DGP calls for coordinated efforts to tackle crime

At a special review meeting held at the Rachakonda Commissionerate on Thursday, DGP Jitender stressed the importance of coordinated efforts among all police departments to reduce crime and maintain law and order. The meeting, attended by DCPs, Additional DCPs, and ACP-level officers from various zones under Rachakonda Commissionerate, focused on key issues related to crime … Read more

Adivasi folk troupes showcase rich cultural heritage of aboriginal people at Keslapur in Adilabad district

It was a visual treat for the audience at the cultural event held at Keslapur village, the venue of the ongoing Nagoba jatara in Adilabad district, as Adivasi folk troupes presented various forms of Adivasi music and dance, depicting the rich cultural heritage of aboriginal people late on Thursday evening. Day three of the mega … Read more

Hyderabad Police launches CPR training programme for officers

Hyderabad City Police Commissioner CV Anand, DCP CAR Rakshita Murthy and others taking part in the CPR training at the Command and Control Centre in Banjara Hills on Thursday. A four-day CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training programme was inaugurated on Thursday by C.V. Anand, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, at the Command and Control Building in Banjara … Read more

IT firms keen to offer jobs to transgender community members

Women working in the IT sector in Hyderabad might soon be travelling to and from work in cabs operated by transgender community members. This comes as part of a latest initiative introduced by the Cyberabad Women Safety Wing, which aims to help transgenders rescued from prostitution rackets and begging. Weeks after transgender persons were appointed … Read more

Realtor Vijaya Lakshmi nabbed while trying to flee country

The Dundigal police arrested the owner of Lakshmi Srinivasa Constructions, who allegedly built villas in an illegal layout in Mallampet, while trying to flee the country on Thursday. The accused, Vijaya Lakshmi, was arrested and remanded to judicial custody, Dundigal Inspector P. Sateesh confirmed. The woman was earlier booked by the police under charges including … Read more

Rajendra Singh expresses concern over marine pollution caused by industries in Visakhapatnam and in Vizianagaram districts

During our tour of the coastal areas on Thursday, the common thing we found are dead turtles and abandoned boats on the beaches, says Waterman of India Rajendra Singh | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Waterman of India Rajendra Singh has expressed serious concern at the marine pollution caused by pharma and other industries, set up … Read more

GHMC Council passes ₹8,440 cr. budget proposals amid protests; BRS corporators removed en masse

BRS corporators being arrested for protests during the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Council meeting in Hyderabad on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G. RAMAKRISHNA The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s ₹8,440 crore budget proposals for the year 2025-26 got approval of the council without presentation and without discussion on Thursday during the daylong general body meeting which … Read more

Nadajyothi Sangeetha Sabha Trust Celebrates 60 Years of Musical Excellence

Bengaluru’s Nadajyothi Sangeetha Sabha Trust is set to mark a milestone this February as it celebrates its 60th anniversary of promoting classical music and dance. From February 1 to February 16, the Trust will host an array of performances, bringing together both seasoned artistes and emerging talents from the world of Carnatic music, classical dance, and devotional … Read more

KEA adopts ‘experimental skills’ as additional syllabus for CET-2025

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has adopted ‘experimental skills’ as an additional syllabus for the CET-2025. “A unit on experimental skills (included in State syllabus) as incorporated in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) syllabus have also been added to the physics, chemistry and biology subjects of CET-2025 syllabus as decided and … Read more

90% of NH 75 widening work between B.C. Road and Periyashanti likely to be over by May: Capt. Chowta

MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta on Thursday inspected the ongoing construction of flyover at Kalladka and other NH 75 highway widening works between B.C. Road and Periyashanti in Dakshina Kannada. | Photo Credit: Raghava M. Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta said on Thursday that he is hopeful that 90% of National Highway 75 … Read more

Webinar on career counselling to be held on February 1

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), in association with The Hindu Education Plus, is presenting a career counselling webinar on ‘Experience VIT: A World Full of Opportunities’ at 11.30 a.m. on February 1. Speakers from VIT, Vellore, will discuss various topics during the webinar. Kadhambari S. Viswanathan, assistant vice-president, VIT, will provide a comprehensive overview of … Read more

Three arrested for burgling 136 sovereign jewellery, ₹ 3 lakh from house near Pollachi

The police on January 30, 2025 (Thursday) arrested three persons in connection with the burglary of 136 sovereigns of jewellery and ₹3 lakh from a house at Mahalingapuram near Pollachi in Coimbatore district. Madurai natives S. Vairamani, 24, M. Manishankar, 32, and J. Karthik, 37, were arrested for the burglary reported at the residence of … Read more

Bombay HC notice to Centre, Maharashtra on PIL plea seeking cancer warning labels on alcohol bottles

Bombay HC issued notices to the Centre and Maharashtra government on cancer warning labels on alcohol bottles. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on Thursday (January 30, 2025) issued notices to the Centre and Maharashtra government and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) seeking their response to a … Read more

18.4 km elevated corridor to come up from Kilambakkam to Urapakkam on GST Road

A 7-year-old plan to construct an elevated corridor on the Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road to reduce congestion will now fructify between an 18.4 km stretch from near the Kilambakkam terminus to Urapakkam. Entry/exit ramps will be provided on the six lane wide corridor at three locations – near Iyyancherry junction, Kattankulathur and Chennai Peripheral … Read more

My journey to space will be the journey of 1.4 billion fellow Indians: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will be the pilot of the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and its international partners announced on Thursday (January 30, 2025) that they had approved the crew for the mission. Group Captain Shukla, who is also one of the four astronaut-designates selected for India’s … Read more

Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation nearing completion of ₹636 crore UGD project

Workers engaged in boring rocky earth crust at Anaipalayam, the only remaining portion of underground drainage project at Zone IV of Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation.   | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRAGEMENT The Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation is about a week away from completing the underground drainage project. The last phase of work on drilling a … Read more

Committed to strengthen Revanth’s hands, says Patancheru MLA

Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy talking to Government Whip Adi Srinivas and TPCC vice president M Vinod Reddy in Patancheru on Thursday. Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy appeared before the Congress committee to explain his version in the feud between him and another Congress leader Kata Srinivas Goud that led to tension among the Congress … Read more

Telangana CM to lay foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital on Friday

Representational image of Osmania General Hospital | Photo Credit: Hyderabad is set to witness a major boost in public healthcare infrastructure as Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will lay the foundation stone for the new Osmania General Hospital (OGH) on Friday, January 31.  The new hospital, to be constructed at Goshamahal, will feature a … Read more

Sweep out BJP’s dishonest politics, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav during a campaign in support of AAP

AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal along with Former CM of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav during a roadshow ahead of Delhi Election at Kirari in New Delhi on January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Standing atop a mini truck in Kirari in northwest Delhi, Samajwadi Party Chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh … Read more

Labourer arrested for assaulting woman

The Sadashivanagar police on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old construction labourer for allegedly assaulting a woman with a wooden log. The arrested Mallikarjun is a native of Andhra Pradesh and a daily wage employee in the city. According to the police, the victim Keerthana Rajath, 41, and her friend Shruthi Patil were on their evening walk … Read more

New building of SDM college to be inaugurated in Udupi on January 31

The newly constructed building of SDM College of Ayurveda Hospital and Research Centre, Udupi will be inaugurated on January 31. The building spread over 90,000 square feet area has state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance the educational experience, promote innovation, and create a conducive learning environment for students and faculty alike, a release from Shri Dharmasthala … Read more

Unleashing the power of stories

Polina Tserkassova from Estonia | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Prarthana, Shaguna and Rachna Gahilote, also known as Gahilote sisters, grew up on a hearty dose of stories in the mountains. Since their father Thakur Vishwa Narain Singh, was an eminent journalist and the first Braille Editor of India, books were held close to heart. To … Read more

432 police personnel transferred through open counselling

After a long pause, 412 police personnel working in Kanniyakumari district have been transferred within the district through an open counselling process. The open counselling process was conducted in Kanniyakumari district for police personnel serving in the same station for more than three consecutive years. The exercise was conducted under the supervision of Superintendent of … Read more

Sub-Inspector of Police arrested on bribe charges in Madurai

Sub-Inspector of Police, N. Shanmuganathan of Jaihindpuram PS in Madurai City was arrested by Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths after being caught red-handed while receiving ₹30,000, bribe money from a woman complainant to arrest an accused in an assault case, on Thursday. According to DVAC sources, the complainant Kavitha had approached the investigating officer of an … Read more

Five held for selling ganja

Kottar police have arrested five persons allegedly involved in selling ganja. Acting on a tip off, the police conducted a search near Keela Thathayarkulam and arrested B. Deepak, 26, from Therekalputhoor, S. Kamasavaradhan, 25, from Weavers Colony, M. Krishnan, 22, from Thirupathisaram, A. Akash, 23, from Thadikkarankonam and M. Joseph Raj, 23, from Rathinapuram in … Read more

CPI(M) to choose new Kozhikode district secretary on Friday

The ongoing three-day Kozhikode district conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] will conclude at Vadakara on Friday with a new district committee choosing a new secretary to replace the incumbent, P. Mohanan. According to sources, a panel of names for the new district committee will be presented before the delegates. If they … Read more