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AirAsia scraps fuel surcharges as oil price plummets

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 11:17 PM PST

Southeast Asia's biggest budget carrier AirAsia is scrapping fuel surcharges on tickets following the decline in global oil prices. AirAsia said the move also applies to flights under it...

House continues to be a pipe dream for the displaced

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 11:13 PM PST

1,512 families were evicted from EWS Colony, Ejipura, two years ago

Mayawati to hold 14 election rallies in Delhi

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 11:02 PM PST

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati would be addressing 14 election rallies in poll-bound Delhi, a party leader said on Monday.Having lost the recently concluded state assembly electio...

A.P. capital to be world's best: Governor

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:55 PM PST

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan expressed confidence that the new Capital city of Andhra Pradesh, to be built at Thullur in Guntur District, would be a model for the entire country and perhaps be the b...

Malaysia Air site hacked by group claiming support for IS

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:38 PM PST

Malaysia Airlines officials were struggling to restore the embattled carrier's website on Monday after it was hacked by a group proclaiming support for Islamic State group. The airline's...

Former Arunachal speaker dies

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:24 PM PST

Former Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly speaker and cabinet minister Setong Sena died at a private hospital in Assam's Dibrugarh district after suffering from hepatitis, family sources said.

Five firsts at Republic Day 2015

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:41 PM PST

The 66th Republic Day saw many firsts. Here are a few: 1. All-women contingents of the Army, Navy and Air Force march through Rajpath for the first time The Army continge...

Woman dies of swine flu in Kota, toll in Rajasthan touches 19

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 09:36 PM PST

A 28-year-old pregnant woman succumbed to swine flu taking the death toll to 19 this year in Rajasthan, while eight more persons with symptoms of swine flu were admitted to hospitals here.<...

Cartoonist R.K. Laxman &quot;very critical&quot;; back on ventilator support

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 09:34 PM PST

Eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman took a turn for the worse after he slipped into a "very critical state", following which he has been put back on mechanical ventilator support, said medical sources...

Two bombs explode in Assam

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 09:22 PM PST

Two low-intensity bombs exploded at the oil town of Digboi in upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Monday as the state celebrated the 66th Republic Day. "No damage or casualty has b...

Modi, Barack share hugs and laughter as between &quot;two old friends&quot;

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:02 PM PST

The two statesmen appear to enjoy a chemistry born of sharing "values of democracies, entrepreneurial nations, people who believe in freedoms"

Marathon run for total prohibition

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:53 PM PST

A large number of students, volunteers, and members of the public participated in the marathon run organised by the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) in the city on Sunday. V...

Development of any State depends on its law and order: Nayani

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST

Keeping its promise of providing new vehicles to police in the districts, the State government on Sunday allotted 565 new vehicles. Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy on Sunday flagged off the ne...

LIVE: Rajpath in full colour

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:45 PM PST

In a first, all-women contingents of the three Services march across Rajpath during this year's parade.

All-women contingent for the first time on Republic Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:16 PM PST

When Captain Divya Ajith leads the first all-women contingent of the Army this Republic Day, she will carry on her shoulders the hopes and aspirations of women officers to soon serve the nation in...

Security threats to India in 2015

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:42 PM PST

Strengthening rapid response capabilities is key to meeting the challenge

Cameron greets India on Republic Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:34 PM PST

In his special message to India on the occasion of its 66th Republic Day, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday hailed the U.K.-India relationship as a "partnership between two equals wi...

Education campaign yields dividends

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:32 PM PST

n 1951, a year after India became a republic, only 18.33 per cent of its 35.11 crore citizens could read. According to the 2011 census, 74.04 per cent of its 121.02 crore people can read. In 60 yea...

@ 65 India's population is still young

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:31 PM PST

It has added between 250 million and 350 million people every decade

How effective are social security and welfare in India?

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 08:06 PM PST

India's growth story of the last two decades has had one recurring theme: that the pattern of economic growth is accentuating insecurities. Yet, there continues to be a deep divide over whether th...

Tight vigil across Punjab, Haryana

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST

Security has been tightened across Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh in view of Republic day functions on Monday. Security arrangements have been strengthened at vulnerab...

Security beefed up in Chhattisgarh

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:26 PM PST

Security has been tightened in Chhattisgarh, especially in the Naxal-hit regions, in view of the Republic Day celebration on Monday, the police said. Stiff security arrangements have been...

Srinagar turns into a fortress ahead of R-Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:49 PM PST

Ahead of R-Day, police have put up barricades across the city

Democracy, still in the making

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:50 PM PST

Regional politics registers a wider spread

Jaipur litfest signs off with record attendance

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:45 PM PST

The eighth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world's largest free literary festival, ended on Sunday with a record participation of 2.45 lakh people during the five days.The fe...

Students make record-breaking national flag

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:21 PM PST

The 1,180 students of Sigaram Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Chettiyappanoor, near Vaniyambadi, set a world record by creating the "world's largest national flag made with salt" on the sc...

BSF, Punjab Frontier, celebrating R-Day at Attari

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:19 PM PST

Border Security Force, Punjab Frontier will celebrate the Republic Day in its golden jubilee year at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Attari here, from Saturday with colourful performances and fairs.

DD to install 24 HD cameras

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:19 PM PST

Aiming to ensure Republic Day telecast a "visual treat" for viewers, the Doordarshan will install 24 high-definition cameras and depute nearly 100 skilled professionals along the Rajpath for the g...

India’s foreign policy at the crossroads

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:18 PM PST

Country drawing attention as its economy grows and market expands

Gaps in health delivery systems

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:16 PM PST

Over 75% of population has no health insurance

Bill Clinton was the first U.S. President to be invited

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:14 PM PST

He declined as he was not willing to change the timing of his State of the Union address

Greece: vote against austerity, left-wing Syriza set to win

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:03 PM PST

Greece's left-wing Syriza looked set for a comfortable victory over the ruling conservatives, an exit poll showed, with a chance of winning a full majority to face down international creditors and...

A new chapter in defence ties, says Hagel

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:01 PM PST

The India-U.S. agreements on defence cooperation "promises to open a new chapter" in bilateral military ties and marks an "important milestone" in the strategic partnership between the two countri...

Sumptuous delicacies, music fill banquet for Obamas

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST

Kashmir may or may not have figured in the official talks between India and the United States, but culinary delights from the State edged their way into the spread laid out for U.S. President Bara...

Modi gives Obama a prized telegram

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:40 PM PST

The telegram was sent by the then Acting Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, to Sachchidananda Sinha, provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly.

U.S. agencies take over first layer of security for Obama visit

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:58 PM PST

'Near-zero public presence' in and around Central, South Delhi

India, U.S. to extend Defence cooperation pact

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:54 PM PST

Four projects identified for joint production and development

Republic Day: Mostly Russian equipment on display

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:53 PM PST

As U.S. President Barack Obama witnesses the military might as well as cultural diversity of the nation as chief guest of the Republic Day parade at Rajpath on Monday, the fact that most of the ma...

India, U.S. ties a special one: Pranab

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:53 PM PST

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the people of India and the United States have always viewed each other as friends; and expressed happiness that the two nations are deepening strategic,...

In a break with protocol, PM receives Obama at airport

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:51 PM PST

21 gun salute at Rashtrapati Bhavan; Guard of Honour led by woman officer

Vision statement on Asia-Pacific, Indian Ocean

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:49 PM PST

One of the documents may raise eyebrows in China

List of Padma awardees

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:47 PM PST

Following is the list of 104 persons conferred Padma Awards. They include nine Padma Vibhushan and 20 Padma Bhushan awardees. Padma Vibhushan

Name (discipline), State/...

Ashok Chakra for Mukund Varadarajan

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:44 PM PST

Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh of the 57 Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles will be posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the country's highest peacetime military decoration.The Army man, while lea...

BJP reaches out to SAD

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:39 PM PST

Badal conferred Padma Vibhushan; Amit Shah calls off anti-drug stir

967 personnel selected for police medals

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:38 PM PST

Honour for members of police, paramilitary and disaster management forces

I want to wear a Modi kurta: Obama

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:35 PM PST

I wanted to wear a 'Modi kurta,' said U.S. President Barack Obama as he raised a toast at the banquet hosted in his honour by President Pranab Mukherjee. As he started his speech,...

Kejriwal repeats controversial remarks

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:28 PM PST

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised free water supply to residents of northwest Delhi's congested localities while asking voters to accept money from the BJP and the Congress but vote f...

Ananth Kumar taunts AAP

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 12:31 PM PST

A day after the BJP launched its 'Selfie with Modi' campaign here, Union Minister Ananth Kumar on Sunday said now anyone could click a selfie with the Prime Minister for free whereas the AAP, he c...

Congress hits out at ‘plan’ to cut food security coverage

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 12:30 PM PST

Quoting an official report that recommended a drastic cut in the coverage of the Food Security Act, the Congress on Saturday hit out at the Modi government for its "anti-poor" approach and stressed...

N-deal: No dilution of liability law

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST

It will almost definitely mean a higher cost to any nuclear deal concluded with U.S. companies than was earlier anticipated

29 from State get police medals

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Twenty-four police personnel and five Home Guards have been selected for the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Repub...

Kidney disease remains a death call in India: K.V. Johny

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

Kidney or renal transplantation has become a fairly common procedure, with several hospitals across the country equipped to perform live and deceased donor transplantations.In 1971, when K.V...

Gram Sabha

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Gram Sabha meetings

Social audit of accounts at the fair price shops in village panchayats will be held at Gram Sabha meetings to be held on Republic Day, says a release fro...

29-year-old man found dead in Congress campaign vehicle

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:53 PM PST

The body of a 29-year-old man, who is suspected to have died of asphyxiation, was recovered from a Congress campaign vehicle in Central Delhi on Saturday evening, the police said.Identifying...

‘Rehabilitate rescued children’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked the authorities concerned to take necessary measures to rehabilitate the children who were rescued from bangle units on Saturday. The c...

Corporation’s cleaning workers denied wages for 7 months

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST

Workers were appointed on daily wage basis

Phone number sought to file complaints

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The city police have been urged to have a common telephone number to help people file complaints against autorickshaw drivers and bus conductors who collect excess travel fares rather than the ones...

Sharp rise in garbage volume

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Delay in clearing waste leads to accumulation, pollution

‘Timing of Visakha Utsav very inappropriate’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Even as the poor whose lives have been shattered by cyclone Hudhud are crying for the succour promised by the Government an extravaganza has been thrust on the city by a few who are in power, secre...

Need to reorganise jurisdiction of police stations: Harish Rao

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao and Deputy Speaker M. Padma Devender Reddy inaugurated the Facebook page of Medak police at the district headquarters on Sunday evening. The move is aimed at great...

A move that many won’t forget

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

It was a well guarded secret operation that politicians and top officials in Telangana will not forget for a long time.The ouster of Deputy Chief Minister T. Rajaiah and induction of Waranga...

There will be no water crisis this summer: Ballari Mayor

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

M. Ramesh, Ballari Mayor, has said that there will not be a drinking water crisis in the city in this summer. He told presspersons here on Saturday that the Congress-controlled Ballari City Corpora...

Youth urged to fight terrorism

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

All India Sunni Jam-iyyathul Ulama general secretary Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musaliyar on Saturday called upon the youth to work against terrorism and extremism.

He said Islam had onl...

Organic vegetables getting popular

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

State government's organic farming target to be met

Kejriwal repeats controversial remarks

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised free water supply to residents of northwest Delhi's congested localities while asking voters to accept money from the BJP and the Congress but vote fo...

Awareness camps, rallies mark national voters’ day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST

The National Voters' Day is being observed to remind the electorate of its rights and responsibilities towards the democratic process, Collector N.Subbaiyan said here on Sunday.Speaking afte...

Saving Ganga a mere slogan now, says water expert

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

"Even eight months after the change of government, 'Saving Ganga' remains merely a slogan without any action plan or new thought," said Rajendra Singh, member of the expert committee on National Ga...

Reader’s mail

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Power cut while watching R- Day parade

Every once in a while, power cuts occur in the area we live in. However, when these disrupt an important event like the Republic Day p...

Marginal improvement in gender ratio of voters

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

The gender ratio of the Karnataka voters' list has marginally improved with the enrolment of more women, of late.According to Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha, the gender rat...

Trade fair noisy: visitors

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

Island Grounds venue is also littered with icecream sticks, plastic covers and pamphlets

DU to host rock show to attract young voters

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:52 PM PST

College rock bands and professional groups will play a show at Delhi University as part of a campaign to get young voters out on February 7. District Electoral Officer (North) Madhu Teotia said Del...

KV, Picket team tops debate contest

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

To encourage students and bring out their innate talent, The Hindu in association with Roots, an International School of Business and Management organised Inter School Debate C...

Bharatanatyam recital features over 600 artistes

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:44 PM PST

Over 600 artistes danced in unison at Durbar Hall ground in the city on Sunday as part of a special Bharatanatyam performance.The performance was put together by students of Kalakshetra Vila...

Scientists on a mission to trace origin of monsoon

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

To probe Arabian seabed off the western coast

Film on GMO screened

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

An internationally renowned film made on the impact of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO-OMG) was screened by Environmental Film Society on Sunday at Visakhapatnam Public Library.The progr...

Heavy rush at Vemulawada

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Consecutive holidays and the occasion of Vasantha Panchami contribute to increased footfall

Focus on safety, RTC drivers told

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Calling upon the drivers of the APSRTC to be more conscious while discharging their duties, Deputy Transport Commissioner A. Mohan, Deputy Superintendent of Police (traffic) Satyanarayana and Deput...

‘People continue to be indifferent to exercising their franchise’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Vipul Bansal has expressed distress over the fact that despite intensive awareness programmes by the Election Commission to increase voting percentage in the election...

Inspired by the life of a rights activist

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

More than a quarter century has gone since the brutal murder of Tamil human rights activist and feminist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama in Jaffna by an assassin deputed allegedly by the Liberation Tigers o...

kozhikode today

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

Muhammed Abdurahiman Sahib Academy: Republic Day celebrations, Iqbal Avenue, Kozhikode, 8 a.m. Kudumbasree: Installation of new CDS office-bearers,...

Srinagar turns into a fortress

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:50 PM PST

Ahead of R-Day, police have put up barricades across the city

Theni medicos launch database for access to blood stem cells

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST

A team of students of Theni Government Medical College in Andipatti has taken a new initiative to protect people and help save lives of those who suffer from leukemia and thalassaemia.They h...

Tiruchi Today

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

RELIGION Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana Sabha : Sahasranama parayanam, 23, East Chithra Street, Srirangam, 6 p.m. Tiruchi Namadhvar : Discou...

Seven from State bag Padma awards

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

They are among the 104 persons chosen for the honour

Monkeys enter Chennai airport through roof

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

On Sunday afternoon, passengers at Chennai airport were surprised to see two big monkeys in the departure hall of the domestic terminal.The monkeys entered the terminal around 3 p.m., throug...

Minor fire at Russian Embassy

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Minutes after US President Barack Obama arrived in the Capital, a minor fire broke out at the Russian Embassy in Central Delhi's Chanakyapuri on Sunday morning.According to the Delhi Fire Se...

Srihari may take Council route

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Warangal MP Kadiyam Srihari, who made it to the K. Chandrasekhar Rao Cabinet on Sunday in the dramatic turn of political events, is likely to have a smooth passage for entering Telangana Legislatur...

LEDs to play key role in solar energy scheme

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

The incandescent lamp has given way to the compact fluorescent lamp (CFLs) which is more energy-efficient. The CFL is likely to be phased out gradually by the Light Emitting Diode. The arrival of L...

Deadline for Vizhinjam bid extended

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

State gives extension of three weeks; deadline is now February 20

Think out of the box to succeed: Minister

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Y.S. Chowdary launches Rs. 100 crore housing project

A STATE FESTIVAL WILL IT BE

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Visakha Utsav will be celebrated as a State festival and will be conducted in the month of December every year, Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has said.Reading out the message of Ch...

Indian Police Medal for ACB official

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) DSP T Sudharshan Goud has been selected by the Union Government for the prestigious IndianPolice Medal (IPM) for his meritorious service.A native of Pemba...

Mahishi, a multilingual scholar and educationist

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Sarojini Mahishi was not only a politician but also a scholar and educationalist who had command over Kannada, English, Marathi, Sanskrit and Hindi.Born on March 3, 1927 in Dharwad, Ms. Mahi...

Inquiry to be ordered into shoddy work at ESIC Hospital in Hubballi

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya has said that an inquiry will be conducted into the shoddy work at the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital on...

Frames of village as symbol of beauty

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

There is an agony that Subhash Koduvally is trying to convey through the photographs he has displayed under the title Sakshi at the Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery here. It is...

Link ration cards with Aadhaar details

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

Utter confusion prevails over the renewal of the ration card as part of the implementation of the National Food Security Act. New guidelines and norms are coming out everyday. The relevance of the...

Rallies mark Voters’ Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST

"Voluntary enrolment is the right of every one"

Man trampled to death

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant at Denkanikottai during the early hours of Sunday. The victim M. Giriappa, a farmer of Bommusettipatti, had stayed the night at Anjanapalli, w...

Health department officials arrest quack at Ranipet

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

A team of officials nabbed a quack on Saturday at Muthukadai in Ranipet. This was in continuation of measures to check on quackery in the district.Following a complaint, the team from the he...

Music academy anniversary fete

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Baburaj memorial Music Academy, functioning under the patronage of the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA), will celebrate the 66th Republic Day and the 15th anniversary of the acade...

Sarojini Mahishi dead

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Sarojini Mahishi, former Union Minister and first woman member of Parliament from Karnataka, passed away at her residence in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of Delhi, on Saturday night. She was 88. Tho...

Officer’s wife to receive award

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

: Indu Rebecca Varghese, wife of martyred officer Major Mukund Varadharajan is in New Delhi to receive the Ashok Chakra award bestowed on her husband, on Monday.Maj. Mukund's father R. Varad...

Jethmalani hits out at Jaitley

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

'Dismiss the Finance Minister who is incapable of recovering black money'

KTR to visit districts to expedite water grid works

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Telangana Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj K. Tarakarama Rao has decided to visit districts later this month to speed up the water grid works.He will visit Mahabubnagar, Warangal and Khamma...

Conviction confirmed

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST

The case turns out to be a challenging one due to various factors

Local police to investigate minor cybercrimes now

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

In a bid to overcome the delay in investigating cybercrimes, the investigation of minor and common cybercrimes which do not fall under the IT Act has been entrusted to Field Officers (local police)...

NHRC summons Collector in bonded labour case

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Krishna District Collector to be present in person before it on February 9 in a pending case related to bonded labour.The Commiss...

Society has placed a responsibility on you, RTC drivers told

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Three 'best drivers' and family members felicitated

Tiger dies in Bandipur national park; poisoning suspected

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The death of a tiger in the Kundagere range of Bandipur within days of the national park being regarded as one of the best protected landscape for the big cats, has triggered alarm bells among the...

Farmers seeking equipment hit by technical glitches

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Farmers have lost a valuable season in using farm equipment due to the inability of the authorities and personnel at e-Seva centres to use the technology properly.According to sources in the...

KCR sacks Deputy Chief Minister

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Telangana Deputy Chief Minister was dropped in light of serious corruption charges

Housing scheme for unorganised sector workers soon: Bandaru Dattatreya

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

BMS convention begins in Hubballi

Golden talents of Silver Hills school

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

Hard work and planning contributed to its success in arts fete

Reader’s Mail

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Hasty move

The decision of the State government to form the Kazhakuttam municipality can only be termed hasty. There have been no discussions or consultations with the stake...

One dead, 3 hurt in blast

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

One youth was killed and three hurt in a blast at a defunct fireworks factory in Vaiyavoor in the district on Sunday.The accident took place around 6 p.m. when a group of men trespassed into...

Snag disrupts train services

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

A technical snag in the engine of Tiruchendur Express (Train No.16105) disrupted services of south-bound trains from Chennai in the early hours of Sunday.The train was stopped near Anumantha...

MADURAI TODAY

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

RELIGION Selva Vinayagar Temple: Discourse on 'Siddarkalin Aanmeegam' by M. Elango, Railway Colony, 7.30 p.m. Ramakrishna Math: Daily aarathi...

National Voters’ Day celebrated

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

A rally was taken out to spread the importance of exercising one's voting rights on the occasion of the National Voters' Day on Sunday. The theme for this year's celebration is "Easy Registration,...

3 held on charge of serial chain snatching

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Town police, with the support of the City Crime Squad, nabbed on Sunday a three-member gang accused of serial chain snatching in the district. T.V. Faijas, 20; Ashiq Ali, 20; and Mohammed Sheri...

Power shutdown tomorrow

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

There will be no power supply on Tuesday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the areas fed by 220 kV Vrishabhavati receiving station. The areas to be affected are: Hanumanthanagar, Srinagar, Girinagar, V...

24 officers get police awards

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Three selected for President's medal

Chhattisgarh on alert

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Security has been tightened in Chhattisgarh, especially in the Naxal-hit regions, in view of the Republic Day celebration on Monday, the police said.Stiff security arrangements have been put...

I’m innocent: Rajaiah

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Sacked Deputy Chief Minister T. Rajaiah has stated that he did not commit any wrong and is ready for any punishment, in case he is proved guilty.Talking to newspersons on Sunday night, Dr. R...

New Commissioner of Police for city

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The new Commissioner of Police for Madurai City, Shailesh Kumar Yadav, is mulling introduction WhatsApp application to receive suggestions and complaints from the residents.Taking charge fro...

Padma Shri for two from State

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Award for promoter of Konkani language, surgeon

Tight security for Republic Day celebrations

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Police forces took control of the IGMC Stadium where the first Republic Day celebrations of the State are slated to be held on Monday.Police threw a security blanket at the venue and nearly...

First-time voters see a change for the better

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Ever since last year's general elections, there has been a visible change in the mindset of people. By casting their vote, many say that it is their responsibility to elect the right government and...

Suspected swine flu death in Prakasam

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

A 45-year-old man, who was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences with symptoms of swine flu, died while being shifted to the Guntur Medical College Hospital on Sunday. He is th...

Two killed in accidents

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Two persons were killed in two separate accidents at Munagala on NH-65 in Nalgonda district on Sunday. The locals have staged a protest twice alleging that the rash and negligent driving have been...

Suspected Maoists attack KTDC hotel at Thirunelly

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

A group of armed people, suspected to be Maoists, vandalised a hotel of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) here in the early hours of Sunday.A.R. Premkumar, Deputy Superintend...

Sarojini Mahishi’s death mourned

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Several eminent personalities, politicians, writers and various organisations have mourned the demise of the former Union Minister and multi-lingual scholar Sarojini Mahishi, who passed away in New...

Information Commission urged to update website

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Effort to ensure transparency in the commission's working

Freedom fighter to be honoured

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

The country will honour freedom fighter Rani Gaidinlu by bringing out commemorative Rs.100 and Rs.5 coins on January 26. The Rs.5 coin issued in her honour is for mass circulation.She had re...

Minister in a dilemma

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Opening of bottling unit at Perundurai SIPCOT will result in contamination of groundwater, say voters

Students bag prize in national-level contest

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

The window mill designed by a team of three students of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the Knowledge Institute of Technology, Salem, won national-level runner-up prize...

Social audit of PDS shops

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Documents of ration shops in all 95 village panchayats will be placed before gram sabha meetings to be held on Monday on account of the Republic Day for social audit, according to a press release i...

Fake TTE arrested by Jolarpet railway police

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

A person, who claimed to be a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) of the railways and collected money from passengers in a running train, was arrested by the Jolarpet railway police in the early hours...

Man gets 5-year RI for bid to kill wife

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

The Kozhikode Additional District and Sessions Court here has sentenced a man to five years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000 for attempting to kill his wife after a family dispute t...

Draft of school fee structure policy yet to be finalised

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Many schools have completed admissions for next academic year

Coastal sand mining: govts. told to respond

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to respond to a public interest litigation petition seeking a SIT probe into illegal beach sand mining in the State...

Jaipur litfest signs off with record attendance

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

The eighth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world's largest free literary festival, ended on Sunday with a record participation of 2.45 lakh people during the five days.The fes...

KCR will pay a heavy price: Congress

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Political parties reacted sharply to the dismissal of Deputy Chief Minister T.Rajaiah from the Cabinet on Sunday.Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Mallu Ravi termed the dismi...

Waterbird count commences

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Tamirabharani wetlands support over 90 bird species

R-Day medal for 10 officers

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Ten police officers from Kerala are among the winners of the Republic Day Police Medals announced on Sunday.P.G. Jomon, constable, ITBP, has been awarded the police medal for gallantry posth...

Andhra Pradesh gets a raw deal again

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The State has been given a raw deal by the Central Government in the conferment of Padma awards yet again.Of the 75 persons announced for Padma awards, only two names suggested by the State...

Port users bat for maritime board

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The demand for constitution of Andhra Pradesh State Maritime Board is heard loud and clear with the representatives of the shipping industry deciding to mount pressure on the government for suitabl...

HRF up in arms against thermal power project

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Human Rights Forum (HRF) and Paryavarana Parirakshana Sangham (PPS) on Sunday launched a fresh agitation against the proposed thermal plant of Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese company. The company...

Huge response to voters day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Backward Classes Welfare and Forest Minister Jogu Ramanna on Sunday flagged off a rally of college students to mark the 5th National Voters Day celebrations at DIET grounds here. The rally converge...

Srikalahasti gears up for Mahasivaratri Brahmotsavam

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The 13-day Mahasivaratri Brahmotsavams will commence at Srikahalasti, the abode of Lord Vayulingeswara, with 'Ankurarpana' (initiation) and hoisting of Kannappa flag (dwajarohanam) atop the Kannapp...

Malpe health centre switches to solar energy

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Urban Health Centre in Malpe, about 10 km from here, became a solar powered clinic. The solar facility, provided by Philips, was inaugurated at a simple function by Pramod Madhwaraj, MLA.

‘Claims at science meet brought India ridicule’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The claims made by Sangh Parivar elements at the recent Indian Science Congress have resulted in the global community heaping ridicule on India's scientists and science scene, All India People's Sc...

Arms, ammunition dumps of Maoists unearthed

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:00 PM PST

Three secret arms and ammunition dumps of Maoists were unearthed in Ganjam district of Odisha during a joint anti-Maoist operation by the State police and Central Reserve Police Force on Saturday...

Two sambar deer drown in farm well

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Two four-year-old Sambar deer — a male and a female — downed in a farm well near the Nayodai stream at Kannivadi here on Sunday.Forest Department officials, with the help of Fire and Rescue...

Commitment, hard work pay dividends

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

The highlight of the farmers' grievances day meeting held at the Collectorate here on Friday was the presence of two young farmers who have achieved major success with their commitment and hard wor...

President’s Medal for police officer

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

In appreciation of his meritorious service

Colourful procession marks end of MES jubilee event

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

The four-day valedictory summit of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Muslim Educational Society (MES) came to a close with a massive cultural procession and a public meeting here on Sunday.

What the anti-Hindi agitation means to Tamil

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

: The anti-Hindi agitation, its critics argued, would keep Tamil Nadu in backwaters and deny its youth, handicapped by lack of knowledge of Hindi and employment opportunities elsewhere in the count...

AAP takes poll campaign to Capital’s busy hubs

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:47 PM PST

Door to door and booth-level campaigning aside, the Aam Aadmi Party has adopted a new approach to tap potential electoral support in the city's busy areas.Through an initiative suitably call...

State inks pact with US trade agency

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Move aimed at developing 'Smart' cities in Andhra Pradesh

Partly burnt body of man found

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

A partly burnt body of an unidentified man aged around 30 years was found at Jawaharnagar on Sunday. The police suspect that the miscreants killed the man at some other place and brought the body t...

National Voters’ Day observed

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Collector administers pledge to students

CM’s police awards announced

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Five Assistant Commissioners of Police, 11 Deputy Inspectors General of Police, and two Assistant Commandants are among 165 police personnel selected for the Kerala Chief Minister's police medal fo...

Cases withdrawn against Samaikyandhra activists

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

The State government has withdrawn as many 66 cases registered against the supporters of united Andhra Pradesh during the agitation in support of keeping the State united.The Home Department...

Tirumala teems with devotees

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The temple town on Sunday reeled under the impact of swarming crowds, ahead of the annual Ratha Saptami festival.The crowd which started swelling since in the morning was at its peak by the...

Warangal in the limelight again

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

District has the reputation of being a hotbed of people's movements

11 matka organisers arrested

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Kadapa Police arrested 11 matka organisers at Ravindranagar and Devunikadapa and seized Rs. 2.1 lakh and matka slips from them. Shaik Jilani, Mastanaiah, Ramgopal, Nagappa and Srinivasachari were a...

Letter-4

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Manuel Fredricks ignored 

Kerala's only Olympic medal winner from Kannur, Manuel Fredricks, remains ignored by the authorities. When seven districts of the State will host t...

Bomb explodes after CM’s cavalcade passes

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:00 PM PST

One powerful bomb was detonated at Keishamthong in the heart of the Imphal town within a few seconds of the passing of the cavalcade of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. No...

Vigil up in The Nilgiris

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

In the wake of attack on a hotel run by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) at Thirunelli in Wayanad by a group, suspected to be Maoists, in the early hours of Sunday, vigil has been...

Awareness rally marks Voters’ Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

School and college students, government employees, members of the voluntary organisations and people from all walks of life participated in an awareness rally taken out in the city on Sunday on the...

Cauliflower, a new crop taking root in Nellai soil

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

It is mainly cultivated for its white tender head called 'curd'

Fest Force is here to stay, fresh batches to be trained

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

Force proves its mettle in crowd management

MCI asks colleges to conduct entrance test for NRI students

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

The Medical Council of India has issued a circular advising medical colleges to admit students under the Non-resident Indian (NRI) quota based on merits through a common entrance test.The ci...

‘Kejriwal made those who took bribes cautious’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:45 PM PST

Living on the fringes street vendors say that despite laws in their favour, their life remains uncertain

Encourage good work, KCR to media

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has asked the media, particularly the newspapers, to encourage good work done either by individuals or organisations or governments by allocating some...

Officials raid illegal meat shops

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Based on complaints received from the public about illegal sale of meat in make-shift structures on the roadside at Kadachanendhal here, a sanitary team of the Madurai Corporation conducted a surpr...

New swimming pool for city residents

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 08:03 PM PST

Corporation makes use of pool in disuse

BJP State office location kicks up row

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

The BJP has kicked up a row by locating its State office on the flood banks of Krishna violating provisions of the River Conservancy Act, 1884.While the Act is the final word on construction...

In a first, woman officer leads guard of honour

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:56 PM PST

In a first, a woman officer from the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, led the ceremonial guard of honour to visiting U.S. President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday....

Boy dies of dengue

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Following the death of a 9-year-old boy at Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital with suspected symptoms of dengue, the district administration has further intensified anti-dengue operations in the...

No alteration in representation for district

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

The dismissal of Deputy Chief Minister T Rajaiah and induction of Kadiam Srihari does not alter the political representation of the district in the Cabinet of the new Telangana State. The district...

Arasavalli temple wears a festive look for Ratha Saptami

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

A large number of devotees throng Srikakulam for 'darsan' today

Hazare visits Siddaganga Mutt

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Social activist Anna Hazare said there should be oneness between speech and deeds for the development of the nation.Addressing the students of Siddaganga Mutt here on Sunday, Mr. Hazare said...

State ready to tackle any power crisis this summer: Shivakumar

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

All efforts being made to meet the demand, says Minister

P.J. Joseph to take salute at R-Day parade

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations to be held at the SKMJ Higher Secondary School here on Monday.The Minister will receive guard of...

37 villages to be declared open defecation-free

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

The Odisha government is set to declare as many as 37 villages across the State as Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages on the 66th Republic Day on Monday.The declaration is part of State dep...

1 killed, 3 injured in blast

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

One person was killed and three others sustained injuries in a blast at a defunct fireworks factory at Vaiyavoor, near here on Sunday.According to police, the incident took place at around 6...

Turmeric fetches good price

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST

About 1,500 quintal of turmeric was auctioned at the Tiruchengode Agricultural Producers Cooperative Society here on Saturday. While 'Virali' variety fetched a price between Rs. 6,973 and Rs. 8,799...

“People can be disciplined through love and affection”

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Real beauty lies when it unifies like a rainbow: Mata Amirtanandamayi

Illegal liquor-making unit busted

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:55 PM PST

Raid is part of ongoing vigil by officials of Excise Department

2 students of MLV get Padma awards

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Vocalist Sudha Ragunathan and violinist A. Kanyakumari, disciples of the late vocalist, M.L. Vasanthakumari (MLV), are among those who have been selected for Padma awards.Sudha Ragunathan, a...

Kiran Bedi pitches ‘6P scheme’ for a safer Capital

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:43 PM PST

As the poll campaign nears a crescendo, BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi is counting on her administrative experience of over three decades as an IPS officer to deliver on her promise o...

Seven Telugus win Padma Awards

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

People from Telugu land had reason to cheer on Sunday evening for seven Telugu-speaking people figured in the list of Padma Awards, chosen for Padmasri.They include Dr. Manjula Anagani, a la...

Briefly

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

'Youth will develop plural society'

The former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said the average age of the Indian citizen is expected to become 29 years by 2025 an...

Doctors urged to desist from strike plan

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has urged the doctors of medical colleges to desist from going ahead with their strike plan.In a statement here on Sunday, Mr. Sivakumar said the government ha...

Road accidents: 810 people killed in State last year

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

As many as 810 people died, while 3,400 others suffered injuries in 2,950 accidents recorded in the State last year, according to Deputy Transport Commissioner S. Venkateswara Rao.At a media...

Command change at INS Rajali

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Captain Vinod Kumar Pisharody will take over as Commanding Officer of Indian Navy Ship (INS) Rajali on January 26.Commodore Puneet Kumar Bahl will hand over the reins of INS Rajali to Captai...

Farmers stage a novel protest

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Using a dead rock python farmers from Pokalag-udem, a tribal hamlet in Chandrugonda mandal, staged a novel demonstration at the mandal headquarters on Sunday. The farmers were protesting the night-...

Congress fields Sreedevi for Tirupati by-election

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Putting an end to the speculation, the Congress has finally named Rudraraju Sreedevi as its candidate for the by-election to be held to the Tirupati Assembly constituency.Quoting the AICC an...

Bengaluru cows are winners

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Milkmen from the State capital milk highest quantity of 43.3 kg at a contest

DSS seeks probe into projects taken up by Nirmiti Kendra

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

M. Gurumurthy, convener of the Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti, on Saturday sought a probe into the schemes implemented by the Nirmiti Kendra at Bhadravati, alleging that they were of poor quality...

Railways get record revenue from Chengannur

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

ABASS call to improve pilgrim amenities at Chenganur

Tight vigil across Punjab, Haryana

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:59 PM PST

Security has been tightened across Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh in view of Republic day functions on Monday.Security arrangements have been strengthened at vulnerable p...

Applications invited for award

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

The Nilgiris Collector P. Sankar has in a press note issued here stated that applications for plastic-free panchayat awards should be submitted with supporting records by the respective presidents...

Cotton auction

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST

Cotton worth Rs. 2 crore was auctioned at the Konganapuram branch of the Tiruchengode Cooperative Agricultural Marketing Society near here in the last two days.A total of 13,103 bags of cott...

“Expedite underground drainage works”

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

The Corporation Council meeting held here on Friday evening commenced with thanking the State government for the launch of Amma cement for the benefit people.Presiding over the meeting, A.P....

Poisoned liquor kills four

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

: Four persons including a teacher died after consuming poisoned liquor at Ulagudayanpattu near Sankarapuram in Villupuram district on Saturday night.Police are on the look-out for the accus...

24-hour fever helpline

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

The State government has set up a 24-hour helpline where public can get information on swine flu and other fevers.The helpline was announced following a meeting chaired by C. Vijayabaskar, H...

Food festival at JNU courts controversy

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

The Jawaharlal Nehru University's traditional International Food Festival, that is put up every Republic Day, ran into controversy on Sunday when some Kashmiri students attempted to put up a stall.

Mithali Raj, P.V. Sindhu on cloud nine

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

It was a Super Sunday for two of Hyderabad's best sportspersons – Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj and one of the world's best badminton talents Pusarla Venkata Sindhu – when they were na...

Installation art catches on in the city

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

It appears that installation art, where artistes arrange things in their own way to communicate their ideas innovatively, is catching on in Mangaluru.Prasad Art Gallery showcased the first s...

Steps to protect Varkala Cliff

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

The district administration has decided to initiate steps to protect the Varkala Cliff from illegal constructions and to prevent polluted water from flowing into the Papanasam area. A meeting chair...

Students make a beeline for Indrakeeladri

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Students made a beeline for Indrakeeladri to participate in 'Vijayee bhava' programme organised by Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam here on Sunday. The temple priests performed Saraswath...

Residents in CM segment wait for road for three decades

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

It is the shortest route for workers to reach estates

Three-day Girijan Festival from Feb. 6

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Integrated Tribal Development Agency-Srikakulam will conduct Girijan Festival on February 6, 7 and 8 in Seethampeta, according to Srikakulam Collector P. Lakshmi Narasimham and ITDA Project Directo...

‘Modi acting as a reformist’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is acting as a "reformist" delivering good messages to motivate various sections of people, but not as an administrator, Opposition Leader in A.P. Legislative Council C...

KCR sacks Deputy CM

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

The suspense over the fate of Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister T. Rajaiah in the wake of serious charges of corruption in his department ended on Sunday when Chief Minister K. Ch...

‘Enrol voluntarily in voters’ list’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

National Voters' Day function held in Shivamogga, Hassand and Mandya

MP seeks adequate funds for model village project

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

'Public support necessary for success of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana'

R-Day: Srinagar turns into a fortress

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

A day before the Republic Day celebrations, Srinagar has turned into a fortress, with barricades and checkpoints coming up all over the city and hundreds of police and paramilitary personnel patrol...

600 people screened at medical camp

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

A total of 600 people were screened for various cardiac related health issues at the medical camp conducted by Rotary Club of Tirupur Dollar City and Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, for economically poo...

Survey for widening Attur Road

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST

The preliminary survey on the project of developing the Attur – Musiri road into a two-lane road was undertaken by the State Highways authorities on Saturday. The project was recommended by the Roa...

Watermelon arrival heralds early onset of summer

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

This year the starting price stands at Rs 22 a kg

Puducherry has no freedom: Rangasamy

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

: In a rare broadside against the Centre, which is governed by his political ally, the BJP, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Sunday said the Union government seemed to have no intention to accord Sta...

HC dismisses pleas for nod to stage protests

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Madras High Court has dismissed petitions seeking a direction to the police to permit protests in Chennai, Krishnagiri and Coimbatore on January 26.Justice T.S. Sivagnanam said the polic...

CSAT seminar held

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Over a hundred civil services aspirants attended a seminar held by The Hindu and Triumphant Institute of Management Education (T.I.M.E.) here over the weekend.The sessio...

‘Hindi TV brings in accountability’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Aniruddha Bahal says he was hounded by the State for his Tehelka expose on defence deals

Medical practitioner accused of rape

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The city police have registered a case against a medical practitioner on the charge of raping one of his patients on January 8. According to the police, Preetham, who has a clinic at Karangalpadi,...

Mining at Neyyattinkara: 8 held

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

5 tipper lorries, 2 earthmovers seized in two-phase action

Governor releases logo for ‘Jeevan Daan’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Sunday released the logo for Jeevan Daan programme launched by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences.The Governor participated in the c...

‘Books are easy prey’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

At a time when authors like Perumal Murugan and publishers like Penguin and Aleph have faced objections from groups for certain books, the role of a publisher has come to be seen more as one uphold...

Smart wards: Nellore woos industrialists

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Mayor looks for support from NGOs, NRIs for city's growth

Enthusiasm marks 10-K walk

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Shrieks of excitement went up in air even as a dense fog enveloped the Ring Road on Sunday morning.The presence of popular film stars and singers Ali, Nagur Babu and a host of actresses Niki...

Was it just a storm in a teacup?

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

The debate over Karnataka having a Dalit Chief Minister has died down as mysteriously as it began

Kannada Sahitya Sammelan: parishat facing fund crunch

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Kannada Sahitya Parishat is facing shortage of funds for the 81st Kannada Sahitya Sammelan to be held at Shravanabelagola in Channarayapatna taluk, after the State Government Employees' Association...

Troubling battles within

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Bar bribery charge is not the only reason for FinanceMinister K.M. Mani's present discomfiture.

A colourful folk festival

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

A two-day folk festival titled 'Puthandu Kondattam' concluded at 9th Mile, a picturesque spot on the Ooty - Gudalur highway on Saturday.The programme was organised jointly by the South Zone...

Rooftop gardens to be introduced in Salem

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

The State Government has introduced Urban Horticulture Development Scheme of developing rooftop gardens in Salem district this year.The State Government has sanctioned 2,000 units to Salem c...

“Works to be over before March”

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Kanyakumari Collector inspects various works

National Voter’s day celebrated

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Development Commissioner-cum- Finance Secretary (in charge), Chandraker Bharti, on Sunday cautioned first time voters against unfair electoral practices.Speaking at the Mother Theresa Post G...

‘Vote to ensure cent per cent voter participation’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Every voter should exercise his or her franchise to ensure cent per cent voter participation, said Principal District Judge N. Seshasayee at a function organised here on Sunday to observe National...

Make city safe for women, says Jang

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung called upon the citizens of Delhi to make the city friendly and secure for women with 'deep sensitisation' within families.Addressing the gathering at Chhatra...

Healthcare Devthon finals

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

More than 50 participants working on over 20 different ideas participated in the finals of Healthcare Devthon organised by BioAsia 2015 here on Sunday.A statement said this was the first-of-...

High waves likely to hit Kerala on Thursday

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:03 PM PST

Vizhinjam, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi and Kasaragod vulnerable

Ro Ro completes 16 years

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Roll-on Roll-off service, a one-of-its-kind in the history of Indian Railway, introduced by the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., would complete 16 years of service on Monday.Goods vehicl...

About 1,200 held in pre-Republic Day combing

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

The City police, during a pre-Republic Day (RD) combing operation in the city, nabbed around 1,200 persons, including six absconders, 204 persons against whom arrest warrants were pending, and 83 p...

Tête-à-tête with Bahal

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Given the arrest of Tarun Tejpal on rape charges and other incidents that followed, what do you think of Tehelka , which you co-founded? I think it...

Congress leader optimistic

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Contradicting the view that the Congress has gone into oblivion in Andhra Pradesh, Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly C. Ramachandraiah argues that the party will regain power. "People w...

Krishna ZP approves Rs. 575-cr. budget

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Krishna Zilla Parishad general body has approved a budget outlay of Rs. 575 crore with focus on rural infrastructure development for the financial year 2015-16.Irrigation Minister Deveni...

Cabinet reshuffle anytime: CM

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday hinted that a Cabinet reshuffle "can take place at any time".He was speaking to presspersons at the airport while on his way to Kundargi in Gokak taluk...

Eight-year-old run over by goods vehicle

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

An eight-year-old boy was run over by a goods vehicle near Tipu Circle in the city on Sunday.The victim Mohammed Asif was crossing the road to reach his father's shop when the mishap occurre...

Maoist threats affect tourism prospects

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

: The recurring attacks on hotels and resorts by suspected Maoists have hit the prospects of the tourism industry in Wayanad district.The latest in the series of attacks was on the Tamarind...

Six from Northeast get Padma awards

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:55 PM PST

: Six prominent personalities from the Northeast, including National Award winning Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua and 'Forest Man of India' Jadav Payeng, were on Sunday chosen for this year's Padm...

Engagements. Coimbatore

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Republic Day District Administration: Collector Archana Patnaik hoists the flag, VOC Park Ground, 8 a.m. Coimbatore Corporation: Mayor P. Raj...

SALEM TODAY

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:19 PM PST

Republic Day celebrations, flag hoisting: District Administration,K. Maharabushanam, Collector, Mahatma Gandhi Stadium, 8 a.m.; Salem Corporation, S. Soundappan, Mayor,...

Kani tribal settlements still crying for basic amenities

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

When the entire nation is celebrating the 66th Republic Day with pomp and gaiety on Monday, over 5,000 Kani tribals in 47 settlements in Kanykumari district are crying for basic amenities, acco...

A dying trade lives on the margin

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:58 PM PST

The same drill is repeated almost every day. From his cramped, dingy one-room shelter in a slum at Sewri, on the eastern creek of Mumbai, Gangappa rushes to the nearest suburban train station each...

Human chain formed to honour national flag

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Non-governmental organisation Nizhal Maiyam volunteers in association with school and college students and members of a few other organisations on Sunday formed a human chain to create awareness on...

Bedi promises ‘secure’ and ‘corruption-free’ Delhi

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi has been elaborating on her vision for the city on various media platforms. The former cop in her first appearance on radio spot...

3-year-old raped in Mehrauli, 1 held

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in south Delhi's Mehrauli on Saturday. The 28-year-old accused, a driver by profession, has been arrested, said the police. The victim is undergoi...

Way to go, Raahgiri Day!

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Descending on the usually busy Madhapur-Gachibowli stretch on Sunday, hundreds of citizens felt a new sense of freedom occupying it for most part of the morning. A week after the 'Raahgiri' day was...

Excise Minister to hoist flag on R-Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST

Students from 23 schools to be part of celebrations

Auto drivers plan dharna on Tuesday

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Autorickshaw owners and drivers in the district have planned to stage a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office on Tuesday demanding the withdrawal of the January 9 fare revision notifi...

For all-round improvement of government model school

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

10-year project to improve infrastructure, academics

Probe ordered into felling of trees

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

The State government on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the felling of trees in Pembi forest range in Nirmal Division of Adilabad district to identify the culprits and those who instigated the villa...

Over 3,000 children introduced to learning

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

On the occasion of Vasanta Panchami also known as Siri Panchami, the birthday of Goddess Saraswati, devotees came in droves from the three North Andhra Coastal districts and border districts of Odi...

Yanam turns exotic location for film shoots

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Union Enclave Yanam has become one of the most-sought-after location for Bhojpuri and Tamil film-makers and producers. Known for its scenic beauty and a beach, the town also boasts structures dated...

Illicit distillation wash destroyed

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

The Excise Police destroyed illicit distillation wash worth Rs. 33,93,790 and seized material worth Rs. 29,43,766, which included ID wash, IML, spirit, shendi and Goa-made liquor and arrested 763 p...

Mass Surya Namaskara in Mysuru

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts on Sunday performed mass Surya Namaskara outside Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple here.This is the 14th edition of the event organised by the Mysuru Yoga Okkoota on the...

Democracy, still in the making

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST

Display of state might not a true indicator of vibrance of the Republic, says Jatin Gandhi

Congress hits out at ‘plan’ to cut food security coverage

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

Quoting an official report that recommended a drastic cut in the coverage of the Food Security Act, the Congress on Saturday hit out at the Modi government for its "anti-poor" approach and stressed...

Face of Ooty in appalling state

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

The main Commercial Road in this hill station is now in an appalling state, thanks to the callous manner in which a scheme to lay telephone cables was recently implemented.Trenches

Eco-friendly paper flags spread patriotic fervour in Salem

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Effort to create awareness on the need to avoid plastics

Rs.94 cr. crop insurance amount credited in cooperative bank

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Over 47,800 farmers who have insured their crops to benefit

In Mumbai, a dying trade lives on the margins

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:50 PM PST

With the arrival of cotton-swabs,ear-cleaning is becoming obsolete

A vocal advocate of women’s political rights

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Sarojini Mahishi, former Union Minister, passed away in New Delhi on Sunday

Councillor ‘abuses’ Deputy Mayor

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

The 'Veera Vanakkam' rally organised by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam here on Sunday in honour of those who had died in the anti-Hindi agitation turned for the worse as Ward 44 counc...

Sushil Kumar replaces Kohli as poll icon

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:54 PM PST

In order to encourage people, especially youth, to cast their votes in the February 7 Delhi Assembly polls, wrestler Sushil Kumar has been roped in as the "State icon" by the Election Commission. T...

RPF constable found dead

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

An RPF constable was found dead under mysterious circumstances with injury marks all over his body on a secluded road in south-west Delhi's Jharoda area last night. The constable has been identifie...

Nayani flags off police vehicles

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Keeping its promise of providing new vehicles to police in the districts, the State government on Sunday allotted 565 new vehicles. Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy on Sunday flagged off the ne...

‘Rajiv Gandhi the most misunderstood PM’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST

Rajiv Gandhi is perhaps the most misunderstood Prime Minister of the country, said P.D.T. Achari, former secretary-general of the Lok Sabha and author of 'Resurgent India: Glimpses of Rajiv Gandhi'...

Team Mangalore set to attend Dubai kite festival

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Team Mangalore, a group of kite flyers in the city, will showcase its kites at the two-day Dubai International Kite Festival at Jumeirah Beach from January 29 and will fly its latest kite 'Vibhisha...

Language martyrs remembered

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST

: Members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam took out silent procession in the city as a mark of homage to the language martyrs who had laid their lives against...

Station Ghanpur leaders known for ‘surprise acts’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Political leaders representing the Station Ghanpur Assembly constituency have often changed their loyalties after getting elected by people on the banner of a particular party, at least for the pas...

Meet on ‘Big Data and Cloud Computing’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Department of CSE in University College of Engineering, Vizianagaram campus — JNTU (K) is conducting five-day workshop beginning January 27 on "Research challenges and issues in Big Data and Cloud...

Opposition parties extend support to Aurobindo Pharma employees

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

All the opposition parties on Sunday demanded that the State government took initiative to protect the interests of the employees of Aurobindo Pharma. They alleged that the company management had f...

Caste system hindering the goal of social justice: CM

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah observed that caste system and religious discrimination have been hindering the goal of social justice and social balance in society.Speaking at a function organi...

MCC to crack down on illegal hoardings

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Hundreds of illegal flex-boards and advertisement hoardings have sprung up in different parts of the city, causing concern among Mysore City Corporation (MCC) officials.Most roads of the cit...

kochi today

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST

GENERAL The High Court of Kerala: 66th Republic Day celebrations to commence at 8.45 a. m. The Employees' Association of MPEDA: Annual genera...

Agricultural varsity to come up at Pusa

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

The Bihar government and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday to set up a central university, the Rajendra Agricultural Universit...

Tight security for R-Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

The stage is set for the Republic Day celebrations in The Nilgiris.According to official sources, in view of the Republic Day holiday facilitating an extended weekend, vigil has been stepped...

Perumal Murugan urged to resume writing

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Communal outfits have taken advantage of the ignorance of the common public of Tiruchengode to launch an unethical tirade against progressive writer Perumal Murugan to silence him for ever, said Po...

Appeal to shift drinking water pipeline work

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has appealed to Tuticorin Corporation authorities to change the route of laying the fourth pipeline of drinking water project, underway at an estimated co...

Bengal Minister, vocational council head lock horns over teachers’ demands

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Future of 2 lakh students, 16,000 teachers contractual uncertain

Girl found hanging from tree; parents say she was killed

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

The family of an 18-year-old girl, whosebody was found hanging from a tree at Dobbespet, near Nelamangala on Sunday, have alleged that she may have been murdered.Police identified the dead g...

Officers’ day out on the pitch

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

Taking a break from the monotony of clearing files and solving crimes, bureaucrats and law enforcers took to a game of cricket on Sunday.Officers from the Tamil Nadu cadre of the Indian Admi...

Out-patients, visitors await opening of Amma Canteen at CMCH

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Officials have asked Govt. for date to open the canteen

‘Women feeling safer with Bedi as CM candidate’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah claimed on Sunday that women and young girls in the Capital have got a renewed sense of security after the party announced Kiran Bedi as its chief ministe...

Gallantry award for 20 Delhi police personnel

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

A Delhi Police constable who lost his life while fighting criminals on patrolling duty in 2012 is among the 20 officers and personnel from the force selected for various police medals this year.

Three more die of swine flu

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Three more persons succumbed to complications arising out of swine flu in Hyderabad, taking the overall death toll in Telangana to 25 in January.While health officials have decided to delay...

Any created space without users a dead zone, says artist

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Architecture is simply a tool for people to connect with their consciousness, and any created space without a user inside it is a dead zone, said French artist and architect Gabriel Beckinger.<...

Private research on spray to control kole roga preliminary: CPCRI

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Laboratory trials have been succesful

IJK to support BJP in Srirangam bypoll

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

: The Indhiya Jananayaka Katchi (IJK), a part of the Bharathiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in Tamil Nadu, has voiced support to the BJP candidate for the Srirangam byelection.

Srikakulam youth shines in essay contest

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

It is important to nurture the art of effective communication skills, both oral and written, at a young age. With right expression and precise sentence structure, one can make his or her presence f...

I always insist on a decent script: Mrudula

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

She graduated in computer maintenance and was trained both in hardware and software. Jobs from leading IT companies came her way. Yet she found her true calling elsewhere.Mrudula Iyengar exc...

3 killed, four hurt in accident

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Three persons were killed and four others were seriously injured in an accident involving a tanker and other vehicles at Dasannapeta Rythu Bazaar on the Ring Road here on Sunday evening.Acco...

VISAKHAPATNAM TODAY

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

District Administration: Hoisting of National Flag and address by District Collector N. Yuvaraj followed by cultural programmes, Police Barracks grounds, Suryabaugh, 7.45 a.m....

‘Steps taken to fill 1,298 posts of lecturers’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

Minister for Higher Education and Tourism R.V. Deshpande has said that notification has been issued to fill 1,298 vacant posts of lecturers in the State and steps will be taken to fill them soon.

38,487 voters added to electoral rolls in Mysuru district

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Addition took place during revision of rolls in November

Air smells lemony in forestland

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

It's the time when lemon grass oil is extracted in Idukki

Ananth Kumar taunts AAP

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

A day after the BJP launched its 'Selfie with Modi' campaign here, Union Minister Ananth Kumar on Sunday said now anyone could click a selfie with the Prime Minister for free whereas the AAP, he cl...

Campus Connect

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

Technical symposium

Cauvery College for Women won the overall trophy at VarIT-2K15, an inter-collegiate technical symposium, organised by the Department of Information T...

Concern over delay in repairing Dhimbam ghat section

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Delay by the Highways Department authorities in setting right heavy damages to Dhimbam ghat section has annoyed the public, particularly farmers and traders in Hasanur and Thalavadi.Recurrin...

Security beefed up

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Police have made elaborate security arrangements in view of the Republic Day to be celebrated at various parts of the district on Monday.Over 500 policemen and officers have been deployed ac...

Moment of glory for Bengaluru woman

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:14 PM PST

A woman from the city will be part of the Navy's first-ever all-woman marching contingent at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Monday.When Sub-Lieutenant Hema S. (23) marches up the Ra...

DLF donates Rs. 50 lakh to Cancer Institute

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

DLF Foundation, as part of its corporate social responsibility, donated Rs. 50 lakh to Cancer Institute, Adyar, on Sunday.Ramesh K. Swamy, senior vice-president and head (operations), DLF, p...

Minor fire at Gandhipuram

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Minor fire

A minor fire broke out in a commercial building near the Gandhipuram Town Bus Stand here on Sunday. The Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services deployed two tenders f...

AAP launches campaign app

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:52 PM PST

The Aam Aadmi Party has found another platform to run its campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. This time, it has come up with a web-based radio service. Called 'Mango - Aam...

Traffic restrictions for Republic day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Traffic movement will be restricted from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday on some routes in connection with the Republic Day celebrations to be held at Secunderabad Parade Grounds.The entry on S....

CCTV cameras to be set up at taluk offices

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST

After district headquarters, it's now the turn of the employees in taluk offices to come under camera surveillance.In line with its initiative of bringing the entire civil station building u...

Silver jubilee building at Puttur to have cashew museum

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

A cashew museum will be part of the silver jubilee building, which will come up on the premises of the Directorate of Cashew Research, at Kemminje in Puttur at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore....

Teppakulam all set for facelift

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Teppakulam of Rockfort Sri Thayumanaswamy Temple is poised to get a facelift, with the corporation having completed de-watering of the tank in the last couple of months.The de-watering o...

Four Maoist militia members arrested in Vizag

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Four key CPI (Maoist) militia members were arrested by the Visakhapatnam Police on Saturday for their involvement in the recent case of arson at an ashram in Agency area.The militia members...

What’s become of KCR’s promise to Kumram kin?

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST

Grandson of the legendary Gond martyr awaits Rs.10 lakh and govt. jobs the CM assured him last October

Sambara Polamamba Jatara to begin today

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Arrangements have been made for the annual Sambara Polamamba Jatara that is akin to 'Sirimaanotsavam' in the fort town. The Jatara to be conducted at Sambara, a sleepy village on the banks of River...

Anand Singh’s supporter tries to cut his tongue to fulfil his vow

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST

A supporter of B.S. Anand Singh, Vijayanagar MLA, attempted to cut his tongue to fulfil a vow he had made seeking the former Minister's release from jail.Murali, a resident of Kariganur on t...

Orthodox Christian meet begins

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST

98th Central Travancore convention to end on Thursday

Tobacco products worth Rs. 8 lakh seized

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST

Gutka and other tobacco products worth Rs 8.10 lakh that were being transported into the city have been seized by police."A jeep carrying the banned goods was stopped on Thursday night near...

Hosiery manufacturers voice against fixation of minimum rates of wages

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST

Hosiery manufacturers in Tirupur cluster have voiced against any further fixation of minimum rates of wages for workers in the hosiery sector here.The opposition comes in the wake of the ini...

Distribution of EPIC with colour photos begins

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST

Collector M. Karunakaran inaugurated the distribution of colour Electors' Photo Identity Cards here on the occasion of National Voters' Day on Sunday.Distributing EPI cards to a few first-ti...

Advani, Bachchan, Dilip Kumar get Padma Vibhushan

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:58 AM PST

BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and actors Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar are among the nine Padma Vibhushan awardees, the second highest civilian award of t...

A safe escape

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:03 AM PST

Ebola scare has reduced the number of tourists visiting Kenya, but the country remains a haven for adventure and wildlife tourists

The man Fortune overlooked

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:56 AM PST

History is replete with names of people who have suffered simply because of their passion for cinema. The list starts right from J.C. Daniel, the father of Malayalam cinema. One such person is R.Ve...

‘I am prone to mistakes too’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:52 AM PST

Journalist L. Subramani, who went blind at 18, looks forward to a critical assessment of his book 'Lights Out'

A CUT above

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:51 AM PST

Arnold D'Cunha's hand-made dresses carry on the fine art of bespoke tailoring

Power outage blacks out Pakistan

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:43 AM PST

Pakistan was on Sunday plunged into darkness due to a massive power failure apparently triggered by a militant attack on a major power line, causing hardship to millions of people across the count...

Indo-US joint statement after Obama-Modi talks

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:29 AM PST

Joint Statement during the visit of US President Barack Obama to India – ''Shared Effort; Progress for All'' 1. The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, accompanied by...

Scrap Trident nuclear programme, protesters demand

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:29 AM PST

Shouting "Wrap up Trident" and holding up placards reading "Books Not Bombs" and "Climate not Trident" thousands of campaigners took to the streets of central London on January 24 in a novel prote...

Religion cannot be made cause of conflict: Pranab

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:59 AM PST

In his address to the nation on the eve of the 66th Republic Day, President says as wisdom of India always teaches "unity is strength, dominance is weakness"

United by Indian dance

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:24 AM PST

Mohiniyattam holds a special charm to three Western dancers

Over 30 Filipino commandos killed in clash with rebels

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:19 AM PST

More than 30 police commandos have been killed in a clash with Muslim rebels while hunting a top terror suspect in the Philippines, Mayor Tahirudin Benzar Ampatuan of Mamasapano town said....

Stress management for dogs

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:17 AM PST

Stress can be defined as a state of emotional strain resulting from demanding circumstances (stressors) or a threat. Not all stress is harmful, certain stressors allow dogs to learn how to cope wi...

Text of President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to the nation on the eve of 66th Republic Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:21 AM PST

My Fellow Citizens: 1.On the eve of the 66th Republic Day, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces, Paramil...

A new feather in Kaif’s cap

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:07 AM PST

Mohammad Kaif is happy playing a mentor to upcoming Andhra cricketers

Courting the lens

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:06 AM PST

Now comes the Goa International Photography Festival to inspire and encourage practitioners of the art

From buyer to seller

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:03 AM PST

Custo Barcelona is all set for a double debut in Delhi and Mumbai

No fan could match this whirlwind

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:59 AM PST

Even more than selling its product, the Havells ad campaign was a tribute to the grit and spirit of Rajesh Khanna during his last days

Down Memory Lane: Midwives and the harem rulers

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:51 AM PST

Though insignificant in the scheme of things history reveals several stories about those connected with child birth and childhood

No more doves, balloons new Vatican peace symbol

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:49 AM PST

Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace on Sunday in St. Peter's Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on the symbolic birds sparked...

A city of memories

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:48 AM PST

With his new collection of short stories, Gautam Benegal revisits a Calcutta long gone

A great start

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:45 AM PST

Former cricketer MSK Prasad on the Andhra Cricket Association's initiative to spot and groom players

Captivating Visakha Utsav

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:41 AM PST

The three-day Visakha Utsav at Visakhapatnam literally transformed the city into a major tourist destination providing a glimpse of the art and culture of Andhra Pradesh. A host of competitions and activities helped citizens participate actively in the festivities. The Hindu lensmen K.R. Deepak and C.V. Subrahmanyam capture the moments.

Picture perfect?

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:37 AM PST

Why is the transgender community offended by their portrayal in Shankar's I?

A walk in the woods

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:29 AM PST

Artist Vera de Jong, who lives in Kodaikanal, derives inspiration from her many explorations of the hillside

Modi's opening statement during the joint press meet with Obama

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:47 AM PST

Mr. President and members of the media, It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome back President Obama and the First Lady in India. Mr. President, we are honoured that you...

The kite fliers of Marina

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:18 AM PST

The winds are high and the skies are clear; it's time for the kites to come out and play on the beach

Obama: Will consider additional steps to rein in Russia over Ukraine

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:21 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Russian support was behind the latest ceasefire breakdown in Ukraine and said the United States would consider all additional options short of milita...

Variety of breeds participate in dog show

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:20 AM PST

Some were cute, mushy and adorable, while a few of were ferocious! Yet each one of them attracted people to watch them in awe. The Dog show organised by Rotary Club, Kennel Club and Depar...

Gunmen kidnap Central African Republic Sports Minister

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:14 AM PST

Central African Republic's Minister for Youth and Sport was kidnapped on Sunday by gunmen in the capital, Bangui, as he returned from church, an official said.The seizure of Armel Ningatolo...

Madras miscellany: ‘The Father of the Congress’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:45 PM PST

It's Republic Day today, but to me today is the day a united India was born, the day when the whole country became a political unity, which it wasn't on Independence Day, when several prin...

Bengaluru Today: January 26

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:02 AM PST

RELIGIONShatprashnopanishat: Discourse by Bannanje Govindacharya, Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs, Bull Temple Road, Narasimharaja Colony, 6.30 p.m.Sri Rag...

What is true generosity?

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:02 AM PST

Arjuna once confronted Lord Krishna and asked him "Why do people call Karna generous? I think I am equally so, if not more." Lord Krishna smiled and told Arjuna that he would give Arjuna a simple...

Devotees prevented from performing ‘Madesnana’

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:02 AM PST

The district administration has prevented the devotees from performing "Madesnana" at Subramanya Swamy temple in Nagalamadike in Pavagada taluk in the district on Sunday. A team of offici...

Doing the right thing

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:59 AM PST

Health is the cumulative effect of a million tiny deeds performed over a period of many years

Being Anu Hasan

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:53 AM PST

Starring in a new BBC TV series, two Tamil films in the making and the launch of her book Sunny Side Up… The actor-anchor-writer tells the writer about the joys of multi-tasking

Inquiry into sub-standard work of ESIC Hospital: Union Minister

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:02 AM PST

Committee to be set up; Report within a month

Preparing for R-Day parade

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:45 AM PST

Police personnel, National Cadets Corps (NCC) Cadets and other contingents are taking part in the rehearsals for the 66 Republic Day Parade at Secunderabad Parade Grounds. NCC cadets displayed 'Horse Show' while workers prepared the Ground on the eve of Republic Day in Hyderabad. Photographer G. Ramakrishna captures the action.

Loaded with goodness

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:08 AM PST

Special recipes for Republic Day

National Voters Day celebrated in Bidar today

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:35 AM PST

C. Renuka Prasad, vice chancellor, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, inaugurated National Voters' Day in Bidar on Sunday.He called upon the youth to realise...

Cabinet may be reshuffled soon: CM

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:04 AM PST

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today hinted at cabinet reshuffle in the next few days and ending the uncertainty over dogging the issue. In a brief chat with the newsmen at the airport here...

Kalaburagi to host third international conference on Library Science

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:24 AM PST

The two-day, 3rd International Conference on 'Emerging technologies and Future of Libraries' would be held at the main campus of the Gulbarga University in Kalaburagi from January 30.For the...

Anna Hazare addresses students at Siddaganga Mutt

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:21 AM PST

Social Activist, Anna Hazare said that there should be oneness between speech and deeds for the development of the nation.Addressing the students of Siddaganga Mutt here on Sunday, Mr. H...

Timing of Visakha Utsav inappropriate: Congress

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:16 AM PST

The timing of the three-day Visakha Utsav is very inappropriate as residents are yet to recover from the devastation caused by Cyclone Hudhud in October and the promised relief from the Government...

A dictionary for all seasons

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:13 AM PST

The ninth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary reflects the impact of the internet on the English language

With Modi preoccupied with Obama, his lookalike campaigns in Delhi

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:07 AM PST

His striking resemblance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, augmented by a close-cropped grey beard, rimless spectacles and a trademark half-sleeved kurta and Nehru jacket, leaves many Delhiites bew...

I am...B.G. Ramakrishna

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:05 AM PST

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Be the change you want to see

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 04:00 AM PST

On Republic Day, we speak to a few individuals who believe that power to change society rests with right action

Beautifying Hyderabad

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 03:52 AM PST

Nava Sevak - A group software professionals inspired by the Swatch Bharat campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and groups like The Ugly Indian that work towards a cleaner city, is fixing one spot at a time in Hyderabad. The Hindu photographer G. Ramakrishna captures the activity.

India, U.S. sign three MoUs on smart cities

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:23 AM PST

The U.S. has agreed to partner with Indian in developing three smart cities in Allahabad, Ajmer, and Visakhapatnam.

Obama given copy of US telegram to India’s constituent Assembly

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:06 AM PST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gifted a piece of Indo-US history, a copy of the first telegram from the United States to India's Constituent Assembly in 1946, to President Barack Obama.

Kashmir’s ‘Nadru ke Goolar’, Bengal’s ‘Mahi Sarson’ for Obama lunch

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 03:35 AM PST

A mix of vegetarian and non-veg delicacies, from Jammu and Kashmir's 'Nadru Ke Goolar' to West Bengal's 'Mahi Sarson' were on Sunday served at the lunch hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in h...

Nepal moves forward on Constitution amidst opposition protest

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:56 AM PST

Amidst protest from opposition parties, Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Nembang on Sunday announced the formation of a proposal committee to prepare questionnaire on the disputed issues...

Bombings kill 10 in Baghdad

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 03:40 AM PST

Two bombings ripped through commercial areas in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding dozens, officials said. The deadliest attack took place in Baghdad's...

Michelle Obama chooses Indian origin designer

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:45 AM PST

The Firs Lady of US wore a printed floral dress and coat by Indian born Designer, Bibhu Mohapatra.

Khaleda Zia charged with masterminding arson attack

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 09:58 AM PST

There continued to be fresh incidents of bomb attacks across Bangladesh nearly three weeks since a blockade was imposed. While dozens of injured, including women and minors, struggled wit...

Woman mugged

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:39 AM PST

A 24-year-old woman was robbed of her gold chain by two bike-borne men in the busy Nettakallappa Circle in Basavanagudi on Saturday. The victim, Kavitha, a private firm employee was retur...

11 killed in Egypt on anniversary of uprising

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:06 AM PST

The death toll in pro-democracy protests in Egypt on Sunday climbed to 11, security sources said. Tight security in Cairo and other cities failed to contain protests marking the a...

24 state police personnel to be conferred with medals

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 05:06 AM PST

Twenty-four police personnel from various ranks have been conferred with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the President of India o...

The Obama visit

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 08:58 PM PST

U.S. President Obama and his wife Michelle Obama touched down in New Delhi on Sunday, for a visit that is historic and full of symbolism. Mr. Obama will also preside for the Republic Day celebrations.

Modi, Obama walk the talk on nuke deal

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:34 PM PST

India and the U.S. reach understanding on the contentious civil nuclear liability issue.

Kadiyam Srihari made Telangana Deputy Chief Minister

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 06:36 AM PST

Warangal Member of Parliament Kadiyam Srihari has been inducted into Telangana Council of Ministers and made the Deputy Chief Minister in K.Chandrasekhar Rao's Cabinet. The development c...

Rescuers fail again to lift fuselage of AirAsia plane

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 02:10 AM PST

The second attempt to lift the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner has failed as the wreckage sank back to the ocean floor when a rope linking the lifting balloons broke. Navy spokesma...

In open letter to Modi, Obama, Gujarat villages seek public debate on nuclear power

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:12 AM PST

Consulting firm chosen to conduct EIA on proposed NPCIL 1,000-MW reactors at Mithivirdi lacks accreditation, say sarpanches

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Rajaiah sacked

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 10:57 AM PST

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was miffed with the flak his government drew due to the increasing death toll following outbreak of swine flu.

Pride of place in R-Day march

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:07 AM PST

Karnataka's tableau at the 66th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, featuring traditional toys of Channapatna, will occupy a pride of place — just after the defence tableau, which leads the parade.

Chinese imitations

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:07 AM PST

The Bengaluru–Mysuru highway is dotted with Channapatna toy shops in and around Channapatna. But a closer look reveals lurking among the traditional Channapatna toys are also 'Chinese-make' toys....

621 motorists booked for drunken driving

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 12:44 AM PST

As many as 621 motorists have been booked under the case of drunken driving by City Traffic Police during a special weekend drive on Saturday. The five-hour drive was held at 85 junctions...

In a first, woman officer leads Guard of Honour at Rashtrapathi Bhavan

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 01:05 AM PST

Wing Commander Pooja Thakur became the first woman to lead the ceremonial Guard of Honour which was inspected by the U.S. President Barack Obama at Rashtrapathi Bhavan on Sunday. Win...

Left parties protest Obama's India visit

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 12:27 AM PST

The CPI called for a reunification of all communist forces.

Get ready to pay Rs 15 per hour to park on Brigade Rd.

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 12:19 AM PST

This is just for a two-wheeler, according to a BBMP proposal

Making sure benefits reach the village

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 12:09 AM PST

As per KBB guidelines, between 0.5 p.c. and 5 p.c. of the has receipt has to be paid annually by companies to villages from where these plants are being sourced

Use of critically endangered medicinal plants to be phased out

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 12:09 AM PST

20 plant species have been declared as being 'unsustainably exploited' by Karnataka Biodiversity Board

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