The Kochi City police arrested four persons, including a woman, in two separate raids and seized nearly 330 grams of suspected MDMA worth over ₹15 lakh and ₹3 lakh, Oman currency, 6.80 grams of ganja, 4.64 grams of hybrid ganja, and 9.41 grams of hashish oil from a hotel and a house in Mattancherry. The … Read more
Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Sitting outside Connaught Place’s Hanuman Mandir on a sunny afternoon, a group of temple workers is busy discussing promises made by various parties ahead of the Assembly election. There are talks about the monthly honorarium of ₹18,000 for temple priests and gurdwara granthis announced … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP leaders at an election rally at Dwarka in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday, saying it has used Delhi “as an ATM” to fund its ambitions in other States. He also … Read more
‘Modi talks about sheesh mahal and Kejriwal about raj mahal. Neither speaks of employment, inflation, or pollution, said the Congress MP. | Photo Credit: ANI In her first public appearance ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal had … Read more
In what could be a big relief, air passengers can board a cab opposite the T1 domestic terminal of the Chennai airport from March. This used to be the cab pick-up point before being shifted to the multi-level car parking lot six months ago. After the backlash from passengers, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) … Read more
A. Muhamed Mustaque, Kerala High Court judge and executive chairman of KELSA, handed over the vehicle key to the District Medical Officer, Thiruvananthapuram, on January 31. An electric transport vehicle procured using the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) was contributed to the Government Mental Health Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. The vehicle will … Read more
The Delhi High Court has sought information from the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIDC) on the curbs placed on untreated water released into the Yamuna and asked it to state if all industries came under its jurisdiction. The court directed the DSIDC to file an affidavit and give details of any common effluent treatment … Read more
Representative of Kauvery Hospital in the city on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, has received the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation for its commitment to patient safety, quality healthcare, and continuous improvement in medical practices. JCI, a U.S.-based non-profit organisation, establishes a detailed 16-chapter framework that addresses patient safety, treatment, and … Read more
Ashok Agarwal says his party was among the few that were on the ground to help people during the north-east Delhi riots. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After spending nearly three decades fighting for education, health and workers’ rights in Delhi, Ashok Agarwal, a Supreme Court advocate, has decided to take the political route to … Read more
Kapil Mishra, BJP candidate from Karawal Nagar Assembly constituency. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A Delhi court recently asked a complainant to approach the concerned MP/MLA Court to seek registration of an FIR against BJP leader Kapil Mishra in a case related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Mr. Mishra is also a BJP candidate … Read more
The trial run of the fourth line project by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, initially scheduled for January, has been postponed to March due to pending track work, according to M. Senthamil Selvan, Chief Public Relations Officer of Southern Railway. The track expansion project, executed by the Construction Wing at a cost of ₹274 crore, … Read more
The government of Tamil Nadu is in the process of finalising the policy on homelessness and mental health with the aid of NGOs, including SCARF and The Banyan, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Supriya Sahu said on Friday. Speaking at the three-day mental health mela ‘Mindscape’ organised by SCARF, which began on Friday, she said: “It … Read more
A tiff between a section of Aavin’s wholesalers and dealers is brewing over an increase in commission, which might affect milk supply in the city in the coming days. Sources say the wholesalers are demanding that they get an additional ₹3 per tub — each with 12 litres of milk — and are threatening dealers … Read more
The Chennai Population-Based Childhood Cancer Registry (PBCCR) has found that the median time from the onset of symptoms to cancer diagnosis was 12.5 days, and the median time from diagnosis to the start of treatment was two days, indicating a rapid diagnosis and early treatment. The Chennai PBCCR, the country’s first dedicated childhood cancer registry, … Read more
: Walk-in interviews will be held through the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) to fill 658 vacant posts of specialists in Tamil Nadu, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said on Friday. Giving the specialist-wise vacancy position in government hospitals in the State, he said 207 posts of obstetrician-gynaecologists, 16 cardiothoracic surgeons, 16 neurosurgeons, 50 in forensic … Read more
Food waste, often dismissed as mere garbage, holds untapped potential as a key resource to tackle both waste management and clean energy generation. And researchers at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) have now turned leftovers into a powerhouse of possibility, unveiling a breakthrough method to produce biohydrogen (bioH₂) from food waste. This sustainable … Read more
The Pallavaram police have recovered the charred body of a woman at her apartment in Zamin Pallavaram. According to the police, the victim, Dhanalakshmi, 44, was an assistant professor at the Government Dental College. She was estranged from her husband and lived alone. In the early hours of Friday, neighbours noticed thick smoke coming from … Read more
Director-General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal on Friday held a meeting with State police officers and Central drug law enforcement agencies to discuss strategies to intensify the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse. The session aimed at improving effective and continued cooperation, surveillance and coordination, addressing underlying issues and emerging challenges in narcotics control. … Read more
Work on Radha Nagar subway near Chromepet railway station is in progress on Friday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The vehicular subway, which has been constructed at Radha Nagar to enable residents of East Chromepet to access Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road avoiding the inconvenient level crossing 27, is expected to be completed by … Read more
After nearly 25 years since it was enacted, the Tamil Nadu Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 2000, is set to be amended. The Water Resources Department will finalise the draft amendment to the Act by March and submit it to the State government. The revisions to the Act would ensure equitable water distribution among … Read more
Enrolment of students in government schools has been on the rise since the DMK came to power, said Adi Dravidar Welfare Department Minister M. Mathiventhan in Namakkal on Thursday. Participating in the centenary celebrations of the Anna Salai Government Higher Secondary School at Rasipuram Municipality in the district, the Minister said that as one of the … Read more
Most of the residents who have received notice from election officials about multiple entries on electoral rolls in the Assembly constituencies of Chennai have not replied to the notices informing them that their name has been registered in more than one location. Many residents have complained that they have received notices even though their names were not registered in multiple … Read more
The Kerala Compulsory Nursing Servicers’ Association and the State branch of the Trained Nurses’ Association of India have demanded action against medical and nursing superintendents at the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, for issuing experience certificates to nursing graduates undergoing compulsory internship at the institution by mentioning their “unauthorised absence” from work due to a … Read more
Two youths lost their lives as a bike they rode reportedly skidded off the road near the Chamabkkara market in the early hours of Friday (January 31). The Maradu police identified the victims as Nadhan, 19, from Kodakara, Thrissur, and Aaron, 20, from Maradu. Dashcam footage from a car behind the bike showed them riding … Read more
Bombay High Court. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Chief Justice and Justice Dangre, who were hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) regarding mutual funds advertisements, recused themselves from the matter in the hearing on January 30. The two-judge … Read more
A two-day national technical conference, ‘Synergy 2025’ commenced at Avanti Engineering College, Makavarapalem on January 31 (Friday) under the chairmanship of M Srinivasa Rao, the founder of Avanti Educational Institutions and former Minister of Andhra Pradesh. NIT Raipur Director N V. Ramana Rao, who participated as the chief guest at the inaugural programme, said that … Read more
Assistant PO of DWMA P. Purnima Devi conducting an inquiry at Pedapeta village after a report was published in The Hindu on demand of the tribals on non-provision of work under MNREGA in their village, at Pedapeta in Anakapalli district on Friday | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Assistant Project Officer of the District Water Management … Read more
The water quality analysis of Periyar was carried out by the CPCB in association with the State Pollution Control Board as part of the national-level monitoring of critically polluted river stretches across the country. | Photo Credit: file photo The water quality parameters at 13 monitoring stations along the Periyar river in Idukki, Thrissur and … Read more
Tribal folk artistes from various States performing during a carnival organised marking the inaugural of ‘Araku Utsav -Chali at Araku Valley in ASR district on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGMENT The three-day Araku Utsav tiled ‘Chali’ began on a grand note in the Araku Valley of Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Friday. A 5k … Read more
As part of the centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the renovated Sri Sathya Sai Premasadan Mandir was inaugurated by R.J. Rathnakar, managing trustee, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, at Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar Complex, at MVP Colony, here, on Friday. R. Himavahni Rathnakar was also present. The ceremony started with Jyothi Prajwalana … Read more