Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan paying floral tribute to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his death anniversary on Beach Road in Puducherry on Thursday. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Floral tributes and rendering of bhajans and patriotic songs marked the observance of the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Thursday. Lieutenant Governor … Read more
The State Cabinet on Thursday approved the declaration of Greater Hessarghatta Grasslands conservation reserve near Bengaluru, while it deferred decision on Mugali-Apsarkonda marine sanctuary in Uttara Kannada district. The Greater Hessarghatta Grasslands conservation reserve, a long pending demand of the greens, will comprise a pristine grassland area near Yelahanka that is now threatened by rapid … Read more
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College hosted a seminar for school students on higher education. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Over 5,000 students from more than 50 schools participated in a seminar on higher education opportunities held by the Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. Noted educationists and career guidance … Read more
The Electricity department will conduct a programme to educate the public on the benefits of enrolling for Centre’s ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana,’ from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Puthuvai Thamizh Sangam, opposite Children’s Park, Venkata Nagar on February 1.. The scheme enables people to obtain subsidy for installing Rooftop Solar PV Plants. … Read more
Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman interacting with residents of Perumalmalai in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. GOVARTHAN Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman on Thursday said that no one has demeaned Periyar as much as the DMK. Responding to DMK MP Kanimozhi’s remark that the current political climate … Read more
A team of officials from the Finance Ministry and the Law Ministry has been formed to review the Bill | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The much-anticipated Ordinance to curb the menace of money lenders and microfinance institutions during loan recovery is expected to be promulgated over the next couple of days. While it was widely … Read more
A recent proposal made by the Medical Education and Research Department to the Health and Family Welfare Department to outsource dialysis services in government medical college hospitals falling under the control of Directorate of Medical and Research has once again raised fears among activists and doctors about the steady shift of the government to … Read more
After rejecting the bail petitions several times, the Telangana High Court granted bail to former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Bhujanga Rao and former Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Radhakishan Rao, who were accused in the infamous phone-tapping case. While granting bail, the court directed them to surrender their passports to the trial court and … Read more
AICC secretary Sampath Kumar reiterated the Revanth Reddy government’s commitment to implementing the SC sub-classification at any cost. He suggested that MRPS founder Manda Krishna Madiga refrain from agitating on this issue. Mr. Kumar stated that the government would take immediate action to implement the sub-classification once the one-man commission submits its report. Speaking to … Read more
Members of Kattu Naicken community staging a protest in front of Madurai Collectorate on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ASHOK R People belonging to the Kattu Naicken community from Sathyamurthy Nagar near Paravai thronged the Collectorate here on Thursday demanding ST certificate for children from their community. They had staged a protest in November 2024, … Read more
Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Minister of Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma being welcomed by BJP workers in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) will not be privatised, and, moreover, the … Read more
In view of the byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, scheduled for February 5, all liquor shops in the district will be closed for four days. A press release from District Election Officer and District Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara said that Tasmac shops and bars attached to it and other bars were not allowed to function from … Read more
Deputy Commissioner K. Vidyakumari chaired a meeting on regulating microfinance institutions operating in Udupi district on Thursday, January 30, at Rajatadri, district office complex, in Manipal. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Udupi Deputy Commissioner K. Vidyakumari on Thursday, January 30, said microfinance institutions can lend only up to ₹3 lakh loan to a customer as … Read more
The Delhi HC asked the Centre and CBFC to respond to a plea by student activist Sharjeel Imam and others for shelving the movie 2020 Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Thursday (January 30, 2025) asked the Centre and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to respond to … Read more
The Alluri Sitharama Raju district police’s initiative by organising interviews with several companies to provide job opportunities to the tribal youth, at Chintapalli received overwhelming response. As many as 415 tribal youth have attended the interviews. As part of ‘Prerana’, a community policing programme, the ASR district police have been organising interviews to the tribal … Read more
Road users are demanding immediate measures to widen the 27-km Neelambur bypass, which was developed on public – private partnership more than two decades ago as a toll road, into a six-lane road. The road, which connects Avinashi road and Palakkad road in Coimbatore, sees high movement of heavy vehicles. “In just one month, there … Read more
A 28-year-old woman reportedly ended her life unable to face harassment from her husband and in-laws, at Vedaraparthi village under Kasimkota mandal in Anakapalli district on late night of January 28. The incident came to light on January 29, after the police registered a case, following a complaint from the victim’s kin. As per the … Read more
Tamizhaga Vivsayigal Sangam members staged a protest demonstration in Krishnagiri on Thursday. 30 January 2025. | Photo Credit: N. BASHKARAN The Tamizhaga Nadhigal Innaippu Vivasayigal Sangam staged protest demonstration here over a raft of demands on Thursday. The protesters demanded a write-off of outstanding farm loans and a guaranteed pension for farmers, as well as … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah adressing a Jan Sabha in support of party candidate at Rohini, in New Delhi on January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday (January 30, 2025) alleged that AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal allowed the Yamuna river to get polluted and forced the people … Read more
The Assistant Director of Mines in Pudukottai district has been relieved from his post in the backdrop of the murder of activist Jagaber Ali recently. Sources in the Department of Geology and Mining said Assistant Director Lalitha had been kept on compulsory wait. Teams from the department had completed the field-level verifications at the stone quarry … Read more
The Airport Authority of India has commenced a survey of the land handed over to them for the expansion of the Coimbatore International Airport. | Photo Credit: file photo Following demands from various quarters for the expansion of the Coimbatore International Airport, the Airports Authority (AAI) of India has taken possession of about 470 acres of … Read more
The Coimbatore District (Rural) Police have arrested three persons on charges of murdering a youth and dumping his body in the water storage area of the Bhavanisagar reservoir near Sirumugai. V. Tamilselvan, 28, and Surya, 24, from Irumborai and Mohanraj, 28, from Mookkanur were arrested for murdering S. Loganathan, 24, of Irumborai. The police said … Read more
A file photo of a doctor checking a patient’s hand for skin lesions owing to leprosy. | Photo Credit: DHIRAJ SINGH Although Karnataka is considered a low leprosy endemic State, the prevalence rate in three districts — Koppal, Vijayanagara, and Ballari — continues to be higher than the national average of 0.6%. Overall, the State … Read more
The Tilak Park New Extension police on Thursday busted a drug racket and arrested a gang of seven including a medical representative for allegedly peddling a painkiller tablet as substitute for drugs in and around the town. The accused have been identified as Bhanuprakash, a salesman at a medical store and the prime accused, and … Read more
The council members (Ruling and Opposition) of Mangaluru City Corporation discussing an issue during council meeting of Mangaluru City Corporation, in Mangaluru on January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH Mayor Manoj Kumar said on Thursday that Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has received 10,000 applications from economically weaker sections seeking houses. He was responding … Read more
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) K. Ravishankar said on Thursday, January 30, that city police have sought the expert opinion from the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) to address the traffic issues at the Hamilton Circle, in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office, in city. He was responding to demand … Read more
Parish priest of Rameswaram Fr. Ashok Vino along with fishermen leaders at the Collectorate in Ramanathapuram on Thursday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR The annual celebrations at the famous St. Antony’s Church in Katchatheevu will held on March 14 and 15. According to a communication received from P. Josephdas Jebaratnam, Vicar General, Diocese of … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy suggested Tourism department officials to boost tourists numbers through boat houses in backwaters of Nagarjunasagar. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: VISHNU PRATHAP Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy who held a review meeting on the State Tourism Policy in Hyderabad on Wednesday (January … Read more
Police personnel and forest officials holding talks with protesters in Masinagudi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS Gudalur MLA Pon Jeyaseelan, AIADMK party members and a handful of local residents staged a road roko along the Masinagudi to Theppakadu Road on Thursday, protesting against the Forest Department whom they accused of not allowing building … Read more
Villagers from Maninagaram at the Collectorate in Ramanathapuram on Thursday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR Residents of Natham Maninagaram village in Kamuthi taluk protesting against merger of their village with a nearby town panchayat, submitted a petition with the district administration in Ramanathapuram on Thursday. The district administration had recently announced merging of the … Read more