The telephone post right on the shoulder of the road at Thuckalay in Kanniyakumari district. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Relocate post A telephone post is located on the road shoulder near Government Higher Secondary School, Thuckalay hindering traffic and posing danger to pedestrians. The authorities concerned may take immediate action to remove or relocate the … Read more
District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati (second right) taking a nature walk with children along Vellalore tank bund in Coimbatore on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Various nature education activities and competitions marked the observance of the World Wetlands Day in Coimbatore. Kovai Kulangal Padhukaapu Amaippu (KKPA) organised two-day events at the Vellalore tank … Read more
The Kasaba police on Sunday (February 2), booked two Puthiyapalam natives for allegedly attacking staff members at Zamorin’s Higher Secondary School during the annual day celebrations held on Saturday (February 1). The two suspects – Rithul and Akshay – had been taken into custody following the incident. According to police sources, the duo became aggressive … Read more
The Kaliyakkavilai police arrested three persons on Saturday for allegedly involving in selling ganja. Following a tip off, the Kaliyakkavilai police conducted a raid and arrested S. Mobi, 37, from Thiruvananthapuram, M.Mansur, 27 and S. Vijayakumar, 40, from Kaliyakkavilai. The police also seized around 1.2 kg of ganja from their possession. Investigations are on. Published – … Read more
Representatives of the TANKER Foundation and IOCL at the event held at the Ambattur dialysis unit. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The TANKER Foundation on January 23, 2025, inaugurated nine haemodialysis machines at its Ambattur dialysis unit, supported by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). The event highlighted the critical need for affordable kidney care in … Read more
The district Election Officer and Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara has instructed candidates and political parties to strictly adhere to regulations during the 48-hour silence period before polling for the byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency on February 5. A press release said campaigning will end at 6 p.m. on Monday and the polling will … Read more
The recently conducted Tamirabharani Water Bird Count in 68 irrigation tanks in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi districts has spotted 23,753 birds belonging to 71 species. The districts of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Thoothukudi house numerous irrigation tanks that serve multiple purposes, including irrigation, drinking water supply to residents and factories and fish culture. These tanks, fed … Read more
Compliance to wearing helmet is very low in places like Mettupalayam (in photo) in the rural parts of Coimbatore district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRAGEMENT District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati has asked the Coimbatore District (Rural) Police to enforce strictly two-wheeler riders’ compliance to wearing helmet, during the recent meetings of the District Road Safety … Read more
A view of the Kumaragiri Lake in Salem city. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E The Salem Corporation, which has developed the Kumaragiri lake at ₹20 crore, plans to provide extra facilities worth ₹2.62 crore to convert the water body into a tourism spot. The Kumaragiri Lake, spread over 39 acres, is an important groundwater … Read more
DMK candidate V.C. Chandhirakumar seeking votes during his campaign for the Erode(East) byelection on Sunday. | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M With campaigning for the byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency set to end at 6 p.m. on Monday, the two recognised political parties – DMK and Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), are making last-minute efforts to reach out to voters. … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: AP Three labourers died after falling into a drain while clearing a manhole at Kolkata Leather Complex in Bantala area in the eastern suburbs of the city on Sunday (February 2, 2025), police said. One of the labourers tripped and fell into the 20-feet-deep drain while clearing the manhole clogged … Read more
A 70-year-old woman, who was alone at home, was robbed of 17 sovereigns of gold jewellery and ₹50,000 at Kallukadaimedu on Saturday night. The police said that Savithri, who lost her husband, was residing at Annamalai Pillai Street for 20 years. Two unidentified men, both around 30 years old, barged into her house and threatened her … Read more
Delhi Police Special Cell and Haryana Police arrest Gangster Joginder Gyong in a joint operation, in New Delhi on Saturday, February 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Wanted by police and facing Interpol Red Notice, gangster Joginder Gyong was deported from the Philippines to Delhi on Sunday (February 2, 2025), the CBI said. Joginder Gyong … Read more
Police trying to prevent attack by Naam Tamilar Katchi cadre on Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam cadre at Panneerselvam Park in Erode in Tamil Nadu on February 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tension prevailed for some time outside the CSI Brough Memorial Church at Panneerselvam Park in Erode on Sunday (February 2, 2025) afternoon … Read more
Maestro Isaignani Ilayaraja. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Flitting around like a butterfly on stage is rather routine for this ballerina, Nastiya. What was different for this member of the well-known Russian youth dance studio Orchid from the City of Rostov-on-Don was that she was not going on tip-toe with white wings attached to … Read more
People cross a railway track amid fog, in Kolkata on February 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The arrival and departure of a total of 13 flights were delayed at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Sunday (February 2, 2025) due to poor visibility caused by fog in the eastern metropolis, a senior … Read more
National spokesperson of the BJP, Sambit Patra. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday (January 2, 2025) accused AAP MLA Somnath Bharti of influencing the probe in a case of land grabbing in south Delhi. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, Mr. Patra played a purported audio … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in R.K. Puram, Delhi on February 2, 2025. Photo: Screenshot from X/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing his final rally on Sunday (February 2, 2025) ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, said that only the BJP respects the middle class of the country and the Union Budget presented … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday (February 2, 2025), alleged that the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had boycotted the February 5 by-election to Erode East Assembly … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday (February 2, 2025)claimed the “strained relation” between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde was hindering the State’s progress. In his weekly column Rokhthok in the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamna’, Mr. Raut further claimed Mr. Shinde was yet to come to terms with … Read more
A view of the Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court Chief Justice’s Bench has cautioned all the courts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry against passing ex-parte interim orders in a casual manner and without due consideration to the loss that an individual/entity suffering and such an order would … Read more
EAM Jaishankar feels “ashamed” to admit abroad that Delhi lacks basic amenities Ahead of the Assembly polls, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government for “failing” to provide essential services to residents, and said he feels “ashamed” to admit abroad that people in the national capital lack basic amenities under … Read more
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has cancelled all his official programmes on Sunday (February 2, 2025) after the doctors of Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru, advised him to take rest following knee pain on his left leg. According to a press release issued by the Chief Minister’s office, doctors … Read more
A file image of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court will hear a BJP leader’s plea challenging an order dismissing his defamation case against Chief Minister Atishi on Monday (February 3, 2025). Justice Vikas Mahajan is scheduled to hear the matter. In his plea, Praveen Shankar Kapoor said while … Read more
SRM University-Andhra Pradesh is set to roll out its annual fest Infinitus’ 25, from February 5 to 8, 2025. A celebration of innovation, art and talent, the annual event will transform the University campus into a vibrant hub of exciting activities and competitions besides loads of entertainment. Vice-Chancellor Manoj K. Arora flagged off a car … Read more
A government upper primary school teacher has been suspended for reportedly engaging students for her personal works including cleaning of her car on the school campus at Venkatapuram village in Rangampeta Mandal in East Godavari district. In an official release issued on February 1, 202, East Godavari District Collector P. Prasanthi has stated that MPUP … Read more
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. File | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has alleged an attack on his party workers ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls and demanded that the Election Commission appoint independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. In a letter to the Election Commission, Mr. Kejriwal has also demanded … Read more
Aaditya Thackeray. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Opposition parties in Maharashtra slammed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as ‘Bihar budget’. While the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Congress and the Shiv Sena UBT hit out at the Budget for open favouritism, the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its governing … Read more
The four women from Telangana who had gone missing during the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The four women from Telangana who had gone missing during the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh have been successfully located, bringing much relief to their families. The women, … Read more