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- Cost of RTI application doubles
- Your documents could be used to procure multiple SIM cards
- 2,000 migrant workers on their way home fearing retaliation
- Communalisation spreading mistrust on Indian Philosophy: Sundar Sarukkai
- NCC taught me a lot: Modi
- Satish Jarkiholi submits resignation
- CISF personnel display skills
- Survey: city scores poorly on ‘democratic citizenship’
- Army honours martyrs of Kashmir gun battle
- Senior Kannada writer S.M. Vrushabhendra Swamy passes away
- Communist cadres in Tibet punished for helping Dalai Lama
- Notice to Centre on offloading Greenpeace activist
- Over 20 companies to support Jan Dhan Yojana
- Joan Rivers death: Indian-origin anaesthesiologist faces lawsuit
- Rahul enters Delhi poll campaign with a road show
- Farewell to the martyr
- Michelle Obama navigates limits on women in Saudi Arabia
- 85-year-old survives 30-metre cliff fall in New Zealand
- Maharashtra govt to observe ‘Industries Day’ on Sept 17
- Modi pays tribute to Lala Lajpat Rai
- Malaysia to release interim report on MH370 on March 7
- Uncertainty continues over IIT-D Director’s resignation
- Miraculous escape for Hyderabad-bound bus passengers
- 10 killed in Tripoli hotel attack
- Abe calls latest hostage deadline 'despicable'
- We need to prepare for future pandemics: World Bank chief
- Jolt for Talwars as court clears film
- Second monkey at airport caught
- Chennai schools receive notice on H1N1
- Making history, with every step
- Distributors of Lingaa to be compensated for loss
- Nature Trails
- Obama visit heralds new era for India: AJC
- I will not accept any other portfolio: Jarkiholi
- VTU to announce B.E. results today
- Karti Chidambaram questions Elangovan’s authority
- Two Harappan sites being excavated
- Wage code to replace all related laws
- Saradha scam: ED questions many 'influential persons'
- The story behind a cartoon
- Right to shelter law planned in Congress-ruled States
- Ministry urged by Army to relax norms for women officers
- PDP, BJP close to announcing alliance
- Michelle wants to come back, see the Taj
- Fog hangs over nuclear 'breakthrough'
- Obama, Modi on ‘same page’: BJP
- J&K Governor sparks row with reshuffle
- Chandigarh launches Smart City app
- Court refuses to stop release of 'Rahasya'
- Salman case: Application to examine 3 more witnesses
- Swift progress on smart cities
- Pakistan resents U.S. concession to India
- Uphold religious freedom, Obama urges India
- Amid pressure, bailout critic is new Greek finance minister
- Obama defends US ties as he pays respects in Saudi Arabia
- Hung parliament predicted in U.K.
- Outlawed JuD launches ambulance service
- Lt. Governor’s address criticised
- H.M.K. Murthy, cinematographer, dead
- Second monkey caught in Chennai airport
- Crackdown on quacks planned
- Ministers take stock of poll preparations
- Greenpeace activist moves High Court
- Driver held for theft of property worth Rs. 1.37 crore
- TS to take a relook at CM relief fund claims
- IT industry takes a beating
- Govt. hospitals to go in for quality certification
- Bus operators hit a weekend jackpot
- City-bound passengers stranded at RGIA
- Fall in imports, Hudhud dent Customs collection
- Bodo militant’s arrest reveals forged SIM card racket
- Kadapa writer for world Telugu writers’ meet
- 2 suspected swine flu cases in Prakasam
- ‘Release honorarium to GP members’
- Driver of KSRTC bus suffers fatal cardiac arrest on duty
- Minister hails leadership of Nehru, Patel
- Peaceful in Pathanamthitta
- CRPF field hospitals in Bastar to treat civilians too
- 26,843 tonnes of paddy procured in Thanjavur
- Rally for old-age pension
- Tuticorin-Delhi train service via Ettayapuram sought
- Discharged prisoners share their experience
- Power shutdown
- ‘Rise in drought-prone areas in State’
- Dinamalar receives threat letter
- Forest College students abstain from classes
- AAP promises to provide water as a right
- Tenders to be finalised soon on desilting of drains
- Conference on civil society’s role
- Urban master plan for Aluva soon
- Rs.54 cr. for hill area development
- AAI APPROVES CHENNAI-TIRUCHI RADAR DATA TRANSFER
- Officials clueless on CM’s tourism plans in city
- ‘Will present 13th budget’
- ‘Use tech to track criminals’
- Farmers asked to cut down on tobacco production
- Bengalur u today
- ‘Set up rapid action force in Ballari’
- 240 students on hunger strike
- Hartal near-total in Kannur
- Hartal total in Kollam, hits normal life
- Dera chief’s film to be released on February 13
- Rs.12.57 crore for development work
- Seminar on effective public speaking held
- madurai today
- Training to hone English teaching skills
- BJP urges government to adopt series of austerity measures
- Raising awareness on dyslexia
- 24 confirmed H1N1 cases in Karnataka
- Court declines to consider plea against Godse statue
- ‘Do not use loudspeakers at demonstration venue’
- Delhi Dialogue sets motto for governance
- Acquire properties in metro corridors by mid-March, says CS
- Hyd Literary Fest ends up a notch higher
- Nurses to complain against suspension
- Man gets life term for sexually assaulting minor
- LDF cautious about Pillai
- Suriyur bottling plant deadlock continues
- 8,000 turkeys culled at Kollam farm
- Swine flu prevention: homeo pills effective, say officials
- ‘Exports may not meet target’
- Three chances for PU students who failed under old syllabus
- Child labourers rescued in Ballari
- JUSCO contract extended
- Peaceful day in Malappuram
- Stress on unity for nation’s growth
- BJP will fail in Bihar mission, says Congress
- ‘Viral fever’ claims another life
- ‘Winning Formulae’ book launched
- Congress condemns Centre’s move to scrap MGNREGS
- Congress workers against Centre’s move on job scheme
- CM slammed on Statehood
- Exhibition of handloom saris
- ‘I will not accept any other portfolio’
- Base work on
- Protest against Central Government move to scrap rural job scheme
- From Congress’ safe seat to venue for big fight
- Five held for trying to exchange demonetised Brazilian currency
- Chest Hospital staff on the warpath
- Excise department sweeps R-day awards in district
- Delay in building slipway hits harbour work
- Bribery charge cooked up: Mani
- Power sector looking up, says A.V. Krishnan
- Erosion of coastline a concern, says Jagan
- ‘Telangana will promote cultural exchanges’
- Excise officials destroy poppy plantation
- RSVP’s talent festival begins
- South Western Railway’s earnings go up, says official
- ‘Power’ shock awaits customers
- Man held on charge of sexual abuse
- Fire breaks out in city pump house
- Fight ‘vilification’ campaign: Sukhbir
- Tarun Vijay to distribute one lakh books on Thirukkural
- Children showcase painting skill
- Maintenance of hygiene in fishing harbour stressed
- Not a flowery picture after the show
- Serious security threat
- Can govt. servant indulge in ‘preaching activities’?
- Three, including couple, suffer burns
- Ready for the rally
- Parliamentary Secretaries get Minister of State status
- High Court judge faults KMC attitude
- BJP nominee’s bail plea hearing likely today
- ‘Give priority to solving water crisis’
- UDF in two minds on action against Pillai
- Preference for differently-abled, elderly in voting
- Delay in clearing ITIR proposal irks investors
- Simply out of this world!
- Water scarcity hits rabi crop in Godavari delta region
- ‘e-vigilance’ on red sanders smuggling routes
- Locals renew demand for separate varsity for Kolar
- Auto drivers, beedi workers to begin indefinite fast
- Two arrested, laptops recovered
- Rape, robbery: three arrested
- Hartal total, peaceful in Central Kerala; normal life affected
- Chennai today
- “Save natural sand dunes in Rajakkamangalam”
- Health Secretary inspects Kayalpattinam GH
- 1098 receives more prank calls than SOS
- Cost of RTI application doubles
- Make U.Ve.Sa’s house a memorial: PMK
- Construction worker killed as wall collapses
- No Modi campaign in Kejriwal’s seat
- Journalists’ organisations mourn R.K. Laxman
- State-level employees’ distribution likely from April
- Armyman, brother and mother held for murder
- Public debate sought on uniform civil code
- BJP’s Statewide hartal near-total
- “Enforce model code impartially”
- Walking the e-talk for smart neighbourhood
- Errabelli lashes out at TRS
- Launch software firms, NRIs urged
- Vignan Mahotsav to start on Friday
- Frisbee catches fancy of Mysuru youth
- Move to trim ‘Nada Geethe’ opposed
- Life disrupted in Wayanad district
- Cinema
- His task is rather a Nobel one
- Greater role for CAs stressed
- Farmers protest delay in procurement of paddy
- Mechanised boats a threat, say fibreglass boat fishermen
- HSS principals allege neglect
- In 2014, most calls reported child abuse
- High Court notice to IRDA on false motor vehicle accident claims
- Compensation for Dalit’s murder sought
- Unauthorised number plates: vehicle owners fined
- Kiran Bedi sings Centre’s praises in Krishna Nagar
- TS going slow on issue of new ration cards
- PIL seeks establishment of Lokayukta
- Nalin Kumar Kateel moots SAZ for district
- Bid to kidnap child foiled
- Prawn seed worth Rs. 32 crore culled
- V-C makes surprise visit
- Ministers promise all help to SPM workers
- Fertilizer soon for Nellore
- Inspire internship science camp begins
- Mango harvest: ‘line between on and off years has blurred’
- Dharna on Feb. 9 to demand clearance of sugarcane dues
- Woman killed in accident
- Satish Jarkiholi submits resignation
- College student commits suicide
- Awaits development
- “Project report on super specialty hospital awaits final approval”
- Ex-serviceman murders wife
- Making a difference
- SBI to give Rs. 1 cr. to build toilets in govt. schools
- Court moved for CBI probe into fleecing of moviegoers
- Bandh in Kerala leaves commuters stranded
- Photo voter slips to be issued soon
- Canadian firm evinces interest in investing in TS
- Turning the focus on colleges
- Two jungle kittens found in farmland
- ‘Work not implemented’
- Air Marshal gets PVSM
- Power utilities hint at ‘inevitable’ hike in tariff
- Fair way to promote patriotic fervour
- Swine flu: officials told to be alert
- ‘SC/ST Sub-Plan funds likely to lapse’
- District nets Rs.23cr. from sand sale
- Dearth of Giriraj chickens in north Karnataka
- HP clinches corporate cricket trophy
- Zero landless project a model for country, says Minister
- As some job aspirants choose a ‘suicidal’ path
- 2,000 migrant workers on their way home fearing retaliation
- Bus drifts off road after brake fails; 50 passengers escape
- Congress assails move to dilute job guarantee scheme
- Moneylender’s threat forces woman to set herself afire
- Dawn-to-dusk hartal total and peaceful in Kozhikode
- Birla Planetarium to get a makeover
- Duo attempting to burgle house shot at
- Power tariff: public hearings from February 6
- Making history, with every step
- State in a fix over Centre’s fiat
- EC warns Kejriwal
- ‘TRS govt. making mockery of democracy’
- Aluva set to get a facelift
- CD player, CDs found in jail
- Renovated Town Hall will not be ready soon
- Man who attacked police officer arrested
- PGMET gets A.P.’s nod
- The ‘Scream of the Dream’
- Devotees throng Cheruvugattu to witness celestial wedding
- Police thwart candidate’s attempt to address meet
- State govt. to focus on land acquisition
- Mahamastakabhisheka: CM to take part today
- Conference on foetal cardiology held
- Guidelines for compensation of heist victims awaited
- State-level games begin
- Lawyers to go on hunger strike
- NLC sets ambitious target for power generation
- Citizens take initiative to clean beach
- SC defers hearing in Saradha scam
- Constable attacked
- National meet on education next month
- Kidney disease remains a death call in India: K.V. Johny
- Tharoor may be quizzed again: Bassi
- CPI (M) TS Mahasabha from March 1
- Making space for both the performer and the viewer
- MKU online exams today
- End to rash traffic, drain stench sought
- Chief Minister to open renovated stadium today
- Party office row: Nehru hits out at BJP
- Man held on charge of stealing gold ornaments
- Beedi workers seek minimum wages
- Cloud computing helps in reducing costs: expert
- Delay in fund release stalls work on rail line
- ‘Set up egalitarian society through truth, renunciation’
- KC(M) getting ready for showdown with George
- App for National Games events
- Govt. contractors to launch agitation
- Kerala bandh hits Theni workers
- 63rd International Customs Day celebrated
- Bodies received
- 1,011 panchayats in State to get broadband: Muneer
- Bengal trying to fix loopholes in tourism sector
- KERC public hearing from Feb. 6
- Distributors of Lingaa to be compensated for losses
- Madhorubhagan, now in multiple formats
- JNU food fight gets messier
- TSBIE gets recognition
- HC rejects election petition
- Float festival in water-filled Teppakulam this year
- Rape of minor: one held
- Property tax revision plan draws flak
- Boy knocked down
- Govt. will strengthen law and order, says Etela
- Man held for pelting stones at train
- Left opposes government’s plans to privatise PSUs
- Implement tobacco control steps, CBSE tells schools
- Science Congress gets under way
- Curtains down on elephant rejuvenation camp
- Officials review dengue-control measures in Dindigul
- ‘No way to get Aadhaar card’
- Environmentalists against new units in SIPCOT
- Arrest culprits: IUML
- Kolkata book fair opens
- ‘Can’t fix deadline to shift transformers from footpaths’
- ‘Customs must fight economic terrorism’
- Conduct entrance test for NRI students: Medical Council of India
- Capital records 26 new swine flu cases
- Seven killed as two SUVs collide on NH 44
- Risk of high waves waning
- Coaching for Plus Two students to be stepped up
- Scientists turn to tribal wisdom for antivenom formula
- Italian national assaulted
- Municipal Commissioner talks tough on illegal flexi-boards
- 225 kg. of ganja seized
- Man hacks wife to death, hangs himself
- ‘Complete Pushkaram works in time’
- ‘Protest against government’s decision to impose income tax on cooperative banks’
- Functioning style of CBFC needs to be overhauled: Nagabharana
- A dessert on regular days, a meal during hartal
- Heavy traffic in Tripunithura during peak hours cause for concern
- Patnaik calls for speedy execution of water projects
- Using art to promote water conservation
- Sticker shop owners selling defective number plates held
- “I believe in team work”
- A world of knowledge-sharing unfolds
- Your documents could be used to procure multiple SIM cards
- Exploring the universality of human experience
- Exchange case: plea for police custody dismissed
- FIR in Haryana MGNREGS scam silent on big fish
- ‘Cops, brothel-owners force us to vote’
- CM’s toll-free number flooded with calls against graft
- Plea against appointment of Jiji Thomson
- Childline initiates counselling in schools
- Good show by Palakkad railway division
- Kalippara water supply project not yet on stream
- Notices served for more drainage closets, water taps
- Row houses’ auction again
- Deputy CM lauds Bala Vikasa
- State’s division a mistake: Pawan
- ‘Protest against government’s decision to impose income tax on cooperative banks’
- KFD vaccination guidelines relaxed to tackle its spread more effectively
- Cinema
- Lack of funds hits women’s safety project
- Headmaster suspended, two teachers removed
- Focus on water conservation in forests
- Navy lieutenant commits suicide
- BMTC bus catches fire: no one hurt
- World’s largest human Indian currency symbol formed
- From sorry state to glory, Colombian style
- Service provider booked
- Schools receive notice on H1N1
- Sharanalayam kids fly high
- Delhi to go ‘dry’ 48 hours before February 7 poll
- 3 drown in Haiderpur canal
- Financial crunch puts State on backfoot
- ‘Internet played key role during Arab Spring’
- ‘Quiet’ a day in the city
- PIL filed
- Nomads’ bid to kidnap child foiled, two held
- Hartal hits life in city
- Will get swine flu detector by next winter, says Gadde
- Passport rules relaxed for students
- BJP’s State-wide hartal near total
- Sand mining: CM pulls up officials
- Board to re-appropriate Rs. 104 crore for works in HK
- Exhibition focussing on Mandya in February
- BJP hartal hits life in Kasaragod
- Kochi today
- Man strangles wife to death
- CII comes out with vision document
- Rs 60 crore sanctioned to improve rural roads
- Tiruchi Today
- Indian Coffee House staff want aroma of democracy
- Two constables caught taking bribe
- Petrol dealers protest low retail price, to stop purchase on Jan. 31
- Rejuvenation camp concludes, elephant safari to resume
- AAP-BJP poster war turns ugly, Bedi puts Kejriwal on notice
- She was not drunk, says friend
- Yesvantpur-Katra train from tomorrow
- 22 tolas of gold, Rs.10.70 lakh stolen
- 44 cents taken over forcibly for Metro
- Air Marshal gets PVSM
- Good show by Palakkad railway division
- Three venues ready to host badminton tourney
- CPI(M) congress from April 14
- Fluorosis research centre gets the cold shoulder
- Land pooling: Naidu happy with ryots’ response
- 10,000 ‘open defecation free’ villages by August: H.K. Patil
- Women clean streets in Mandya
- Maths exhibition tomorrow
- Govt. contractors to launch agitation
- U.P. signs Rs. 5,000-crore MoU in IT sector
- Sentenced to life
- Eight villages identified for ‘Water Village’ scheme
- Couple held for beating up children
- CM marching to present full budget
- Woman found dead
- Man kills wife
- Public speaking competition
- JD(U) support for AAP leaves Cong. fuming
- Bedi woos Muslims in Seelampur
- Rajaiah suffers mild stroke
- Two minors held on murder charge
- Workers injured
- No orchestra in temple ceremony, rules High Court
- No takers for bill discounting system
- 46 nomination papers filed
- Flight occupancy touches 80 per cent
- AP team confident of repeat success
- Get your priorities right, Jagan tells Naidu
- Canadian firm keen on investing in A.P.
- Man dies in road accident in Dharwad
- Slum-dwellers seek title deeds, basic amenities
- A step in women empowerment: Anoop
- Scent of cloves fills the air in Ambanad
- Chandigarh launches Smart City app
- Two college girls, mason killed in road accident
- Deer rescued from well
- Hosur Ring Road project nearing completion
- Mentally challenged treated, handed over to relatives
- Mann ki Baat: Anyone in India or US can lead the country, says Obama
- Making it unique
- In a Bengaluru state of mind
- Blown away by sound
- Into the digital darkness
- On his own track
- Not just for laughs
- The Northeast diary
- ‘I am not intellectually choosy’
- Kalidasa for today’s readers
- Make art, king size
- Versatility captured
- Plan on the go
- Election Commission directs Kejriwal not to ask voters to take bribe
- As it happened: 'Mann ki Baat' with Modi and Obama
- China to invite Putin for major military parade
- Karnataka HC raps Jayalalithaa counsel
- Top 10 highlights of Obama's visit to India
- Narayana Murthy donates £200,000 for U.K. Gandhi statue
- Jaggery in the making
- MiG-27 crashes in Rajasthan, pilot ejects safely
- Uber rape case: Woman’s friend identifies driver in court
- Obama to discuss fight against Islamic State with Saudi King Salman
- Rajaiah admitted to hospital after suffering chest pain
- An empty structure is not a toilet: Supreme Court
- BSF daredevils draw praise again from Obama
- Gallantry award winning Army officer killed in J&K encounter
- Slum residents demand facilities
- Blizzard in northeast U.S. shuts schools, transport
- Modi busy doing his own PR, has offered nothing concrete: Rahul
- Privilleges to Parliamentary Secretaries
- Sugarcane growers to launch indefinite ‘dharna’ from Feb 9
- Women take part in ‘shramdaan’
- VTU results to be released tomorrow
- Mann ki Baat with Modi and Obama
- Rockets from Syria strike Golan Heights, says Israel
- 3,000 child soldiers to be released in South Sudan
- Samsung sets up mobile unit in Noida
- In protest, Kashmiri students set up counter outside JNU food fest venue
- Indonesia military halts AirAsia plane recovery efforts
- Not deserving of Bharat Ratna: Amitabh Bachchan
- Furore over omission of 'socialist, secular' from Govt. advertisement
- CPI (M) TS State meet from March 1
- ‘Narendra Damodardas Modi’ came woven in fabric: Stylist
- Jilted lover burns girl to death in Pakistan
- Financial crunch: A.P. stops development works
- Complaints of misuse of occupancy certificates
- Fadnavis announces memorial for R.K. Laxman
- ISRO pays tribute to R.K. Laxman with ‘common man on Mars’ cartoon
- 5 foreigners, 3 guards killed in Libyan hotel attack
- Mary Kom thanks Obama for acknowledging her performances
- Students raise voice against trimming ‘Nada Geethe’
- Modi to hold first meeting of NITI Aayog on February 6
- Obama visit has opened new chapter in ties: Modi
- NABARD projects bank credit flow at Rs. 1,08,373 cr for Karnataka
- MP moots SAZ for Mangaluru
- Businessman's house burgled at Yakutpura
- Police raid French town with strong jihadi network
- Barack Obama leaves for Saudi Arabia
- Philippine special forces chief fired after 44 commandos die
- World Media Summit highlights rising clout of Global South
- Kiran Bedi photo in AAP poster: Notice sent to Kejriwal
- History will judge Manmohan kindly: Omar
- 12-year-old boy shot dead by younger brother in Mozoram
- Shots fired at FlyDubai flight in Baghdad
- India will succeed as long as it is not splintered along religious lines: Obama
- Innovation is key
- To switch or not?
- Trapped in the comfort zone
- The rise and fall of HOPCOMS
- Demand afresh for separate varsity for Kolar
- Left parties accuse Modi govt. of surrendering to U.S. interests
| Cost of RTI application doubles Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:37 PM PST Applicants forced to buy Rs. 20 postal orders as there is no stock of Rs. 10 denomination in the city |
| Your documents could be used to procure multiple SIM cards Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:37 PM PST Investigations reveal that retail outlets forge documents for SIM cards |
| 2,000 migrant workers on their way home fearing retaliation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:36 PM PST Work suspended for a week at YTPS |
| Communalisation spreading mistrust on Indian Philosophy: Sundar Sarukkai Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:24 PM PST No one will take Indian academicians seriously, he warns. Contemporary India is a world of diversity in its most varied form. This is a land of contradictions and the India of today continues to reflect several contradictions. |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:24 PM PST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday credited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for teaching him a lot."Will address NCC rally today (Wednesday). Mind is full of memories of my associatio... |
| Satish Jarkiholi submits resignation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:23 PM PST He was reportedly not happy with Excise portfolio |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:22 PM PST The personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at Kempegowda International Airport on Monday demonstrated weapons' stripping and assembly while being blindfolded. ... |
| Survey: city scores poorly on ‘democratic citizenship’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:19 PM PST If you think that young adults in the cosmopolitan city of Bengaluru would rate high on their perceptions of democratic citizenship, here is a survey that would urge you to reconsider the assumptio... |
| Army honours martyrs of Kashmir gun battle Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:09 PM PST The army held a wreath laying ceremony here Wednesday to honour Senior Kannada writer S.M. Vrushabhendra Swamy passes away Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:07 PM PST Senior Kannada writer S.M. Vrushabhendra Swamy died of heart attack at a private hospital here on Wednesday. He was admitted to hospital two days ago. He served as Professor of Kannada a... |
| Communist cadres in Tibet punished for helping Dalai Lama Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:02 PM PST Chinese Communist Party agency says investigators have found that 15 officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his su... |
| Notice to Centre on offloading Greenpeace activist Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:53 PM PST The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai challenging her offloading Jan 11 at the airport here. Justice Rajiv Shakdhe... |
| Over 20 companies to support Jan Dhan Yojana Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:47 PM PST Over 20 Indian, U.S. and other international private sector organisations will partner with USAID in supporting the central government's Jan Dhan Yojana programme, a statement said on Wednesday... |
| Joan Rivers death: Indian-origin anaesthesiologist faces lawsuit Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:38 PM PST Renuka Bankulla, whose warnings of unnatural signs during Rivers' procedure were ignored, among five other medical personnel sued by the late comedienne's daughter Melissa |
| Rahul enters Delhi poll campaign with a road show Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:25 PM PST New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi added 'a roof over every head' to his party's promises of low-cost water and electricity in what is being viewed as his answer to Prime Minister Nare... |
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| Michelle Obama navigates limits on women in Saudi Arabia Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:04 PM PST For first lady, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live. |
| 85-year-old survives 30-metre cliff fall in New Zealand Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:01 PM PST An 85-year-old man fell from a 30-metre high cliff and survived with serious injuries, a media report said on Wednesday. Stewart Rundle was cleaning his garden shed on this clifftop prope... |
| Maharashtra govt to observe ‘Industries Day’ on Sept 17 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:46 PM PST The Maharashtra government will observe September 17 as 'Industries Day' as part of its effort to provide balanced growth to existing small, medium and large scale enterprises and render assistanc... |
| Modi pays tribute to Lala Lajpat Rai Posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:26 PM PST Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday paid tribute to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his 149th birth anniversary, |
| Malaysia to release interim report on MH370 on March 7 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 08:26 PM PST Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation will release an interim report on the investigation into the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 7, a day before the one-year anniversary of the... |
| Uncertainty continues over IIT-D Director’s resignation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 08:06 PM PST Shevgaonkar continues to attend work as the government is yet to take a decision on either accepting or rejecting it. |
| Miraculous escape for Hyderabad-bound bus passengers Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:33 PM PST As many as 40 passengers of a Hyderabad-bound private bus from Chennai had a miraculous escape when the bus caught fire at Chagallu, near Ulavapadu in Prakasam district in the wee hours of Wednesd... |
| 10 killed in Tripoli hotel attack Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:54 PM PST Gunmen storm a luxury hotel used by diplomats and businessmen in the capital, kill 10 persons. |
| Abe calls latest hostage deadline 'despicable' Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:51 PM PST Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday expressed outrage and demanded that Islamic State (IS) extremists release a Japanese journalist, as secret talks in Jordan sought the release o... |
| We need to prepare for future pandemics: World Bank chief Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:24 PM PST World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics which could be more dangerous than the Ebola crisis even as he laid out a vision to prepare for po... |
| Jolt for Talwars as court clears film Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:18 PM PST There are lot of dissimilarities in Aarushi case and the film, says Bench |
| Second monkey at airport caught Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:13 PM PST Officials placed another monkey in a cage along with fruits and groundnuts to lure the animal |
| Chennai schools receive notice on H1N1 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:12 PM PST Discourage students from touring affected areas: civic body |
| Making history, with every step Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:11 PM PST Chennaiite Capt. Divya Ajith Kumar led the widely-celebrated first all-woman Army contingent in the Republic Day parade |
| Distributors of Lingaa to be compensated for loss Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:09 PM PST The distributors of actor Rajinikanth's Lingaa have been promised fair settlement by the filmmakers, just weeks after they held fasts claiming they had suffered huge losses. Well-kno... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:56 PM PST Chennai is not entirely a concrete jungle. In its immediate fringes are scrub jungles with fairly thick foliage of tall trees that nurture life in all forms – birds, reptiles and small mammals. |
| Obama visit heralds new era for India: AJC Posted: 27 Jan 2015 08:17 PM PST The American Jewish Committee praises the pacts between the two countries during the Obama's visit, including the breaking of the impasse on civil nuclear cooperation |
| I will not accept any other portfolio: Jarkiholi Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:28 PM PST |
| VTU to announce B.E. results today Posted: 27 Jan 2015 05:48 PM PST Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, will announce the results of B.E. third and fourth semester examinations of Belagavi and Kalaburagi regions and the results of M. Tech. second and... |
| Karti Chidambaram questions Elangovan’s authority Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:59 PM PST The bickering in the TNCC escalated on Tuesday with AICC member and son of the former Union Minister, P. Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram, questioning the authority of TNCC chief E.V.K.S Elangovan in... |
| Two Harappan sites being excavated Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:49 PM PST Rakhigarhi in Haryana is one of the largest such sites |
| Wage code to replace all related laws Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:43 PM PST The government plans to introduce a "wage code," that will replace Central laws pertaining to wage related matters and cover both the organised and the unorganised sectors.Though the govern... |
| Saradha scam: ED questions many 'influential persons' Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:38 PM PST The agency seeks clarifications on financial transactions |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:50 PM PST "How do I pay tribute to Swamiji who has honoured me by remembering me?" R.K. Laxman had asked V. Shankar, president of South Indian Education Society and Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Music So... |
| Right to shelter law planned in Congress-ruled States Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:33 PM PST The Congress will push for the right to shelter for the poor on the lines of the right to information and employment legislation, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday. Shortly... |
| Ministry urged by Army to relax norms for women officers Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:31 PM PST The Army has forwarded a proposal to the Defence Ministry to relax the terms and conditions of recruitment so that women officers can be given permanent commission, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh... |
| PDP, BJP close to announcing alliance Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:41 PM PST A senior BJP functionary involved in the talks said it was "only a matter of time" before both parties announced the formation of a government. |
| Michelle wants to come back, see the Taj Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:50 PM PST Obama 'bowled over'' by Republic Day celebrations, claim BJP sources |
| Fog hangs over nuclear 'breakthrough' Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:49 PM PST Experts not sure if a memorandum of law can supersede statute |
| Obama, Modi on ‘same page’: BJP Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:46 PM PST Will PM take U.S. President's advice and rein in VHP asks Congress |
| J&K Governor sparks row with reshuffle Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST 23 IAS and more than 40 KAS officers affected |
| Chandigarh launches Smart City app Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:27 PM PST In the first major step towards making Chandigarh a "Smart City," the city administration launched its "official mobile app" on Tuesday to create awareness of consumer rights and responsibilities... |
| Court refuses to stop release of 'Rahasya' Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:25 PM PST There are lot of dissimilarities in Aarushi case and the film, says Bench |
| Salman case: Application to examine 3 more witnesses Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:24 PM PST The prosecution on Tuesday moved an application to examine three more witnesses in the 2002 hit-and-run case against actor Salman Khan — the magistrate of a lower court, a constable and an RTO off... |
| Swift progress on smart cities Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:56 PM PST Swift follow-up on MoUs to develop Ajmer, Allahabad, and Visakhapatnam |
| Pakistan resents U.S. concession to India Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:46 AM PST Visibly riled by President Barack Obama's visit and joint remarks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan has hit out at the Indo-U.S. joint statement that it says will have "longer term impli... |
| Uphold religious freedom, Obama urges India Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:19 PM PST India will succeed as long as it is not splintered along religious lines, U.S. President Barack Obama said here on Tuesday while addressing an audience of students and other invitees at the end of... |
| Amid pressure, bailout critic is new Greek finance minister Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:27 AM PST Greece's new left-wing Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, picked an outspoken bailout critic as his new finance minister on Tuesday, signaling his resolve to take a tough line with Eurozone lenders i... |
| Obama defends US ties as he pays respects in Saudi Arabia Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:23 AM PST President Barack Obama defended the U.S. government's willingness to cooperate closely with Saudi Arabia on national security despite deep concerns over human rights abuses, as he joined an array... |
| Hung parliament predicted in U.K. Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:21 AM PST UKIP, Lib Dems and Greens could be the key deciders |
| Outlawed JuD launches ambulance service Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:20 AM PST Unfazed by sanctions imposed by the government, militant outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has launched an ambulance service here in southern port city of Pakistan. The service was started by J... |
| Lt. Governor’s address criticised Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST Opposition DMK on Tuesday criticised the Republic Day address of Lieutenant Governor A.K.Singh who has expressed satisfaction over law and order situation in the Union Territory.Mr. Singh ha... |
| H.M.K. Murthy, cinematographer, dead Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST Veteran filmmaker and cinematographer Hoskote M. Krishnamurthy, popularly known as H.M.K. Murthy (80), died here on Tuesday. He had been suffering from age-related health problems for a long time.... |
| Second monkey caught in Chennai airport Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The second of the two monkeys that entered Chennai airport on Sunday was finally caught on Tuesday.After the two animals were seen in the departure hall of the domestic terminal on Sunday, a... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST The Health Department is planning a crackdown on quacks in the city with a special team comprising representatives from various departments having been formed for the purpose.Dawood Fathima,... |
| Ministers take stock of poll preparations Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Ananth Kumar and Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday took stock of the BJP's preparations for the Delhi Assembly polls to be held on February 7.According to a senior... |
| Greenpeace activist moves High Court Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against her being prevented from boarding a flight to London at the Delhi airport recently.Ms. Pillai was prevented fro... |
| Driver held for theft of property worth Rs. 1.37 crore Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Spate of thefts committed in a matter of two months in Businessman's house |
| TS to take a relook at CM relief fund claims Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Internal inquiry reveals misuse of funds through fake bills |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:51 PM PST The hartal coming on the back of an extended weekend took its toll on the operations of Infopark where attendance fell below 50 per cent on Tuesday. Infopark had remained shut on Monday o... |
| Govt. hospitals to go in for quality certification Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:35 PM PST The Health Department has begun implementing the National Quality Assurance Standards for public health facilities, the new national-level certification programme for government hospitals rolled o... |
| Bus operators hit a weekend jackpot Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Private buses had serious competition from vans which were weaning away the passengers |
| City-bound passengers stranded at RGIA Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Around 60 passengers were stranded at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad for almost five hours on Tuesday morning owing to the delay in arrival of Vijayawada-bound Air Cost... |
| Fall in imports, Hudhud dent Customs collection Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Low volume of imports and devastation caused by cyclone Hudhud marginally dented the revenue collection by the Visakhapatnam Customs Zone during current fiscal.The zone, with jurisdiction ov... |
| Bodo militant’s arrest reveals forged SIM card racket Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST The arrest of an alleged Bodo militant in the city on Monday seems to have exposed a shocking availability of 'ready-to-call' forged SIM cards with fake names and addresses in the city.Ca... |
| Kadapa writer for world Telugu writers’ meet Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST
Kadapa writer Vempalli Gangadhar, a recipient of Central Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, has been invited to speak on "Telugu story -... |
| 2 suspected swine flu cases in Prakasam Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST The condition of a 72-year-old woman, who tested positive for swine flu, deteriorated on Tuesday, according to Prakasam District Medical and Health Officer J.Yasmin.Dr. Yasmin said the woman... |
| ‘Release honorarium to GP members’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST They are not enthusiastic about development works: MLC |
| Driver of KSRTC bus suffers fatal cardiac arrest on duty Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST A 52-year-old KSRTC bus driver died after suffering a cardiac arrest while he was on duty on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway. There were 40 passengers on the bus.Channe Gowda was at the wheels... |
| Minister hails leadership of Nehru, Patel Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST : Minister for Rural Development K.C. Joseph has said that the leadership and the willpower of leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel helped the country remain united and make great achi... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The dawn-to-dusk hartal on Tuesday called by the Bharatiya Janata Party, demanding resignation of Finance Minister K.M. Mani in connection with the bar scam, was total and peaceful in Pathanamthitt... |
| CRPF field hospitals in Bastar to treat civilians too Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:34 PM PST The two field hospitals opened by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the interiors of the Maoist insurgency-hit Sukma and Bijapur districts of the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh will treat c... |
| 26,843 tonnes of paddy procured in Thanjavur Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST A total of 26,843 tonnes of paddy has been procured through 339 Direct Purchase Centres (DPCs) in Thanjavur district till January 26 during this kharif season which began in October last year, acco... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST Cadre of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), led by Dindigul MLA K. Balabarathi, took out a protest rally and staged a demonstration before the Dindigul union office, demanding payment of old-a... |
| Tuticorin-Delhi train service via Ettayapuram sought Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST As a mark of respect to poet and freedom fighter Subramaniya Bharati |
| Discharged prisoners share their experience Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Discharged prisoners shared their experience in rehabilitation while participating in the Republic Day celebrations organised by the Discharged Prisoners Aid Society (DPAS) at its office here on Mo... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST : There will be a power shutdown between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday due to maintenance work proposed at the 230/110 KV Villianur auto sub station.During maintenance, power would be fed on... |
| ‘Rise in drought-prone areas in State’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:29 PM PST The drought-prone area in Karnataka has increased from 63 per cent to 72 per cent of the total area owing to erratic monsoon and lack of drought-proofing methods.G.R. Chintala, Chief General... |
| Dinamalar receives threat letter Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST A threat letter, reading 'Yesterday Paris — Charlie Hebdo, tomorrow Dinamalar ', created a flutter after it was received at the office of the Tamil daily in Royapettah on Monda... |
| Forest College students abstain from classes Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Two-hundred-and-thirteen students and research scholars at the Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam boycotted classes on Tuesday.A representative of the students said that the... |
| AAP promises to provide water as a right Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST The Aam Aadmi Party's white paper on water promises to make access to clean drinking water a right of the Delhiites. The white paper aims at amending the Delhi Jal Board Act to implement it.... |
| Tenders to be finalised soon on desilting of drains Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST GHMC Commissioner and Special Officer Somesh Kumar said all the proposals for desilting of the storm water drains before the monsoon will be finalised by the month end and if necessary, approvals w... |
| Conference on civil society’s role Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Hyderabad Mahila Suraksha Samithi has accused the Censor Board of being lenient on television shows and films that depict women as an object of sex and said such attitude was leading to attacks... |
| Urban master plan for Aluva soon Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Aluva municipality will be receiving the final draft of its urban master plan, drawn up with British aid, in February.According to municipal authorities, Atkins International, the Britis... |
| Rs.54 cr. for hill area development Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The government has given administrative nod for utilisation of Rs.54 crore for the comprehensive hill area development programme. A release said the funds would be used in Idukki, Wayanad, Kannur a... |
| AAI APPROVES CHENNAI-TIRUCHI RADAR DATA TRANSFER Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has accorded in principle approval for transfer of radar data from the Chennai airport to Tiruchi international airport.The data transfer will enhance a... |
| Officials clueless on CM’s tourism plans in city Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu seems determined to transform the new capital of Andhra Pradesh into a world-class destination and to achieve his goal, he has identified tourism as one of the m... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Finds bar licence bribery charges against him part of a political conspiracy |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Police personnel in Kadapa district will be imparted training on use of sophisticated technology to identify criminals and bring them to book, Kadapa Superintendent of Police Navin Gulati said on T... |
| Farmers asked to cut down on tobacco production Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Tobacco Board Chairman K. Gopal on Tuesday exhorted the farmers to go for alternative crops in at least part of their land holdings in view of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)'s d... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST RELIGION Brahma Kumbhabhisheka to Sri Krishna, Sri Durga Pratishte, Madwanavami Utsav and Srimanyayasudha Mangala Mahotsav : Samoohika Madhwavijaya Parayana by P.S. Shes... |
| ‘Set up rapid action force in Ballari’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST Arun S.K, honorary district wildlife warden, has urged Vinay Luthra, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, to establish a rapid action force in Ballari district, which h... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST They have been seeking UGC recognition for their courses |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The Statewide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party demanding the resignation of Finance Minister K.M. Mani over the bar bribery scandal was near-total in the district.All... |
| Hartal total in Kollam, hits normal life Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Hartal supporters attack KSEB officials at Kottarakara |
| Dera chief’s film to be released on February 13 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 08:21 PM PST Though the Central Board of Film Certification has still not issued a certificate for screening MSG: Messenger of God , Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim has, in a tweet,... |
| Rs.12.57 crore for development work Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST A sum of Rs.12.57 crore has been allocated by the government for taking up various development works in Avudayarkoil panchayat union in the district. Collector S.Ganesh, who inspected the works on... |
| Seminar on effective public speaking held Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Public speaking and oration are considered most valued skills that people, in particular the youth, should possess for their overall development.MotivationEffective public spea... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST RELIGION Selva Vinayagar Temple: Thai Karthigai puja, Railway Colony, 6.30 p.m. Ramakrishna Math: Daily aarathi, Reserve Line, New Natham Roa... |
| Training to hone English teaching skills Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Early literacy programme for teacher education and development |
| BJP urges government to adopt series of austerity measures Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The Puducherry unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the territorial government to adopt a series of austerity measures including curbs on use of official cars and petrol consumption by bu... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST Asha Bhat, Miss Supranational 2014, took a vow here on Monday to raise awareness about autism and dyslexia.On behalf of BRAIN, a research-based educational institute, Ms. Bhat said she would... |
| 24 confirmed H1N1 cases in Karnataka Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Fifteen of these cases have been reported in BBMP limits |
| Court declines to consider plea against Godse statue Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The Madras High Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Union Home Ministry to stop the installation of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse at... |
| ‘Do not use loudspeakers at demonstration venue’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Political parties unhappy over police announcement |
| Delhi Dialogue sets motto for governance Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:30 PM PST 'Big Change without Big Spending' was the motto for governance which the Aam Aadmi Party presented before a gathering at the final dialogue of its Delhi Dialogue series on Tuesday.Promising... |
| Acquire properties in metro corridors by mid-March, says CS Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST Telangana Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma on Tuesday set a fresh deadline of mid-March 2015 to the GHMC, Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy collecterates for acquiring 219 private properties and 85 Government... |
| Hyd Literary Fest ends up a notch higher Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST The HPS at Begumpet formed the perfect backdrop for the fest |
| Nurses to complain against suspension Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST : Three nurses at the Government Medical College, Ernakulam, who were suspended after an internal enquiry , would be sending a complaint to the director, medical education, demanding a comprehensiv... |
| Man gets life term for sexually assaulting minor Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Principal District and Sessions judge Uma M.G. on Tuesday sentenced 29-year-old Tejaksha to life on finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy.Tejaksha allegedly assaulted... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST : Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) leaders appeared to be cautious in their response to the developments in the ruling UDF and the possibility of the Kerala Congress (B) being told to move ou... |
| Suriyur bottling plant deadlock continues Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Amid stiff opposition to a private bottling plant functioning "unauthorisedly" at Suriyur near here, a peace committee meeting convened by revenue officials with the people of the village on Tuesda... |
| 8,000 turkeys culled at Kollam farm Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Following death of 450 turkeys from bird flu last week |
| Swine flu prevention: homeo pills effective, say officials Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Officials of the Ayush and Medical and Health wings of the district on Tuesday launched distribution of the homeopathic medicine for prevention of swine flu, at various centres in district, and app... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Tobacco exports are likely to dip to Rs. 6,500 crore as against the target of Rs. 7,000 crore during 2015 fiscal in view of decline in demand in the USA and countries in the European Union on the o... |
| Three chances for PU students who failed under old syllabus Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST PU students who failed under the old (State) syllabus will be given three chances to pass the exams under the old syllabus. The Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) has announced that this... |
| Child labourers rescued in Ballari Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST In a joint operation by Child Welfare Committee, Task Force for child protection, and Labour and police departments, 11 child labourers were rescued near Devalapur in Hosapete taluk on Tuesday.... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST Firm must fulfill earlier commitments: MCC |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) evoked good response in the district on Tuesday as normal life came to a standstill in all major towns.All public transport vehicles, in... |
| Stress on unity for nation’s growth Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Minister for Forests and Transport, has stressed the need for unity to achieve the goals in growth and progress set by our nation.Delivering his message at the 6... |
| BJP will fail in Bihar mission, says Congress Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:32 PM PST The Congress, which started its four-day Chintan Shivir here on Tuesday, said the BJP would fare badly in Bihar and its mission to win more than 185 seats in the Assembly elections would never succ... |
| ‘Viral fever’ claims another life Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Nine-year-old girl from Karur dies of fever at Tiruchi hospital |
| ‘Winning Formulae’ book launched Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST The book titled 'Winning Formulae' comprising formulae and question bank for Plus-Two students published by The Hindu was released here at Sona College on Tuesday.K. Mah... |
| Congress condemns Centre’s move to scrap MGNREGS Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The SC, ST wing of the Congress party in Kanyakumari staged an agitation in front of the Collectorate on Tuesday protesting against the Central government's move to scrap the Mahatma Gandhi Nationa... |
| Congress workers against Centre’s move on job scheme Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Workers belonging to the Vellore district unit of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (SC Wing) staged a demonstration opposite the Head Post Office here on Tuesday protesting against the move of the... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST Former Member of Parliament M. Ramadass has accused Chief Minister N. Rangasamy of raking up the issue of Statehood whenever he faced a political crisis and said that such piece-meal approach of pu... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST An exclusive exhibition-cum-sale to showcase wedding collections, handloom saris and other products is being held in Koramangala.It has been organised by the Tamil Nadu Handloom... |
| ‘I will not accept any other portfolio’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Jarkiholi says he will continue as an MLA |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The poll authorities have begun the base work for the preparation of lists of ASDD (absentee, shifted, duplicate and the dead) electors booth-wise for the Srirangam by-election.Sandeep Saxen... |
| Protest against Central Government move to scrap rural job scheme Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Demonstrations staged to press for scheme to be retained |
| From Congress’ safe seat to venue for big fight Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:29 PM PST The New Delhi Assembly seat shot to prominence ahead of the 2013 Assembly polls when a newcomer, Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal, showed up to wrest power from veteran Congress politician... |
| Five held for trying to exchange demonetised Brazilian currency Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST The Commissioner's Task Force (Central) team on Tuesday apprehended five members of a gang who tried to exchange demonetised Brazilian currency. On a tip-off the team caught Y. Mani, A. Umapati, G.... |
| Chest Hospital staff on the warpath Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Telangana government issues G.O shifting theGovernment Chest Hospital, Erragadda, to Vikarabad |
| Excise department sweeps R-day awards in district Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:51 PM PST Motor Vehicles Inspector Naufal A. has been selected for the Chief Minister's Transport Medal for meritorious service for 2015. Mr. Naufal is an inspector with the Department's flying squad in Ern... |
| Delay in building slipway hits harbour work Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:09 PM PST Work on the third stage of the Malpe Fisheries Harbour, which is expected to provide berthing or parking facility to about 500 boats, is expected to be delayed again.This time the reason is... |
| Bribery charge cooked up: Mani Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Finance Minister K.M. Mani on Tuesday went on the offensive by stating that the audio recordings that have been circulated by liquor bar owner Biju Ramesh were fake and had been created after he ca... |
| Power sector looking up, says A.V. Krishnan Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The power sector was slowly but steadily looking up towards a bright future and new power projects in the pipeline would soon bring about a favourable business environment for Bharat Heavy Electric... |
| Erosion of coastline a concern, says Jagan Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST A large part of the State's coastline is facing the threat of erosion and it could affect lives of more than 13 lakh people, if steps are not taken to address the issue, YSR Congress president Y.S.... |
| ‘Telangana will promote cultural exchanges’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Telangana government will promote cultural exchange programmes to increase inter-State understanding, a senior official said in Bidar on Tuesday. "We will organise several cultural programmes i... |
| Excise officials destroy poppy plantation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Excise and Prohibition wing personnel on Tuesday morning raided a location abutting the Boyakonda Gangamma hillock at Chowdepalle mandal in the district and destroyed poppy seeds ('gasagasalu') pla... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The ninth annual All India Sanskrit Students' Talent Festival-2015 began on a grand note at the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetham (RSVP) here on Tuesday.More than 300 students from various San... |
| South Western Railway’s earnings go up, says official Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST 19 p.c. increase in originating passenger earnings |
| ‘Power’ shock awaits customers Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC), Mysuru, has approached the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) seeking a hike in power tariff for 2015–16.The tariff was... |
| Man held on charge of sexual abuse Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST : The police arrested a man for allegedly subjecting two boys to unnatural sexual abuse at a lodge here on Tuesday. Praveen Raj, 29, of Parayarangadi was taken into custody by a police team led by... |
| Fire breaks out in city pump house Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST A fire broke out at a pump house of the corporation near the Jaihind Market on Tuesday.The police said the pump and clothes illegally kept in the pump house by wayside vendors were destroyed... |
| Fight ‘vilification’ campaign: Sukhbir Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:32 PM PST After launching a drive against social evils, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday asked every section, especially intellectuals, to stay united and f... |
| Tarun Vijay to distribute one lakh books on Thirukkural Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Tarun Vijay, Member of Parliament, on Tuesday said that he had planned to distribute one lakh pocket size books on Thirukkural to students . Unveili... |
| Children showcase painting skill Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST More than 300 students from different schools displayed their talent with brush and paints at the 'Paint Fest 2015' annual painting competition organised by the YMCA Salem here on Monday. The event... |
| Maintenance of hygiene in fishing harbour stressed Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST An awareness programme on hygiene maintenance of fishing harbour and landing centres was organised by the Department of Fish Processing Technology, Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI),... |
| Not a flowery picture after the show Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST The quantum of garbage more than doubles post the R-Day flower show at Lalbagh |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Forged SIM cards that are pre-activated have emerged as a serious security threat in the country.A senior National Investigation Agency official handling multiple terror cases told... |
| Can govt. servant indulge in ‘preaching activities’? Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST A notice issued by Chief Secretary K. Gnanadesikan to IAS officer C. Umashankar, asking him to stop his religious 'preaching activities' and cancel his meetings in three communally sensitive southe... |
| Three, including couple, suffer burns Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Three persons including a couple suffered burns in two separate incidents on the outskirts of the city. Their condition continues to be critical.P. Aruchamy (40) and his wife A. Lakshmi (35)... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:29 PM PST Seated on the side-walk at 4 p.m. on Tuesday evening, waiting for the much-talked about BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi, to make an appearance since 1 p.m. were the residents of Seelam... |
| Parliamentary Secretaries get Minister of State status Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Government of Telangana has extended protocol and other courtesies, including security, to the newly-appointed Parliamentary Secretaries on a par with the Minister of State.The State Gov... |
| High Court judge faults KMC attitude Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Justice A. Rajasekhar Reddy of the Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday expressed deep displeasure at the attitude of Karimnagar Municipal Corporation (KMC) for not only not compensating the citizen who... |
| BJP nominee’s bail plea hearing likely today Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The declaration of educationist M. Subramaniam (54) as the BJP candidate for the Srirangam by-election has turned the spotlight on an anticipatory bail application filed by him in October last appr... |
| ‘Give priority to solving water crisis’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:11 PM PST Maheshwar Rao, district in-charge secretary, on Tuesday directed officials to take steps to provide water in all parts of Udupi district during summer.Chairing a review meeting at the Distri... |
| UDF in two minds on action against Pillai Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Differences among allies on course of action |
| Preference for differently-abled, elderly in voting Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Differently-abled persons, senior citizens, and women carrying infants would be given preference in exercising their franchise during the polling for the byelection to the Srirangam Assembly consti... |
| Delay in clearing ITIR proposal irks investors Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST The proposal to develop IT Investment Region (ITIR) in Visakhapatnam appears to have been caught in procedural wrangles, causing anxiety among investors.Though a proposal was submitted to th... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:00 PM PST An elderly Gond is the proud owner of Kingri, a unique stringed instrument said to be 200 years old |
| Water scarcity hits rabi crop in Godavari delta region Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Water shortage is looming over the Godavari delta, thanks to dwindling inflows into the Godavari. The shortage has forced farmers to extend paddy transplantation to the first week of February.<... |
| ‘e-vigilance’ on red sanders smuggling routes Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu ordered the officials of Forest Department to install cameras on the routes through which red sanders is smuggled, to curb the menace. This will be part of e-vig... |
| Locals renew demand for separate varsity for Kolar Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Even as the proposal to divide Bangalore University is still pending, the people of Kolar and Chickballapur districts have demanded a separate varsity for Kolar district.A meeting of people'... |
| Auto drivers, beedi workers to begin indefinite fast Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST The Dharwad District Autorickshaw Drivers Association and Beedi Workers Welfare Organisation are planning to hold a relay sit-in and an indefinite hunger strike from Thursday seeking allotment of A... |
| Two arrested, laptops recovered Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST The Narasimharaja police have arrested two persons and recovered two laptops and four mobile phones, all valued at Rs. 1 lakh, that were stolen from a house within the police station limits. Police... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The police arrested three persons on Tuesday on the charge of raping and robbing a woman from Melattur. Jaffer Thiruthummal, alias Pathiri Jaffar, 27, from Thazhekode; P.P. Nisar, 25, from Edappatt... |
| Hartal total, peaceful in Central Kerala; normal life affected Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Party compelled to launch agitation as Opposition is going soft on the bar bribery issue, says BJP leader |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST RELIGION Ramayanam: Jamadhagni, Ramanakendram, 41, Alamelumangapuram, Mylapore, 6.30 p.m. Thirumurai: Mahalakshmi Kasturirangan, Saiva Samaya... |
| “Save natural sand dunes in Rajakkamangalam” Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Naturally formed sand dunes, considered as physical barriers protecting the hinterland from tidal waves of the ocean for about one km abutting Pannaiyur and Ortrathenvilai hamlets are facing a thre... |
| Health Secretary inspects Kayalpattinam GH Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Plea to appoint gynaecologist and doctors for the hospital |
| 1098 receives more prank calls than SOS Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST The helpline for children (1098) gets lakhs of calls every year. But shockingly, only a miniscule number of calls are genuine.Of the 2.21 lakh calls received at the call centre in Bengaluru... |
| Cost of RTI application doubles Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Applicants forced to buy Rs. 20 postal orders as there is no stock of Rs. 10 denomination in the city |
| Make U.Ve.Sa’s house a memorial: PMK Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST PMK leader S. Ramadoss on Tuesday made a strong case for buying and converting into a memorial the house of U.Ve. Swaminatha Iyer in Tiruvatteeswaranpet where the grand old man of Tamil lived for o... |
| Construction worker killed as wall collapses Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST A 28-year-old construction worker of West Bengal was killed when a portion of a compound wall fell on him on Tuesday. Police said that P. Irfan Garji (26) and a few others were at work in the basem... |
| No Modi campaign in Kejriwal’s seat Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:29 PM PST BJP banks on Bedi, Paresh Rawal to swing votes in New Delhi constituency |
| Journalists’ organisations mourn R.K. Laxman Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Indian Journalists Union (IJU), AP Union of Working Journalists and Telangana Union of Working Journalists condoled the death of eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman.In a statement issued here... |
| State-level employees’ distribution likely from April Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Things are slowly falling in place for distribution of State-level employees with 72 out of 89 departments notifying the bifurcation of cadre posts and objections submitted to the Kamalnathan commi... |
| Armyman, brother and mother held for murder Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST : Investigation into the murder of a family of five persons at A. Thottiyapatti near Sedapatti on Monday has revealed that Army Havildar P. Kamalakannan (35) shot at his wife with a country-mad... |
| Public debate sought on uniform civil code Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Union Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Tuesday that there should be a public debate and discussion before any decision is taken on the issue of a uniform civil code.Speaking to pres... |
| BJP’s Statewide hartal near-total Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding Finance Minister K.M. Mani's resignation over the bar licence bribery charges was near-total across the State. ... |
| “Enforce model code impartially” Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Police officials should enforce the model code of conduct impartially and should register cases on violations immediately and forward reports about the same, said Balkar Singh, General Observer for... |
| Walking the e-talk for smart neighbourhood Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Creating an interactive technology platform on key civic issues, a portalwww.onevizag.orgwas launched and an MoU signed between Kirlampudi Residents Welfare Association and Cityzen, the CSR arm of... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Senior TDP leader Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Tuesday claimed that the party would become stronger in Telangana and come to power.He expressed confidence that TDP Kukatpally MLA Madhavaram Kris... |
| Launch software firms, NRIs urged Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Stressing the need for providing employment to the educated youth in the district, Collector H. Arun Kumar has called upon the NRIs from East Godavari to comeback with investments to launch their o... |
| Vignan Mahotsav to start on Friday Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Vignan Mahotsav 2015 -- a national-level youth festival -- will begin on theVignan University campus from January 30. Students across the universities in the country will compete in 64 events for a... |
| Frisbee catches fancy of Mysuru youth Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST Most people in Mysuru may consider throwing a flying disc (Frisbee) with their friends a pastime. But, for this group of youngsters, it is the 'ultimate' competitive sport.They gather at Ova... |
| Move to trim ‘Nada Geethe’ opposed Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST Students of Athreya Public School at Kallahalli have opposed the move to reduce the length of 'Nada Geethe' written by Jnanpith award recipient late Kuvempu.Nearly 300 students, holding plac... |
| Life disrupted in Wayanad district Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST A Statewide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanding the ouster of Finance Minister K.M. Mani from the Cabinet over the bar-bribery scandal was total and... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Film City (4060002): I (Tamil, 4 shows), Mili (Mal., 7 shows), Picket -43 (Mal., 6 shows), Mariyam Mukku(Mal., 5 shows), Rasam (Mal., 3 shows), PK (Hindi, 1 show), Baby... |
| His task is rather a Nobel one Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST In the ever-clamorous knowledge segment, marked by mobile phones and video games, it is indeed a novel attempt to bring Nobel award-winning stories to the midst of college students. The idea is to... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST The services of chartered accountants has been on the rise across the country, said P. V. Rajarajeswaran, Chairman, Southern Regional Council (SIRC) of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ind... |
| Farmers protest delay in procurement of paddy Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST They say a politician is preventing the process |
| Mechanised boats a threat, say fibreglass boat fishermen Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Having faced serious threat from mechanised boats involved in 'stay fishing' in the high-seas, the fibreglass boat fishermen of the district have appealed to Collector M. Karunakaran to take immedi... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Even after 25 years of coming into existence, the higher secondary section of schools continues to be neglected by the education department, the Kerala Higher Secondary School Principals Associatio... |
| In 2014, most calls reported child abuse Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST Majority of the intervention calls to 1098 from Bengaluru in 2014 were to seek help against child abuse. This constituted 43 per cent of the calls, which included both cases of sexual and physical... |
| High Court notice to IRDA on false motor vehicle accident claims Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issue of notices to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) and others on a petition seeking a direction to prevent false o... |
| Compensation for Dalit’s murder sought Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Additional Government Pleader to get instructions on a writ petition seeking relief under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the murder of a... |
| Unauthorised number plates: vehicle owners fined Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST In the last four days the City Traffic Police personnel had imposed a fine of Rs. 100 each on close to 1,500 vehicle owners for using unauthorised number plates. Of this, about 650 of them were fou... |
| Kiran Bedi sings Centre’s praises in Krishna Nagar Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:28 PM PST If the city's residents had not already been bombarded with news of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit, the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial nominee Kiran Bedi on Tuesday made sure resid... |
| TS going slow on issue of new ration cards Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Field-level officials conducting thorough enquiries to avoid action |
| PIL seeks establishment of Lokayukta Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST A public interest litigation (PIL) petition was filed in the Madras High Court Bench here on Tuesday seeking a direction to the State to establish a Lokayukta to deal with complaints related to cor... |
| Nalin Kumar Kateel moots SAZ for district Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:08 PM PST Nalin Kumar Kateel, Dakshina Kannada MP, said on Tuesday that he is pursuing a proposal to set up a special agricultural zone in the district.Mr. Kateel, who is a member of a standing commit... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Two nomadic women, from Andhra Pradesh, were arrested at Parassala here on Monday after they allegedly attempted to kidnap a four-year-old girl from the courtyard of her home.The Parassala p... |
| Prawn seed worth Rs. 32 crore culled Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST The officials of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has culled L-Vannami variety shrimp brood stock worth around Rs. 32 crore at its Brood Stock Multiplication Centre (BMC) in Vis... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Many staff members of office of Principal of Andhra University College of Engineering, even some professors and HoDs of some departments of campus colleges were not punctual in attending their duti... |
| Ministers promise all help to SPM workers Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Three Ministers in the State Cabinet, Tummala Nageswara Rao (Roads and Buildings), A. Indrakaran Reddy (Housing and Endowment) and Jogu Ramanna (Backward Classes Welfare and Forest) on Tuesday assu... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Nellore ryots to get enough urea to meet demands |
| Inspire internship science camp begins Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The five-day 'Inspire Internship Science Camp' began at DAR College, in Nuzvid of the Krishna district on Tuesday. Department of Science and Technology is sponsoring the programme. College principa... |
| Mango harvest: ‘line between on and off years has blurred’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST It's attributed to improved and effective management of orchards |
| Dharna on Feb. 9 to demand clearance of sugarcane dues Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers' Association will stage an indefinite dharna outside the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on February 9, demanding clearance of dues of Rs. 1,800 crore for sugarcan... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST A 36-year-old woman was killed when the goods carrier in which she was travelling with her husband flipped over at Vattuvadi, near Sulthan Bathery, in the district on Tuesday. The Sulthan Bathery p... |
| Satish Jarkiholi submits resignation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST He was reportedly not happy with Excise portfolio |
| College student commits suicide Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Upset over her parents' decision to get her married to a lorry driver, a final year B.A. English Literature student of a private arts and science college in Tiruchengode reportedly committed suicid... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST Though rapid urbanisation has spawned steady population growth in Gobichettipalayam Municipality, the local body is unable to gain much in terms of securing benefits of developmental programmes of... |
| “Project report on super specialty hospital awaits final approval” Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Work on Cancer Centre to commence soon: Radhakrishnan |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST An ex-serviceman on Monday shot dead his wife at Panikkarangadi, near Kunnamangalam, on the outskirts of the city. Investigators said Suresh Kumar, 45, a security officer with a bank, poi... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST One call to the helpline made all the difference. This was the perception of many parents and children who got timely help after calling 1098.Child marriage stoppedRecollecting... |
| SBI to give Rs. 1 cr. to build toilets in govt. schools Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST State Bank of India, Bengaluru Circle, will provide Rs. 1 crore towards building toilets in about 25 government schools by March, Chief General Manager Rajni Mishra said on Tuesday.Schools i... |
| Court moved for CBI probe into fleecing of moviegoers Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST A resident of Sembium here has moved the Madras High Court for a direction to the CBI to investigate film theatres charging moviegoers more than the prescribed rates of admission.The petitio... |
| Bandh in Kerala leaves commuters stranded Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Close to 15,000 passengers affected |
| Photo voter slips to be issued soon Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:27 PM PST Booth Level Officers will visit all households in their areas and hand over the photo voter slips |
| Canadian firm evinces interest in investing in TS Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST A delegation of Fairfax, a Canadian financial holdings company, led by its chairman V. Prem Watsa called on Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao here on Tuesday and discussed various inves... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:55 PM PST The Vice Chancellors of universities will now be answerable to the Governor, P. Sathasivam, for not implementing steps to control tobacco use among students.The Governor, who is the Chancell... |
| Two jungle kittens found in farmland Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Tense moments prevailed at Malaiyoorani near Sivarakottai at Tirumangalam taluk on Tuesday after villagers spotted two jungle cat kittens in a farmland.K. Parameswaran, a farmer there, said... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Members of the Mangaluru City Municipal Corporation alleged at the council meeting on Tuesday that the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) has not implemente... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:30 PM PST Air Marshal A.P. Garud, ADC, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Air Command, Thiruvananthapuram, has been conferred Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) by the President. He was conferred... |
| Power utilities hint at ‘inevitable’ hike in tariff Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Deficit for next fiscal put at Rs. 7,716 crore, proposals likely to be submitted on February 2 |
| Fair way to promote patriotic fervour Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST A festive atmosphere prevailed at 'Bharata Mata Kudali', the five-road junction at Nakkavanipalem, aptly named by the organisers of 'Bharatamba Parasa' to perpetuate patriotic fervour among the cit... |
| Swine flu: officials told to be alert Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Adilabad Collector M. Jagan Mohan on Tuesday called officials connected with Medical and Health and sanitation to be alert for spread of swine flu. He said a survey would be undertaken by ASHA work... |
| ‘SC/ST Sub-Plan funds likely to lapse’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The CPI-led Dalit Hakula Porata Samiti and Andhra Pradesh Girijana Sangham have expressed fears that a chunk of the over Rs. 6,200 crore allocated under the SC/ST Sub-Plans for the betterment of Da... |
| District nets Rs.23cr. from sand sale Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST
Guntur district administration garnered revenue of Rs.23.77 crore from the sale of sand, Minister for Agriculture Prathipati Pulla R... |
| Dearth of Giriraj chickens in north Karnataka Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST Thirty seven year-old farmer Ashok Rathod wanted to raise 100 chickens of Giriraj breed at his farm. When he went to purchase the chicks at the Department of Animal Husbandry here, he got disappoin... |
| HP clinches corporate cricket trophy Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Hewlett-Packard Software Company, Bengaluru, clinched the Corporate Cricket Trophy, with a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh, organised by the Department of Commerce of Manipal University, here recently by... |
| Zero landless project a model for country, says Minister Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Says Pathanamthitta's ecotourism potential will be tapped |
| As some job aspirants choose a ‘suicidal’ path Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Secretariat sees suicide threats twice in three months |
| 2,000 migrant workers on their way home fearing retaliation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST Work suspended for a week at YTPS |
| Bus drifts off road after brake fails; 50 passengers escape Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Over 50 passengers including schoolchildren escaped unhurt when the driver of a bus lost control and the bus drifted off the road.The incident took place when the TNSTC bus from Midalam was... |
| Congress assails move to dilute job guarantee scheme Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST Congress staged a demonstration here on Tuesday assailing the Centre for diluting benefits accruing to poor from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.During the demo... |
| Moneylender’s threat forces woman to set herself afire Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Thatchanallur police on Tuesday arrested a moneylender for allegedly threatening a woman, who set herself ablaze.The police said carpenter Marimuthu and his wife Pattammal of Dharapuram unde... |
| Dawn-to-dusk hartal total and peaceful in Kozhikode Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:39 PM PST Commercial establishments, hotels remain closed; buses, autorickshaws, taxis keep off the road |
| Birla Planetarium to get a makeover Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:39 PM PST Kolkata's famous landmark to be shut for nine months for renovation |
| Duo attempting to burgle house shot at Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST An alert beat constable not only averted a burglary at a house in HMT Layout at Vidyaranyapura but also caught two men committing the crime early on Tuesday morning.In the process, he was in... |
| Power tariff: public hearings from February 6 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) will hold public hearings from February 6 to elicit views of the public and stakeholders on petitions filed by Escoms seeking a hike of 80 pai... |
| Making history, with every step Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Captain Divya Ajith Kumar led the first all-woman Army contingent at R-Day |
| State in a fix over Centre’s fiat Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST On Direct Benefits Transfer of Dalits' scholarship schemes |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:27 PM PST Four days after it censured Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for violation of the Model Code of Conduct and asked him to be more circumspect in his utterances, the Election Commission on Tues... |
| ‘TRS govt. making mockery of democracy’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Congress Legislature Party has accused the TRS government of making a mockery of democracy by the way it was functioning.At a press conference here on Tuesday, CLP secretary Mallu Bhatti Vik... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The Aluva municipality, a key suburb of the Kochi city, is in for a makeover.Aimed at developing the town into a clean suburb, the municipal authorities have set in motion a host of projects... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST
A CD player and four compact discs, said to be in wornout condition, were found in the high-security prisoners' block in the Central P... |
| Renovated Town Hall will not be ready soon Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:07 PM PST It has been closed for the past four months |
| Man who attacked police officer arrested Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST A history-sheeter, who attacked a police sub-inspector (SI) who was attempting to take him into custody after he threatened the public at Chekkalamukku Junction on Sunday, was arrested by the Sreek... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST University of Health Sciences to conduct the joint examination |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST At a time when English pulp fiction is reaching new heights, platforms and publishers are encouraging new writers to emerge.Riding this wave, Praveen Balusu, an IT professional who hails fro... |
| Devotees throng Cheruvugattu to witness celestial wedding Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The celestial wedding of the presiding deity at Sri Parvati Jedala Ramalingeshwara Swamy Temple, Cheruvugattu of Narketpally mandal was performed with religious fervour and grandeur in the wee hour... |
| Police thwart candidate’s attempt to address meet Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Revenue Divisional Officer V. Veerabrahmaiah, who is also the Returning Officer for the by-election to the Tirupati Assembly constituency, received 31 sets of nominations on Tuesday, taking the tot... |
| State govt. to focus on land acquisition Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST Claiming that most of the work related to building the infrastructure of major irrigation projects in the State was nearing completion, Minister of Water Resources M.B. Patil has said that the focu... |
| Mahamastakabhisheka: CM to take part today Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Planning and Statistics Minister S.R. Patil will be participating in the mahamastakabhisheka at Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesd... |
| Conference on foetal cardiology held Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Congenital heart diseases are the most common genetic malformations that have a significant impact on neonatal morbidity and mortality, according to K.M. Cherian, renowned cardio-thoracic surgeon.<... |
| Guidelines for compensation of heist victims awaited Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Bank put up a notice listing mortgage accounts in other safe |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Sivaganga Collector T. Munusamy declared open the State-level new games for school students by launching the swimming competition here on Tuesday.More than 2,500 boys and girls from various... |
| Lawyers to go on hunger strike Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Demanding that separate courts be established for hearing civil and criminal cases, around 160 lawyers of the Omalur Advocates Association would begin a three-day hunger strike on Wednesday. Though... |
| NLC sets ambitious target for power generation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a Navratna public sector undertaking, has set an ambitious target of augmenting its aggregate power generation to 11,206 MW by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan, s... |
| Citizens take initiative to clean beach Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:38 PM PST Mohammad Sali and Arun Das are not celebrities. But when it comes to keeping Kozhikode clean, they are shining stars. The duo has played a major role in cleaning up the Kozhikode beach on a daily b... |
| SC defers hearing in Saradha scam Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:38 PM PST The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred hearing on the petitions filed by West Bengal and ruling Trinamool Congress seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the multi-crore Saradha scam, alleging th... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST Ulfatulla Khan (36), a constable with the Byatarayanapura police station and resident of Shamanna Gardens, was on Monday attacked by some men when he was returning home after work at around 10.30 p... |
| National meet on education next month Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Don Bosco School of Excellence, Egmore, will host a national conference titled 'Educators for Change' on February 13 and 14.Rector of the school, John Alexander, said the conference would br... |
| Kidney disease remains a death call in India: K.V. Johny Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 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... |
| Tharoor may be quizzed again: Bassi Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:25 PM PST Congress MP Shashi Tharoor may be questioned again in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's mysterious death, Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi said on Tuesday.Mr. Tharoor has alread... |
| CPI (M) TS Mahasabha from March 1 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The first Telangana Mahasabha of the CPI (M) will be held from March 1 to 4 in Hyderabad. The programme will culminate with a public meeting at Nizam College grounds.Tammineni Veerabhadram,... |
| Making space for both the performer and the viewer Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:54 PM PST Maverick filmmaker John Abraham's 'Naikkali' (The Game of the Dogs), conceived and presented some 32 years ago at Fort Kochi as an open-ended political theatrical performance offering space for the... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The online examinations for postgraduate courses under the distance education programme of Madurai Kamaraj University will begin on January 28.Those candidates who were admitted after Januar... |
| End to rash traffic, drain stench sought Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST While a member of a parent-teacher association in Kulashekar complained about the problems caused to children due to rash driving on the Mangaluru-Moodbidiri road, residents of Rajiv Nagar wanted a... |
| Chief Minister to open renovated stadium today Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Police-SBT football match scheduled |
| Party office row: Nehru hits out at BJP Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The Congress told the BJP that it would build a bigger party office on the Krishna riverbed if the latter went ahead and built one disregarding the Central River Conservancy Act and other laws and... |
| Man held on charge of stealing gold ornaments Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST A Central Crime Station (CCS) team led by Inspector Raghu Srinivas arrested a thief who indulged in a different modus operandi to steal gold ornaments from gullible women.The accused identif... |
| Beedi workers seek minimum wages Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Panel visits Sircilla to study their living conditions |
| Cloud computing helps in reducing costs: expert Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The five-day workshop on "Research challenges and issues in Big Data and Cloud Computing was inaugurated at the JNTU (K) College of Engineering here on Tuesday by chief guest Prof. C. Raghavendra R... |
| Delay in fund release stalls work on rail line Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST The share of the State govt. is Rs. 422.075 cr. |
| ‘Set up egalitarian society through truth, renunciation’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Kagodu Thimappa, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, said on Tuesday that the principles of non-violence, renunciation, truth and justice propounded by Jainism were essential to establish a societ... |
| KC(M) getting ready for showdown with George Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST : With Kerala Congress (M) chief K.M. Mani stoutly defending himself in the bar licensing bribery issue before the media on Tuesday, it appears that the party is finally getting ready for a major... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The official Android application for the National Games events being held here was launched by Rural Development Minister K.C. Joseph at a function here on Monday. P.K. Sreemathy, MP, and A.P. Abdu... |
| Govt. contractors to launch agitation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:50 PM PST : Arrears due to government contractors have mounted to over Rs.2,500 crore, Varghese Kannampally, president, Kerala Government Contractors' Association, has said.Talking to The... |
| Kerala bandh hits Theni workers Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST : The day-long Kerala bandh called by the BJP on Tuesday paralysed all activities in cardamom estates in Idukki district, leaving thousands of estate workers in Theni district jobless.Both T... |
| 63rd International Customs Day celebrated Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The International Customs Day 2015, organised in commemoration of formation of World Customs Organisation (WCO) on January 26, 1953, was celebrated at Custom House, Tuticorin, on Tuesday evening. |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST The kin of those killed in a cylinder blast received the bodies at the Government District Headquarters Hospital here on Tuesday.V. Periyannan (70), P. Karuppannan (50), and V. Kuppusamy (50... |
| 1,011 panchayats in State to get broadband: Muneer Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Only when one upholds democracy, secularism and diversity of the country does a person become an Indian, said Minister for Social Justice and Panchayats M.K.Muneer.He was speaking after rece... |
| Bengal trying to fix loopholes in tourism sector Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:38 PM PST Admitting to severe drawbacks in West Bengal's Tourism department, its principal secretary A. R. Bardhan said here on Tuesday that the State was working on fixing the loopholes. He was addressing m... |
| KERC public hearing from Feb. 6 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST Setting in motion the process of a possible revision in tariff, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has announced that public hearings will be held from February 6 to 13 during which... |
| Distributors of Lingaa to be compensated for losses Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The distributors of actor Rajinikanth's Lingaa have been promised fair settlement by the filmmakers, just weeks after they held fasts claiming they had suffered huge losses. |
| Madhorubhagan, now in multiple formats Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST Its controversial nature has made it the 'must read at all costs' book for several readers.Even though writer Perumal Murugan has requested that all his publishers pull Madhorub... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST Students from Kashmir in JNU on Tuesday distributed kahwah in a protest after ABVP didn't allow students from Kashmir to put up a food counter at the annual International Food... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST The Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) has recognised the newly-formed Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE).The recognition will help Telangana student... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:53 PM PST The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the election of Jose K. Mani, who was the UDF candidate from the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. The petitioner alleged that Chief... |
| Float festival in water-filled Teppakulam this year Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The float will go around the central mandapam twice in the morning and once in the evening |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:29 PM PST The Poovar police on Tuesday arrested Manoj of Thiruppuram on the charge of raping a 16-year-old girl over the past three years. The police were on the lookout for his accomplices. The vi... |
| Property tax revision plan draws flak Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Call for release of white paper on arrears due from government |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST A 12-year-old student of Kendriya Vidyalaya- I at Malkapuram died after being knocked down by a private bus, here on Tuesday morning.Tension prevailed for some time at the Malkapuram police... |
| Govt. will strengthen law and order, says Etela Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The State government is according top priority to maintenance of law and order for all round development of the State.Accordingly, the government was taking all measures for strengthening of... |
| Man held for pelting stones at train Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Passengers travelling by Kochuveli- Guwahati Special Express spent anxious moments as a man created a scare by hurling stones at the engine and general compartments on Monday. The incident took pla... |
| Left opposes government’s plans to privatise PSUs Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST Left parties and labour unions have started a signature campaign against the Union government's plans to privatise public sector undertakings.'Damage to economy'This will cause... |
| Implement tobacco control steps, CBSE tells schools Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Many schools yet to comply with directives issued bythe board aimed at making schools tobacco-free |
| Science Congress gets under way Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST CM calls for developing technologies in time-bound manner |
| Curtains down on elephant rejuvenation camp Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The 48-day temple elephants' rejuvenation camp came to a close at Thekkampatty, near Mettupalayam, on Tuesday.The 30 female elephants from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry got fruits and sugarcane... |
| Officials review dengue-control measures in Dindigul Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST Effective case management will save patients, says expert |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Demanding that application for enrolling for Aadhaar card be supplied, more than 100 residents picketed the corporation's Hasthampatti Zonal office here on Tuesday.Residents said that though... |
| Environmentalists against new units in SIPCOT Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The protest against the expansion of the existing units or setting up of new units in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here is getting louder with passage of time.For instance, the Consumer Fede... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) State general secretary K.P.A. Majeed has demanded that that the police immediately arrest the real culprits behind the violence and looting at Thooneri near N... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:36 PM PST The 39th International Kolkata Book Fair was inaugurated here on Tuesday by British journalist and TV news presenter Anita Anand and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Lauding Indian authors and... |
| ‘Can’t fix deadline to shift transformers from footpaths’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST 'Footpaths shrunk when roads were widened for smooth flow of traffic' |
| ‘Customs must fight economic terrorism’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST "The Customs department has the task of tackling economic terrorism," said Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chief Justice of Madras High Court.He was speaking during International Customs Day celebration... |
| Conduct entrance test for NRI students: Medical Council of India Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The Medical Council of India has issued circular advising medical colleges to admit students under the Non-resident Indian (NRI) quota based on merits through a common entrance test.The circ... |
| Capital records 26 new swine flu cases Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:25 PM PST The capital on Tuesday reported 26 new cases of swine flu, taking the total this year to 285, a health official said. He added that of the 77 persons tested on Tuesday, the results of 26 were foun... |
| Seven killed as two SUVs collide on NH 44 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Seven persons were killed and four others injured when two SUVs collided near Kommireddipally village in Addakal police station limits of Mahabubnagar district on Tuesday morning.According t... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The risk of high swell waves (HSWs) battering the State coast this week has receded significantly, much to the relief of coastal residents.The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Se... |
| Coaching for Plus Two students to be stepped up Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Focus will be to make them pass in mathematics: DEO |
| Scientists turn to tribal wisdom for antivenom formula Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:00 PM PST Researchers at the Centre for Venom Informatics under the University of Kerala are investigating four plant species endemic to the southern region of the Western Ghats for their potential to yield... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Kazhakuttam police have registered a case after an Italian national, working with a firm at the Technopark here, lodged a complaint that a man, aged around 25 years, attempted to outrage her mo... |
| Municipal Commissioner talks tough on illegal flexi-boards Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST With putting up flexi-boards sans permission by political and private organisations continuing across the city against the High Court order, Municipal Commissioner G. Veerapandian has instructed th... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST A special team of the Prohibition and Excise Department seized about 225 kg. of dry ganja, which has a market value of about Rs. 25 lakh, at Nellimetta junction at Narsipatnam on Tuesday.Act... |
| Man hacks wife to death, hangs himself Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Bolla Lakshman (34) of Chandur village under Varni police station limits hacked to death his wife Roja alias Swapna (30), and killed himself later by hanging to the ceiling at their residence after... |
| ‘Complete Pushkaram works in time’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST East Godavari District Collector H. Arun Kumar has directed various departments to complete Godavari Pushkaram works in a time-bound manner. He was addressing the first empowerment committee meetin... |
| ‘Protest against government’s decision to impose income tax on cooperative banks’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST Taking a tough stand against the Union government for imposing income tax on cooperative banks, Governor Vajubhai Vala has called upon the people working in cooperative banks to raise their voice d... |
| Functioning style of CBFC needs to be overhauled: Nagabharana Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST The Cinematograph Act of 1952 has become obsolete, he says |
| A dessert on regular days, a meal during hartal Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST It usually serves the purpose of providing a dessert after a sumptuous meal.But on a hartal day when hardly anyone opens a tea stall or cool drinks outlet, Saydu's spread of chopped fruits,... |
| Heavy traffic in Tripunithura during peak hours cause for concern Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST It takes half-an-hour to 45 minutes to cover Thiruvankulam Junction-Karingachira stretch in Tripunithura because of heavy traffic jam during peak hours. Vehicles move at a snail's pace and hence en... |
| Patnaik calls for speedy execution of water projects Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:38 PM PST Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed both urban and rural development departments to expedite execution of drinking water supply projects in Nuapada district where hundreds of villagers have... |
| Using art to promote water conservation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST An art exhibition to promote water conservation was organised under the aegis of Eera Nilam, a Cuddalore-based non-Governmental organisation, at the Government Arts College here on Tuesday.<... |
| Sticker shop owners selling defective number plates held Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST The district police have launched a crackdown on Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) with number plates bearing "IND" marking by registering cases against such vehicles and arresting nine sticker shop owne... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, M.R. Srinivasan, has said that the conferring of Padma Vibhushan on him has given him a sense of fulfilment.He said he owed his Padma Shr... |
| A world of knowledge-sharing unfolds Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The Future Foundation School-Lycee Francais tie-up to benefit students |
| Your documents could be used to procure multiple SIM cards Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST Investigations reveal that retail outlets forge documents for SIM cards |
| Exploring the universality of human experience Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST 'The World Within,' a collection of writings of renowned philosopher J. Krishnamurti, was launched in the city on Tuesday.The rare collection was compiled from Krishnamurti's hand-written no... |
| Exchange case: plea for police custody dismissed Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:50 PM PST A special Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of the Special Task Force, CBI, seeking police custody of the three persons arrested in connection with the BSNL telecom exchange case.The court... |
| FIR in Haryana MGNREGS scam silent on big fish Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST 'Matter pending with the Chief Secretary's office be taken up and investigated afresh' |
| ‘Cops, brothel-owners force us to vote’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:27 PM PST Living in the fringes, sex workers say polls don't make a difference |
| CM’s toll-free number flooded with calls against graft Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Nalgonda tops in complaints regarding corruption in govt. offices |
| Plea against appointment of Jiji Thomson Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST A writ petition was filed on Tuesday in the Kerala High Court seeking a directive to the State government not to appoint Jiji Thomson, Additional Chief Secretary, who is facing corruption charges i... |
| Childline initiates counselling in schools Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST With the public examinations for Classes 10 and 12 a few months away, District Childline has initiated group counselling sessions and awareness programmes in corporation, government and aided schoo... |
| Good show by Palakkad railway division Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The Palakkad railway division has achieved 94.5 per cent punctuality for mail and express trains and 96.4 per cent for passenger trains during the nine-month period from April last year.The... |
| Kalippara water supply project not yet on stream Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:27 PM PST Piped water to 15 panchayats, one municipality |
| Notices served for more drainage closets, water taps Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The VMC has begun issuing notices to residents for setting up more drainage closets and water taps in houses. While, a resident complained of receiving a notice for setting up four drainage closets... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST VUDA invites applications online for allotment of apartments in Haritha Housing project at Madhurawada and units in Row Housing at Rushikonda.VUDA Vice-Chairman T. Baburao Naidu said applica... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The State government would consider the demand for free power to the community drinking water plants in the State, said Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari.Addressing a meeting of members o... |
| State’s division a mistake: Pawan Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Jana Sena founder and Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday said that the State division was a mistake and its rectification is in the hands of youngsters. He said that he was not interested in poli... |
| ‘Protest against government’s decision to impose income tax on cooperative banks’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST Taking a tough stand against the Union government for imposing income tax on cooperative banks, Governor Vajubhai Vala has called upon the people working in cooperative banks to raise their voice d... |
| KFD vaccination guidelines relaxed to tackle its spread more effectively Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST 143 persons reported to have been infected by KFD last year |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST KASARAGOD Mughal: I (Tamil, 4 shows) Mehboob: I (Tamil, 4 shows) Kanyaka: Swaha (Mal, 4 sh... |
| Lack of funds hits women’s safety project Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The Nirbhaya Keralam project, launched in Kochi with much fanfare in August last year, was believed to be a breakthrough in improving women's lives |
| Headmaster suspended, two teachers removed Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:37 PM PST Headmaster of a residential school in Kandhamal district of Odisha was suspended and two contractual teachers were disengaged following pregnancy and child birth of a class X student residing in it... |
| Focus on water conservation in forests Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST With focus on contribution of water scarcity in forest areas to the escalation of human-wild animal conflict, a 11-day capacity building programme on 'Field Engineering Training for Forest Watershe... |
| Navy lieutenant commits suicide Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST A lieutenant of Indian Navy allegedly committed suicide in his house here on Tuesday following reported love failure. Police said T. Thangadurai (29) of Thamizh Nagar under Perumalpuram police stat... |
| BMTC bus catches fire: no one hurt Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Passengers of a BMTC bus had a narrow escape on Monday when the vehicle caught fire due to a suspected electrical fault in the engine at Boodigere Cross on Old Madras Road.According to the p... |
| World’s largest human Indian currency symbol formed Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST School and college students, members of voluntary organisations and people from all walks of life formed a 'world's largest human Indian currency symbol' in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of... |
| From sorry state to glory, Colombian style Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The end of the last millennium spelt disaster for Colombia. The US State Department had 'decertified' the Latin American country for its failure to act on promised counternarcotics action, resu... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST The city police have booked the Multi Service Platform (MSP) Vodafone India for abetting the crime under Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Abhishek Goyal t... |
| Schools receive notice on H1N1 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Discourage students from touring affected areas: civic body |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST V. Gowri (18), who was abandoned by her parents at the age of three as both her legs were deformed, was flying high on Tuesday, both literally and figuratively.For, she was among the 100-odd... |
| Delhi to go ‘dry’ 48 hours before February 7 poll Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:31 PM PST The Election Commission on Tuesday asked the State government to declare 48 hours preceding elections and the duration of the polling as 'dry days' in Delhi. The Capital goes to polls on February 7... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST Three young men are suspected to have drowned in the Haiderpur canal in Outer Delhi's Samai Pur Badli on Monday.A rescue operation was carried out, but bodies have not been recovered so far.... |
| Financial crunch puts State on backfoot Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST At Davos, Jaitley responded positively to my plea for help, says Naidu |
| ‘Internet played key role during Arab Spring’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST Egyptian political commentator Ahdaf Soueif says posts on the web and internet spurred the 2011 revolution in a big way |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:52 PM PST The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party seeking the resignation of Finance minister K.M. Mani brought life to a standstill in Kochi on Tuesday. A couple were injured... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here to prevent illegal mining of sea sand, felling of trees grown to prevent natural disasters such as tsunami a... |
| Nomads’ bid to kidnap child foiled, two held Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Two nomadic women, hailing from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, were arrested at Parassala here on Monday after they allegedly attempted to kidnap a four-year-old girl from the courtyard of her home.<... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:25 PM PST Banks remain closed, low attendance in government offices |
| Will get swine flu detector by next winter, says Gadde Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) instrument needed to detect different types of viruses will be made available in Vijayawada by next winter, Vijayawada East MLA Gadde Ramamohan said. |
| Passport rules relaxed for students Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Passport authorities have relaxed the rules for production of original certificates in the case of students applying for fresh passports in view of the genuine difficulties being faced by them, acc... |
| BJP’s State-wide hartal near total Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding Finance Minister K.M. Mani's resignation over the bar licence bribery charges was near-total across the State.The... |
| Sand mining: CM pulls up officials Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Expressing displeasure over the 'lackadaisical' attitude of officials in curbing illegal sand mining, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday asked the officials to be more vigilant.A... |
| Board to re-appropriate Rs. 104 crore for works in HK Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST The third meeting of the Hyderabad Karnataka Region Development Board (HKRDB) has decided to re-appropriate Rs. 104 crore as savings available from micro-works and administrative expenditure and us... |
| Exhibition focussing on Mandya in February Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST A six-day exhibition focussing on the cultural heritage of Mandya district will be held in February, A.B. Rameshbabu Bandisidde Gowda, Srirangapatna MLA, has said.The Mandya district adminis... |
| BJP hartal hits life in Kasaragod Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Shops, banks remain closed; public transport keeps off road |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST GENERAL Kerala Media Academy; Mathai Manjooran Memorial Trust, Thrissur: Mathai Manjooran memorial lecture, former Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan to inaugurate... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:37 PM PST The city police on Tuesday arrested a youth here on charges of allegedly killing his wife by strangulation. The police said one Debi Prasad Tripathy (32) has confessed that he murdered his wife Pra... |
| CII comes out with vision document Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Confederation of Indian Industry (Tirupur district council) and Sripuram Trust, a body formed of various textile stakeholders, have come out with a vision document seeking immediate budgetary suppo... |
| Rs 60 crore sanctioned to improve rural roads Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST Rural and prime roads in the district will be converted into multi-lane highways for the smooth flow of increasing traffic as the State government has sanctioned Rs 60 crore under the Comprehensive... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST RELIGION Arulmigu Rangnathaswamy Temple, Srirangam: Thai car festival, Namperumal purapaddu from kannadi arai, 4.30 a.m.; purappadu from vagana mandapam in Irattia Praba... |
| Indian Coffee House staff want aroma of democracy Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The workers of the iconic Indian Coffee House are demanding early elections to choose a board of management for the Indian Coffee Workers' Cooperative Society that would effectively govern the eate... |
| Two constables caught taking bribe Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST Lokayukta sleuths on Tuesday raided Mico Layout police station and trapped two constables red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a saloon owner.Head constable Shivamadu and const... |
| Petrol dealers protest low retail price, to stop purchase on Jan. 31 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Over 4,590 petroleum dealers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will not purchase fuel from oil companies on January 31 to register their protest against frequent price reductions that they claim have ca... |
| Rejuvenation camp concludes, elephant safari to resume Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST The annual 48-day rejuvenation exercise for the forest elephants, which began on December 11 at the Kozhi Kamudhi camp in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Coimbatore and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR... |
| AAP-BJP poster war turns ugly, Bedi puts Kejriwal on notice Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:31 PM PST AAP says it used the ex-cop's photo in campaign afterBJP challenged it to replace Mukhi's face with her's |
| She was not drunk, says friend Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST A prosecution witness who had booked the taxi via Uber to drop his childhood friend home on December 5, on Tuesday submitted before a court here that neither he and nor the victim were drunk. |
| Yesvantpur-Katra train from tomorrow Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The inaugural run of train no. 22679/22680 Yesvantpur-Katra-Yesvantpur Weekly Premium Superfast Express will be on January 29 ex-Bangalore and February 1 ex-Katra. It will run as a special train. |
| 22 tolas of gold, Rs.10.70 lakh stolen Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST Mohd. Masiuddin Khan and his family were attending the marriage of his son at Abids, when the robbery took place |
| 44 cents taken over forcibly for Metro Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST Strong drive needed to reclaim government land: Collector |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Air Marshal A.P. Garud, ADC, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Air Command, Thiruvananthapuram, has been conferred Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) by the President. He was conferred... |
| Good show by Palakkad railway division Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:24 PM PST The Palakkad railway division has achieved 94.5 per cent punctuality for mail and express trains and 96.4 per cent for passenger trains during the nine-month period from April last year.The... |
| Three venues ready to host badminton tourney Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST The 79th Senior National Badminton Championship will be held in three venues — Funtimes Club, Vijayawada Club and DRRMC Indoor Stadium — and the qualifying events for women will be held at Funtimes... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST The 21{+s}{+t}CPI(M) party congress, being held for the first time in the city, from April 14 to 19 would provide direction to people's struggles on several issues, State secretariat member of the... |
| Fluorosis research centre gets the cold shoulder Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Even after the Centre sanctioning Rs. 10 crore, the proposed project fails to take off |
| Land pooling: Naidu happy with ryots’ response Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that farmers were coming forward to part with their land for the new capital as they were convinced that it would benefit them.Replying to... |
| 10,000 ‘open defecation free’ villages by August: H.K. Patil Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST The Karnataka government has initiated steps to declare 10,000 villages 'open defecation free' by August, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H.K. Patil has said.After hoisting the... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST A group of women, including members of Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP), participated in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at Swarnasandra here on Tuesday.The group of wo... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The Mathematics Club of Nehru Arts and Science College, Kanhangad, will organise an exhibition-cum-demonstration programme on Thursday to help students prepare for competitive examinations and beco... |
| Govt. contractors to launch agitation Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Arrears due to them have mounted to over Rs.2,500 crore |
| U.P. signs Rs. 5,000-crore MoU in IT sector Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:41 PM PST On a day when seven MoUs to the tune of Rs. 5000 crore were signed in the information technology sector, the Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav took the opportunity to underscore the contribution of St... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST First Additional District Judge M. Sreenivasan on Tuesday sentenced S. Kandasamy (48), a native of Madurai, to life imprisonment for murdering B. Ganesan (40), who also hailed from Madurai, at Poll... |
| Eight villages identified for ‘Water Village’ scheme Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Eight villages were identified to implement Water Village, a sustainable water management and development programme, by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. |
| Couple held for beating up children Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST S. Mari (26) and his wife Muthulakshmi (24) of Kothamarikuppam in Melpatti police station limits in Gudiyatham taluk were arrested by the police on Tuesday on a charge of beating up the children of... |
| CM marching to present full budget Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:36 PM PST The official machinery is geared up to produce the budget for 2015-16 on time this financial year."A full budget for 2015-16 will be presented by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy in mid-March. Th... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST A 35-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her housein Rajagopal Nagar on Tuesday evening. The deceased, Uma, was a homemaker. Her husband, Ramesh, owns a medical store in... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST A 50-year-old woman, who was attacked by her husband following an argument on Sunday, died on Monday night. The police have launched a hunt for the man.The victim, Kanchana, a resident of An... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST Kikani Vidhya Mandir and Coimbatore Speakers Forum have jointly organised a public speaking competition titled ' Who is the next Shiv Khera?' at Kikani Vidhya Mandir here on Fe... |
| JD(U) support for AAP leaves Cong. fuming Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:30 PM PST The decision of the Janata Dal (United) to extend support to the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly elections echoed during the Congress party's four-day chintan-shivir in P... |
| Bedi woos Muslims in Seelampur Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:23 PM PST Reaching out to Muslims, BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Tuesday said she was against "divisive politics"."My religion is that of humanity. I've never believed in divisive po... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST T. Rajaiah, former Deputy Chief Minister who was sacked by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday on charges of corruption in the Health Department, suffered a mild heart stroke on... |
| Two minors held on murder charge Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST Two minor boys were held on Tuesday for allegedly murdering an 11-year-old boy at the Government Juvenile Home in Saidabad last week. The two boys aged 16 and 13 were taken into custody after foren... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST Two migrant labourers were injured when a compound wall crumbled and fell on them on Tuesday afternoon. Ashok Naik, 27, and Prabhul, 34, both natives of Orissa, were working on a drainage near Nett... |
| No orchestra in temple ceremony, rules High Court Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST The Madras High Court Bench here has refused to permit the use of orchestra for the consecration of a temple in Mimisal in Pudukottai district. It ordered that a Pattimandram (debate) and devotiona... |
| No takers for bill discounting system Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST A bill discounting system put forward by the government for clearing pending bills of public works contractors worth Rs.2,500 crore is unlikely to crystallise for want of takers.As per the s... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Scrutiny today |
| Flight occupancy touches 80 per cent Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Thanks to the government's announcement of the new capital, the occupancy ratio of airlines operating from Gannavaram airport has touched 80 per cent as against the previous 35 per cent.Clos... |
| AP team confident of repeat success Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Andhra Pradesh, winner of the overall championship title several times, is fielding a 54-member team in the 52{+n}{+d}National roller sports championships (artistic) being conducted at Virar (Mumba... |
| Get your priorities right, Jagan tells Naidu Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu should focus on problems facing the State like the beach erosion rather than spending time on overseas tours, president YSR Congress Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy said. |
| Canadian firm keen on investing in A.P. Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST Canadian businessman and Fairfax Holdings Ltd Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa has informed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that he is keen to invest in hardware, tourism, hospit... |
| Man dies in road accident in Dharwad Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST A man was killed and another injured when a motorcycle by which they were travelling rammed another oncoming motorcycle near Kelgeri bridge here on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hasansab... |
| Slum-dwellers seek title deeds, basic amenities Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST The residents of various slums in the city took out a rally here on Tuesday urging the State government to fulfil their demands, including title deeds.Protesting under the banner of 'Mandya... |
| A step in women empowerment: Anoop Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST The decision to issue ration cards in the name of senior female family members should be seen as a part of ensuring women empowerment, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob has said.T... |
| Scent of cloves fills the air in Ambanad Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST 400 labourers harvest clove from 20,000 trees in one month |
| Chandigarh launches Smart City app Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:34 PM PST In the first major step towards making Chandigarh a "Smart City," the city administration launched its "official mobile app" on Tuesday to create awareness of consumer rights and responsibilities a... |
| Two college girls, mason killed in road accident Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST Two college girls and a mason died in a road accident involving a two-wheeler and a lorry on the Aranthangi-Meemisal road at Tholuvanoor in the district on Tuesday.The names of the victims w... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST A two-year-old spotted deer that fell into a farm well at Mambarai village near Oddanchatram was rescued on Tuesday.Alerted by farm owner Padayappa Gounder, Forest Department officials from... |
| Hosur Ring Road project nearing completion Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Pending works include median greenery and board markers |
| Mentally challenged treated, handed over to relatives Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Kehaikho (35) of Assam, a mentally deranged person who was loitering in the streets of Kangeyanallur here was admitted to the Mental Health Centre of the Christian Medical College, Vellore with the... |
| Mann ki Baat: Anyone in India or US can lead the country, says Obama Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:52 PM PST Sharing the Mann ki Baat radio platform with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Barack Obama said governments and leaders today cannot rule through a top-down approach, and should... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:24 AM PST Oindrilla Dasgupta, set up Eat. Shop. Love., an online forum where women can snap up curated collections of apparel, jewellery and more |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:23 AM PST Welsh actor Samira Mohamed Ali shares why the city is her favourite and how it was the perfect base for her movie B Positive that hits theatres soon |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:18 AM PST Saxophonist-composer George Brooks, who performed in the city recently, speaks to about his enduring love affair with Indian music and artistes |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:16 AM PST In the 45 minutes that Facebook, Instagram and Tinder were down, the Internet went into a tizzy |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:14 AM PST Racer Freddie Hunt, son of Formula 1 world champion James Hunt, talks about stepping out of his father's shoes |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:11 AM PST Remembering R. K. Laxman, the compulsive doodler, who built a rapport with the common man through his works |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:08 AM PST Former IAS officer C. Balagopal describes the Manipur of the late 1970s in his first book On A Clear Day You can See India |
| ‘I am not intellectually choosy’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:03 AM PST Nitya Menen talks about her intuitive choice of films, working with women directors in regional languages and why she will be loyal to Telugu cinema |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST Mani Rao and Srinivas Reddy on the different approaches to English translations of classical literature from Sanskrit |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:59 AM PST Artist Karl Antao doesn't believe in duplicating |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:57 AM PST Giroptic's tiny 360-degree camera includes lenses that capture light in all directions, allows underwater shoots, live streaming of spherical video and more |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:54 AM PST Every event created by the Rundavoo app is synced with the iOS calendar and comes with chat rooms to collaborate with Facebook friends easily. |
| Election Commission directs Kejriwal not to ask voters to take bribe Posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:26 AM PST The poll panel "warned" him that it will be "constrained to take stern action against you in the event of any further violation" |
| As it happened: 'Mann ki Baat' with Modi and Obama Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:09 AM PST U. S. President Barack Obama joins Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio interaction Mann Ki Baat on All India Radio |
| China to invite Putin for major military parade Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:35 AM PST China on Tuesday announced plans hold a major military parade and will be inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Departing from a practice of conducting such events once in a decade, Ch... |
| Karnataka HC raps Jayalalithaa counsel Posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:23 AM PST "Do not waste the time of the court by making impertinent submissions. Give specific replies to questions," it said. |
| Top 10 highlights of Obama's visit to India Posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:21 AM PST Following President Obama's visit to India, it is time to understand what this historic visit means, for India, for the U.S., this region and more importantly for the people of both countries. Join The Hindu's correspondents in New Delhi to discuss the Obama visit at 10 am on January 27, 2015. Send in your questions via twitter to @the_hindu #AskTH #ObamainIndia |
| Narayana Murthy donates £200,000 for U.K. Gandhi statue Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST The plans for erecting a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square have received a boost with a donation of £200,000 from N.R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, and his family. ... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 11:27 PM PST Jaggery-making is no more an exclusive activity of the farmers in the plains. The revenue-generating activity has reached Darakonda in the Tribals-inhabited Agency mandal of Visakhapatnam District. The area was known for dominance of naxalites. The Hindu photographer K.R. Deepak captures the activity at Darakonda in Eastern Ghats. |
| MiG-27 crashes in Rajasthan, pilot ejects safely Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:30 PM PST The crash that happened near Barmer city left a motorcyclist injured. |
| Uber rape case: Woman’s friend identifies driver in court Posted: 27 Jan 2015 05:46 AM PST The childhood friend of the woman who was allegedly raped by a Uber cab driver on the night of December 5, 2014, identified the accused as the driver of the vehicle, in the court on Tuesday. ... |
| Obama to discuss fight against Islamic State with Saudi King Salman Posted: 27 Jan 2015 05:41 AM PST U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to pay his respects after the death of King Abdullah, a trip that underscores the importance of a U.S.-Saudi alliance that extends be... |
| Rajaiah admitted to hospital after suffering chest pain Posted: 27 Jan 2015 05:28 AM PST T. Rajaiah, the former Deputy Chief Minister who was sacked by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday on the charges of corruption in the Health Department, was hospitalised on Tu... |
| An empty structure is not a toilet: Supreme Court Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:38 AM PST Survey of school toilets in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana presents bleak picture. |
| BSF daredevils draw praise again from Obama Posted: 27 Jan 2015 05:16 AM PST The US President praised their stunts again during his Town Hall address at the Siri Fort auditorium in New Delhi on Tuesday. |
| Gallantry award winning Army officer killed in J&K encounter Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:57 PM PST Col. Rai, who was awarded Yudh Seva medal on the eve of R-Day, died in the gunbattle at Pulwama alongwith a policeman. |
| Slum residents demand facilities Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:37 AM PST The residents of different slums in the city took out a procession here on Tuesday, urging the State government to fulfil their various demands, including title deeds. Under the banner of... |
| Blizzard in northeast U.S. shuts schools, transport Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:29 AM PST A blizzard dropped more than a foot of snow across the north-eastern United States on Tuesday, falling short of the massive predicted snowfall that prompted officials across the region to close sc... |
| Modi busy doing his own PR, has offered nothing concrete: Rahul Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:28 AM PST "People are asking when will you (Mr. Modi) stop talking and start working? There is favouritism for some, and nothing is being done for the poor. |
| Privilleges to Parliamentary Secretaries Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:23 AM PST The Government of Telangana has extended protocol and other courtesies including security to the newly appointed Parliamentary Secretaries on par with the Minister of State. The State Gov... |
| Sugarcane growers to launch indefinite ‘dharna’ from Feb 9 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:23 AM PST The Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association will renew its agitation by launching an indefinite 'dharna' in front of the Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru from February 9 demanding clearance of due... |
| Women take part in ‘shramdaan’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:17 AM PST A group of women, members of Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP), conducted a 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' at Swarnasandra here on Tuesday. Equipped with brooms, buck... |
| VTU results to be released tomorrow Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:17 AM PST Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi will announce the results of B.E 3rd and 4th semester examinations of Belgavi and Kalaburagi regions and the results of M.Tech 2nd and 3rd sem... |
| Mann ki Baat with Modi and Obama Posted: 27 Jan 2015 06:45 AM PST |
| Rockets from Syria strike Golan Heights, says Israel Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:07 AM PST The fire comes after an airstrike last week in Syria attributed to Israel that killed six members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and an Iranian general. |
| 3,000 child soldiers to be released in South Sudan Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:02 AM PST About 3,000 children will be gradually released from an armed group in South Sudan, the United Nations children's agency said after a group of 280 children were freed on Tuesday. More phase... |
| Samsung sets up mobile unit in Noida Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:58 AM PST Samsung, on Tuesday, said it had invested Rs.517 crore for establishing a state-of-the-art mobile phone plant at its Noida complex. The plant was inaugurated remotely by Uttar Pra... |
| In protest, Kashmiri students set up counter outside JNU food fest venue Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:56 AM PST In order to protest the "pressure from the right wing ABVP", students from Kashmir distributed traditional beverage Kehwa at the annual International Food Festival held in the Jawaharlal Nehru Uni... |
| Indonesia military halts AirAsia plane recovery efforts Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:52 AM PST Indonesia's military has halted its recovery efforts for the crashed AirAsia plane, including attempts to locate bodies and raise the fuselage from the Java Sea. Workers from the National S... |
| Not deserving of Bharat Ratna: Amitabh Bachchan Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:41 AM PST Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday politely disagreed with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's suggestion that he should have been honoured with the Bharat Ratna instead of Padma Vibhus... |
| Furore over omission of 'socialist, secular' from Govt. advertisement Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:51 PM PST An I & B Ministry official said an image of the original Preamble to the Constitution was used to commemorate the 66th Republic Day. |
| CPI (M) TS State meet from March 1 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:24 AM PST The first Telangana Mahasabha of the CPI-M will be held from March 1 to 4 in Hyderabad. The programme will culminate into a public meeting at Nizam College ground. Tammineni Veerbadram CP... |
| ‘Narendra Damodardas Modi’ came woven in fabric: Stylist Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:26 AM PST "I have stitched the suit, but the name was not embroidered. It was a woollen fabric with the name already woven into it," Bipin Chauhan, Mr. Modi's stylist said. |
| Jilted lover burns girl to death in Pakistan Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:18 AM PST An 18-year-old Pakistani girl was burnt to death after being doused with kerosene by her jilted lover for refusing his marriage proposal. The girl was set on fire in Naushahro Feroze distri... |
| Financial crunch: A.P. stops development works Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:35 AM PST Andhra Pradesh Government has cut capital expenditure and stopped certain development works due to financial problems Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said here on Tuesday. Addressing... |
| Complaints of misuse of occupancy certificates Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:55 AM PST Raju and his sister Suma have been living in a house, constructed on a site allotted to one Chandraprabha, for over 15 years. Chandraprabha does not live in the allotted land but holds the occupan... |
| Fadnavis announces memorial for R.K. Laxman Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:09 AM PST Mr. Laxman was accorded a State funeral at the Vaikunth crematorium here at 1: 30 in the afternoon where his last rites were performed. |
| ISRO pays tribute to R.K. Laxman with ‘common man on Mars’ cartoon Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:47 AM PST The legendary cartoonist sent three works — his last — to the space organisation as the Mars Mission was about to complete its first 100 days. |
| 5 foreigners, 3 guards killed in Libyan hotel attack Posted: 27 Jan 2015 05:28 AM PST Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Libya's capital Tuesday, killing at least five foreigners and three guards, authorities said. The attack, which included a car bombing, struck the Corint... |
| Mary Kom thanks Obama for acknowledging her performances Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:59 PM PST On a day she was roped in as brand ambassador of the traditional Thai boxing and mentioned by U.S. President Barack Obama in his speech, boxing superstar M.C. Mary Kom relished her emerging status... |
| Students raise voice against trimming ‘Nada Geethe’ Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:23 AM PST Students of Athreya Public School at Kallahalli criticised the developments on reducing the time of 'Nada Geethe' written by the late poet Kuvempu. Nearly 300 of students, holding placard... |
| Modi to hold first meeting of NITI Aayog on February 6 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:20 AM PST Meeting expected to bring clarity on the status and role of the body |
| Obama visit has opened new chapter in ties: Modi Posted: 27 Jan 2015 03:53 AM PST As US President Barack Obama left India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his visit has taken the bilateral relations to a new level and opened a new chapter. "Farewell @Whit... |
| NABARD projects bank credit flow at Rs. 1,08,373 cr for Karnataka Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:29 AM PST National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has estimated credit potential to the tune of Rs. 1,08,373.01 crore for Karnataka in 2015-16.A focus paper released by the st... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:12 AM PST Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament, Dakshina Kannada said on Tuesday that he is pursuing a proposal of creating a special agricultural zone (SAZ) in the district.Mr. Kateel, who is a... |
| Businessman's house burgled at Yakutpura Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:11 AM PST Unidentified persons broke into the house of a businessman at Yakutpura late on Monday night and decamped with 22 tolas of gold ornaments and Rs.10.70 lakh cash, the police said. The bus... |
| Police raid French town with strong jihadi network Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:09 AM PST French security forces on Tuesday raided a small town in the south that is known as a centre for the jihadi recruiting networks that have sent hundreds of youths to fighting in Syria and Iraq. |
| Barack Obama leaves for Saudi Arabia Posted: 27 Jan 2015 05:27 AM PST The US President, along with his wife Michelle, left New Delhi at 1.55 p.m. in his Air Force One plane. |
| Philippine special forces chief fired after 44 commandos die Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:48 AM PST Philippine officials have removed the commander of a police special action force after at least 44 anti-terror commandos were killed in a clash with rebels. Interior Secretary Mar Roxas sai... |
| World Media Summit highlights rising clout of Global South Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:44 AM PST Meera Srinivasan, the Sri Lanka correspondent of "The Hindu" was commended for her stories on the plight of fishermen, who may transgress maritime boundaries. |
| Kiran Bedi photo in AAP poster: Notice sent to Kejriwal Posted: 27 Jan 2015 04:29 AM PST Earlier, BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi, too, had sent a notice to Mr. Kejriwal for using his photograph. |
| History will judge Manmohan kindly: Omar Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:38 AM PST Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday saw praise for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in US President Barack Obama's comments on poverty alleviation in India. ... |
| 12-year-old boy shot dead by younger brother in Mozoram Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:27 AM PST The mishap occurred when their father left his loaded hunting gun near the fire place at their home. |
| Shots fired at FlyDubai flight in Baghdad Posted: 27 Jan 2015 01:22 AM PST Three airlines from the United Arab Emirates cancelled flights to Baghdad after a flight from the Mideast's busiest airport in Dubai came under fire as it landed in Baghdad on Monday night. |
| India will succeed as long as it is not splintered along religious lines: Obama Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:11 AM PST "Religion has been used to tap into dark side of man. India will succeed so long as it is not splintered along religious lines, or other lines," the U.S. President said |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:24 AM PST Even as the issue of getting remunerative prices for sugarcane is yet to be resolved, scientists have developed an innovative mechanisation package that can help increase farmers' income by signif... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:24 AM PST Young farmers in Mandya are looking at alternative crops |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:24 AM PST Is sugarcane cultivation losing its attraction as the "comfortable" cash crop among farmers? Doubts have risen in the wake of the plight of sugarcane growers who are struggling to get their... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:22 AM PST Horticultural Producers' Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society Ltd. (HOPCOMS), which supplied fresh vegetables to thousands of households over the last five decades, seems to be losing gro... |
| Demand afresh for separate varsity for Kolar Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:22 AM PST Even as the proposal to divide the Bangalore University – bifurcation or trifurcation- is still pending, the people in Kolar and Chickballapur districts have once again raised their voice for gett... |
| Left parties accuse Modi govt. of surrendering to U.S. interests Posted: 26 Jan 2015 11:51 PM PST The Left parties on Tuesday accused the Modi government of setting India on course for a "subordinate" relationship with the U.S. In particular, they have expressed concern over the circumvention... |
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