Samyukta Kisan Morcha cadres staged protest demonstration here burning down copies of the Union budget on Wednesday. The farmers association slammed the budget for “failing farmers” on multiple fronts. According to the farmers, the budget failed to honour the long-standing demand on Minimum Support price along the lines of the M.S. Swaminathan Committee recommendations. The … Read more
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has scheduled a series of consultations at five venues covering the eight zones to solicit suggestions from the public and institutions on the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024. It will be held between February 10 and 12. The meetings aim to gather suggestions from the public and various RWAs on … Read more
Canara Bus Owners’ Association president Rajavarma Ballal and other office-bearers submit a memorandum to a representative of the concessionaire managing the Talapady-Kundapur stretch of NH 66 at Hejmady in Udupi district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Private stage carriage bus operators on the Mangaluru-Udupi-Kundapur sector held a token demonstration protesting the ‘unlawful’ toll … Read more
Village Administrative Office assistants staged a sit-in protest here over various demands on Wednesday. The protesters staging the protest outside the taluk office here called for honouring their demand for dearness allowance and implementing compassionate employment for their wards/dependants. The protesters also called for the disbursement of benefits under the Comprehensive Pension Scheme in full … Read more
A 19-year-old nursing student ended her life in her hostel room in Harohalli, Ramanagara on Tuesday night. The police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against members of the University’s management based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s father. The deceased has been identified as Anamika Vineeth, a native of Kannur, Kerala, a … Read more
First Additional Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Cases in Madurai on Tuesday sentenced four men to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for smuggling 70 kg ganja in Madurai district in 2021. First Additional Special Court Judge A.S. Hariharakumar sentenced the four men – S. Alagupandi, A. Muthupandi, S. Sethupathi and M Raja … Read more
The air-conditioned ferries are said to be the first of their kind in Asia under a single command and control system being given on rent for film shooting during off-peak hours. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin In keeping with the hop-on, hop-off concept, Kochi Water Metro Limited (KWML) has begun renting out its popular electric-hybrid … Read more
The Special Court for trial of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act here has awarded 15-year imprisonment to a person who misbehaved with a girl in 2018. The Kanniyakumari All Women Police had arrested L. Elthuse, 55, of Simon Colony area near Colachel under the POCSO Act for sexually harassing … Read more
Tekion and Jivika Foundation partner to vaccinate 500 adolescent girls against cervical cancer. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT E MAIL As part of efforts to fight cervical cancer and support women’s healthcare in India, Tekion, the innovator of the first cloud-native platform serving the automotive retail ecosystem, has partnered with Jivika Foundation to vaccinate 500 adolescent … Read more
The Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) on Wednesday conducted searches at the residences, offices, and quarries of four individuals arrested in connection with the murder of social activist Jagabar Ali near Thirumayam. Ali, a resident of Vengaloor village, was run over by a lorry on January 17. It is suspected that he was murdered for … Read more
The suo motu proceedings were initiated after the court took cognisance of news reports on pollution of Vaigai river. | Photo Credit: File Photo Taking into account that a Madurai District Level Preservation, Rehabilitation of Vaigai River Committee has been constituted, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Madurai District Revenue … Read more
A 60-year-old woman died in a road accident near Devipattinam in Ramanathapuram on Wednesday. K. Valli of Kalaiyanur, while returning to Kalaiyanur from Devipattinam stepped down from an auto at Peruvayal. A two-wheeler which passed on the road hit her. She was severely injured on her head. She succumbed to injuries on the way … Read more
A Nigerian drug supplier, an absconding offender from Guinea, and another Nigerian national found living in India without a valid visa, were arrested by the Hyderabad City Police, in coordination with the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) and local police units. In the first operation, the Langer Houz Police, along with H-NEW, arrested a Nigerian … Read more
Two persons were killed on the spot in a road accident near Palani in Dindigul district on Tuesday evening. Shankar, 30, and Mahesh, 29, both from Narikkalpatti were on their motorcycle travelling towards Palani. When they were near the Palani Manur bypass road, a car coming towards Dindigul from Coimbatore lost control and collided with … Read more
The CMCH medical team and Dean A. Nirmala (second left) with the patient who underwent a Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy-Defibrillator implant recently. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) authorities on Wednesday stated that it became the first government hospital in Tamil Nadu to have successfully implanted a Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy-Defibrillator (CRT-D) device … Read more
Temple flag being hoisted at Sri Periyanayagi Amman temple in Palani on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Marking the commencement of the ‘Thai Poosam’ festival at Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani in Dindigul district – one of the six holy Abodes of Lord Muruga – the holy flag was hoisted at Periyanayaki Amman … Read more
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will inaugurate on Thursday (February 6) afternoon India’s largest photovoltaic cells and modules manufacturing plant for solar power generating units at Gangaikondan on the city outskirts. The factory, which has been established on an outlay of ₹4,300 crore at Gangaikondan SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, employs over 2,000 workers including 1,200 … Read more
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has released ₹5.5 crore as part payment of the ₹8.4 crore approved as incentive to the Puducherry Local Administration Department for the successful implementation of urban reforms under AMRUT 2.0 during the fiscal periods of 2022-23 and 2023-24. A press note said there were 19 projects which … Read more
A man earlier arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment by the Nampally Court of Hyderabad on Wednesday. The court also slapped a fine of ₹10,000 on the accused. The accused, Mohd Fareed, 45, a resident of Bushrath Nagar, Nawab Saheb Kunta, Hyderabad, was arrested by Bahadurpura police … Read more
Huge flames at Sarvodaya Solvent Pvt Ltd at IDA, Cherlapally, on Tuesday (February 4) A fire that broke out at a chemical factory at IDA Cherlapally on Tuesday evening might have been triggered by static current in solvents, a Factories Department official said. While the management has cited ‘electrical short circuit’ as the cause of the … Read more
Traditional fishermen association staging a protest in Rameswaram on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Rameswaram traditional fishermen association on Wednesday staged a protest demanding the authorities to allow them to use fiberglass reinforced plastic motorised boats for attending the annual celebrations at the St. Antony’s Church in Katchatheevu, Protesters said both mechanized boats and country boats … Read more
Erstwhile constituent colleges of Bharathiar University that were converted into government arts and science colleges continue to look up to the parent institution for hand-holding support, in the absence of financial support from the government. Heads of the constituent colleges of the university at Modakurichi in Erode district, Valparai in Coimbatore district and Gudalur in … Read more
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed around 2,900 varieties of crops in the last ten years, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Bhagirath Choudhary has informed the Lok Sabha. Replying to a question by Member of Parliament V. Vaithilingam on Centre’s initiatives for upgradation of agriculture technology in the … Read more
The Mir Chowk police arrested a gang of five men for allegedly luring a man through a dating app and robbing him of ₹40,000 at knife-point. He was engaged in chatting for about half-an-hour before he was asked to meet them, said the police. Inspector of Mir Chowk police, Rachakonda Ravinder, said that on January … Read more
A parking lot near Pallavaram, about 700 metres from the Chennai airport Metro Rail station, was opened on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran To address the growing needs of those travelling from the southern parts of the city, Chennai Metro Rail has opened a new parking area near the Chennai airport station. Though there … Read more
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Puducherry, has directed the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India and Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to pay a compensation of ₹2.5 lakh to an insurance policy holder for deficiency of service, in addition to accrued interest for the delayed settlement of maturity benefits. A bench of the Commission, … Read more
On behalf of the State government, all arrangements have been made to purchase paddy grains for the upcoming kharif season. Around 300 paddy procurement centres are being set up in association with 523 Rythu Seva Kendra (RSK) centres across SPSR Nellore district by second week of February. In a review meeting with Agriculture and Allied … Read more
From the graceful loop and the thrilling barrel roll to the gravity-defying inverted flying and the crowd-favourite DNA manoeuvre, the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) will once again enthrall visitors at the upcoming Aero India 2025, which is being held at the Air Force Station Yelahanka from February 10 to 14. The SKAT team who … Read more
Minister for Dairy Development R. S. Rajakannappan after inaugurating the Aavin booth inside the Armed Reserve Police quarters in Ramanathapuram on Wednesday. Collector Simranjeet Singh Kahlon and Superintendent of Police G. Chandeesh are also seen. | Photo Credit: BALACHANDAR L As seven lakh litres of additional milk has been added to Aavin milk supply, the … Read more
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has urged the Puducherry government to file a review petition against the Supreme Court ruling that residence-based reservation in postgraduate medical courses was unconstitutional. In a memorandum to Chief Minister N. Rangasamy at the Legislative Assembly, AIADMK secretary A. Anbalagan on Wednesday said implementation of the court’s directive … Read more