Over 500 students from various schools and colleges in the city took part in “Beat Fear With Fun”, a two-day cancer awareness programme organised by the MGM Cancer Institute, as a part of its second anniversary and World Cancer Day 2025. The objective of the event was to educate students and the public about cancer, … Read more
Lockheed Martin will be unveiling its immersive Vast Experience System in India for the first time at the Aero India 2025. The U.S. aerospace and defence company said it is highlighting its vision for 21st-century security solutions with a focus on integrated capabilities on offer to the Indian armed forces. “The immersive Vast experience is … Read more
The patient can also nominate two persons to decide on his/her behalf if the patient does not have decision-making capabilities. | Photo Credit: File Photo Citizens in Karnataka can now record their desired medical treatment in the future in an Advance Medical Directive (AMD) or a ‘living will’. The State Health Department, which has come … Read more
The district administration has decided to make necessary safety arrangements at Thikkodi drive-in beach in the backdrop of a recent accident that took four lives. A meeting chaired by District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh on Friday (January 31) decided to place warning boards in the 250-metre stretch of the beach under the aegis of the … Read more
The civic body has initiated an auction process under Section 156(5) of the BBMP Act, 2020, to recover dues. | Photo Credit: File photo In a decisive move to recover long-pending property tax dues, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has announced the auction of 608 properties under its jurisdiction. The auction will be held … Read more
Karnataka Bank posted a net profit of ₹283.60 crore in the third quarter (October-December) of 2024-25 as against ₹331.08 crore during the corresponding period of 2023-24, with a variation of 14.34 %. In the Board of Directors’ meeting held in Mangaluru on Friday, the board approved the financial results for the third quarter and nine … Read more
Volunteers removing a dry bamboo clump from the trekking route of Vellingiri hills in Coimbatore district on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Forest Department has made various arrangements as pilgrims are allowed to trek Vellingiri hills from February 1. District Forest Officer N. Jayaraj said 20-25 staff will be on duty at the … Read more
Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman addressing a public meeting in Erode (East) Assembly constituency in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Friday. | Photo Credit: M. GOVARTHAN Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman said on Friday that keeping people in poverty has been the only achievement of the rulers over the last 60 years. Speaking at a public meeting while campaigning for … Read more
For the first time in two years, outsiders and political party representatives were allowed entry into Vengaivayal, as the village witnessed the funeral of Karuppayi, 84, the grandmother of one of the accused in the human waste contamination case, according to the CB-CID report. Karuppayi died on Thursday morning. Police confirmed that the entry restrictions … Read more
The Intellectual Property Rights Cell, Bharathiar University, on Friday equipped faculty and researchers with the tools to effectively navigate the complex landscape of the patenting process through a day-long programme titled ‘IPR: Translating Research from Campus to Corporate’. The programme was meant to enable the participants to assimilate the rudiments of commercialising their innovative concepts … Read more
The Kanathur police have arrested four individuals and launched a search for three more suspects for harassing a group of women traveling in a car on East Coast Road in the early hours of January 25. According to police reports, a woman from Kanathur filed a complaint on January 26, alleged that around 3 a.m. … Read more
Naam Tamilar Katchi cadre staging a road roko against denial of permission to conduct a public meet in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Claiming that permission was denied for conducting a public meeting at Municipal Chatiram in the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) cadre briefly staged a road roko here on Friday evening. … Read more
Students from various city schools participated in the inter-school quiz competition hosted by Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 Jipmer recently. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Girls topped the inter-school quiz competition hosted by Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Jipmer as part of the Parakram Diwas celebrations held recently to mark the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose. … Read more
Sujit Mohapatra, founder of Bakul Foundation, Samarendra Kumar Mohanty, Assistant Professor with IPE, Hyderabad and SDT Rao, General Manager, The Hindu, with the winners of the quiz competition in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT A one-day quiz organised by The Hindu Future India Club (FIC), in collaboration with the Institute of Public … Read more
Scores of people from far and near visit the District Police office to air their grievances to the Superintendent of Police. Though the police have a proper system to dispose of the grievances petitions, often the process gets unduly delayed. “When I found same person visiting more than twice with the same complaint, I realised … Read more
A consultative meeting on the Ramakkal Lake beautification project was chaired by the stakeholders and line departments here at the Collectorate. The meeting was chaired by Collector K. Shanthi, who reviewed the progress of the beautification project of the lake falling within the jurisdiction of Dharmapuri municipality. Seeking information from the officials, Collector Shanthi was … Read more
Cyberabad DCP (Crimes) K. Narsimha handing over the recovered mobile phone of a woman, at Cyberabad Police Commissioner’s Office, in Hyderabad, on Friday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR A total of 1,190 stolen and lost mobile phones valued at ₹3.55 crore were recovered by the Cyberabad police in 50 days. The recovered phones were handed … Read more
Officials of the Goods and Services Tax and Central Excise Commissionerate, Puducherry, have arrested a person after discovering that he had availed himself of fake input tax credit to the tune of ₹227 crore. He had passed on a substantial amount of the fake input tax credit to his own units in Tamil Nadu. A … Read more
The issue gained prominence when a team of the Tamil Nadu Police, probing the leak of an FIR related to a sexual assault case, served summons to journalists via WhatsApp. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The practice of serving summons and notices through WhatsApp and email, though not explicitly provided for under the Criminal Procedure … Read more
A file photo of students at a COMEDK exam centre in Bengaluru. Private universities in Karnataka have agreed to the government’s proposal to fill 40% of private quota seats in professional courses, including engineering, through a uniform entrance test instead of each university conducting separate tests. The private universities signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) … Read more
Mayiladuthurai District Collector A.P. Mahabharathi interacting with the Ganapathy Self-Help Group in Kuthalam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society (PACS) has disbursed ₹71.75 crore to 2,293 beneficiaries across Mayiladuthurai this year, aiming to empower women’s self-help groups (SHGs) and fostering entrepreneurship among agricultural labourers. According to A. Thayala Vinayagan Amulraj, … Read more
The Khanija Bhavana of the Mines and Geology Department that was inaugurated by Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna and Deputy Commissioner K. Vidyakumari at Doddanagudde, in Udupi on Friday. | Photo Credit: UMESH S SHETTIGAR Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna on Friday, January 31, urged the Mines and Geology Department to ensure timely availability of affordable sand … Read more
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Kerala State branch has launched a wing to promote literary talent among its members. U.K. Kumaran, writer, on Thursday night (January 30) opened the section which will work under the IMA cultural wing. It will be headed by T.P. Nazar, an ENT surgeon. Autoscope, Oru ENT surgeonte ormakkurippu, a book … Read more
This declaration will protect the natural grasslands, which are vital for the survival of birds and insects, the Minister said. | Photo Credit: file photo Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Friday (January 31, 2025) that the State Cabinet’s decision to declare the Hessarghatta Grasslands a conservation reserve will not create any difficulties for the … Read more
Devotees cross pontoon bridges during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. Following the recent tragedy at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj which claimed 30 lives including those of four people from Belagavi, devotees from Karnataka are thinking twice before making their journey there. A few private tour operators who offer … Read more
A Mangaluru court has sentenced three persons to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment on finding them guilty of serially raping a 16-year-old girl on multiple occasions after drugging a The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Sessions Court-2, Mangaluru, K.S. Maanu, sentenced Mohammad Shakeer alias Sakeer,Abdul Samad alias Samad and Abhijith alias Abhi to … Read more
A file photo of soil testing being done for Namma Metro’s Orange Line on Magadi Road in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has directed Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for extending the proposed Orange Line — Phase 3 of Namma Metro — from Kadabagere … Read more
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has successfully erected a 65-m-long composite steel girder over the Salem railway line bridge along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) metro line. The operation was completed on January 30 near Rainbow Hospital, between ISRO and Doddanekkundi metro stations, according to a BMRCL press release. “The girder launch was particularly … Read more
A total of 448 petitions were received from tribal people and the representatives of various Adivasi organisations at the Nagoba Darbar, the annual grievance redressal meeting, held as part of the ongoing Nagoba Jatara in Keslapur village of Adilabad district on Friday. Of these, as many as 337 petitions were related to the implementation of … Read more
Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy taking a look at the exhibits on display at the PM Vishwakarma handicrafts exhibition-cum-trade fair at the Gandhi Square on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The 14-day PM Vishwakarma Handicrafts exhibition-cum-trade fair began at the Gandhi Square on Beach Road on Friday. Lieutenant Governor K. … Read more