Uyir Road Safety Hackathon 2025 concludes in Coimbatore

Minister for Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise V. Senthil Balaji (third right) presenting awards to the winners of the ‘Uyir Road Safety Hackathon 2025’ in Coimbatore city on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S Coimbatore’s ‘Road Safety Model City Project’ is an example to other cities in Tamil Nadu to achieve an accident-free environment, said … Read more

Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar is the new Coimbatore District Collector

Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar will be the new Collector of Coimbatore district, succeeding Kranthi Kumar Pati. A 2016-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Mr. Giriyappanavar is from Haveri district in Karnataka and holds an engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from PES University, Bengaluru. He cleared the UPSC examination in his first attempt in … Read more

GITAM School of Architecture launches programme to inspire future architects in Visakhapatnam

GITAM School of Architecture launched “By the Bay 2025” programme on Beach Road, here, aiming to inspire future architects and motivate the young generation. This initiative is designed to go beyond the traditional classroom setup, enhance the school’s visibility and engage students, parents, and the broader community in immersive architectural experiences. As part of the … Read more

Hyderabad NGO deploys AI-powered app to transform primary healthcare in city’s urban slums

A Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) medical officer using the AI-based health app at the health centre in Shaheen Nagar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hyderabad-based healthcare NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) has deployed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered health application at the primary healthcare level in urban slums. The initiative is a collaboration with MIDOC, a … Read more

State Budget anti-farmer, says farmers’ forum

The State Budget for 2025-26 by Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal on Friday is anti-farmer. The 50% increase in land tax will break the back of the farming community, which is already facing several problems, claimed farmers’ forum Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh. A statement issued by the Mahasangh warned the government that if the 50% hike … Read more

VEM Tech to unveil Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft at Aero India show today

Hyderabad-based VEM Technologies has announced that the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), for which it has contributed in manufacturing end-to-end modules of composites, assembly and integration of the entire body, will be unveiled by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the ‘Aero India 2025’ international exhibition beginning in Bengaluru on Monday. The show, being organised … Read more

National SC Commission Chairman visits Visakhapatnam Port Authority

Kishor Makwana, Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, visited Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) on Sunday. He was accompanied by his team, including T. Venugopal, Secretary, VPA, along with Deputy Conservator T. Srinivas. During the visit, VPA officials provided Mr. Kishor Makwana a comprehensive overview of the port’s infrastructure, highlighting its robust import and export facilities … Read more

Private nursery school teacher in Thanjavur booked

The Ayyampettai police in Thanjavur district has registered a case against a woman teacher at a private nursery school falling under its limits after she is alleged to have intentionally failed to give information regarding an incident in the school wherein a seven-year-old girl student complained to her of pain on being reportedly poked with a … Read more

Woman medico succumbs a week after Narsingi accident

The woman medico, who had sustained grievous injuries in a road mishap at Narsingi’s Khanapur road on February 1, died undergoing treatment on Sunday (February 9). The deceased, identified as N. Bhoomika Reddy, 24, was working as a house surgeon at Kamineni Hospital of LB Nagar. On February 1, she was returning from a friend’s wedding … Read more

Anti-narcotics squads in north Kerala join hands to track drug carriers

Noticing a disturbing spike in the number of cases involving alleged MDMA smuggling from Karnataka to Kerala, the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF) from various north Kerala districts have started working together to track more suspected drug carriers who reportedly pretend to be couples or family members on tour to facilitate the illegal trade. … Read more

MIDHANI working on developing advanced materials for hypersonic applications and next-generation jet engines

Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), the defence metallurgical and engineering public sector unit, is working on the development of advanced materials for hypersonic applications and next-generation jet engines, to revolutionize aerospace performance in the coming years. The company is also developing advanced superalloys for jet engines and specialized corrosion-resistant coatings for aerospace structures. With increasing … Read more

International Energy Festival concludes – The Hindu

The second edition of the International Energy Festival of Kerala (IEFK 2025) concluded here on Sunday. The three day festival was hosted by the Energy Management Centre, Kerala, (EMC). EMC Founder Director V.K. Damodaran, who inaugurated the closing ceremony, said that awareness should be given to students in such a way as to prepare them … Read more

Third phase of Infopark will turn Kochi into IT goldmine, says CEO

With the completion of the third phase of Infopark, Kochi will become a goldmine for the IT industry, Infopark Chief Executive Officer Susanth Kurunthil said. “Educated youngsters no longer leave for greener pastures in search of good companies. Instead, companies are now coming to Kochi in search of talent,” he said at a discussion organised by … Read more

Delhi election results: Fewer MLAs with criminal cases; average asset value surges

Association for Democratic Reforms. File Photo: X/@adrspeaks Thirty-one of the 70 candidates elected to the eighth Delhi Assembly have declared criminal cases against their names, according to poll rights body ADR. The figure is lower than the 43 MLAs in the seventh assembly who had declared criminal cases. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and … Read more

Fishers, stakeholders form joint front against sea mining

The Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee, a joint forum of fishers and other stakeholders, have said they will put up a united front of resistance against the proposal by the Union government to mine the sea off the Kerala coast for minerals and sand. The general convener of the coordination committee P.P. Chithrajan said that the … Read more

Forest officers have no indemnity against action done with malicious intent: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that if forest officers do certain acts in blatant disregard of ordinary care and caution, and with wrong or malicious intent, those actions will not get protection under section 74 of the Kerala Forest Act, 1961. The court made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by the Nilambur Divisional Forest Officer … Read more

SBI shifts MSME branch to new location

The State Bank of India (SBI) has relocated its Retail and Small & Medium Enterprise Credit Centre (RASMECC)) branch to a new premises. A press release said the branch which was previously operating at 208, Vignesh Complex, Ground, First, and Second Floors, Anna Salai, opposite the Botanical Garden, has been relocated to a new location at … Read more

Dindigul Reader’s Mail – The Hindu

Municipality garbage vehicles without cover collect and transport garbage across Palani. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ban country bombs Country bombs and crackers are being used during functions such as weddings, receptions, puberty ceremonies, and ear-piercing events, as well as in political gatherings. This practice, especially in urban areas, cause serious environmental and public health … Read more

Over 50 injured in jallikattu organised at two villages

Over 50 persons were injured in the jallikattu organised at Puthupatti village in Tiruchi district and at Kattupatti village in Pudukottai district on Sunday. The event at Puthupatti saw the release of 718 bulls with the number of participating tamers being 299. Police sources said 43 persons were injured and three of them were referred to … Read more

CPCL alleges inaccuracies in environmental damage report on Ennore oil spill, disputes ₹73 crore penalty

On the day of Cyclone Michaung, oil spilled from the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited into the Buckingham Canal and Ennore Creek. The Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has refuted the findings of the IIT Madras (IIT-M) report on the environmental damage caused by an oil spill from the refinery during Cyclone Michaung in December 2023. The … Read more

Run for awareness of intersex children

An athlete participating in a marathon in Tiruchi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A large number of people participated in a marathon held here on Sunday to raise awareness about intersex children under the theme ‘Save Intersex Child, Run for the Nation”. The event was organised by Fight and Fly Sports Academy, Tiruchi. … Read more

Coconut farmers in ‘wait and watch’ mode to explore impact of Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023

Coconut farmers in the western region of the State who are just beginning to know about the significance of Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023 seemingly choose to be in a ‘wait and watch’ mode before exploring its utility. The policy envisaging focus on potential crop clusters and prospective districts has identified Coimbatore, Tiruppur and … Read more

Annual Kandoori festival begins at Mastan Sahib Valiyullah Dargah in Karaikal

Mastan Sahib Valiyullah Dargah in Karaikal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The annual Kandoori festival at the renowned Mastan Sahib Valiyullah Dargah in Karaikal in Puducherry commenced on Saturday with the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony. As part of the celebrations, a grand procession featuring glass-adorned chariots and floral palanquins set off from the dargah in the … Read more