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- Jaitley hints at more spending cuts
- Chambers of commerce issues print ads with Modi's photo, a day before Delhi votes
- Manjhi calls Legislature party meeting on Feb 20
- Police nab man trying to break open ATM
- Students block suburban train at Hindu College station
- Business not rosy now
- Taiwan plane crash survivor says engine 'did not feel right'
- Obama names Delhite to trade policy body
- Planning Board nod for Light Metro
- Singapore to host annual conference on Tamil language
- In a first, brush to mark voters
- EC rejects AAP plea for posters at booths
- Mahabharata an epic of choice for politicians
- Delhi Metro services from 4 a.m. on polling day
- Avian guests giving Delhi a miss
- Sunanda’s son quizzed by SIT
- Woman gang-raped at gunpoint
- A plague of posters
- 'Religious intolerance in India would have shocked Gandhiji'
- Metro launch unlikely in March
- Srinjoy quits party, Rajya Sabha
- U.S. condemns ongoing violence in Bangladesh
- Church attacks: police clamp down on peaceful protests
- Rajnath orders police to ensure safety of churches
- ‘Modi may engage with Pak.’
- Post-Peshawar is a different ballgame in Pak: Durrani
- CBI sees links between Matang Sinh and officials
- Delhi campaign over, Congress back to drawing board
- Good show by Congress in Rajasthan panchayat polls
- Sirisena visit expected to boost ties
- Agni-V project director shunted out
- Non-disclosure of criminal past: Candidate’s win will be void, says SC
- New Home Secretary takes charge
- ‘Indo-U.S. nuclear deal can apply to other countries’
- 8% GDP growth helped reduce poverty: UN report
- Surplus foodgrains to be sold in open market
- “Yadav, Shukla can’t contest BCCI election”
- Will terminate climate change, Arnold says
- Mamata tweets support for AAP
- Delhi primed for crucial polls
- BJP promised to end social evils: Dera chief
- Being objective within a subjective reality
- AAP, BJP trade charges of vote-buying
- Low-key campaign for Maken
- Obama’s warm namaste to Dalai Lama
- Delhi Assembly polls: Dust settles, over to the voters
- Two killed as earth caves in
- Owaisi public meeting: sub-inspector suspended
- When decades-old trees were chopped for a park
- Swine flu is completely curable: health officials
- GKD memorial golf tournament on Feb. 7, 8
- TS to seek Rs. 750 cr. from Centre for Pushkaralu
- First edition of Ocean Science Congress opens
- Special trains between Chennai, Nagercoil
- Workshop on Juvenile Justice Act
- Two CPI(M) leaders quit Games panels
- Corpn. opposes delinking of wards
- MP for promotion of sustainable power resources
- ACB traps excise inspector
- ‘Tech poised to have greater role in testing English skills’
- ‘Spiritual tourism’ to rake in the moolah
- Committee warns against bringing up boundary row
- Three-day job fair begins in Bantakal
- Kabini water to be released to canals from February 15
- Nagaland government wins trust vote
- One cannot be forced to undergo second DNA test: High Court
- 15 passengers hurt as bus falls on its side
- 50 cases solved at camp court
- VOC Port gets two new container feeder services to Colombo
- Green community to have fresh, young minds
- Record power consumption in city
- Carpool your way to Bangalore
- Three top TNPCB officials suspended
- Smart classes planned in 21,000 classrooms
- Transform love to votes, says Vardhan
- Raghuveer Rao, veteran Telangana activist, dead
- Fire at CBI court office
- LPG price cuts: benefits not reaching people
- Learning through Magic Theatre
- Punarjani launched at Central Prison
- Fire at shopping mall
- Sandal procession held as part of Urs
- Scientific talent of students to the fore at ‘Eco Quest’
- Australian firm keen on setting up 5,000 MW thermal project near Masula
- KLE Society’s centenary rallies taken out
- Govt. neglecting Bhagyalakshmi scheme, says Yeddyurappa
- Events in Mysuru
- Mar Thoma Metropolitan opens Believers Church meet
- Man held while taking bribe
- Water release from Mettur stopped
- Trekking along the coast, on a mission
- Vehicle users warned against using fake number plates
- Number plates with poor readability go unnoticed
- Court turns down plea against Coast Guard quarters project
- AIMIM withdraws plea
- It was sewage that killed the fish
- Denial of affiliation challenged
- Focus on enhancing business
- Khattar promises speedy redress of complaints
- Congress to take out padayatra tomorrow
- Vivekananda Chair at Sanskrit varsity soon
- HC judges face security threat
- Anganwadi workers asked to withdraw agitation
- Amnesty seeks release of persons arrested for ‘supporting Maoists’
- Mary Matha festival from February 9
- Exploitation of ryots in Agency still continues
- Co-operative bank’s website launched
- AP retreats on PPAs
- ‘Japanese edge’ to make youth job-worthy
- Naidu urged to issue white paper on financial status
- Now, industries are using treated sewage water
- Medical conference tomorrow
- Say no to donation and interview, parents told
- Coir institute develops automatic pneumatic loom
- CPI (M) plans rally against ‘anti-people policies of BJP’
- Today’s Engagements
- Local holiday for Sivarathri
- NLC Mine-II gets new excavators
- SDPI urges State to probe Thooneri violence
- Work generated in MGNREGS declines in West Bengal
- City-based think tank to participate in Munich Security Conference
- Upanyasam no longer the forte of the old and wise
- Chennai girl complains of theft of identity on Instagram
- Forest Dept. and volunteers rescue 28 parakeets in Coimbatore, Erode
- Fest to raise voter awareness
- Telangana PSC panel suggests minimal changes in syllabus
- Decoding high swell wave patterns
- Legal services authorities hit by lack of manpower
- Questions over filariasis survey
- Redeployment of faculty posts: committee set up
- BJP way behind in fierce campaign
- ‘Swine flu screening at all airports not possible’
- GVMC inks pact on LED project
- Discoms propose moderate hike
- Sri Medha students shine in IPCC exam
- ‘Customs geared to serve customers’
- Mylara jatra attracts six lakh devotees
- Surgeons remove brain tumour from infant
- Rs.5 lakh each for gold medallists in Games
- Five held
- Congress does well in panchayat polls
- Reduce price of petrol and diesel: federation
- Child marriage prevented
- ‘Brain-dead’ person’s organs donated
- Evidence of jallikattu in past
- Identity cards for private security guards
- Vote for AAP: Mamata tweets
- Complaint against Social Welfare Officer
- SRM students win design contest
- “Pallikaranai marshland is now losing life”
- NHRC notice on closure of school for poor kids
- ‘Innovation key to agricultural growth’
- ‘Stories of Kochi and Marrakech biennales mirror each other’
- Bridges in place of two causeways
- Concern over reports of air pollution
- KGMOA protests against appointment
- Credit access made easy for poultry farming
- Bus stations better than Gannavaram airport: Ashok
- Indian Social Science Congress from March 29
- Over 2,684 aspirants turn up for Army recruitment
- Devotion marks ‘Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam’
- Appointed president of SC Rights Protection Society
- An epitaph for epigraphy?
- Kadambotsava at Banavasi
- Mandya CMC to initiate stern action against tax defaulters
- An unsung musician
- Rare cochlear implantation performed
- Mulayam for united effort to counter BJP in 2017 U.P. Assembly polls
- Suicide: 10-year RI for two
- Bodies of murdered teenagers found
- Only 40 per cent of food business operators obtain licence
- Seven-year RI for rape
- Succour to kin of accident victims
- TMC member joins BJP
- Youth held for making obscene calls to police control room
- Robbery attack victim dies
- English medium sections in all Govt. schools
- Rahul attempts to woo Sultanpur Majra
- Court acquits man of assaulting minor
- Telangana, AP in fresh power row
- Man detained on murder charge
- SIT files second report in Pattoor case
- IIM-T team excels at ‘Investment Olympics’
- Power utilities knock at govt.’s door for help
- Afghan doctors bowled over by beaches in city
- High achievers, these sisters
- Srikakulam DCCB adopts corporate style
- Centre’s package disappoints AP
- Women and Child Welfare department official suspended
- Work on synthetic track going on at a slow pace
- Suggestion to reintroduce lottery in State draws flak
- A show of female roles from mythology
- ‘Youths are the assets of every nation’
- Panchayats to hold ownership of up to 2 MW hydro-projects
- Emu firm property to be re-auctioned
- Killed in road accident
- Special trains to Chennai from Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli
- Potter touches and clay turns pieces of art
- Wi-Fi connectivity project launched
- KMF chairman sacked
- Protest shifts to college campus
- Awareness events mark cancer day
- Theft of 7.25 kg gold: four secured
- Kiran Bedi on a thanking spree
- Land acquisition tough task: Prabhu
- Cusat to conduct screening for sweeper post
- Revision test exposes ‘weakness’ of schools
- One more MBBS seat for NCC cadets
- Government plans crackdown on quacks
- Public hearing schedule
- Arya Vysya matrimonial meet on March 15
- SCCL moots action plan to bid for coal blocks
- Steps for welfare of police personnel promised
- 470 Lambani Christian families re-converted
- Man suffers burns while speaking on mobile phone
- KIMS gets 14 more incubators
- Escoms urged to immediately provide power connection to borewells
- Stir at Aralam called off
- Workers demand introduction of minimum support price for coir
- World Bank to fund Sarnath redevelopment
- Strike by handloom weavers enters 4th day
- Hall tickets for soldier exam
- 16 sand-laden lorries impounded
- State should not support Centre on INO: Vaiko
- Testing preparedness to tackle emergency
- Palace Grounds issue: ‘heirs not allowing scrutiny of accounts’
- BSP leader murdered
- Fans go into a tizzy on day 1 of Yennai Arindhaal
- Training programme
- TS told to file counter in APSCHE case
- Metro viaduct to be ready by October
- Three ‘C’s that parents and students need now
- KSRTC’s pension troubles return
- Farmers want NCCF to procure paddy
- 74 illegal structures on Krishna banks: survey
- A rich treat in store for music lovers
- Students told to opt for research on natural products
- 2 killed in road mishap at check post near Chittoor
- Police to crack the whip on traffic violators
- 470 Lambani Christian families re-converted
- Chilli mela from tomorrow
- Fast Track Court grants conditional bail to Anjuman Banu
- Youth urged to acquire job skills
- Revenue adalat
- Haryana announces paid holiday for Delhi polls
- Banned tobacco products seized
- Gold jewels stolen
- Monitoring of scan centres in Krishnagiri to be intensified
- Melmaruvathur lake turns nesting ground
- Auroville marathon on Sunday
- 8-year-old raped, murdered
- 48-year-old with HIV alleges stigma at KMC
- Two washed away in Bhavani River
- Kejriwal sticks to New Delhi
- Student killed in accident
- Employees’ comfort top priority, says Naidu
- Gardener murders elderly woman
- Concrete supply to resume soon
- Madurai today
- Ship’s fitness under scanner
- NH becomes a barrier for residents of Chettiapatti
- Pesticide worth Rs. 5.15 lakh seized
- Status of underwater weapons reviewed
- A ‘golden’ offer for jewellery lovers
- Educational trust faces action for violating norms
- Meet on language gets under way
- Tahsildar dies of H1N1
- Murder: five arrested
- Proposal to revise power tariff opposed
- Man strangled to death
- Kottayam all set for Patriarch’s visit
- Pykara Lake road closed for vehicles
- Students impound buses
- Keeps the audience in her comfort zone
- Venous Association of India annual conference begins at CMC today
- ‘Drishti Mukham’ set for a comeback
- Govt., colleges to arrive at formula for subsidised seats for State students
- Students file plea in HC
- TN aims to bring down maternal mortality rate, says TNHSP Director
- Amit Shah sings Modi’s praises
- Wasim Akram to train Hyderabad’s cricketers
- Fitting reward for employees: KCR
- KMRL wants State to examine eligibility of PTL
- Law college students stage demonstration
- Plea to revoke suspension of TDB officers
- TN pushed back under Dravidian parties: BJP
- CREDAI seeks nod for plans under BPS-2007
- They now plan to tap online potential
- Facelift for R&B guest houses
- Encroachment on AU campus questioned
- Events in Visakhapatnam today
- Setback to Anbazhagan, Swamy
- Belagavi’s dancer wins national award
- Lok Adalats to be held in all districts every month
- P. Jayarajan quits from Games panel
- Pushpanjali Swami installed at Vadakkunnathan Temple
- Pilgrims witness Urs
- VCK not for Dalits alone: Thirumavalavan
- Kani tribals fish in dams to establish their right
- Hindi exams on February 14, 15
- Power shutdown
- ICSE, ISC exams dates announced
- ‘No clarity on Metro’
- Corpn. plans to recognise buildings that comply with norms
- Low-key campaigning for Maken
- Why not go bird-watching this Sunday?
- TRS membership drive from today
- TCS skips reconciliatory meeting again
- Agro food products’ export to get fillip
- Waste management unit opened at SAP quarters
- Campaign gains momentum as political parties change gear
- Poor activation of UAN, says RPF Commissioner
- Watch Jupiter rise in the east
- Medak police get social media savvy
- Geo-tagging of houses for weaker sections
- University to set up feed mill
- Agricultural summit from Feb. 21
- ‘Timely detection can ward off cancer’
- Graft: Pannian demands CBI probe
- VIT’s Riviera 2015 takes off
- Good response to book fair
- Police, RTO sensitise dealers to rules for number display
- Keeping birds away from orchards, the ecofriendly way
- Grid to bring Boulevard better water supply
- Handwriting Wizard contest today
- Pampa award for GV
- Chennai today
- Coimbatore sees growth in air passenger traffic
- AAP, BJP trade charges on buying of votes
- Rattled TCS staffers turn to labour official
- Students forced to eat amid filth
- High Court stays quarrying ban order
- Vasan seeks reduction in bus fare
- CM pledges funds for school renovation
- Take note of violations: BJP to Observer
- Residents complain of contaminated water
- Titanisu Online makes a mark
- Temporary capital at Singapore Township?
- ‘Lodge complaint if LPG delivery boys charge more’
- TTD prepares steps to combat swine-flu
- KHB likely to sell unoccupied houses to private companies
- Veteran journalist dead
- Rs. 94 crore action plan
- New norms to examine sexual assault survivors
- ‘CETP not run efficiently’
- CPI (M) workers stage protest in taluk headquarters
- They are keen to make winning moves on the chequered board
- Reject Meena Kumari panel recommendations: fishermen
- BDO arrested on graft charge
- Cabinet team to visit Thooneri tomorrow
- 41 law students held
- Workshop for civil service aspirants tomorrow
- High Court order today on Togadia’s plea against ban on entry to Bengaluru
- e-catering service in south-bound trains
- Law college students block roads in Coimbatore
- Dera Sacha Sauda pledges to back BJP
- H1N1 toll touches 51
- Naidu to visit Warangal on February 12
- Court frowns on fights over temple festivals
- UDF gets brute majority in university Syndicate
- Law college students block roads
- ‘Government should reveal fiscal status’
- No need to panic on swine flu: Yuvaraj
- TS employees to get 43% salary hike
- Visit set to boost cadres’morale
- Rs.98,679 cr. for priority sector lending in A.P.
- National Integration camp under way
- Army recruitment rally begins
- Protest against amendment to land acquisition Act continues
- Curbs on large fishing craft mooted
- Karunanidhi hits out at OPS on Tamils’ issue
- “Set up garment manufacturing units in Perambalur”
- Reflective jackets given
- Law students’ road roko disrupts traffic
- New Executive Director takes charge at BHEL
- National Handloom Expo begins tomorrow
- Attakkalari dance fest from today
- Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured
- Ban beauty shows in educational institutions: HC
- Pain care research centre opens in city
- Forest College students’ protest enters day 10
- GHMC reviews progress of scheme
- Forum threatens agitation if auto fare is not reduced
- Executive check-up facility at MCH
- It’s time to bring down sand, cement prices: CREDAI
- ‘Act fast on pollution’
- A window to the glorious past of Telangana
- Woman attempts suicide
- Dragonfly to set up ‘data factory’ in Vizag
- ‘Limit honorary doctorates to three’
- Mahila police station to come up in Udupi soon
- 1,470 children still out of school in Mysuru
- Monkey fever in Wayanad
- Bomb kills one, injures another in Manipur
- CB-CID to probe Ranipet tragedy
- TNPCB invites suggestions on software
- Unit producing packaged drinking water sealed
- ‘Efforts on to release 20 fishermen from Seychelles’
- Redress pensioners’ gripes without delay: Collector
- Calicut mini-marathon to be held on March 1
- Kizomba to hip-hop, learn it all right here
- Court nod for TPDK rally
- Surgery brings relief to infant with heart defect
- Samskrita Bharathi to conduct spoken Sanskrit class in Tirupur
- Medical students set to stamp on NOTA
- I-T circular on nuns, priests upheld
- Compost from city waste ready for sale
- State Human Rights Commission issues notice to Collector, DMO
- Micro observers to be appointed in Srirangam
- Reservation counter timings at Duvvada extended
- How filthy, SCR!
- Whistleblower’s moment of glory
- CPI(M) to seek probe into deal with GPL
- In memory of Rev. John Hands
- Police form three quick response teams in Manipal
- Orthopaedic meet from today
- Gold seized at airport
- Irrigation project workers on indefinite dharna
- AAP faces crisis in TN
- Coast Guard rally reaches Nagapattinam
- Warning against using high-security number plates
- Training in mobile servicing for differently abled
- 5-year jail term for six DYFI workers
- BBMP is too slow in reclaiming encroached land: MLC
- For a sustainable alternative to drains
- BSNL case: nod for inquiry in jail
- ‘Kongu Nattu Kalnadai Thiruvizha’ from today
- Mamata tweets in support of Kejriwal
- Centre urged to set up more ESI hospitals
- ‘Nothing wrong in selection of MGU Vice Chancellor’
- Politicians, officials ignored granite loot: HC
- De-worming tablets on Tuesday
- Lucky escape for ship
- Steps on to bring back ailing NRI
- 1,906 tonnes of Amma Cement sold
- Rail passengers advised not to approach touts
- Will this combination rule the ‘roost’?
- SVU excels in tennis
- Mahesh Babu to adopt Burripalem
- Marathi Natya Sammelan begins today
- National seminar on oral epics tomorrow
- Mega textile cluster to come up in Srirampura
- No city for single men and women
- NHRC issues notices on security of train passengers
- OPS Cabinet’s maiden meeting today
- Man found dead
- Joint campaign against spread of dengue fever
- Antisocial elements under police scanner
- Process of getting TNPCB’s consent order goes online
- Probing identity
- Telling it like her
- Jog your taste with jaggery
- Spinning a yarn
- Blueprint for style
- Pizza through the ages
- Cheese and chicken
- The big and small bites
- Pizza from Down Under
- Some are more equal than others
- From Natya to numbers
- Doorway to creativity
- Inherent strength
- Melange of music
- Stories to nurture your soul
- Cow’s promise to the tiger
- Monsoon formed the pivot
- High calibre of artistry here
- Choreographed with care
- Symphony of man and machine
- Crafted from nature’s bounty
- The many avatars of climate change
- Become a Green Beauty
- Centuries-old stone pillars unearthed
- The Ratnam brand of comedy
- ‘I am the best example of transience’
- Quick five: Back in the limelight
- The many faces of Facebook
- Learning from the past
- First Swine Flu death reported in Chhattisgarh
- Beyond the image
- Some delightful moments
- The writing on the wall
- KSTA honours DRDO ex-chief V.K.Aatre
- Spanish Masala
- Universal truths
- Picture perfect performance
- Bonding with the best
- A call from the no man’s land
- Farmers urged to adopt modern methods
- Prem Nagar (1974)
- Basking in glory
- Classic notes
- The psychopath inside
- Minds at play
- Remembering the contribution of Rev. John Hands
- One person dies of H1N1 in Bidar
- Potpourri of dance
- ‘I can’t stop singing, it’s my life’
- Pakistan dismisses charges against HC staffer in Bangladesh
- What’s inside – Malayalam
- Sri Lanka to go ahead with Chinese-funded port city in Colombo
- KRRS protests against irregularities in PDS system
- The various shades of love
- Evergreen at 80
- Lokayukta seeks suo motu powers to prosecute guilty officials
- Dance as an agent of change
- Kolhapur Mayor, booked for graft, finally lands in ACB net
- Bengaluru-based think tank to participate in Munich Security Conference
- ACB traps excise inspector
- Three more swine flu deaths in Telangana; 39 victims so far
- Kulwant Roy’s works on display
- Mahesh Babu to adopt Burripalem village
- Gulbarga University forms panel to frame norms for honorary doctorate
- 45 seats for BJP, 25 for AAP in Delhi polls: Survey
- Delightful orchestra
- Plan to set up feed mill on varsity campus to train farmers
- A flood of memories
- KCR announces 43 pc fitment to State Govt staff
- A pot full of rhythm
- Glory of margam unveiled
- Pakistan rangers fire along IB in Jammu
- Keeping fingers crossed
- Behind those strings
- Fishing nets turn death traps for turtles
- Truck firebombed in Bangladesh, two killed
- Le Yucheng wants India to do more for Chinese companies
- Solar, wind, nuclear power are sources of future, says MP
- Maharashtra seeks inputs from experts for budget
- Property tax collection drive in Mandya
- ACB traps Commercial Tax Officer
- Vote for AAP: Mamata
- TS urges Centre to set up more ESI Hospitals in districts
- Vanzara gets bail in Ishrat Jahan encounter case
- CPI (M) seeks probe into 2003 deal with GPL
- French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative
- Kolkata Book Fair losing its charm
- HC denies permission to Swamy to implead in Jayalalithaa's appeal
- Sri Lankan court bans LTTE leader Kumaran Pathmanathan from leaving country
- NSTL weapon development programme reviewed
- Poor response for Youth Mela
- Taiwan plane crash: 24 victims identified
- Stage set for All-India Marathi Natya Sammelan
- Vizag Port to nourish beach in March
- Blow to Mamata: SC rejects plea to monitor Saradha probe
- Will not let you down this time, Kejriwal
- ‘Yennai Arindhaal’: Ending cop trilogy on a high
- HC refuses Anbazhagan's plea to act as intervener or assist SPP
- Housewife murdered in Hyderabad
- Suggestion to bring back lottery opposed
- Painter murdered in Hyderabad
- China looking to induct three more aircraft carriers
- Social welfare officer in the dock
- More than 150 protesters detained
- In six decades, Santhals have turned away from agriculture
- KGF BEML contract operators seek Defence Minister’s intervention
- Srinjay Bose resigns from Trinamool, Rajya Sabha
- Women and Child Welfare department official suspended on corruption charges
- Pune woman dies of swine flu, Maharashtra toll rises to 22
- IPS officer gets bail in Ishrat Jahan case
- Some factories sharing the same fate
- Memories of Sirsilk haunt Kagaznagar
- LIVE: Maken campaigns for Congress
- Dera Sacha Sauda supports BJP in Delhi polls
- Black economy thrives unchecked
- Poverty brings them to Hyderabad factories
- Pollution Control Board officials suspended
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| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:39 PM PST India and Pakistan must "cash in" on the moment to restart dialogue, says Pakistan's former National Security Adviser Major-General (Retd.) Mahmud Durrani, who met with NSA Ajit Doval and Foreign... |
| Post-Peshawar is a different ballgame in Pak: Durrani Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:39 PM PST Interview with Former Pakistan NSA General Mahmud Durrani |
| CBI sees links between Matang Sinh and officials Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:35 PM PST Although the CBI has not yet been able to get the police custody of former Union Minister Matang Sinh in the Saradha chit fund scam case, it has reasons to believe that his interrogation could le... |
| Delhi campaign over, Congress back to drawing board Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:47 PM PST As campaigning to the Delhi elections wound up on Thursday evening, the Congress headquarters was gearing up for a brainstorming session under vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday to plan organisa... |
| Good show by Congress in Rajasthan panchayat polls Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:33 PM PST The Congress put up a decent show in the polls to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by winning 158 of the 1,014 Zila Parishad wards, for which results were announced on Thursday. The Bharatiya... |
| Sirisena visit expected to boost ties Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:32 PM PST The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday announced that Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will pay a four-day state visit to India starting February 15.This is his first trip abr... |
| Agni-V project director shunted out Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:30 PM PST In yet another controversy to hit DRDO, project director of nuclear-capable Agni-V missile programme R.K. Gupta has been moved out, following which he has complained to the Defence Ministry allegi... |
| Non-disclosure of criminal past: Candidate’s win will be void, says SC Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:53 PM PST In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the election of a returned candidate will be held as null and void if he fails to disclose complete and full details of his criminal... |
| New Home Secretary takes charge Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:44 PM PST The new Union Home Secretary, L.C. Goyal, took charge on Thursday afternoon following the unceremonious exit of Anil Goswami for alleged misconduct. Mr. Goswami's abrupt removal, close on the heel... |
| ‘Indo-U.S. nuclear deal can apply to other countries’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:26 PM PST France's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Laurent Fabius, on Thursday accepted that the elements of the recent Indo-U.S. agreement on nuclear liability could apply to other nations. In response to qu... |
| 8% GDP growth helped reduce poverty: UN report Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:24 PM PST United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has said the 8 per cent GDP growth in India from 2004 to 2011 led to a sharp decline in poverty from 41.6 per cent to... |
| Surplus foodgrains to be sold in open market Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:23 PM PST An Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) set up to take decisions on surplus food stocks on Thursday decided to sell in the open market excess stocks that are with the Food Corporation of India. |
| “Yadav, Shukla can’t contest BCCI election” Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:23 PM PST Aditya Verma, secretary of the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), has said Shivlal Yadav and Rajiv Shukla are ineligible to contest for the post of president of the Board for Control for Cricket... |
| Will terminate climate change, Arnold says Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:22 PM PST From action-packed high-octane action in Hollywood films, Arnold Schwarzenegger is now on a crusade for a sustainable future and is determined "to terminate climate change once and for all." |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:00 PM PST West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee joined the Left Parties, the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Janata Dal (United) in extending support to the Aam Aadmi Party, ho... |
| Delhi primed for crucial polls Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:44 PM PST Short, heated and occasionally unsavoury campaign ends |
| BJP promised to end social evils: Dera chief Posted: 05 Feb 2015 11:39 AM PST The Dera Sacha Sauda offered the BJP support because of the party's acceptance of the conditions set by the sect, Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh said on Thursday. In an event here to announce... |
| Being objective within a subjective reality Posted: 05 Feb 2015 11:31 AM PST Film watching is subjective, and the Berlinale jury just emphasised that. |
| AAP, BJP trade charges of vote-buying Posted: 05 Feb 2015 11:04 AM PST On the last day of campaigning on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party traded charges of distribution of money and liquor to buy votes.At a press conference just aft... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST While the faces representing the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party decided to make the most of every minute of the last few hours on the last day of campaigning here, the Congress's ca... |
| Obama’s warm namaste to Dalai Lama Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:47 PM PST U.S. President Barack Obama walked a diplomatic tightrope on Thursday when he attended a prayer meeting along with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, apparently balancing his administration'... |
| Delhi Assembly polls: Dust settles, over to the voters Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:52 PM PST A cold and foggy Thursday morning, the last day of campaigning for the Delhi Assembly polls, failed to beat the heat of elections.At 7 a.m., a group from Varanasi gathered outside BJP chief... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Two others have narrow escape at school worksite |
| Owaisi public meeting: sub-inspector suspended Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST He had not followed procedure before issuing permission for the event |
| When decades-old trees were chopped for a park Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:33 PM PST A village panchayat in a southern suburb near Tambaram has chopped several fully-grown shade-giving trees over the past two days. The reason – they came in the way of a proposed 'walkers pathway' i... |
| Swine flu is completely curable: health officials Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Virus under control in the city: health official |
| GKD memorial golf tournament on Feb. 7, 8 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST The GKD Memorial Gold Cup golf tournament sponsored by Lakshmi Machine Works Limited would be held at the Coimbatore Golf Club (CGC) on February 7 and 8. The tournament is conducted in memory of La... |
| TS to seek Rs. 750 cr. from Centre for Pushkaralu Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Telangana government has decided to request the Centre to give a financial assistance of Rs. 750 crore for organising 'Godavari Pushkaralu' later this year on the lines of 'Kumbh Mela'.S... |
| First edition of Ocean Science Congress opens Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Governor P. Sathasivam has said the increasing pursuit of economic gains with little regard for ecology is posing a threat to oceans and the very existence of mankind.Commercialisation of th... |
| Special trains between Chennai, Nagercoil Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Southern Railway will run following superfast special trains in Nagercoil–Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil (via. Chord Line) section.Nagercoil-Chennai Egmore superfast special (Train No. 06020) will... |
| Workshop on Juvenile Justice Act Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:30 PM PST Karnataka High Court Chief Justice D.H. Vaghela will inaugurate a workshop and discussion on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, at the Nethravat... |
| Two CPI(M) leaders quit Games panels Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST V. Sivankutty, MLA, and CPI(M) Thiruvananthapuram district secretary Kadakampally Surendran have resigned from National Games panels.The two CPI(M) leaders sent in their resignations as deci... |
| Corpn. opposes delinking of wards Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Council wants notification to form Kazhakuttam municipality withdrawn |
| MP for promotion of sustainable power resources Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Electricity is essential for development and power generation cannot be taken up at the cost of environment. There is a need to strike a balance between the two, Visakhapatnam Member of Parliament... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths trapped Metpally prohibition and excise inspector for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000 from a liquor trader for doing official favour in his office... |
| ‘Tech poised to have greater role in testing English skills’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:41 PM PST The role of technology in assessment of language skills and training students will see a marked increase in India, Director of Operations, South and South East Asia, Cambridge English Language Asse... |
| ‘Spiritual tourism’ to rake in the moolah Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Tirupati to emerge as a destination for 'mythological' education and entertainment |
| Committee warns against bringing up boundary row Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST Belagavi District Kannada Organisations Action Committee has urged the police to ensure that the Marathi Natya Parishad abides by the conditions laid out while holding the 95th All India Marathi Na... |
| Three-day job fair begins in Bantakal Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST The three-day mega rural job fair 'Pravruthi-2015', organised by the SMV Institute of Technology, began on its premises at Bantakal in Udupi district on Thursday.A release by the Institute h... |
| Kabini water to be released to canals from February 15 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:19 PM PST The Irrigation Consultative Committee of Kabini reservoir has decided to release water to canals from February 15 to help farmers grow semi-dry crops and vegetables.The decision was taken by... |
| Nagaland government wins trust vote Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:09 PM PST Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang won a trial of strength on Thursday with 59 legislators, including dissidents of the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) and the Opposition Congress legislators in... |
| One cannot be forced to undergo second DNA test: High Court Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:23 PM PST Court cannot compel a person to undergo a DNA test for the second time, the Madras High Court has said. It made it clear that the first test could not be treated as doubtful or set aside,... |
| 15 passengers hurt as bus falls on its side Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Fifteen passengers were injured when a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus overturned in the middle of the road at Vannarpet here on Thursday.When the Tenkasi–Tirunelveli bus reached... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Fifty petty cases were disposed off during a two-day special sitting of the camp court held every year during the Thaipusam festival at Kalipatti village in Tiruchengode.The 250-year-old Kan... |
| VOC Port gets two new container feeder services to Colombo Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Two new container feeder services to Colombo have commenced from Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal (DBGT) at V.O. Chidambaranar Port here.The newly started Box consortium (BTL, OEL and X-Press... |
| Green community to have fresh, young minds Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Green Community, a common platform of environmental organisations in the State, is recruiting youngsters to take its message to schools and colleges.The Youth Green Community (YGC), first fo... |
| Record power consumption in city Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:22 PM PST Electricity consumption in the city has reached record proportions with demand peaking to an all-time high of 4,608 MW on Wednesday, way before summer has set in. This record peak was observed in a... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:33 PM PST A new travel solution offers last-mile connectivity and a host of safety measures |
| Three top TNPCB officials suspended Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board suspended its three top officials of the Vellore region for the Ranipet tragedy which claimed the lives of 10 tannery works. According to TNPCB sources, the t... |
| Smart classes planned in 21,000 classrooms Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Educomp Solutions, a private education provider, plans to establish 21,000 smart classes during the current financial year. The company has already added 10,000 so far.In a press release iss... |
| Transform love to votes, says Vardhan Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:03 PM PST Asks Krishna Nagar voters to transform their love into votes |
| Raghuveer Rao, veteran Telangana activist, dead Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Santapuri Raghuveer Rao, freedom fighter and one of the founders of the movement for separate State of Telangana in 1969, died of old age here on Thursday. He was 84.Expressing grief over th... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST A fire broke out at the office of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Kaloor here on Thursday, reportedly due to a fault in the electrical sys... |
| LPG price cuts: benefits not reaching people Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:07 PM PST Despite the steep reduction in the price of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) over a period of time, hoteliers in Mangaluru and other parts of the State have not contemplated on reducing the... |
| Learning through Magic Theatre Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Year-long training for aurally challenged children |
| Punarjani launched at Central Prison Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The second phase of Punarjani, a scheme initiated by the Department of Prisons and Canara Bank, was launched at the Central Prison, Poojappura, on Thursday. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala inaugur... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Fire broke out at the three-storey Vaibhav shopping mall in Gopalpatnam area on Wednesday night destroying garments worth about Rs. 1 crore in its first floor. The incident occurred at around 11.45... |
| Sandal procession held as part of Urs Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The three-day Urs of Hazrath Syed Latheefullah Shah Quadri dargah located on Latef Saheb Dargah was off to an impressive start in Nalgonda on Thursday evening. Marking the beginning of the annual f... |
| Scientific talent of students to the fore at ‘Eco Quest’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Students display models using alternative energy sources |
| Australian firm keen on setting up 5,000 MW thermal project near Masula Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Expert team inspects the area between Masula and Kruthivennu |
| KLE Society’s centenary rallies taken out Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST Employees and students of educational institutions and hospitals, run by the Karnataka Lingayat Education Society, joined the centenary celebrations, even as two simultaneous 'centenary rallies' we... |
| Govt. neglecting Bhagyalakshmi scheme, says Yeddyurappa Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST B.S. Yeddyurappa, the former Chief Minister, said on Thursday that the State government was neglecting the Bhagyalakshmi bond scheme, which provided financial security to girl children.Addre... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:19 PM PST
University of Mysore: Inauguration of one-week national-level workshop on Basic Econometrics, Department of Economics and Co-operation, Manasaga... |
| Mar Thoma Metropolitan opens Believers Church meet Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST A five-day religious congregation of the Believers Church began at the Church grounds at Thottabhagom, near Thiruvalla, on Wednesday afternoon.Metropolitan of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:08 PM PST A person was arrested from a lodge at old bus stand of Berhampur by vigilance officials on Wednesday night while he was accepting bribe for weakening an attempt to murder case against the complaina... |
| Water release from Mettur stopped Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:49 PM PST After 180 days of water release for delta irrigation that benefited over 15 lakh acres, discharge from the Stanley reservoir in Mettur dam was stopped at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Though it is cus... |
| Trekking along the coast, on a mission Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Focus on ecological and environmental issues |
| Vehicle users warned against using fake number plates Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The police on Wednesday distributed pamphlets warning vehicle users against the use of unauthorised number plates.There is a rise in four-wheelers using fake number plates in the city. Accor... |
| Number plates with poor readability go unnoticed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Law enforcers fail to initiate action against such violators |
| Court turns down plea against Coast Guard quarters project Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST The Kozhikode Principal Munsif Court- I on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking to prevent the Indian Coast Guard from constructing a staff quarters on its land near Kattuvayal Colony in Ashokapur... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Thursday withdrew its petition questioning cancellation of permission to hold a public meeting in Shivajinagar on February 8.The petitio... |
| It was sewage that killed the fish Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:32 PM PST Test of Adyar estuary water reveals high BOD, metal levels |
| Denial of affiliation challenged Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a writ petition seeking to quash a letter of January 28 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University rejecting aff... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST A seminar on Enhancing Quality of Business through Internal Excellence was jointly organised by Universal Peace Foundation, Indian Statistical Institute and The Southern India Engineering manufactu... |
| Khattar promises speedy redress of complaints Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that an online system will be developed to monitor complaints received at CM-Window. Also, a call centre will be established from where... |
| Congress to take out padayatra tomorrow Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Ponnala opposes Secretariat shifting |
| Vivekananda Chair at Sanskrit varsity soon Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in Kalady will soon establish a Chair on Swami Vivekananda for initiating studies and research in Indian culture and history.A meeting of the ex... |
| HC judges face security threat Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:50 PM PST Buildings crop up along compound wall of High Court campus |
| Anganwadi workers asked to withdraw agitation Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim and Deputy Director of Women and Child Welfare Gertrude Vegas have asked anganwadi teachers and workers to withdraw their protest as it was affecting the care of ch... |
| Amnesty seeks release of persons arrested for ‘supporting Maoists’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Amnesty International India has sought immediate release of persons arrested over the past few weeks on suspicion of being involved in unlawful activities because they had 'pro-Maoist' materials in... |
| Mary Matha festival from February 9 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:56 PM PST 'Nearly 10 lakh people are expected to throng the shrine' |
| Exploitation of ryots in Agency still continues Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Kuncham' is a measure to count the volume of rice, salt, foodgrains, etc. and in use in the olden days. It was banned some 60 years ago, but still it is a tool for private money lenders and traders... |
| Co-operative bank’s website launched Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao launched the website of Visakhapatnam Co-Operative Bank Ltd (VCBL) on Thursday to mark the beginning of its yearlong centenary fete.Speaking at a meeting... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST While Krishnapatnam thermal power project hogs all the attention, Andhra Pradesh has beaten a quiet retreat from its earlier claim of withdrawing from the PPAs of all the projects for which regulat... |
| ‘Japanese edge’ to make youth job-worthy Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Even as the State government is trying hard to tap investments from Japan, the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) is preparing the ground to provide the required human resour... |
| Naidu urged to issue white paper on financial status Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Opposition leader in A.P. Legislative Council C. Ramachandraiah on Thursday demanded that the Chandrababu Naidu Government issue a white paper on the State's financial status.The revenue acc... |
| Now, industries are using treated sewage water Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST With scarce water posing a challenge for setting up industries, Janaki Corporation Limited in Sidiginamola village in Ballari taluk has shown a way to overcome it.It uses treated sewage wate... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST The Department of Hospital Administration, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, is organising a State-level conference on 'Medical practice and legal issues' here on February 7. A release on Thur... |
| Say no to donation and interview, parents told Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:18 PM PST The Education Department has cautioned schools against holding written examinations or interviews for children before admissions.Any school violating this rule will be fined Rs. 25,000, offi... |
| Coir institute develops automatic pneumatic loom Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST In a bid to considerably bring down the physical stress of coir workers, the National Coir Research Management Institute (NCRMI) has developed a one-touch automatic pneumatic loom that could be use... |
| CPI (M) plans rally against ‘anti-people policies of BJP’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:08 PM PST The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to launch a State-wide campaign in Haryana, culminating in a Jan Sangharsh Rally at Rohtak to highlight the plight of farmers facing multiple prob... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:59 PM PST RELIGION Arulmigu Subramania Swami Thirukoil: Thaipoosam Thiruther Vizha, 9 a.m.GENERAL The Amateur Athletic Sports Association of Coimbatore:... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The district administration has declared local holiday for Sivarathri festival on February 17 (Thursday) in Kanyakumari district.All government offices and educational institutions will not... |
| NLC Mine-II gets new excavators Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC) has commissioned two state-of-the-art excavators to remove soil in Mine-II site and bolster lignite production.The two Bucket Wheel Excavators of 1... |
| SDPI urges State to probe Thooneri violence Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Hundreds of activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) picketed the National Highway on Thursday urging the State government to take prompt action against the arson and looting that t... |
| Work generated in MGNREGS declines in West Bengal Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:10 PM PST Number of person days drops to 28 from 37 |
| City-based think tank to participate in Munich Security Conference Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST Are information technology (IT) firms in the city safe from a cyber attack like the one on Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer systems last year?No, says Tobby Simon, a city-based cyber s... |
| Upanyasam no longer the forte of the old and wise Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:38 PM PST Youngsters, some as little as 10 years old, are holding religious discourses, and drawing huge crowds |
| Chennai girl complains of theft of identity on Instagram Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Chennai city police recently received its first complaint on identity theft on the popular photo-sharing network, Instagram.The social networking app, also featuring video-sharing and ch... |
| Forest Dept. and volunteers rescue 28 parakeets in Coimbatore, Erode Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:33 PM PST The birds are protected under Schedule IV of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST An evening of music and drama was held in East Delhi's Trilokpuri on Wednesday to raise voter awareness. East Delhi District Election Officer Kunal said that over 1,500 people enjoyed the musical p... |
| Telangana PSC panel suggests minimal changes in syllabus Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The syllabi committee constituted by Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) submitted its report to the TSPSC Chairman Ghanta Chakrapani on Thursday suggesting minimal changes in the... |
| Decoding high swell wave patterns Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is in the process of analysing whether the height of High Swell Waves (HSW), which is behind the phenomenon of wave surges like th... |
| Legal services authorities hit by lack of manpower Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST The Madras High Court Madurai Bench Advocates Association (MAHAA) has brought to the notice of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice that the district and taluk level legal servic... |
| Questions over filariasis survey Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim on Thursday questioned the sample size for the transmission assessment survey of filariasis and said that not enough children from vulnerable areas were part of it.... |
| Redeployment of faculty posts: committee set up Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST In an attempt to end the stalemate over the redeployment of faculty posts in government medical colleges, the government has appointed a committee to conduct a detailed study on the faculty positio... |
| BJP way behind in fierce campaign Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:53 PM PST The Bharatiya Janata Party, which entered the fray in the Srirangam by-election claiming to offer an alternative to the Dravidian parties, has been unable to match the intensive campaign launched b... |
| ‘Swine flu screening at all airports not possible’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Union Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapati Raju has said it will be practically difficult to set up screening camps for swine flu patients across all the airports even though the threat posed... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Operation, maintenance cost for the corporation to come down |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Power users consuming over 100 units of power a month will have to cough up more from April 1. The power utilities have proposed, what they called, moderate hike in tariff for select categories of... |
| Sri Medha students shine in IPCC exam Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Students of Rajahmundry Sri Medha institution excelled in IPCC examination conducted by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in November last year and results were declared on Wednesday... |
| ‘Customs geared to serve customers’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Stating that the customs commissionerate is fully geared up to serve the exporters and importers round-the-clock at Kakinada and Krishnapatnam ports, Commissioner of customs Sk. Rahman on Thursday... |
| Mylara jatra attracts six lakh devotees Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST Muthina gantu mooru bhaga aditale parakh" (The bag of pearls would split into three) was the saying during the Karnikotsava (prophecy) at the Sri Mylara Lingeshwara (one of the forms of Shiva) jatr... |
| Surgeons remove brain tumour from infant Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Senior neurosurgeon Shashank Ramdurg performed a surgery on an infant, less than five months old, to remove a brain tumour at the Basaveshwar Teaching and General hospital .Four-and-a-half-m... |
| Rs.5 lakh each for gold medallists in Games Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Sports Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has said the government will provide Rs.5 lakh each as cash prize to sportspersons from the State who win gold medals at the National Games.Speaki... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Five persons were arrested on Thursday in connection with the recent murder of BJP leader Venugopal. The arrested have been identified as Sharon, 26, of Pathanamthitta, Kannan, 24, Muhammed Azharud... |
| Congress does well in panchayat polls Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:07 PM PST The Congress put up a decent show in the polls to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by winning 158 of the 1,014 Zila Parishad wards, for which results were announced on Thursday.The Bha... |
| Reduce price of petrol and diesel: federation Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The State Lorry Owner's Federation – Tamil Nadu has demanded that the price of petrol and diesel be reduced on par with prevailing price of crude oil in the global market.In a press release... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST A child marriage was prevented following an intervention of Kovilpatti East police on Wednesday night. According to Sub Inspector of Police S. Sukadevi, the local Child Line brought it to the atten... |
| ‘Brain-dead’ person’s organs donated Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The first brain-dead organ donation and kidney transplantation was successfully done at the Salem Gopi Hospital here on Tuesday midnight.M.S. Raju (65), an ex-serviceman of Rasipuram, suffer... |
| Evidence of jallikattu in past Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST A 400-year-old sculpture depicting bull taming sport, which was unearthed from Pethanaickenpalayam in Attur in 1976 and placed in Government Museum here, draws visitors in the recent weeks.T... |
| Identity cards for private security guards Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST : Private security agencies in the State have begun the practice of issuing police-approved identity cards to their enrolled members following a directive in this regard from the Ministry of Home.<... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:09 PM PST : Learning from mistakes of previous elections, chairperson of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Mamata Banerjee has asked the electors to vote for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi."Delhi elections on... |
| Complaint against Social Welfare Officer Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST A Social Welfare Department official has been accused of harassing girls at a hostel in Ramanagar in the garb of an inspection. The official, Nagarajappa, is posted as the District Social Welfare O... |
| SRM students win design contest Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:32 PM PST SRM University won the first position in the Fourth National Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition where participants had to conceptualise and design an autonomous underwater vehicle. |
| “Pallikaranai marshland is now losing life” Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Environmentalists say the wetland has shown symptoms of drying |
| NHRC notice on closure of school for poor kids Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of reports that a school for poor children, Deepalaya, run by a non-government organisation for the past 22 years in Okhla here wa... |
| ‘Innovation key to agricultural growth’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Three-day national workshop showcases low-cost technologies for farmers |
| ‘Stories of Kochi and Marrakech biennales mirror each other’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST The stories of the biennales in Kochi and Marrakech in Morocco mirror each other really beautifully, says Vanessa Branson, art patron and founder of the Marrakech Biennale. She is the sister of Ric... |
| Bridges in place of two causeways Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST They will be constructed at Aruldosspuram and Obula Padithurai at a cost of Rs. 30.4 crore |
| Concern over reports of air pollution Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Assistant Commissioner D.R. Ashok has urged the district administration to take serious note of a report highlighting adverse health impact on people, particularly children, due to the fly ash from... |
| KGMOA protests against appointment Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association (KGMOA) has protested against the alleged appointment of a person without necessary qualifications, and by creating a new post in violation of ex... |
| Credit access made easy for poultry farming Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST State government and NABARD providing subsidy to farmers |
| Bus stations better than Gannavaram airport: Ashok Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST 'It is more congested and passengers cannot even sit' |
| Indian Social Science Congress from March 29 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST An interactive session of young scientists will be organised during the 38{+t}{+h}Indian Social Science Congress (XXXVIII ISSC) of the Indian Academy of Social Sciences being held at Andhra Univers... |
| Over 2,684 aspirants turn up for Army recruitment Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Propelled by a strong inclination to pursue exciting career opportunities in the Indian Army, youth from nook and corner of the Telangana State turned up in hordes at Prakasam Stadium in Kothagudem... |
| Devotion marks ‘Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Ahead of the annual Brahmotsavam, 'Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam' was performed at Sri Kalyana Venkateswara temple at Srinivasa Mangapuram here on Thursday.The ritual is a cleansing operation, whe... |
| Appointed president of SC Rights Protection Society Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Talluri Babu Rajendra Prasad has been appointed president, State Employees Wing, Andhra Pradesh of All India Scheduled Castes Rights Protection Society. Addressing a press conference on this occasi... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST Epigraphy as a subject has been ignored for years: scholars |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST The two-day Kadambotsava event will begin on Saturday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the programme at Mayuravarma Vedike at 6 p.m.The Pampa Award for 2014 will be conferred on... |
| Mandya CMC to initiate stern action against tax defaulters Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST We may publish their names in newspapers, says municipal commissioner |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Jitin Shyam, who died in Alappuzha on Tuesday, was a composer whose talent Malayalam cinema hardly used. He might have been better known as the only Malayali composer for whom Mohammed Rafi has sun... |
| Rare cochlear implantation performed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:49 PM PST A three-year-old boy, tuned his ears to the first sound he had ever heard when his grandpa clapped from behind |
| Mulayam for united effort to counter BJP in 2017 U.P. Assembly polls Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:07 PM PST With the Assembly elections due in 2017, the Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh has laid strong emphasis on a united effort to face the challenge of the next poll.Mr. Singh wants an ear... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Two persons were sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for dowry harassment and abetment to suicide by the Mahila Court here on Thursday.The victim Murgammal (27) was married to the ac... |
| Bodies of murdered teenagers found Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Police recovered the bodies of two teenagers, which had been dumped in a farm near Paavoorchathram in the district on Thursday.The police said they were alerted by the public who found the d... |
| Only 40 per cent of food business operators obtain licence Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST A day after the deadline for obtaining licence and registration certificate by Food Business Operators (FBOs) was extended till next year, only 40 per cent of the FBOs have completed the procedure... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Tuticorin Fast Track Mahila Court Judge J. Flora sentenced a rape accused to undergo seven–year rigorous imprisonment on Thursday.According to the prosecution, J. Senthil Kumar (43) of Pichi... |
| Succour to kin of accident victims Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Awass helps them get benefits from government schemes |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:50 PM PST On the day Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose quit his post as an MP and the party, former TMC member and State Commission for Women member Locket Chatterjee joined the BJP here... |
| Youth held for making obscene calls to police control room Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST The city police have arrested a 20-year-old youth from the outskirts of the city for repeatedly making obscene calls to the city police control room and harassing women staff.The control roo... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:31 PM PST Over four months after being hit on the head with an iron rod by robbers, a 42-year-old woman died on Thursday after being in coma for over three months. The gang stole over 80 sovereigns... |
| English medium sections in all Govt. schools Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST The Directorate of Elementary Education will introduce English-medium sections in all the Government elementary schools in the district in the coming academic year.They are now offered in 34... |
| Rahul attempts to woo Sultanpur Majra Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:05 PM PST Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi made a last attempt at reaching out to potential voters hours before campaigning for Saturday's Assembly elections in the Capital came to a close after a road s... |
| Court acquits man of assaulting minor Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl as the victim as well her parents backed out on their allegations against the accused.The victim in... |
| Telangana, AP in fresh power row Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Energy officials see red as Krishnapatnam first unit is shut down |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST A man was detained at the Thiruvananthapuram railway station on Thursday on charge of murdering his friend at Ambattukavu near Aluva on Wednesday night.Ajaz, 30, of Choornikkara, was detaine... |
| SIT files second report in Pattoor case Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Police investigators working for the Kerala Lok Ayukta on Thursday filed a second report suggesting high-level corruption in the Pattoor public land grab case.The court had earlier constitut... |
| IIM-T team excels at ‘Investment Olympics’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Indian Institute of Management-Tiruchirapalli has won the national round of the 8{+t}{+h}annual CFA Institute Research Challenge in India.The team will now compete in the Asia Pacific fi... |
| Power utilities knock at govt.’s door for help Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST They seek subsidy to the tune ofRs. 4,550 cr. to bridge deficit |
| Afghan doctors bowled over by beaches in city Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST They can neither speak Hindi nor Telugu, but are bowled over by the warmth and hospitality of Indians. They prefer bland to spicy food and taught Razia, a local cook, the art of making Afghan delic... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST They have struck a perfect balance between academics and sports pursuits |
| Srikakulam DCCB adopts corporate style Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Srikakulam District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) is adopting corporate style of functioning to attract more business and is taking up activities in a professional manner.The bank has rece... |
| Centre’s package disappoints AP Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:58 PM PST In a double disappointment to the Andhra Pradesh government, the Special Development Package announced by the Centre fell much short of its expectations even as there was no response on the anxious... |
| Women and Child Welfare department official suspended Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST The State government has suspended A. Shakuntala, Deputy Director, Women and Child Welfare Department, Kolar for alleged involvement in large-scale irregularities.Ms. Shakuntala has been acc... |
| Work on synthetic track going on at a slow pace Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:18 PM PST Work on a synthetic track at the R.N. Shetty district stadium here is progressing slowly.The laying of the track was stopped a few months ago when it was half-way through. The Department of... |
| Suggestion to reintroduce lottery in State draws flak Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) and All India Mahila Sanskrutika Sanghatane (AIMSS) has condemned Karnataka State Planning Board Chairman C. M. Ibrahim's suggestion to the gover... |
| A show of female roles from mythology Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST 23 women artists put on canvas 20 mythical characters |
| ‘Youths are the assets of every nation’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Youths are the asset of every nation and their each step should be filled with goodness, Ma Jnanabhanishta of Rishijnana Sadhanalayam in Pathanamthitta has said.Jnanabhanishta was inaugurati... |
| Panchayats to hold ownership of up to 2 MW hydro-projects Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:07 PM PST To strengthen the Panchayati Raj institutions across the State, the Uttarakhand Government has for the first time reserved hydro-power projects up to 2 MW for institutions including the Gram Pancha... |
| Emu firm property to be re-auctioned Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The district administration on Thursday decided on re-auction of a five-acre land parcel once owned by a now defunct emu company as it was sought by bidders for a meagre amount.According to... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST A brother and his sister died on the spot and they were crushed under the wheels of a lorry near Attayampatty here on Wednesday night. The police said that V. Tamilarasan (21), a carpenter of Ammap... |
| Special trains to Chennai from Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Southern Railway will operate special trains from Thiruvananthapuram and Tirunelveli to Chennai to clear extra rush. Superfast special trains between Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore will be operated... |
| Potter touches and clay turns pieces of art Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST 38 craftsmen put up their works at first edition of the Auroville International Potters' Market |
| Wi-Fi connectivity project launched Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:09 PM PST West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched an ambitious project of extending Wi-Fi connectivity to Kolkata and its suburbs including Salt Lake, Barasat, Howrah and Rajarhat. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:57 PM PST The State government has given the sack to P. Nagaraju, chairman of the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), following his alleged involvement in financial and administrative irregularities.Mr.... |
| Protest shifts to college campus Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:40 PM PST Law students stand their ground |
| Awareness events mark cancer day Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST On World Cancer Day on Wednesday, organisations around Chennai city conducted a host of events.More than 1,000 students, NGO workers and professionals participated in a rally by Cancer Insti... |
| Theft of 7.25 kg gold: four secured Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Five days after an armed gang damaged a car, attacked an employee of a gold smithy in the city and fled with 7.25 kg gold ingots, at Ponnaiya Rajapuram, in the city, the police on Thursday secured... |
| Kiran Bedi on a thanking spree Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:05 PM PST A cold and foggy Thursday morning, the last day of campaigning for the Assembly polls in Delhi, failed to beat the heat of elections in the city.Some people from Varanasi gathered outside Bh... |
| Land acquisition tough task: Prabhu Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had categorically said land acquisition was the biggest challenge for any new railway project.SPV mootedIndicating this, Mr. Prabhu, last m... |
| Cusat to conduct screening for sweeper post Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST : A syndicate meet of the Cochin University of Science and Technology held here on Thursday decided to entrust a government agency to conduct the screening test for the sweeper-cum-cleaner post in... |
| Revision test exposes ‘weakness’ of schools Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST 60 government and aided schools asked to improve their performance in Plus Two public examinations |
| One more MBBS seat for NCC cadets Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The State government has decided to reserve one more seat for the MBBS course for NCC cadets. This would mean that three candidates would be able to make it to the MBBS course through this reservat... |
| Government plans crackdown on quacks Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Close on the heels of outbreak of dengue and reports of H1NI cases (swine flu) in a few parts of the State, the Health Department plans to crackdown on quacks.Recognised bodies of doctors, i... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced the dates for conduct of public hearings on the aggregate revenue requirement and tariff proposals submitted by the power utilitie... |
| Arya Vysya matrimonial meet on March 15 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The Arya Vysya Yuvajana Sangham will be holding its 35{+t}{+h}'Arya Vysya Vadhu Varula Parichaya Mahasabha' at Port Kalavani Auditorium on March 15.Brides and grooms of the community can att... |
| SCCL moots action plan to bid for coal blocks Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST In continuation of the efforts to expand its horizon of coal mining activities, the State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has mooted an action plan to bid for three coal blocks be... |
| Steps for welfare of police personnel promised Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Kadapa Superintendent of Police Navin Gulati on Thursday promised steps for the welfare of police personnel.Participating as the chief guest at the A.P. Police Officers Association meeting h... |
| 470 Lambani Christian families re-converted Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST A Hindu organisation has reportedly got 470 families of the Lambani community re-converted to Hinduism. These families had earlier reportedly converted to Christianity.The incident, which ha... |
| Man suffers burns while speaking on mobile phone Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:50 PM PST A construction worker from Bihar suffered burns while answering an incoming call on his mobile phone, which was being charged.Though it is speculated that the mobile phone "exploded" on his... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST As many as 14 incubators in the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, was dedicated to the public.Dattatreya Bunt, medical director of KI... |
| Escoms urged to immediately provide power connection to borewells Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Those dug under Ganga Kalyan Yojana have remained defunct |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Separate agitation by AGM, non-tribals |
| Workers demand introduction of minimum support price for coir Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Husk procurement scheme will be overhauled, says Minister |
| World Bank to fund Sarnath redevelopment Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:06 PM PST Sarnath, an important seat of Buddhist pilgrimage, is all set for a major redevelopment as the World Bank has agreed to fund upgradation of the township and also its adjoining villages known for it... |
| Strike by handloom weavers enters 4th day Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The indefinite strike by over 3,000 handloom weavers demanding 30 per cent hike in wages entered the fourth day in Komarapalayam here on Thursday.The various fabrics produced here are export... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Hall tickets for written exam will be issued on February 25 to those who have cleared medical test for the post of soldier (general, technical and tradesman). The exam will be held on March 1.<... |
| 16 sand-laden lorries impounded Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Sixteen sand-laden lorries were seized by police at Jujuvadi checkpost on Thursday. Twelve lorry drivers were arrested, and four were absconding.The seizure came in the wake of Monday's crac... |
| State should not support Centre on INO: Vaiko Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST "One from each family in the district should join the fight against the project" |
| Testing preparedness to tackle emergency Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The mandatory offsite emergency drill to ascertain the quick response of the official machinery and the people living near Chemfab Alkalis Private Limited, a private chemical factory at Ganapathych... |
| Palace Grounds issue: ‘heirs not allowing scrutiny of accounts’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told the Legislative Council on Thursday that heirs to the Wadiyar family who had put up temporary structures on the Palace Grounds premises in Bengaluru were "deliberat... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:40 PM PST The north Chennai district secretary of Bahujan Samajwadi Party, A. Thennarasu (43), was murdered and his wife injured in an attack at Thamaraipakkam in Tiruvallur district on Thursday morning.... |
| Fans go into a tizzy on day 1 of Yennai Arindhaal Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:02 PM PST Celebrities joined thusands of fans at theatres, including single-screens, where the film was received with great fanfare |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST The Coimbatore City Police in association with Red Cross is conducting a training programme on first aid for police personnel. Commissioner A.K. Viswanathan inaugurated the programme at the Police... |
| TS told to file counter in APSCHE case Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST Justice S.V. Bhatt of Hyderabad High Court on Thursday directed the State of Telangana to file counter affidavit in the writ petition filed by AP State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) challen... |
| Metro viaduct to be ready by October Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST ochi Metro's 18-km viaduct in the Aluva-Maharaja's College Ground stretch (metro's Reach 1) will be ready by October this year, despite continuing delay in acquiring land.All civil works in... |
| Three ‘C’s that parents and students need now Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST As many as 38,186 homes in Madurai district will be gripped with anxiety and tension from now. It is the number of candidates appearing for Plus Two examinations starting on March 5.Sensing... |
| KSRTC’s pension troubles return Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Fails to mobilise Rs.300 crore |
| Farmers want NCCF to procure paddy Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Farmers have urged the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) to initiate action to procure paddy in non-delta districts for ensuring a fair price to paddy cultivators.Al... |
| 74 illegal structures on Krishna banks: survey Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Seventy-four structures were built in patta lands on the banks of river Krishna without the permission of the River Conservator in Guntur and Krishna districts, according to the field survey conduc... |
| A rich treat in store for music lovers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The 15{+t}{+h}Annual Music and Dance Festival of the Andhra Music Academy dedicated to the memory of one of its founders 'Sangeeta Kalanidhi' Nedunuri Krishnamurthy would begin on Saturday.<... |
| Students told to opt for research on natural products Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Telangana University Vice-Chancellor C. Partha Sarathi said that there was a tremendous potential for research in the field of natural products, while inaugurating the two-day Science Academies Lec... |
| 2 killed in road mishap at check post near Chittoor Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Two persons were killed on the spot, while four others, including two armed police personnel, were injured, when the SUV in which they were travelling collided with a lorry at Naraharipeta check po... |
| Police to crack the whip on traffic violators Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:40 PM PST The city police have chalked out a plan to regulate traffic in the Commissionerate limits by creating awareness and imposing hefty penalties on those who violate traffic rules, City Police Commissi... |
| 470 Lambani Christian families re-converted Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST A Hindu organisation has reportedly got 470 families of the Lambani community re-converted to Hinduism. These families had earlier reportedly converted to Christianity.The incident, which ha... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST The three-day annual chilli mela will begin at the Moorusavir Mutt grounds here from Saturday.Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Vasant Ladava told presspersons here on Thur... |
| Fast Track Court grants conditional bail to Anjuman Banu Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The Fast Track Court at Bhadravati has granted conditional bail to police officer Arjuman Banu, her husband Khader Iliyas and daughter Safa Khan, the accused in a case related to securing income ce... |
| Youth urged to acquire job skills Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Minister for Rural Development K.C. Joseph has called on the youth to acquire and develop new skills as the world job market can absorb any number of skilled and trained people.He was inaugu... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the district-level revenue adalat being organised by the Revenue department on Friday. Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash will preside over the function. Ac... |
| Haryana announces paid holiday for Delhi polls Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:06 PM PST To help in a higher turnout for the Delhi Assembly elections, the Haryana Government has decided to observe February 7, the day of polling, as paid holiday or special casual leave (paid) in all gov... |
| Banned tobacco products seized Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST With complaints relating to the availability of banned tobacco products in various parts of the district mounting, officials of the Food Safety Department cracked down on a wholesale outlet inside... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST An unidentified person snatched 22 sovereigns of gold jewels from D. Easwari (33) in broad daylight at Uthamapuram in Cumbum near here on Thursday. The police said the accused asked for water from... |
| Monitoring of scan centres in Krishnagiri to be intensified Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Awareness programmes planned against female foeticide |
| Melmaruvathur lake turns nesting ground Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Amid the heavy flow of traffic on Grand Southern Trunk Road, a number of migratory bird species have found their nesting spot in the middle of Melmaruvathur lake.These birds, including paint... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The eighth Auroville Marathon run is being held on Sunday.The event kicks off at the Auroville Visitor Centre at 5 a.m. with the full marathon that spans a distance of 42.5 km. The half run... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST The body of an eight-year-old girl was found in an isolated place at Sulibele, near Hoskote, on Thursday evening.The police identified the victim as a second standard student of a government... |
| 48-year-old with HIV alleges stigma at KMC Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:30 PM PST In a State where people living with HIV/AIDS say there is generally very little discrimination, especially in the health sector, an incident at Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital (KMC) ha... |
| Two washed away in Bhavani River Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST A 10-year-old girl and a 21-year-old woman are feared dead after they were washed away in Bhavani River on Thursday evening.The Mettupalayam police said that the victims and their relatives... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:05 PM PST Making the most of the last day of campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal toured the entire New Delhi constituency from where he is contesting.M... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST A 23-year-old student was killed and three were injured when a car in which they were travelling was hit by a speeding truck in Alipur area of Outer Delhi on Thursday morning.The mishap occu... |
| Employees’ comfort top priority, says Naidu Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Farmers ready to give land for temporary capital: Narayana |
| Gardener murders elderly woman Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST A gardener forcibly entered a house at Maruthinagar of Chaitanyapuri during the daytime on Thursday and stabbed to death a housewife, who was alone in the house.Venkatalakshmi, 65, was in th... |
| Concrete supply to resume soon Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST Supply of concrete to Kochi Metro yards is expected to get back to normal from Friday since no representative of a section of transit-mixer drivers who were on go-slow agitation turned up for talks... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:02 PM PST RELIGION Selva Vinayagar Temple: Thiruvilakku puja, Railway Colony, 6.30 p.m. Ramakrishna Mutt: Aarathi, Reserve Line, New Natham Road, 6.30... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Leaks in a merchant vessel that used to make almost weekly trips from Vizhinjam to the Maldives at sea here on Thursday have raised questions about the seaworthiness of the vessel. Coast Guard offi... |
| NH becomes a barrier for residents of Chettiapatti Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:54 PM PST They want a service road along Tiruchi-Madurai highway |
| Pesticide worth Rs. 5.15 lakh seized Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Sleuths of Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) department conducted a raid on an unauthorised pesticide shop at Maanikonda village in Krishna district on Thursday. They seized stocks worth about Rs. 5.... |
| Status of underwater weapons reviewed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba reviewed the status of underwater weapons under development at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory here on Thursday. Vice Admiral Lanba... |
| A ‘golden’ offer for jewellery lovers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Mohammed Khan & Sons Jewellers is launching 'Ice necklace mela' from February 6 to 22 where it proposes to offer gold on discount and precious stones free of cost. Hanamkonda branch manager R. Dast... |
| Educational trust faces action for violating norms Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The seizure of 14.01 acres from Shankara Educational Trust at Ramanayyapeta in the Kakianda Rural mandal by the Department of Endowments this week may be a precursor to possible action against Ashr... |
| Meet on language gets under way Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST An international interdisciplinary conference on Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and Knowledge Resources got underway at Vignan University on Thursday.Angela French, Director of opera... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST A man has died of H1N1 and related complications, according to the district surveillance office for detection of communicable diseases here on Thursday.Baburao Khande, 52, was suffering from... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST The police have arrested five persons in connection with the murder of Malliksab Kittur near Bhusappagalli here. The police have revealed the names of the arrested as Irfan Syed, Manjunath Savant,... |
| Proposal to revise power tariff opposed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The Hyderabad Karnataka Environment Awareness and Protection Organisation (HKEAPO) has opposed the proposal made by the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM) before the Karnataka Electricity... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST A 37-year-old man was strangled to death by a native of Jharkhand in Panathady village, some 35 km from Kanhangad, on Wednesday night.The deceased has been identified as V.I. Balakrishnan. T... |
| Kottayam all set for Patriarch’s visit Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Arrangements are in the final stage for receiving the Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II on his first ecclesiastic visit to Kottayam, according Bishops Thomas Mor Themotheos, Joseph Mor Gregor... |
| Pykara Lake road closed for vehicles Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Visitors can go by foot to the lake |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Hundreds of schoolgirls at Panjampatti near here impounded three government buses on Thursday, protesting against inordinate delay in operation of buses between N. Panjampatti and Dindigul.T... |
| Keeps the audience in her comfort zone Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST On the fourth day of the 63rd anniversary celebrations of Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, Sowmya began her concert with the todi raga varnam ' Era napai.' She then sang ' Seetamma' in vasantha and... |
| Venous Association of India annual conference begins at CMC today Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST "For every two patients who are detected and treated for venous diseases, eight go undetected," according to Pinjala Ramakrishna, professor of vascular surgery, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences,... |
| ‘Drishti Mukham’ set for a comeback Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Just when residents were beginning to miss 'Drishti Mukham,' the blue faced wire mesh sculpture on Beach Road, it is set to make a comeback on T-shirts with the same message it originally intended-... |
| Govt., colleges to arrive at formula for subsidised seats for State students Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST There appears to be some headway in the process of admissions to professional courses in the State. College managements and government representatives are set to put their heads together to arrive... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:30 PM PST Law students in various parts of the State, on Thursday, expressed solidarity with their counterparts at Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College.I. Siddiq, pursuing a law internship after comple... |
| TN aims to bring down maternal mortality rate, says TNHSP Director Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP) is working towards reducing Tamil Nadu's maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 45 per one lakh live births by 2017 from the current level of 79. The State h... |
| Amit Shah sings Modi’s praises Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:05 PM PST says he has raised the prestige of Hindi and country |
| Wasim Akram to train Hyderabad’s cricketers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Pakistan cricketing great Wasim Akram has in-principle agreed to don the role of a consultant coach for the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) in the coming season and will be spending about 40 da... |
| Fitting reward for employees: KCR Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST 'Their commitment towards the movement was defining' |
| KMRL wants State to examine eligibility of PTL Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST : Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) on Thursday informed the Kerala High Court that it had asked the State government to examine carefully the eligibility of PTL Enterprises Ltd, a sister company... |
| Law college students stage demonstration Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:48 PM PST Students of Madurai Law College staged a demonstration in front of the district courts complex here on Thursday in support of their counterparts in Chennai, who were assaulted by police. A proposa... |
| Plea to revoke suspension of TDB officers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Employees Federation has demanded that the board repeal the suspension of seven officers in connection with the misappropriation of Rs.3 lakh from the 'hundika'... |
| TN pushed back under Dravidian parties: BJP Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Tamil Nadu has been pushed back in the nearly 50 years of rule by the DMK and the AIADMK, Union Minister of State for Shipping and Highways Pon.Radhakrishnan said on Thursday.The State had n... |
| CREDAI seeks nod for plans under BPS-2007 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:32 PM PST The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) A.P. Chapter on Thursday appealed to the State government to approve and release the pending building plans that were appli... |
| They now plan to tap online potential Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Till a few months ago, Manimala, Gayatri, and Varalakshmi were confined to their household chores.But today, they have embarked upon a new entrepreneurial journey – work from home.Aft... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Roads & Buildings Department has focused its attention on carrying out repairs and restoration of the old R&B guest houses besides constructing some new guest houses in the district.Acco... |
| Encroachment on AU campus questioned Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Seeking immediate evacuation of five hutments from the premises of the Andhra University's PG Centre at Timmapuram on the city outskirts, special officer of the centre P. Arun Kumar has submitted a... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:42 PM PST GVP College for Degree and PG Courses: BARC out reach programme, MP K. Haribabu and others participate, college premises, Rushikonda, 9.30 a.m. Rotaract Cl... |
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| Belagavi’s dancer wins national award Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST Vishakha Hegde, a Bharatnatyam danseuse and a disciple of Rekha Ashok Hegde, director of the Belagavi-based Shanthala Natyalaya, has won the Balshree Award in the category of creative performances. |
| Lok Adalats to be held in all districts every month Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Yadgir District and Sessions Judge N. Sharanappa has said that Lok Adalats will be held from February to December to dispose of pending cases.He told presspersons on Saturday that 10,910 cas... |
| P. Jayarajan quits from Games panel Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Communist Party of India (Marxist) district unit secretary P. Jayarajan has resigned as vice-chairman of the National Games subcommittee here, alleging that the conduct of the Games is marred by co... |
| Pushpanjali Swami installed at Vadakkunnathan Temple Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Vasudevananda Brahmananda Bhoothi, who was recently made the Thekkemadom Mooppil Swamiyar, was on Thursday installed as the Pushpanjali Swami of Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple.Tantris Puliyannur... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Scores of devotees and pilgrims witnessed the Urs festival at Kattubava pallivasal near here in the early hours of Thursday. Anointment of sandal paste marked the holy Urs celebration.The an... |
| VCK not for Dalits alone: Thirumavalavan Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:03 PM PST Expressing concern that the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) was dubbed as a Dalit party, its leader Thol. Thirumavalvan alleged that oppressive forces had launched a systematic campaign to pre... |
| Kani tribals fish in dams to establish their right Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Over 700 Kani tribals living in 47 settlements participated |
| Hindi exams on February 14, 15 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The Tamil Nadu Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) would be conducting Hindi exams at various centres in Vellore on February 14 and 15.According to a release from K. Raja, Executive... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Power will be shutdown in the following areas on Friday due to the proposed line strengthening works in the 110KV Villianur-Marapalam Feeder-I and line extension works of the 22KV Pillaichavady fee... |
| ICSE, ISC exams dates announced Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations has announced the dates for the ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) exams.A press release from the council said the ISC exams will be he... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:29 PM PST A final call on dates for the first commercial run of Chennai Metro can be taken only after the required safety approval is given, say officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited.That apart, unc... |
| Corpn. plans to recognise buildings that comply with norms Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST Coimbatore Corporation plans to recognise the property owners, architects, and engineers of public buildings that comply with building norms fully, Coimbatore Mayor P. Rajkumar said here on Thursda... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST While the faces representing the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party decided to make the most of every minute of the last few hours on the last day of campaigning in the Capital on Thurs... |
| Why not go bird-watching this Sunday? Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The Birdwatchers Society of Andhra Pradesh, the Great Hyderabad Adventure Club (GHAC) along with Yuhina eco-media and HSBC will organise the sixth 'Hyderabad Bird Race 2015' on Sunday, February 8. |
| TRS membership drive from today Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST As the first step towards its preparation for GHMC elections, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will launch its membership drive in the twin cities from Friday.At meeting of the par... |
| TCS skips reconciliatory meeting again Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST : Labour Minister Shibu Baby John has said that the State government will intervene in the issue of retrenchment of employees by the IT giant Tata Consultancy Services from its Kochi centre.... |
| Agro food products’ export to get fillip Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST In a bid to give a fillip to agro and processed food products being exported from the district, members of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry have announced a common brand name, 'Agrimine'... |
| Waste management unit opened at SAP quarters Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST 'My City' initiative by HLL Life Care |
| Campaign gains momentum as political parties change gear Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:56 PM PST A battery of ministers, MPs, and ex-ministers hit the streets |
| Poor activation of UAN, says RPF Commissioner Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Regional Provident Fund Commissioner II (Guntur) Indira Thirumala Raju said despite allocation of Universal Account Number (UAN) most employees were not activating the number.UAN would help... |
| Watch Jupiter rise in the east Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Jupiter, the biggest planet in the Solar System, will be the brightest and closest to the Earth on Friday.Sky-gazers can watch Jupiter at its closest approach that will appear larger than us... |
| Medak police get social media savvy Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Idea is to reach out to people, improve communication among personnel |
| Geo-tagging of houses for weaker sections Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Minister for Housing and Rural Development K. Mrunalini on Thursday asked the officials of the Housing Department to complete the geo-tagging of houses under construction for the weaker sections by... |
| University to set up feed mill Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University plans to set up a feed mill on its Bidar campus to provide hands-on experience to students and train farmers.The important thing is that... |
| Agricultural summit from Feb. 21 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST 'Agrovision', a three-day agricultural summit, will be held at the Exhibition Complex at Autonogar here from February 21.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the event and Union Minis... |
| ‘Timely detection can ward off cancer’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Timely detection and right treatment can help ward off cancer. This was the crux of the Cancer Survivors' Meet organised by the Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, Mysuru, to mark World Cancer Day he... |
| Graft: Pannian demands CBI probe Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Pannian Ravindran on Thursday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of corruption in the conduct of the 35th... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:56 PM PST Four-day fiesta will seek to highlight country's diversity |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Response to the book fair organised by the district administration, Book Publishers and Sellers Association, Perambalur Makkal Panpattu Mandram and National Book Trust at the municipal ground near... |
| Police, RTO sensitise dealers to rules for number display Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Sticker shop owners asked not to make number plates with pictures |
| Keeping birds away from orchards, the ecofriendly way Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Farmers advised to avail subsidy to erect anti-bird nets |
| Grid to bring Boulevard better water supply Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Water supply and distribution grid rehabilitated |
| Handwriting Wizard contest today Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST In these days of electronic gadgets and computers, handwriting has taken a back seat.In an effort to promote the importance of good handwriting skills among school students, an event is bein... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Lexicographer and writer G. Venkatasubbaiah, who has been chosen for the prestigious Pampa award by the government for 2014, on Thursday said he was elated as Pampa was a "poet dear to my heart, an... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:59 PM PST Religion Ramayanam: Jamadhagni, Ramanakendram, Alamelumangapuram, Mylapore; Sudha Seshayyan Asthika Samajam, Venus Colony 1st Street, Alwarpet, 6-30 p.m. Bhagav... |
| Coimbatore sees growth in air passenger traffic Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST With the number of flight movement at Coimbatore International Airport going up since May 2014, there is hope on the air connectivity front for the region. Apart from the two international f... |
| AAP, BJP trade charges on buying of votes Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST On the last day of campaigning on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party traded charges regarding distributing of money and liquor to buy votes.Addressing a press confe... |
| Rattled TCS staffers turn to labour official Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Recently-retrenched employees of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday met Deputy Labour Commissioner Naresh Kumar, who had called a conciliatory meeting. The employees, who had formed th... |
| Students forced to eat amid filth Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST While the government machinery and voluntary bodies are promoting the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign and taking up various activities, the students of Government Primary School Sripuram in Marpally manda... |
| High Court stays quarrying ban order Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:47 PM PST Collector had stopped operations at Mookkunnimala |
| Vasan seeks reduction in bus fare Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The State government should immediately announce a reduction in bus fare in tune with the recent cuts in diesel prices effected by oil companies, said Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) leader G.K. Vasan... |
| CM pledges funds for school renovation Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, on Thursday, pledged funds for the renovation of the Government Girls' Higher Secondary School, Peroorkada.He said this during an interaction with the Student P... |
| Take note of violations: BJP to Observer Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Bharatiya Janata Party has urged the Election Observer nominated for the Srirangam assembly bypoll to take note of the poll code violations by the AIADMK and the DMK and initiate stringent acti... |
| Residents complain of contaminated water Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:30 PM PST Municipal corporation urged to ensure timely water supply |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST City-based start-up Titanisu Online, which provides B2B online examination services for coaching institutions, has emerged as finalists in the prestigious IIT-Kharagpur's annual Business Model Comp... |
| Temporary capital at Singapore Township? Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Singapore Township spread over 22.27 acres at Navuluru village in Mangalagiri mandal is likely to accommodate the temporary capital.According to sources in CRDA, the government is likely to... |
| ‘Lodge complaint if LPG delivery boys charge more’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Joint Collector Pausami Basu has informed people to lodge complaints if the LPG delivery boys collected extra amount againstthe MRP during the time of door delivery of refilled cylinder.... |
| TTD prepares steps to combat swine-flu Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST In view of the increasing number of Swine flu cases being reported in different parts of the state the TTD management preparing to combat the menace.Explaining the initiatives being taken by... |
| KHB likely to sell unoccupied houses to private companies Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:51 PM PST S.G. Nanjayyana Math, Chairman, Karnataka Housing Board (KHB), has said that the board is proposing to sell unoccupied houses to private companies or individuals if the houses have remained vacant... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST Veteran cooperative leader and journalist Seetaram Hegde Heepanalli (93) died on Tuesday at his residence at Heepanalli near Sirsi. He was ailing for some time.Mr. Hegde was the founder edit... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Mysuru, has sent a Rs. 94-crore action plan to the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development for its activities in Mysuru district in 2015–16. Last year, an action p... |
| New norms to examine sexual assault survivors Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Doctors must provide free treatment to female survivor immediately |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:29 PM PST The report of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) inspection committee on the Ranipet tragedy has squarely blamed the Ranipet SIDCO finished leather effluent treatment company for not ru... |
| CPI (M) workers stage protest in taluk headquarters Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Cadre of the Communist Party of India – Marxist staged a demonstration at all taluk headquarters across the district on Thursday in support of their charter of demands. They demanded, among other t... |
| They are keen to make winning moves on the chequered board Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Tamil Nadu State Team Chess Championship begins |
| Reject Meena Kumari panel recommendations: fishermen Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Coastal People's Organisation (CPO) of Eraviputhanturai in Kanyakumari district has urged the government to reject the Dr. Meena Kumari Commission's recommendations to create a buffer zone... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The Block Development Officer of Anaicut, Susheela (50), was arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), Vellore Unit, for accepting bribe from a beneficiary of the Sol... |
| Cabinet team to visit Thooneri tomorrow Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST All-party meet to be held at Vadakara |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST As many as 41 students of the Government Law College here were arrested on Thursday after they blocked traffic on Anna Salai condemning the police lathicharge on students of Dr. Ambedkar Law Colleg... |
| Workshop for civil service aspirants tomorrow Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST Civil service aspirants can learn preparation strategies from experts at the 'IAS 2015 workshop' organised by The Hindu and Byju's Classes on Saturday.The Union Public S... |
| High Court order today on Togadia’s plea against ban on entry to Bengaluru Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:48 PM PST The High Court of Karnataka will pass its interim order on Friday on a petition filed by Praveen Togadia, international working president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, questioning the order banning his... |
| e-catering service in south-bound trains Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:25 PM PST Passengers can book their food through either SMS or by phone. |
| Law college students block roads in Coimbatore Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:35 PM PST Students of the Government Law College here resorted to a road blockade on the G.P. Signal near Gandhipuram for nearly an hour on Thursday to condemn attack on fellow law college students by the po... |
| Dera Sacha Sauda pledges to back BJP Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST In a move that is likely to have a bearing on the Delhi Assembly polls, the Dera Sacha Sauda headed by controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim pledged its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party.<... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST A 51-year-old male patient from Ameerpet died of complications due to swine flu at Gandhi Hospital on Thursdayt, taking the death toll to 51 in Telangana State. Meanwhile, the number of swine flu p... |
| Naidu to visit Warangal on February 12 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and TDP president will address party workers' meeting at Warangal on February 12.Senior TDP leader Errabelli Dayakar Rao said around 15,000... |
| Court frowns on fights over temple festivals Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:50 PM PST "Masses do not stop fighting even for worshipping God. At times, it results in the authorities locking up the temples" |
| UDF gets brute majority in university Syndicate Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The United Democratic Front (UDF) on Thursday succeeded in getting a brute majority in the Syndicate of the Kerala University (KU) when it won nine of the 'elected' seats in the varsity.Only... |
| Law college students block roads Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Students of Government Law College, Tiruchi, resorted to protests at different places here on Thursday condemning the police attack on law college students in Chennai. A group of students came out... |
| ‘Government should reveal fiscal status’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The State government should make public what it is doing to improve the fiscal position of the state to boost public morale, Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Kolanukonda Sivaji. Addressing a... |
| No need to panic on swine flu: Yuvaraj Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST People need not panic about swine flu and what they have to do is consult a doctor when they have symptoms of swine flu, Collector N. Yuvaraj said here on Thursday.There were adequate quanti... |
| TS employees to get 43% salary hike Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:57 PM PST Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday announced 43 per cent fitment, hike in the basic pay, to the State Government employees as part of implementing the 10{+t}{+h}Pay Revision... |
| Visit set to boost cadres’morale Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who is expected to visit Warangal on February 12, will give a new lease of life to the party in the district. This is his first-ever visit to Tel... |
| Rs.98,679 cr. for priority sector lending in A.P. Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Growth rate of 20-25 p.c. fixed for agriculture, allied sectors |
| National Integration camp under way Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST It was the culmination of various cultures of different States that give an impression of a mini India at the National Integration Camp at Ranga Mandir here on Thursday.The five-day event ai... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST An open recruitment rally for male candidates to fill the posts of soldier (general duty), soldier (technical and nursing assistance) and soldier (clerk) in the Indian Army began at the Mahatma Gan... |
| Protest against amendment to land acquisition Act continues Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:44 PM PST Farmers held up traffic on the Mysuru-Hunsur and Outer Ring Road junction at Hinkal on Thursday to protest against the amendment to the Land Acquisition Act 2013 through an ordinance.Led by... |
| Curbs on large fishing craft mooted Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST A proposal for restricting large fishing craft with inboard engines, by fixing their bases of operation in the territorial sea, has been mooted by the Fisheries Department here in view of the unres... |
| Karunanidhi hits out at OPS on Tamils’ issue Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:28 PM PST DMK leader M. Karunanidhi has accused Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam of distorting his statement on Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. He said he only wanted the government to take part in the meeting org... |
| “Set up garment manufacturing units in Perambalur” Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Three buildings ready for occupation, says Collector |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Reflective jackets were given to 200 beat officers deployed for regular patrol duty and highway patrol personnel in the district on Thursday, for better visibility.The fluorescent jackets en... |
| Law students’ road roko disrupts traffic Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Vehicular traffic on the busy Palayamkottai-Tuticorin National Highway was disrupted twice on Thursday when students of Government Law College here blocked it, condemning police for resorting t... |
| New Executive Director takes charge at BHEL Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST K. Mysaiah (58) assumed charge as Executive Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Ranipet recently.According to a BHEL release, Mr. Mysaiah was General Manager in charge of two major... |
| National Handloom Expo begins tomorrow Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST The National Handloom Expo 2015 under the aegis of the Union Textile Ministry and the District Industries Centre will be held from February 7 to 27 at the Marine Grounds near the beach in the city. |
| Attakkalari dance fest from today Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts is set to roll out the 7th edition of its International Contemporary Dance and Movement Arts Festival on Friday. The festival, which will be on till Februar... |
| Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Karnataka Science and Technology Academy on Thursday honoured the former top defence scientist Vasudev K. Aatre with the academy's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.Bengaluru-born Dr. Aatr... |
| Ban beauty shows in educational institutions: HC Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:22 PM PST It is not known as to how 'Walking the ramp' will benefit an engineering student |
| Pain care research centre opens in city Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST A perioperative and pain care research centre, established by Sigma Medi Center, was inaugurated in the city on Sunday. It would work towards reducing complications from anaesthesia and surgery. In... |
| Forest College students’ protest enters day 10 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The indefinite strike by the students of the Forest College and Research Institute at Mettupalayam, functioning under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, continued for the 10th day on Thursday,... |
| GHMC reviews progress of scheme Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST For the land regularisation scheme offered by the State government, a total of 2,13,707 applications were received from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) jurisdiction. Of these app... |
| Forum threatens agitation if auto fare is not reduced Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Terming autorickshaw operators' refusal to follow the revised fare Notification as arrogance, Forum for Justice, Mangaluru, has urged the district administration to strictly enforce the Notificatio... |
| Executive check-up facility at MCH Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has requested persons above 30 years of age to make use of the executive check-up facility that has been arranged at the Advanced Clinical and Research (ACR) Laborato... |
| It’s time to bring down sand, cement prices: CREDAI Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) has urged the State government to take necessary measures to bring down the prices of cement and sand in the State.Add... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The natural beauty of the city and the health of the citizens are being destroyed by industrial pollutants, particularly from Visakhapatnam Port, and it is high time that the authorities concerned... |
| A window to the glorious past of Telangana Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:17 PM PST Garhis or minor forts of Adilabad are a must see for anyone with a sense of adventure |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST A middle-aged woman, who suffered extensive burns on her face in an acid attack over two decades ago, allegedly attempted suicide here on Thursday.According to sources, Vijaya, a native of K... |
| Dragonfly to set up ‘data factory’ in Vizag Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Dragonfly Data Factory founder and CEO Ram Pothula met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday and discussed his company's plans to set up a 'data factory' in Visakhapatnam.Mr Ram Po... |
| ‘Limit honorary doctorates to three’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST The State government has finally decided to put its foot down and issue regulations to all the Universities to limit the number of eminent personalities who will be conferred with honorary doctorat... |
| Mahila police station to come up in Udupi soon Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST After the Manipal gang rape incident in June, 2013, there was a vociferous demand by women's groups to have a women's police station either in Manipal or Udupi.This demand is set to fructify... |
| 1,470 children still out of school in Mysuru Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:51 PM PST As many as 1,470 children in Mysuru district, who were found to have dropped out of schools during a field survey carried out in December 2013, are still out of school.Out of the 5,921 child... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST 27 cases of suspected Kyasanur Forest Disease reported in Wayanad |
| Bomb kills one, injures another in Manipur Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:09 PM PST : Militants detonated a powerful foreign made bomb in Ukhrul district on Thursday killing one man and seriously injuring another.They were engaged in road construction work at Kasom sub divi... |
| CB-CID to probe Ranipet tragedy Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:28 PM PST Facing flak from all sides, the State government transferred the case of the Ranipet tragedy, which killed 10 tannery workers, to the Crime Branch-Central Investigation Department (CB-CID) on Thurs... |
| TNPCB invites suggestions on software Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has invited opinions and suggestions from industries and entrepreneurs on its Online Consent Management and Monitoring System (OCMMS) software for issue o... |
| Unit producing packaged drinking water sealed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST The plant was operating during night hours |
| ‘Efforts on to release 20 fishermen from Seychelles’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Union government is taking efforts to release 20 fishermen (13 from Kanyakumari district and seven from Kerala) from the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG), according to a press release from the Unio... |
| Redress pensioners’ gripes without delay: Collector Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Training for pay disbursement officers conducted |
| Calicut mini-marathon to be held on March 1 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST The sixth edition of the Calicut mini-marathon organised by students of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K), will be held on March 1 this year. The event, registration for which i... |
| Kizomba to hip-hop, learn it all right here Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST Bengalurians who have got the bug can choose from 15 international dances |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST The Madras High Court on Thursday permitted Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam to take out a procession and hold a public meeting at the Kolathur-Retteri junction here on February 7.Justice... |
| Surgery brings relief to infant with heart defect Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST Complicated operation took one-and-a-half hours |
| Samskrita Bharathi to conduct spoken Sanskrit class in Tirupur Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:36 PM PST Samskrita Bharathi will conduct spoken Sanskrit class at Shivaji Mandir, opposite K.N. Hospital, on Dharapuram First Street in Tirupur. According to a press release issued here by the org... |
| Medical students set to stamp on NOTA Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST Starting with the Delhi Assembly elections, 1,379 medical, dental and nursing students studying in Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) colleges have decided to not vote for any party but t... |
| I-T circular on nuns, priests upheld Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:17 PM PST The Kerala High Court on Thursday upheld a circular of the Income Tax Department instructing to deduct TDS from the salary being paid to priests and nuns working as teachers in aided educational in... |
| Compost from city waste ready for sale Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Demand for around 500 tonnes of compost currently |
| State Human Rights Commission issues notice to Collector, DMO Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued notices to the District Collector and the District Medical Officer, asking them to explain how garbage and dirty water from an overflowing canal,... |
| Micro observers to be appointed in Srirangam Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Micro observers are to be appointed for all polling booths for the Srirangam by-election to be held on February 13, Collector and District Election Officer K.S.Palanisamy said on Thursday.Th... |
| Reservation counter timings at Duvvada extended Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The timings of the computerised reservation counter at Duvvada Railway Station were extended with effect from February 1.The counter is now functioning from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in two shifts. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST The PM launched the Swachh Bharat campaign, but South Central Railway seems to be unaware. I recently travelled from Secunderabad to Hubli in train no.17320. Cockroaches, rats and mosquitoes were e... |
| Whistleblower’s moment of glory Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Lok Satta Udyama Samstha district unit on Thursday felicitated a farmer, G. Ravinder, for trapping of Village Revenue Officer S. Ravinder by the ACB officials for demanding and accepting bribe... |
| CPI(M) to seek probe into deal with GPL Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST CPI (M) city unit has decided to submit a memorandum to Public Accounts Committee Chairman Bhuma Nagi Reddy during its visit to Visakhapatnam on Friday seeking a probe into alleged irregularities c... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST The legacy of Rev. John Hands, a lesser-known missionary who spent more than three decades in Ballari, towards popularising Kannada among non-Kannadigas, especially the British, and establishing Ka... |
| Police form three quick response teams in Manipal Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST In light of the death of a student of Manipal Institute of Technology who fell from the fourth floor of a building on February 1, the district police have put in place new safety and security measu... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST The three-day 39th annual conference of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association (KOACON) will begin in Mysuru from Friday.Mysore Orthopaedic Surgeons' Trust (MOST) is hosting the conference at Sa.... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST About 570 gm of gold valued at Rs.15.90 lakh was seized from a passenger who arrived at the international airport here from Dubai by a Jet Airways flight, airport sources said. Mohammed Basheer, a... |
| Irrigation project workers on indefinite dharna Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:09 PM PST Over 30 temporary employees of Baghalati irrigation project in Ganjam district of Odisha are continuing indefinite dharna demanding that the State government make them permanent employees.Si... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:27 PM PST While opinion polls suggest the Aam Aadmi Party is surging ahead in the Delhi Assembly polls, all is not well for the outfit in Tamil Nadu. A group of party functionaries on Thursday claimed they w... |
| Coast Guard rally reaches Nagapattinam Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST The Coast Guard motorcycle rally on Thursday began its second leg of Chennai to Kanyakumari journey from Point Calimere.Collector S. Palanisamy flagged off the rally in the presence of Comma... |
| Warning against using high-security number plates Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Kanyakumari Superintendent of Police N. Manivannan, in a press release, warned of stringent action against vehicle owners using fake high-security registration number plates with 'IND' marking and... |
| Training in mobile servicing for differently abled Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST As many as 58 differently abled persons from Tiruvannamalai and Polur blocks received free mobile servicing training through Pudu Vazhvu Thittam (PVT), a rural livelihood programme of Tamil Nadu Go... |
| 5-year jail term for six DYFI workers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST : The Kozhikode Additional District Sessions court here on Thursday sentenced six workers of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) to five-year imprisonment and fine of Rs.10,000 each for... |
| BBMP is too slow in reclaiming encroached land: MLC Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:49 PM PST The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has reclaimed only 4.3 acres of encroached land in the city, while the total quantum of encroached area stands at 15.4 acres, worth Rs. 893 crore, goin... |
| For a sustainable alternative to drains Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:33 PM PST Even as government agencies build stormwater drains across the city, SWARAN, a citizens' network, is teaming up with voluntary organisations to oppose the move. The group claims that such structur... |
| BSNL case: nod for inquiry in jail Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST A CBI court here on Thursday granted permission to the CBI for interrogating three persons arrested in the BSNL exchange case in the jail for three days.Judge J. Krishnamoorthy allowed the C... |
| ‘Kongu Nattu Kalnadai Thiruvizha’ from today Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:33 PM PST Kongu Nattu Kalnadai Thiruvizha — 2015 (cattle fest), a two-day event, has been organised at Samathur on Pollachi- Valparai Road here on Friday and Saturday (February 6 and 7) by the Vanavarayar Fo... |
| Mamata tweets in support of Kejriwal Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST AAP BECOMES RALLYING POINT FOR NON-BJP, NON-CONGRESS PARTIES |
| Centre urged to set up more ESI hospitals Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The Government of Telangana has requested the Centre to set up more 50 to 100-bed ESI Hospitals in districts and a super speciality ESI Hospital at Nirmal.The request was made by Telangana M... |
| ‘Nothing wrong in selection of MGU Vice Chancellor’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST The government has informed Governor P. Sathasivam that there is nothing wrong in the selection of Babu Sebastian as Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University.The Governor, who is the Cha... |
| Politicians, officials ignored granite loot: HC Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:51 PM PST Anticipatory bail plea by six accused in granite scam case dismissed |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST Children aged between one and 19 years will be given a tablet for de-worming on February 10, which is being observed as the National De-worming Day.In a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissione... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:58 PM PST Coast Guard, Coastal police plug leaks in engine room of vessel |
| Steps on to bring back ailing NRI Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST : The First Secretary of the Indian High Commission in the Maldives, S.C. Agarwal, has given an assurance to expedite steps to bring back Nebisa Beevi, a 45-year-old woman from Poonthura, Thiruvana... |
| 1,906 tonnes of Amma Cement sold Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST About 1,906.30 tonnes of Amma Cement have been sold through the 18 outlets run by the TNCSC and the Rural Development Department in the district . The district has so far received 2,716.90 tonnes o... |
| Rail passengers advised not to approach touts Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST The Railways had introduced online reservation system for the convenience of rail users, who cannot buy tickets directly from railway reservation counters. The public are approaching unauthorised a... |
| Will this combination rule the ‘roost’? Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST In the film industry, it's about combinations of every kind. And this is the first time two production houses – the well-established Ushakiran Movies and First Frame Entertainments – are coming tog... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST SV University men's tennis team secured the third position at the national-level and first place in the south zone, at the All India Inter-University Tennis Men Tournament held at SRM University, C... |
| Mahesh Babu to adopt Burripalem Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu will adopt Burripalem, minor panchayat in Tenali rural mandal, according to his brother-in-law and Member of Parliament Jayadev Galla.The village is native pl... |
| Marathi Natya Sammelan begins today Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST Cultural festival is a tribute to Thackeray |
| National seminar on oral epics tomorrow Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST The Regional Resources Centre for Folk Performing Arts, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy and Academy of General Education are organising a national seminar on 'Oral Epics' and a book release function... |
| Mega textile cluster to come up in Srirampura Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Land has been identified at Srirampura in Mysuru for establishing a mega textile cluster.The Union government had already given its approval for setting up the textile cluster in Mysuru and... |
| No city for single men and women Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST Owners draw up new regulations for letting out apartments |
| NHRC issues notices on security of train passengers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:09 PM PST The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Odisha DGP and Railway Board chairman asking them to submit the action taken report within four weeks on last month's loot and atta... |
| OPS Cabinet’s maiden meeting today Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:26 PM PST For the first time since May 2011, the Cabinet will meet on Friday without the presence of Jayalalithaa, who was Chief Minister till September 27 last year. The previous Cabinet meeting was held on... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST K. Sethuraman (42) of Ellisnagar, Madurai, was allegedly found dead in a waterbody at Vellaram under Ottapidaram police limits on Thursday. According to police, the body was found with head injurie... |
| Joint campaign against spread of dengue fever Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST District Collector V. Dakshinamoorthy has asked students, and representatives of local bodies to join hands in creating an awareness about dengue fever, among the people.Speaking at an aware... |
| Antisocial elements under police scanner Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST District police have launched initiatives to control anti-social elements. Teams have been formed to keep a tab on movement and activities of history sheeted rowdies against whom cases of murder, e... |
| Process of getting TNPCB’s consent order goes online Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST From February 20 no manual applications will be accepted |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:19 AM PST Greek-Australian author, Christos Tsiolkas speaks with honesty about his deeply insightful writer's voice |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:16 AM PST U.K.-based Emily Parrish weaves together Norse mythology, Indian tales and fantasies from across the world. She tells Esther Elias what drew her to the craft and why storytelling matters in modern times |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:13 AM PST Shanthini Rajkumar chances upon flavourful jaggery and has great plans for it. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:13 AM PST Rema Kumar's saris are an ode to the country's rich textile tradition |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:12 AM PST Payal Jain goes on an indigo trail in her collection Indi Bleu being showcased in the city |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:11 AM PST Chef Rajesh Radhakrishnan traces the history of the pizza and talks about what is yet to come in the evolution of this world-famous course |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:10 AM PST It's the waft of warm baking bread that hits you first. Bang on Mahalingapuram Main Road, just as it curves towards T.Nagar, is cafe Igloo's latest offering, 'Woodfire Pizza', that promises you piz... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:10 AM PST An eatery that offers more than ambience and music |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:08 AM PST Eagle Boys Pizza, an Australian pizza chain outlet in Adyar, is a pocket-friendly hangout |
| Some are more equal than others Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:02 AM PST "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." A quote from 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell explaining disparities that exist in society. And everyd... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST After a short but successful stint in films, L. Vijayalakshmi became a Chartered Accountant. But dance remains her first love. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:58 AM PST Vani Ganapathy's 'Dwaram' is about people and their lives behind closed doors. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:57 AM PST Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha nurtures classical music in its own characteristic manner. The most enduring contribution of SSS is perhaps a keenness to spot musical talent from remote towns and possibly... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:55 AM PST From Carnatic to light, Bhavan's Pongal Music festival, in Coimbatore, had everything for its rasikas. B. Ramadevi writes. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST Stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata fascinated U.K-based storyteller Emily Parrish. Combining it with the Pandvani form of epic singing, she's created a new mash-up way to tell myths from the world over. |
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| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:51 AM PST The season saw yet another interesting performance by the dancing couple - Aswathi and Srikanth. It was indeed a treat to watch Aswathi blossom into a competent dancer, matching every perfect move... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:50 AM PST The most fascinating feature of a classical art form is that it gives an artist the freedom to pour out his or her imagination within a structured format. With reference to dance, a composition all... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:47 AM PST Contrary to the usually colourful and dramatic ensemble dance presentations was Mohiniyattom dancer Pallavi Krishnan's group performance that was monochromatic, slow and serene. While the attribut... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:47 AM PST European stunt riding champion and Red Bull athlete Aras Gibieza describes his India experience and the enthusiasm for the sport among Indian youth. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:45 AM PST The creative synergy between intricate techniques of handwork and Nature is the leitmotif of the North East handicrafts where the artisan creates an organic lifestyle out of cane and bamboo, grasse... |
| The many avatars of climate change Posted: 05 Feb 2015 09:23 PM PST Climate change has multiple manifestations that will impact each region differently |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:41 AM PST Shop at Shen's Farm and make your make-up kit and bathroom shelf a little greener |
| Centuries-old stone pillars unearthed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:41 AM PST A pair of stone pillars recently discovered in Madappuram near Madurai bears inscriptions dating back to the period of Raja Raja Chola I. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:40 AM PST Kali N. Ratnam and C.T. Rajakantham were a hit comedy pair. |
| ‘I am the best example of transience’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:35 AM PST As "Shamitabh" strikes theatres this week, Anuj Kumar speaks to Amitabh Bachchan about the fleeting nature of fame and the innovative spirit of Indians. |
| Quick five: Back in the limelight Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:31 AM PST There are many actresses who have made successful transition from movies to the mini screen. Nandini [Kausalya for the Tamil and Telugu film industries], one of the leading actresses in the lat... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:30 AM PST From posting 'selfies' and adorable pictures of babies and puppies to personal posts and motivational quotes, Facebook has come a long way |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:29 AM PST The ongoing Black History Month Film Festival showcases movies on community's history. |
| First Swine Flu death reported in Chhattisgarh Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:30 AM PST Chhattisgarh reported this year's first death due to Swine Flu on Thursday but the authorities refused to confirm the death citing "non –availability" of the government's lab reports. <... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:29 AM PST The much-loved vamp, Helen is known for her dances but few are aware of her struggle after coming to India as a Burmese refugee. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:27 AM PST Seasoned vocalist Suguna Varadachari's recent recital and lec-dem session in New Delhi was a rewarding experience for the city's students and lovers of Carnatic music. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:26 AM PST "Khata" and "The Case" reflected the elegance of dance theatre through stunning imagery, says Diwan Singh Bajeli. |
| KSTA honours DRDO ex-chief V.K.Aatre Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:25 AM PST The Karnataka Science & Technology Academy on Thursday honoured former top defence scientist Vasudev K. Aatre with the Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014. Bengaluru-born Dr... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:26 AM PST Flamenco dancer Bettina Castaño dances to the tune of world music |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:24 AM PST "Barefoot in Athens" is a stirring and thoughtful examination of the life of Socrates. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:24 AM PST The staging of 'Subhadraharanam' in Thiruvananthapuram was a study on perfection, where each artiste gave his best to make the play a spectacular success. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:24 AM PST 'Layam 2015', the state–level convention of SPIC MACAY, begins today |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:23 AM PST When the boundaries between patriotism and nationalism are fast crumbling, let's look back at Manto's cogent arguments for peace and non-violence. |
| Farmers urged to adopt modern methods Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:22 AM PST Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, Dr. Veerendra Heggade called upon farmers to carry out planned and systematic agricultural activities to get good yield and profit. After inaugu... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:21 AM PST By 1973 Rajesh Khanna had reached the pinnacle of glory. For the next few years, his popularity hit a plateau before plunging into a tailspin. Thus, even in 1974, the actor retained his Midas touch... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:19 AM PST From playing a negative role in the popular television show "Diya Aur Baati Hum" to winning the "Big Boss Halla Bol" trophy, Gautam Gulati's long journey is a mixed bag with controversies and a... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:18 AM PST Pallavoor Krishnankutty is that rare musician who does not merely pay lip service to his art. He has dedicated his life to music. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:17 AM PST James Fallon highlights that though psychopathic tendencies are rooted in genes, upbringing too plays an important part, writes Sudhamahi Regunathan |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:18 AM PST On the fledgling quizzing scene in Technopark. |
| Remembering the contribution of Rev. John Hands Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:17 AM PST The contribution and services of Rev. John Hands, a lesser-known missionary who spent more than three decades in Ballari, towards popularising Kannada among non-Kannadigas, especially the British... |
| One person dies of H1N1 in Bidar Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:04 AM PST One person has died of H1N1 and related complications, the district surveillance office for detection of communicable diseases said on Thursday. Baburao Khande, 52, was suffering from lung infecti... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:10 AM PST Classical dances of India reigned on the stage at the Nishagandhi Festival in the capital city |
| ‘I can’t stop singing, it’s my life’ Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:03 AM PST Vani Jairam's evergreen voice keeps her on song and defy the passage of time. |
| Pakistan dismisses charges against HC staffer in Bangladesh Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:01 AM PST Pakistan has dismissed as "baseless" the allegations against its High Commission staffer in Bangladesh who was asked to leave the country after being found indulging in terror financing including... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:59 AM PST Crisp words Yet another collection of very short stories from the author. Profound thoughts are condensed in lucid language in these brief tales. Pookkunnathinte Raha... |
| Sri Lanka to go ahead with Chinese-funded port city in Colombo Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:15 AM PST Backtracking from its pre-election announcement on scrapping the Chinese-funded port city in Colombo, the Sri Lankan Government on Thursday said it would go ahead with the $1.34-... |
| KRRS protests against irregularities in PDS system Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:13 AM PST Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) actists staged a demonstration at Tipu Sultan Garden, near Deputy Commissioner's office, here on Thursday protesting against the alleged irregularities in Publ... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:06 AM PST Aharnishi Prakashana releases two books on Sunday, Amrutha Nenapugalu is one of them |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:03 AM PST Bhagavatharu has organised 'Nityotsava Kavige' on February 8 to mark the 80 birthday of Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed. The event will begin with 'Nissar Ahmadara geethegalu' at 10 a.m. and go on till 8 p... |
| Lokayukta seeks suo motu powers to prosecute guilty officials Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:03 AM PST Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao has sought suo motu powers to prosecute officials arrested in disproportionate assets cases, without prior permission from the government. Mr. Rao, who chaired the... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:02 AM PST Attakalari India Biennial beginning today plans to give a big lift to contemporary dance in South Asia, writes Archana Nathan |
| Kolhapur Mayor, booked for graft, finally lands in ACB net Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:25 AM PST Trupti Malavi who became the first Mayor in Maharashtra to be arrested on corruption charge, was granted bail within six hours. |
| Bengaluru-based think tank to participate in Munich Security Conference Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:48 AM PST Are the Information Technology firms in the city safe from a Sony Pictures-like cyber attack? "The IT firms are vulnerable. Any breach in the data security of a major company, may lead to the enti... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:51 AM PST Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths trapped Metpally Prohibition and Excise Inspector T. Laxman Goud for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 45,000 from a liquor trader for doing official favo... |
| Three more swine flu deaths in Telangana; 39 victims so far Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:40 AM PST State government sees a decline in swine flu citing number of cases reported between January 30 and February 4. |
| Kulwant Roy’s works on display Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:34 AM PST An exhibition of photographs by legendary press photographer Kulwant Roy will open at Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad on February 7 and continue till February 28. His collection of photographs on Gandhiji and Nehru will be on display. The Hindu lensman Nagara Gopal takes a look at prepratations. |
| Mahesh Babu to adopt Burripalem village Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:36 PM PST Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu will adopt Burripalem, a minor panchayat in Tenali rural mandal, his brother-in-law and Guntur Member of Parliament Jayadev Galla has revealed. The village... |
| Gulbarga University forms panel to frame norms for honorary doctorate Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:01 AM PST Gulbarga University has constituted a three-member committee of education experts headed by former Karnataka University Vice Chancellor S K Saidapur to look into selection of eminent persons to be... |
| 45 seats for BJP, 25 for AAP in Delhi polls: Survey Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:17 AM PST The BJP is projected to get absolute majority in Delhi and win between 41-45 seats and AAP is likely to secure the second place, according to a survey by Research and Development Initiative (RD... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:13 AM PST Kadri Gopalnath and A. Kanyakumari stuck to popular kritis and ragas |
| Plan to set up feed mill on varsity campus to train farmers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:11 AM PST Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University plans to set up a feed mill on its Bidar campus to provide hands-on experience to students and farmers. It will demonstrate to farmer... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:02 AM PST T.K. Murthy remembers some of the magical moments of his career that is over eight-decades old. He says laya is part of raga and not disparate as it is commonly understood, writes Deepa Ganesh |
| KCR announces 43 pc fitment to State Govt staff Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:04 AM PST Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday announced the New Year bonanza, though late by a month, to the State Government employees with 43 per cent fitment in pay scales. The hike... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:59 AM PST Giridhar Udupa bags the Best Upa-pakkavadya award |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:52 AM PST Vidya Subramanian is an artist par excellence |
| Pakistan rangers fire along IB in Jammu Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:45 AM PST Pakistan rangers on Thursday resorted to firing along the International Border as Border Security Force (BSF) men were undertaking some work at a Border Out Post in Jammu district. "Pak r... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:42 AM PST Gautam Menon on his Yennai Arindhaal releasing today |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:40 AM PST At the seminar on Sitar Makers in NCPA Mumbai, there was hardly any doubt that an instrument maker has to understand the musician's 'dil ki baat' |
| Fishing nets turn death traps for turtles Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:39 AM PST Fishermen along Visakhapatnam coast indulge in group fishing by laying a long net on the shore, which leads to Olive Ridley turtles, an endangered species, getting caught and die in the process. The Hindu lensman K.R. Deepak captures the fishermen's activity. |
| Truck firebombed in Bangladesh, two killed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:37 AM PST Anti-government protesters allegedly firebombed a truck in northwestern Bangladesh on Thursday, killing two people in continuance of a spate of arson attacks.Two more people were critically... |
| Le Yucheng wants India to do more for Chinese companies Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:31 AM PST Red tape, security reviews hold back Chinese firms – envoy; Beijing excited about investment prospects in India; China has no problem with strong India-U.S. ties; China, India work on border dispute ahead of Modi visit to China |
| Solar, wind, nuclear power are sources of future, says MP Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:23 AM PST India is way behind the developed world in terms of per capita energy consumption and if we are to reach anywhere near the existing benchmark we have to expand the power generation capacities, Vis... |
| Maharashtra seeks inputs from experts for budget Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:21 AM PST Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar writes to FICCI, Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture and other organisations related to finance and planning. |
| Property tax collection drive in Mandya Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:04 AM PST The Mandya City Municipal Council (CMC) on Thursday launched a drive against defaulters of property tax. Commissioner N.M. Shashikumar, councilor M. Mahesh and CMC officials distributed pamphlets... |
| ACB traps Commercial Tax Officer Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:02 AM PST Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths caught Commercial Tax Officer (CTO) V.V.S.L. Prasad Babu while he was allegedly taking Rs.25,000 bribe from a rice mill owner in the district on Thursday. ... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:58 AM PST Trinamool Congress (TMC) president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made an appeal to the electors of Delhi to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (... |
| TS urges Centre to set up more ESI Hospitals in districts Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:58 AM PST The Telangana Government has requested the Centre to set up 50 to 100-bedded ESI Hospitals in districts and a super speciality ESI Hospital at Nirmal. The request was made by Telangana Minister fo... |
| Vanzara gets bail in Ishrat Jahan encounter case Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:43 AM PST A special CBI court here on Thursday granted bail to former Gujarat police officer DG Vanzara in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Mr. Vanzara, who is bailed out in th... |
| CPI (M) seeks probe into 2003 deal with GPL Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:39 AM PST CPI (M) city unit has decided to submit a memorandum to Public Accounts Committee Chairman Bhuma Nagi Reddy during its visit to the city on Friday seeking a probe into alleged irregularities commi... |
| French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:55 AM PST The leaders of France and Germany were carrying a new peace initiative to the Ukrainian and Russian capitals on Thursday, amid a flurry of high-level diplomacy to end what French President Francoi... |
| Kolkata Book Fair losing its charm Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:53 AM PST There is a feeling that the fair is no longer a celebration of literature and too much space is being taken up by political parties. |
| HC denies permission to Swamy to implead in Jayalalithaa's appeal Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:27 AM PST The Karnataka High Court on Thursday denied permission to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to present his arguments in the proceedings of the appeals filed by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa and... |
| Sri Lankan court bans LTTE leader Kumaran Pathmanathan from leaving country Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:28 AM PST A top LTTE leader, who is wanted in India in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, was on Thursday barred from leaving Sri Lanka by a court.Kumaran Pathma... |
| NSTL weapon development programme reviewed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:22 AM PST Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba reviewed the status of underwater weapons under development at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory here on Thursday. Vice Adm... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:21 AM PST Poor response and the failure on the part of the Youth Empowerment and Sports Department to invite the winners of the Youth Awards at the state and national level to the Annual Youth Mela in Kalab... |
| Taiwan plane crash: 24 victims identified Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:05 AM PST Twenty-four of the 31 people killed in Wednesday's TransAsia Airways plane crash in Taiwan have so far been identified, officials said.Flight GE235, en route to Kinmen from Taipei with 53 pa... |
| Stage set for All-India Marathi Natya Sammelan Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:03 AM PST The three-day mega cultural extravaganza "95th All-India Marathi Natya Sammelan 2015" of the Marathi Natya Parishad is all set to take off at the sprawling C.P. Ed. ground on Club Road here on Fri... |
| Vizag Port to nourish beach in March Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:54 AM PST With severe beach erosion shrinking the shoreline and raising public concern, Visakhapatnam Port Turst has decided to undertake beach nourishment near Kursura Submarine Museum next month. ... |
| Blow to Mamata: SC rejects plea to monitor Saradha probe Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:09 PM PST There is "no room" for the court to keep an eye on CBI, it said. |
| Will not let you down this time, Kejriwal Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:50 PM PST Making the most of the last day of campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal toured the entire New Delhi constituency from where he is contesting. Mr. Ke... |
| ‘Yennai Arindhaal’: Ending cop trilogy on a high Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:23 AM PST The Gautham Menon film leaves you feeling like having gone back to a well-known play you have enjoyed a few times over. But for one last time. |
| HC refuses Anbazhagan's plea to act as intervener or assist SPP Posted: 05 Feb 2015 02:21 AM PST The Karnataka High Court on Thursday denied permission to DMK leader K Anbazhagan to assist the Special Public Prosecutor in proceedings of the appeals filed by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalith... |
| Housewife murdered in Hyderabad Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:59 AM PST A stranger barged into the house of a temple priest and stabbed to death the latter's wife, who was alone at Maruthinagar of Chaitanyapuri colony here on Thursday. The victim Venkatalakshmi, 65, w... |
| Suggestion to bring back lottery opposed Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:49 AM PST The All-India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) and the All-India Mahila Sanskrutika Sanghatane (AIMSS) have condemned Karnataka State Planning Board Deputy Chairman C.M. Ibrahim's suggestion... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2015 02:18 AM PST A painter was found murdered in the open yard of a weekly market at YSR Nagar of Gabbilalpet in Jawaharnagar police station area on Thursday. Forty-five-year-old Ramchander bore bleeding wounds on... |
| China looking to induct three more aircraft carriers Posted: 05 Feb 2015 02:00 AM PST Analysts say Beijing is now focused on developing "floating airfields" following the 'Pivot to Asia' docrine of the US and the simmering disputes in South China Sea. |
| Social welfare officer in the dock Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:22 AM PST A social welfare department official has been accused of harassing girls at a department hostel in Ramanagar in the garb of an inspection. State Women's Commission has now conducted an in... |
| More than 150 protesters detained Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:39 AM PST Hundreds of people staged protests outside the Sacred Heart Cathedral to condemn the spate of attacks on churches in the capital. |
| In six decades, Santhals have turned away from agriculture Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:25 AM PST Study conducted by Anthropological Survey of India. |
| KGF BEML contract operators seek Defence Minister’s intervention Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:58 AM PST The contract operators of Bharat Earth Movers' Ltd (BEML) unit at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) staged a dharna in front of BEML technical gate on Thursday in support of various demands including regula... |
| Srinjay Bose resigns from Trinamool, Rajya Sabha Posted: 05 Feb 2015 02:00 AM PST Srinjay Bose, Rajya Sabha MP of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, who was released on bail on Wednesday in the Saradha scam case, has resigned from the party. He has also given u... |
| Women and Child Welfare department official suspended on corruption charges Posted: 05 Feb 2015 12:46 AM PST The State government has ordered suspension of A. Shakuntala, Deputy Director, Women and Child Welfare Department, Kolar, for her alleged involvement in largescale irregularities in the department... |
| Pune woman dies of swine flu, Maharashtra toll rises to 22 Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:34 AM PST The spectre of pandemic swine flu continues to haunt Maharashtra after Pune registered yet another death when a 43-year-old woman from Ambegaon Taluk succumbed to the lethal H1N1 virus on Wednesda... |
| IPS officer gets bail in Ishrat Jahan case Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:58 AM PST A special CBI court here on Thursday granted bail to suspended IPS officer P.P. Pandey in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case.Mr. Pandey's lawyer Nirupam Nanavati has contended that there... |
| Some factories sharing the same fate Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:07 AM PST The Cement Corporation of India (CCI), Adilabad unit, completely stopped cement production in 1998 after running for over a decade. It had 450 regular employees and workers and 1,000 workers on co... |
| Memories of Sirsilk haunt Kagaznagar Posted: 04 Feb 2015 11:35 PM PST With no sign of resumption of paper production at the Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd (SPM), the industrial town of Kagaznagar in Adilabad district, has come to be haunted by the nightmarish memories of th... |
| LIVE: Maken campaigns for Congress Posted: 04 Feb 2015 11:38 PM PST Congress leader Ajay Maken rallies for his party, as Delhi reaches the last day of campaigning. Our reporter Jatin Anand gives live updates 12: 30 pm: Ajay Maken... |
| Dera Sacha Sauda supports BJP in Delhi polls Posted: 05 Feb 2015 11:36 AM PST The Dera Sacha Sauda, headed by controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, has pledged its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The sect also urged its followers in Delhi to... |
| Black economy thrives unchecked Posted: 04 Feb 2015 11:24 PM PST With detected commercial tax evasion alone topping Rs.5,000 crore, government officials say it may not be possible to reach the bottom of the bottomless pit of black economy |
| Poverty brings them to Hyderabad factories Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:06 AM PST As 18-year old Mohammad Laddan from Gaya District in Bihar got to his seat in the train, he was wondering what it was that had attracted so much media attention. It was the end to his one-year sta... |
| Pollution Control Board officials suspended Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:59 AM PST The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has suspended three officials from Vellore following the SIDCO estate tannery disaster in Ranipet. S. Charles Rodriquez, Joint Chief Environmental E... |
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