more
A group of 56 citizens from 18 States across the country came together on change.org to condemn the attack on C.S. Rangarajan, the head priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple, near Hyderabad. The citizens expressed deep alarm over the incident, describing it as an “extremely dangerous development” where a respected religious figure is subjected to violence … Read more
Residents from Morepatti village throng the Collectorate in Dindigul on Monday. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN Residents of Adi Dravidar Colony in Morepatti (West) at Vedasandur taluk in Dindigul district on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate here demanding the construction of an overhead tank in their colony. The residents, in their … Read more
On the National Deworming Day, deworming tablets were distributed to children in Salem district on Monday. The tablets are distributed through special camps twice a year on behalf of the Health and Family Welfare Department. On Monday, special camps were conducted and deworming tablets distributed to the children and women. Salem District Collector R. Brindha Devi said … Read more
KRISHNAGIRI/DHARMAPURI The Weekly Grievances Day meeting was held here at the Collectorate on Monday. The meeting saw the submission of 287 petitions seeking redressal of demands. Presiding over the meeting, Collector C. Dinesh Kumar instructed officials to process the petitions, redress the demands/grievances and return the petitions with due explanations wherever the demands could not … Read more
A 12-year-old girl of a government school at Pallathur in Thanjavur district swooned and died while being rushed to the primary health centre on Monday. The Class VII student was found with nasal bleeding when she was being rushed to the primary health centre where she was declared brought dead, said the police and health department sources. … Read more
The Government Railway Police (GRP), Dindigul, arrested a 35-year-old man on charges of attempt to misbehave with a woman passenger in the unreserved coach on Monday. Following a complaint received on special number 139, the railway police alerted the personnel for action. It is said that the accused identified as Satish kumar of Aruppukottai in … Read more
Three persons were arrested under the Goondas Act for smuggling 14,300 kg of rice meant for distribution through fair-price outlets here. According to the Civil Supplies Criminal Investigation Department, Syed Maula, 44, of Hosur, Manivannan, 38, of Krishnagiri and Muthu alias Gorila Muthu, 45, of Madurai were repeat offenders involved in the smuggling of rice … Read more
The logo of The Hindu Young World Quiz. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT All is set for the 23rd edition of the multi-city event The Hindu Young World Quiz for students of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts in Mangaluru on Thursday, February 12. The quiz will be held at the Bejai Church Hall, Lourdes Central … Read more
Former Kerala High Court judge C.N. Ramachandran Nair, the Munambam judicial commission, during a visit to Munambam recently. | Photo Credit: File photo The listing of former Kerala High Court judge C.N. Ramachandran Nair, the Munambam judicial commission, as an accused in the multi-crore CSR fund scam has cast a shadow on the panel. The … Read more
Ten candidates filed nominations for the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) elections in the Uttarandhra Teachers’ Constituency by Monday, February 10. The scrutiny of nominations will be done on February 11 and the last day for withdrawal of nominations is February 13. The election will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February … Read more
HYDERABAD DCC president Waliullah Sameer addressing a meeting on Monday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement The Hyderabad District Congress Committee (DCC) celebrated the successful completion of the caste survey and SC categorisation in Telangana, hailing it as a historic step towards social justice and equitable resource allocation. The event held here on Monday, attended by … Read more
With end-to-end fares increasing from ₹120 to ₹180, many are now reconsidering their daily travel choices. | Photo Credit: file photo Commuters are expressing growing concerns that the recent hike in Namma Metro fares will push more people to use personal vehicles, exacerbating the city’s already severe traffic congestion. With end-to-end fares increasing from ₹120 … Read more
Collector R. Alagumeena gives deworming tablet to students in Nagercoil on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Marking the National Deworming Day on Monday, Kanniyakumari Collector R. Alagumeen distributed the deworming tablets to students of S.L.B. school in Nagercoil. The Collector said that deworming day was observed twice a year in February and August. The … Read more
Udupi Senior Chamber International president Chandrashekhar inaugurates a platform shelter at PF no. 2 donated by the chamber on Saturday, at Udupi Railway Station. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., (KRCL) on Saturday, February 8, commissioned a platform shelter on Platform (PF) no. 2 of Udupi Railway Station. Donated by Senior Chamber … Read more
A view of the IIT-Bombay. With Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi denying charges of caste-profiling students by its placements office, IIT Bombay has said that it has had a practice of collecting caste category information of students applying for jobs through their placement portal but that this practice had been stopped from 2024 onwards. … Read more
The Waqf Tribunal dismissed two petitions seeking to join as a party in the case over the Munambam land issue. As the hearing commenced at a sitting of the three-member tribunal in Kozhikode on Monday (February 10), the petitions filed by Waqf Samrakshana Vedi and Akhila Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Samithi were dismissed. The hearing on … Read more
The Communist Party of India will stage a protest against the liquor policy of AINRC-BJP government near the Excise department in Puducherry on February 18, CPI secretary A. M. Saleem said here on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, CPI’s Puducherry secretary said the government’s decision to open more liquor shops and distilleries was against … Read more