A damaged portion of Anna Main Road in K.K. Nagar. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Owing to the delay in restoration of damaged roads in various zones of the city, residents have complained about increasing risk to motorists and cyclists. K.S. Rajendran, president of the Chennai K.K. Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association, said stretches such … Read more
The development of Neyveli and Vellore airports has been completed and the licensing process is currently underway, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said on Monday. Mr. Mohol told the Rajya Sabha that in Tamil Nadu, five airports including Vellore, Salem, Thanjavur, Neyveli and Ramanathapuram, were chosen for operating flights under the … Read more
The State has been allotted a sum of ₹6,626 crore in the Budget this year for executing various railway infrastructure works, said Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at a press conference held in New Delhi on Monday. The Union Minister announced the Budget details through a virtual press conference held along with the railway officials … Read more
A heart-wrenching incident took place in the district-level Public Grievances Redressal System (PGRS) meeting at Nellore Collectorate on Monday. A woman carried her three-year-old son’s body to Tikkana Pranganam seeking justice. She alleged that her husband Srikanth ignored the responsibilities of the family and did not take care of them. She claimed that his negligence … Read more
The Thousand Lights police have arrested a police sub-inspector (SI) and a special sub-inspector (SSI), who had already been arrested along with three others in connection with an extortion case. Last December, they were arrested for stealing an unaccounted amount of ₹20 lakh from a man. The victim, who was carrying the unaccounted cash, was … Read more
The exhibition offered visitors a glimpse into some vintage cars in Puducherry on Monday. | Photo Credit: S.S. KUMAR From the Willys jeep from the 1940s, an enduring icon of World War II to the Chevrolet Master Deluxe sedan that once took former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru around Tamil Nadu, the pagaent of classic and … Read more
Reiterating the call for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the distillery issue, former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Monday said the Congress party was in favour of government initiating action against all those involved irrespective of their political affiliations. “We want the government to probe the issue so that truth will … Read more
L-G Kailashnathan and CM Rangasamy, looking at the exhibits after inaugurating the Art & Culture Department building near Gandhi Square on Beach Road in Puducherry on Monday. | Photo Credit: S.S. KUMAR A renovated complex of the Department of Art and Culture on the beach was opened on Monday. The building, which includes an art … Read more
Police personnel stand guard outside Torres Company’s office in Mumbai. FIle | Photo Credit: ANI A Mumbai Sessions Court on Monday (February 3, 2025) sent two accused, arrested in the multi-crore Torres investment fraud, to judicial custody. Accused Mohammad Tausif Riyaz a.k.a. John Carter, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Platinum Hern, the company … Read more
Soma Sekhar Apparao, who belongs to the 2021 I.A.S batch of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, has been appointed as District Collector of Karaikal region. He is currently holding the post of Sub Collector (South) in Puducherry. An order regarding Mr Apparao’s appointment was issued by Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan in Puducherry on … Read more
The Communist Party of India has criticised the Union Budget for ignoring the development needs of Puducherry. CPI Puducherry secretary A. M Saleem in a statement said the Central government has completely ignored Puducherry . “Bihar got several schemes in the budget. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party JDU is an ally of BJP. Puducherry … Read more
As per the latest allocation of subjects among I.A.S officers in Puducherry, D. Manikandan, who was holding the post of Karaikal District Collector, has been posted as Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor in place of senior I.A.S officer A. Nedunchezhiyan. A government order issued on Monday said Mr. Manikandan in addition to the Lt Governor’s … Read more
The eighth edition of Manipal Entrepreneurship Summit – 2025 will be held for three days from February 6. Organised by MAHE and implemented by E-Cell at Manipal Institute of Technology, the objective of the summit is to inspire innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit among students. This year’s theme of the summit is ‘fuelling future founders,’ … Read more
There will be no power supply to some areas in Mangaluru on February 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The areas are Bejai Main Road, Bejai New Road, Bejai Church Road, MCF Colony, Anegundi, Sankaigudda, Battagudda, Bharatinagara, Chandrika Extension, Kodialbail, Kodialguttu, Viveknagara, Sri Devi College Road, C.G. Kamath Road, Jail Road, M.G. Road, Lalbagh, … Read more
The Coimbatore District (Rural) Police on Monday arrested five youths from Annur on charges of robbing four migrant labourers of their cash and mobile phones. R. Kamalesh, N. Logesh, R. Boopathi, T. Vijay and Santhosh Kumar, all aged 22 and hailing from Annur, were arrested based on a complaint lodged by V. Subash, 39, a … Read more
File photo of Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. | Photo Credit: PTI Even as the Supreme Court awaits a forensic analysis of the audio tapes purported to implicate Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh for his alleged role in the State’s ethnic conflict by a government laboratory, an analysis conducted by Truth Labs Forensic … Read more
Minister for Local Self-Government M.B. Rajesh visiting Kochi Corporation’s solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram in Kochi. | Photo Credit: special arrangement The compressed biogas (CBG) plant at Brahmapuram will be commissioned by March-end, Minister for Local Self-Government M.B. Rajesh has said. Addressing the media at Brahmapuram on February 3, Mr. Rajesh hailed the record … Read more
The Syro-Malabar Church has said it has initiated penal action against those who allegedly attacked senior priest Father John Thottupuram during a Mass on Saturday (February 1) at the Prasadagiri St. Sebastian’s Church in Kottayam. The official spokesman for the Syro-Malabar Church Father Antony Vadakkekara said here in a statement on Monday that the violence … Read more
The open house offered a fascinating glimpse into the wonders of marine life. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Display of a massive skeleton of Bryde’s Whale became a centre of attraction for large crowds at the open house held at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) on Monday as part of its 78th Foundation Day celebrations. … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy Delhi Metro will start its operation on all lines from their terminal stations at 4 a.m. on voting and counting day in order to facilitate the staff deployed for election duty, a statement said on Monday (February 3, 2025). The trains will run … Read more
BJP supporters during a public rally for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election at R K Puram in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Campaigning for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls ended at 6 p.m. on Monday (February 3, 2025). The triangular battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the BJP and the … Read more
According to sources, the recovered cryptocurrency is linked to a case involving the alleged hacking of PokerBaazi, a gaming website. | Photo Credit: file photo The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which has been probing the bitcoin scam, has made little progress in recovering the cryptocurrency over the past two … Read more
Ramanathapuram district Superintendent of Police G. Chandeesh has warned of stern action against those two-wheeler riders and four-wheeler drivers who fail to wear helmets/seat-belts. In a press release issued here on Monday, he said that during an inspection conducted across many parts of the district, including educational institutions, it has come to notice that except … Read more
Syamala Rupakula and T. Balasubramanya Kumar By all means, Syamala Rupakula and T. Balasubramanya Kumar are the most famous couple into birding from the city. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is no birder in the State who is not familiar with this duo’s exploits over the years. In an era when … Read more
Karnataka Mogera Sangha has urged the State government to include Mogera community in Group II of Scheduled Caste (SC) communities. It will help the community members avail benefit of internal reservation of 5.5% of the total 17% reservation for Scheduled Caste, according to the Sangha’s president Nandaraj Sankesh. Addressing press persons in Mangaluru on Monday … Read more
Glass bottles, plastic cups and garden waste found outside an abandoned house in Kodungaiyur near Capital Cotton Canal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Residents of North Chennai have raised serious concerns over public safety, citing an increase in instances of substance abuse in dimly lit interior areas. They claim that groups of youth frequently gather … Read more
Medical waste from Kerala dumped in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in December 2024. The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone in Chennai later ordered the Kerala government to remove all the illegally dumped waste. | Photo Credit: PTI Taking a serious view of medical waste from other States, particularly Kerala, being dumped in Tamil Nadu, … Read more
A thick security blanket was in place in the temple town ahead of the Hindu Munnani’s call for a demonstration on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ASHOK R Prohibitory order was clamped and hundreds of policemen deployed in three layers of security arrangement in Tirupparankundram, Madurai on Monday, amid undercurrents of communal tension. Hindu and Muslim … Read more
A food delivery executive was found dead in a water-logged ditch along the Chevarambalam Bypass Road in Kozhikode city on Monday (February 3). The victim was identified as M. Ranjith, a resident of Elathur. According to police sources, Ranjith’s motorcycle fell into an uncovered ditch around 1 a.m. while he was en route to deliver food … Read more
Telangana got a record railway budgetary allocation of ₹5,337 crore in current year’s budget, which incidentally, is just one crore rupees more when compared to last year’s allocation. Andhra Pradesh, on the other hand, got ₹9,417 crore or an additional ₹266 crore when compared to last year’s ₹9,151 crore for various railway works. Overall, South … Read more