As part of its citizen-friendly initiatives, the BBMP is organising e-khata melas in collaboration with residents’ welfare associations and civic groups. | Photo Credit: TH The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) issued 618 final e-khatas in two days to property owners who participated in the e-khata mela in three zones in the city. While in Yelahanka … Read more
Ministers Siva V. Meyyanathan and Govi. Chezhiaan inaugurated the third phase of ‘Makkaludan Mudhalvar’ on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The third phase of the ‘Makkaludan Mudhalvar’ camp was inaugurated in Sembanarkoil region by Minister for Higher Education Govi. Chezhiaan and Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Siva V. Meyyanathan on Saturday. The programme, conducted … Read more
The District Central Library will be conducting model tests on Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group II-A Mains and Group IV competitive exams on its West Boulevard Road premises on February 3 from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. According to a release, the free tests will be held in association with N.R. I.A.S Academy … Read more
CII-Vijayawada zone chairman D.V. Ravindranath addressing the media on the Union Budget 2025-26 in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO The overall Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (February 1), is a comprehensive and forward-looking plan, but expectations with regard to GST reforms for the industrial sector were … Read more
With an aim to permanently resolve the drinking water problems in combined Nellore district over next three years, Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy announced the ‘Amrutha Dhara-II’ (water grid) project under Jal Jeevan Mission programme at an estimated cost of ₹8,400 crore. Amrutha Dhara is a drinking water supply project with sustainable water sources in … Read more
The Chottanikkara police are set to invoke the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) against the accused in the alleged assault and attempt to rape a 19-year-old girl who died on Friday (January 31) after being on ventilator support since last Sunday (January 26). Initially, the police had booked … Read more
Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta in Mangaluru on Saturday | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta on Saturday, February 1, termed the Union Budget 2025 as a comprehensive, compassionate one that will fuel aspirations, empower dreams and make Bharat even more conducive for growth. Capt. Chowta … Read more
A 38-year-old man was found in possession of ₹11.10 lakh counterfeit currency notes of ₹500 denominations in Bazaar Ghat area of Nampally by the Central Zone Task Force team and the Nampally police. The accused, Pabbati Murali Krishna, who was nabbed from a tiffin centre, has a history of involvement in multiple counterfeit currency cases … Read more
A special investigation team led by Thrikkakara Assistant Commissioner of Police P.V. Baby probing the alleged ragging-induced suicide by a 15-year-old boy in Thripunithura has recorded the statements of his fellow students whose social media posts in the wake of the boy’s death had emerged recently. The investigation team will record the statements of the … Read more
Farmers have expressed their dismay during the district-level monthly grievances redressal session on Friday over the proposal of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) to establish tertiary treatment plants for letting sewage of underground drainage project into the Chinnavedampatti freshwater lake. Condemning the move, ‘Vellakinar’ Kalisamy, president of Chinnavedampatti Eri Padukappu Vivasayigal Sangam, sought to … Read more
Mangaluru police have taken murder accused Bharath Shetty, 27, of Surathkal in Mangaluru under preventive detention by invoking provisions of Goonda Act | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Mangaluru police have put a 27-year-old murder accused in preventive detention by invoking provisions of Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral … Read more
The association says an exam-based recruitment process is the most just, transparent, and efficient method. File With Health Minister Ma. Subramanian announcing that walk-in interviews would be held to fill 658 posts of specialists, a few doctors associations have opposed the move and have demanded conduct of examinations for recruitment. Registering their opposition, the Service … Read more
Bright India, an NGO based at Maddadka in Belthangady taluk, distributed aids and assistive devices to 33 differently abled persons on Saturday, February 1, at Ujire. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Bright India, an NGO based at Maddadka in Belthangady taluk, distributed aids and assistive devices to 33 differently abled persons on Saturday, February 1, … Read more
Journalists protesting on the Chennai Press Club premises on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Accusing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of harassing journalists while investigating the recent sexual assault case at Anna University, representatives of various media forums staged a protest on Saturday on the Chennai Press Club (CPC) premises. The protest was led … Read more
The seashore near Tiruchendur temple shows the ravages of erosion. | Photo Credit: RAJESH N The ongoing coastal erosion that has impacted the Tiruchendur shoreline for the past two months has also lead to changes in the landscape of the shore. A large pit of approximately 20 feet long and 8 feet deep has formed … Read more
Bull tamers in action at the jallikattu held at Madhakottai near Thanjavur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R.Vengadesh The jallikattu held at Madhakottai on the outskirts of Thanjavur town on Saturday passed off without major incidents though 35 persons sustained injuries during the event. According to official sources, the event commenced around 7.15 a.m. and … Read more
The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “reflects the aspirations of people and further advances the development of the country,” Chief Minister N. Rangasamy said on Saturday. In a message, the Chief Minister said the Budget has several features that would advance the progress of the nation. Complimenting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and … Read more
HYDERABAD Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy hailed the Union Budget of 2025-26 as a dream budget for the middle class. “It is a visionary budget that empowers the poor, farmers, women, and youth, and aims to lay a strong foundation for Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Mr. … Read more
The book fair was inaugurated by Minister Siva V. Meyyanathan in the presence of Collector A. P. Mahabharathi and former Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The third edition of the Mayiladuthurai Book Fair commenced on January 31 at Dharmapuram Adheenam Arts College, featuring 65 stalls from leading publishing … Read more
Corporate leaders representing various sectors in Kerala termed the Union Budget presented on Saturday positive and growth-oriented. In an interactive session with the media, the industry leaders highlighted the importance placed by the Union Finance Minister on areas such as agriculture, MSME, start-ups, innovation and investment. Vinod Manjila, Chairman CII Kerala State Council said it … Read more
Two individuals involved in liquor smuggling and illegal liquor sales in Mayiladuthurai district have been detained under the Goondas Act. During a vehicle check near Vaitheeswaran Koil railway gate on January 2, a special team led by Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW) Inspector Jaya intercepted a speeding four-wheeler and seized 1,200 bottles of liquor smuggled without … Read more
Pearl spot fish seeds being displayed at the three-day CMFRI fest which started in the city on February 1. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT A three-day Matsya Mela got underway at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Kochi on Saturday (February 1), drawing seafood enthusiasts and those seeking locally produced farm varieties alike. The … Read more
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Salem Zone, welcomed the budget tabled by the Union Government for 2025-26 on Saturday. The CII says the budget would boost MSME, startups, agriculture, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and tourism sectors. CII Salem zonal chairman, J. Ashok Kumar, said that the change in investment and turnover criteria for MSME units and the … Read more
The Mangaluru police shot at an accused in the Kotekar Cooperative Society heist after he allegedly assaulted a police constable and tried to escape in Ajjinadka, on the outskirts of Mangaluru, on Saturday, February 1. He is the second person in the case, who has been shot at. The police gave the name of the … Read more
The District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam, on Saturday (February 1), granted anticipatory bail to five CPI(M) leaders arraigned as key accused in a case registered by the Koothattukulam police over the alleged assault and abduction of the party’s Koothattukulam municipal councillor Kala Raju. P.B. Ratheesh, Koothattukulam CPI(M) area secretary; Vijaya Sivan, Koothattukulam municipal chairperson; Sunny … Read more
JSP MLA Vamsikrishna Srinivasa Yadav alleges that the YSRCP failed to resolve the panchagramala issue during its rules | Photo Credit: File photo Jana Sena Party (JSP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders lashed out at the YSRCP leaders for their comments against the NDA government, here on Saturday. The leaders alleged that the YSRCP … Read more
Nagulan, on whom the operation was performed. | Photo Credit: Arignar Anna Zoological Park A nine-year-old male tiger named ‘Nagulan’, housed in the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, recently successfully underwent a surgery for the removal of a tumour from the right side of its neck. An official release said the procedure was performed under … Read more
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 120.55 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 104 cusecs and a discharge of 556 cusecs. The level in Vaigai dam was 65.42 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 508 cusecs and a discharge of 519 cusecs. Combined … Read more
The time is ripe for constituting a jackfruit board on the model of the newly-announced Makhana Board in Bihar. Considering the fruit’s potential for meeting food needs, its medicinal value and its capacity to generate a large volume of business, a jackfruit board should be set up, says James Joseph, innovator, who launched the brand … Read more
District Collector R. Brindha Devi and Mayor A. Ramachandran at the sesquicentennial celebrations of the Fort Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Salem on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement District Collector R. Brindha Devi said that 70 government schools in Salem district have been functioning for more than 100 years. Participating in the sesquicentennial … Read more