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Malaysia top court upholds Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy conviction

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:22 PM PST

In the face of 'overwhelming evidence', the Malaysian opposition leader lost his last avenue for appeal and will go back to prison immediately

Seven children die in Bangladesh hospital

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:07 PM PST

Hospital authorities have formed a four-member panel to determine the cause of the deaths

Swiss Leaks show deposit by daughter of China's ex-premier

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:00 PM PST

Li Xiaolin held $2.48 million in a secret HSBC account in Switzerland, found the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

AAP’s win is Narendra Modi’s defeat, says Anna Hazare

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 09:55 PM PST

The social activist gave his best wishes to his former protégé and once-trusted lieutenant

AAP success "turning point" in political situation: Mamata

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 09:26 PM PST

"This is a victory for the people and a big defeat for the arrogant and those who are doing political vendetta & spreading hate among people," the West Bengal Chief Minister tweeted.

Delhi Assembly polls 2015: Live chat

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:34 PM PST

The Aam Aadmi Party appeared to be on its way to recapture power in the national capital with the party leading in 65 constituencies against 4 of BJP and 2 seats shared by INLD and SAD.

AAP supporters celebrate huge lead in early trends

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:36 PM PST

With early trends giving the party a massive lead over the BJP, hundreds of AAP supporters broke into boisterous celebrations with their signature poll tune 'Paanch Saal Kejriwal' blaring over lou...

Kiran Bedi says she will take responsibility for defeat

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:42 PM PST

With trends clearly showing a cleansweep by the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial nominee Kiran Bedi said she would take full responsibility for a defeat. Ms...

AAP wave sweeps Delhi

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:20 PM PST

The Aam Aadmi Party looked set to form government in Delhi, sweeping to power with an unprecedented win of over 50 seats in the 70-seat legislative assembly. The fledgling party did bette...

Delhi Poll trends: AAP leads in 66 seats, BJP ahead in 3

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 09:29 PM PST

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday appeared to be on its way to recapturing power in the national capital with the party leading in 66 constituencies out of 70 constituencies as against 3 of BJP and 1...

Obliged Bedi vows to work like a mother

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:03 PM PST

Even as a general sense of anxiety grips the city ahead of the Delhi Assembly election results, Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi enumerated a blueprint for her constitu...

AAP office gears up for the big day

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:03 PM PST

With exit polls hinting at a majority mandate for the Aam Aadmi Party, elaborate arrangements have been made at the party office in Patel Nagar.Most senior leaders, including convenor and ch...

Live: Will build a Delhi that everyone is proud of, says Kejriwal

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:42 PM PST

12:10 am: Shalimar Bagh final count aap leads 62327 bjp gets only 51132 12:09 am: Chandni Chowk AAP candidate Alka Lamba wins by 18,287 votes over BJP's Suman Gupta ...

Re-polling held at two booths

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:09 PM PST

Re-polling was held at two different polling stations on Monday, one each in the Delhi Cantt and Rohtash Nagar Assembly constituencies after anomalies were detected in the EVM machines.Delhi...

Maken takes “complete responsibility”

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:08 PM PST

On Monday, the eve of the results of the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly elections, Ajay Maken took "complete responsibility" for the Congress' overall poll performance.Sources said the fa...

Gujarat reinstates Pandey

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:30 PM PST

The IPS officer P.P. Pandey recently got bail in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

Tharoor to be questioned again

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Days after questioning Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon in connection with her mysterious death, Delhi police are likely to question former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor again. Mr. Tharoor w...

Visible change in health indicators, says Nadda

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday said the government was committed to improving the health indicators in the country which had shown a visible change in the past years...

1 killed as CRPF opens fire at protesters in J&K

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

One person was killed and another injured in the Palhalan area of north Kashmir on Monday when police and CRPF personnel opened fire on a group of protesters demanding that the mortal remains of A...

Girl beaten up for saying ‘no’ to surrogacy

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:56 PM PST

Pictures of a young woman being dragged by her hair on the Meerut road, carried by local newspapers, caused outrage here on Monday.The 22-year-old victim, a law student, said in her complai...

Counting for Delhi polls today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:51 PM PST

Exit polls have given the Aam Aadmi Party a decisive edge over the Bharatiya Janata Party, which have been in a direct fight against each other.

Plan to end Naxal-belt isolation

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:30 PM PST

The consensus at a high level meeting on Naxalism, chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Monday, evolved around better coordination and multi-pronged connectivity to affected areas...

Right to religion not above public morality: SC

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:28 PM PST

Confirming the sacking of a government servant for bigamy, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the fundamental right to religion did not include practices which ran counter to public order,...

Supreme Court worried over future of secularism

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:17 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Monday voiced concern over the future of secularism in the country. "India till now is a secular country… we don't know for how long it will continue to remain secul...

Let’s document our war history, says Jaitley

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:00 PM PST

Lamenting the lack of war documentation in India, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the country's war history needs to be popularised using the digital media...

Measures to tackle swine flu stepped up in Chennai

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 02:13 PM PST

With 118 cases of H1N1 (swine flu) reported so far this year and eights deaths in the State, the Health Department has stepped up preventive measures to tackle the virus, which has killed over 190...

2,000 years of history still lies unexplored

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 02:06 PM PST

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) gives up exploration midway and the Centre too has not released funds.

Berlinale: Interminable nothingness that makes us feel lost

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:05 PM PST

Terrence Malick's latest head-scratcher, Knight of Cups, practically dares us to make something of its narrative

Bangladesh crisis reaching ‘a point of no return’: ICG

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 12:56 PM PST

The International Crisis Group (ICG) has predicted that with daily violence, Bangladesh's political crisis is fast approaching the "point of no return" and said that it might "gravely destabilise"...

Black money list: Probe new names too, says SIT chief

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:22 PM PST

With the number of Indians in the HSBC Swiss account list turning out to be double that with the government, Justice M.B. Shah, chairperson of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Tea...

US suppliers still ‘sceptical’ about nuclear liability, says source

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:37 AM PST

The nuclear suppliers have not been able to evaluate in their entirety the FAQ-style notes supplied by the MEA.

JERC to conduct public hearing on February 17

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) will conduct a public hearing on multi-year tariffs for the 2015-18 period here on February 17.The JERC for the State of Goa and Union Terr...

Kasturirangan report: States get more time

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:11 PM PST

The State's opinion on the implementation of the controversial Kasturirangan report on the conservation of Western Ghats has to be submitted to the Centre by April 15. In a 'Chintan Shivir' involvi...

Employees go all out at sports tourney

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Enthusiastic participation in various indoor and outdoor sports events marked the 2nd Jain Moto Bike CREDAI Fairplay recently.Indoor and outdoor cricket, volleyball, throwball, table tennis,...

Illegal borewells near PAP main canal: farmers submit petition to Collector

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Seek action at the earliest to protect the standing crops in their fields

Court acquits man of rape charge

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of allegedly raping his neighbour, describing the evidence by the victim as a prevarication.According to the prosecution, the accused Mahesh h...

Showcasing a century of Indian art

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

For over 25 years, Gallerie Ganesha has been organising an annual exhibition titled, Old is Gold, which has been showcasing artists who were extremely good at what they did, but did not receive the...

Old Mattancherry bridge to be reopened

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Kumbalam-Aroor bridge in mid-April; PWD to permit cars, SUVs on old bridge

Draughtsman held

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A draughtsman, G. Anthonysamy (54), was arrested on a charge of demanding and accepting bribe money of Rs. 2,000 from a person to give him a few land related documents, at the Collectorate here on...

Aloysius College gets food processing unit

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Mangaluru-based St. Aloysius College has set up a pilot plant for processing of fruits and vegetables with the assistance of Union government.The College's Coordinator for the Department of...

Good Samaritans give boy a new lease of life

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Twelve-year-old Shalomon who had been suffering from a life-threatening liver disease has got a new lease of life, courtesy a team of doctors at KIMS hospital who managed to raise sufficient funds...

‘Anti-incumbency brewing against Modi govt.’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has said the results of the exit polls of the elections in New Delhi reflected the "anti-incumbency" that is brewing against Prime Minister Narendra Modi – le...

‘Stay put in Delhi and get special status’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

We'll support Naidu for sake of A.P.: Raghuveera

Tehsildar in ACB net

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Tehsildar of Bheemunipatnam S. Siddaiah was caught red-handed by the sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau for taking a bribe of Rs. 15,000 from two persons at his office on Monday.Based on a co...

TS Congress petitions rights panel

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:25 PM PST

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee leaders on Monday petitioned the State Human Rights Commission against the alleged attack on party president Ponnala Lakshmaiah during the padayatra they had ta...

Off to school with a smile

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Serving fine rice in school meals seems to have solved one of the key factors affecting the health of students, especially in the agency area schools. It has eliminated the problem of acidity and r...

Swine flu: 3 more hospitalised

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The condition of a 45-year-old man undergoing treatment for swine flu at a private hospital here continued to be critical on Monday and a nurse from Hyderabad who tested positive was admitted to th...

Farmers groups to stage protest

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Farmers associations will organise a nation-wide protest against the Union government's land acquisition ordinance on February 13.Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha leader Mallikarjun Swamy told...

There was an H1N1-related death in January too, reveals official

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

'Shortage of Tamiflu tablets in Yadgir district'

Mysuru civilian rifle association inaugurated

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Mysuru City Civilian Rifle Association, a unit of the Mysuru city police, was inaugurated in the city on Monday.Police Commissioner M.A. Saleem stressed the importance of the proper usag...

Kerala to roll out action plan for trauma care

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:32 PM PST

It will be used as reference plan across India

Won’t permit Mani to present budget: CPI

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

There is no question of permitting the 'tainted' Finance Minister K. M. Mani to present the annual budget as it would be a shame on literate Kerala, CPI State secretary Panniyan Ravindran has said....

Odisha to announce new industrial policy soon

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

More emphasis on soft infrastructure

Basic amenities yet to be provided: villagers

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Cinchona village, a part of the Doddabetta Panchayat near here, which was in the news a little more than a year ago following the killing of a man by a tiger a short distance away from its bus stop...

Plea to delist wild boar from protected list

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Farmers off Western Ghats complain of huge crop loss

Scared residents want ration shop in their midst

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Allege threat in neighbouring village where they buy goods

Water supply failure triggers protest by passengers

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Passengers irked by water inadequacy caused detention of Mumbai-Nagercoil Express Train at the Erode Junction for nearly three hours on Monday evening.The passengers were annoyed as the rail...

Remove display board

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

In some big temples, the board specifying that 'only Hindus are allowed inside the temple' is displayed although the rule is followed more in breach. The board creates an adverse impression. The HR...

CPI meet to explore new avenues of alternative front

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Communist Party of India's (CPI) Puducherry unit will conduct a two-day State conference to chalk out a new strategy to form an alternative political front in the Union Territory.Address...

Kej’s family, friends hum a happy tune

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

My husband and I are absolutely thrilled: Ricky's mother

City to get AMMAA weekly markets

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Products will be sold at a fraction of their retail prices

Khushbu’s presence at party meet raises eyebrows

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

After weeks of heightened tension, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) saw the different factions finally coming together for party work on Sunday. But the presence of actor Khushbu at the exe...

Forest College students’ protest continues

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Students of the Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, continued their protest for the 14t{+h}day on Monday urging the State Government to increase the quota of reservation of forest...

Balyan seeks more time

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

AAP leader fails to join probe into recovery of liquor bottles

Suzy begins a new life

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:21 PM PST

Rescued from Tirupati, blind elephant is on her way to conservation centre in Mathura

A true milestone for Indian Railways

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

It was on February 3, 1925, that the first electric locomotive with a 1,500 volt capacity lugged coaches from Victoria Terminus to Kurla on the Harbour line! But many people only remember coal-fire...

4.4 kg of gold seized

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Officials of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit at the Cochin International airport here on Monday foiled two attempts to smuggle in gold and seized a total of 4.4 kgs of the precious metal worth Rs...

Cancer among women on the rise

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Incidences of cancer among women is found to be increasing as more cases are coming to light in Madurai district.Breast cancer and cervical cancer would have gone undiagnosed at an early sta...

Awareness programme on library network

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Mangalore University Library will organise an awareness programme on 'Shodhganga' at the university on February 12.'Shodhganga' is a digital repository for submission of electronic version o...

Vehicle thefts: siblings held

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Parassala police on Sunday arrested Lipin, 29, and Rejin, 31, siblings, the former on charge of stealing vehicles and the latter, of dismantling it for sale.N. Jayakumar, Deputy Superint...

APGenco inks pact with NBPPL

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

The NTPC BHEL Power Projects Pvt Ltd, joint venture of Maharatna public sector undertakings NTPC and BHEL, has entered into a memorandum of understanding for supply of spare parts of coal handling,...

Two taken into custody in job racket case

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Two persons were taken into custody by the police in connection with the job racket fraud, in which 13 youth from Visakhapatnam district have been detained in Malaysia for overstaying, in S. Rayava...

Coastal erosion: IIC offers expertise for aerial survey

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

IIC Academy, learning wing of IIC Technologies specialising in education and R&D in geospatial services, has offered its expertise for conducting aerial survey of coastal erosion in Andhra Pradesh.

Shabbir gesture to mosque staff

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Deputy CLP leader in Telangana Legislative Council, Mohammed Ali Shabbir has come to the rescue of the staff of the historic Makkah Masjid and Royal Mosque at Public Gardens by offering to clear th...

TRS colluding with sand mafia: BJP

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

BJP State president G. Kishan Reddy has alleged that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government has been encouraging the sand mafia in the State and failed to arrest illegal mining.Speak...

Aurobindo Pharma staff injured in lathicharge

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Agitation of Aurobindo Pharma employees at Srikakulam Collectorate turned violent with the tussle between the protesters and police personnel that lasted for more than one hour on Monday. Three per...

Tahsildar surrendered to CCLA

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Collector K.V. Ramana issued orders on Monday pertaining to surrender the services of Lingala tahsildar C.V. Prabhakar Reddy to the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Hyderabad, on the char...

Trading centre becomes a sweet deal for raisin farmers

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The raisin trading centre, which began its formal operation recently, is giving a platform for farmers and raisin buyers of the districts and the neighbouring States.Being the first-of-its-k...

Grammy-winning album ‘Winds of Samsara’ has a Belagavi connection

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Winds of Samsara by Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman which won a Grammy for the Best New Age Album also has a connection to the border district of Belagavi.Keerthy Naraya...

Pilot socio-educational survey gets off to start

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The pilot socio-educational survey began here on Monday. Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha inaugurated the survey by collecting information from the house of Mayor R. Lingappa in Saraswathipuram, which...

Keep spiritual issues off courts: Aphrem II

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Victory in spiritual matters should not be achieved through civil courts, Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church Ignatius Aphrem II has said.The Patriarch was addressing a meeting held at t...

Award for writer

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Eminent writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair has bagged the O.M.C. Narayanan Namboodiripad Memorial Devi Prasadam Trust's award for literature for 2015.Sanskrit expert C.M. Neelakandan, Vedic scholar...

Jaundice spreads to other areas in Cuttack

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

: Belated though, the district administration here has admitted that jaundice is fast spreading in the city as over 60 cases have already been detected in different places. Taking stock of the situ...

Organic farming in novel way

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Though born into an agrarian family, K.P. Subramanian (68) of Athimarathottam hamlet, a postgraduate in Economics, till recently was better known in the social circles in Tirupur knitwear cluster a...

Encroachments removed in Thanjavur

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Civic body officials launched a major encroachment removal exercise to clear illegal occupation of roadsides on four major streets here on Monday.Officials led by Commissioner T. Kumar start...

Stop coffee estates from tapping pond water, say Sirumalai farmers

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Farmers of Sirumalai have appealed to the district administration to stop large-scale tapping of water stored in Pandian Theppam, a traditional major water source at Pazhaiyur on the hills, by coff...

Couple set themselves ablaze; woman dies

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

A couple set themselves ablaze at their relative's house in Gatahalli near Hebbugodi on Sunday. While the woman succumbed to injuries, the man is battling for life at Victoria Hospital. The couple...

Left sees red in scheme of cash instead of rice

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will conduct agitations on February 13 against the ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC) government for having announced cash assistance instead of free rice.

Woman held for robbery

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

City police arrested a woman for robbing a man after drugging him at his house.The arrested has been identified as Sapna (38), a resident of Muneshwar layout, R.T. Nagar. Police have recover...

No more shaming of tax defaulters

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The civic body has instructed its revenue department officials to suspend its practice of shaming property tax defaulters following protests from residents.In March 2013, the civic body bega...

Accused consumes poison in front of police station

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

A man who was arrested in connection with a murder and released on bail consumed poison in front of the Ramanathapuram Police Station during the late hours of Sunday. He was admitted to Coimbatore...

“One Billion Rising” is here

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

"One Billion Rising," a global action plan that involves a billion activists in over 207 countries coming together to dance, sing and raise their voice to end violence against women and girls – had...

Swine flu claims two more lives

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A 65-year-old man from Godavarikhani, Karimnagar, succumbed to swine flu complications at a corporate hospital in Hyderabad taking the overall fatality toll to 53. According to doctors, the decease...

Winds of change in new age music

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Kochi native makes a mark at Grammy Awards

Jain monument, a haven for anti-social elements

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

While the district is home to a number of Jain inscriptions and sculptures in various hillocks, the historically significant spots are not maintained well. Among the 14 Jain monuments in Tirupparan...

KPCC not for immediate action against Hemanath

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Hemanath meets Parameshwara, apprises him BHP's background

around the city

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Power supply disruption

Power supply to areas under the Fort section of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) such as Powerhouse Road, Marakkada, the Sabhapathi Kovil st...

Land pooling may end up in litigation, says Yechury

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

CPI (M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury has said the State government's move to forcibly acquire lands from farmers in the name of construction of the capital is likely to end up in litigation.

An informative lecture on Annamayya’s life

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

In an informative lecture-demonstration on life and works of saint composer Annamayya, noted musicologist and secretary of the Madras Music Academy Pappu Venugopala Rao on Monday elucidated the var...

Call for united fight to stall disinvestment in PSUs

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

INTUC national president G. Sanjeeva Reddy on Monday called for unity among trade unions to stall the NDA Government move on disinvestment of RINL and other profit-making public sector units.

TS tells court it is rethinking on FAST

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:26 PM PST

The Telangana State Government informed the Hyderabad High Court that it was rethinking on implementation of Financial Assistance to the Students of Telangana (FAST) scheme meant for fee reimbursem...

First Bidar-Mumbai train to be flagged off today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:26 PM PST

Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, will flag off train no. 11075/11-76 LTT Mumbai-Bidar-LTT Mumbai express via Kalyan, Kurdwadi, Latur Road and Bhalki, the first train connecting Bida...

Ruia Hospital nurse diagnosed with swine flu-like symptoms

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A staff nurse working in the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) ward of the Ruia Hospital has been diagnosed with flu-like symptoms much to the concern of the hospital staff.The nurse was att...

More flights need of the hour

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Traffic from the city airport growing and it was nearly one lakh during 2014

Six-day drive against filariasis begins

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Chairperson of the Zilla Panchayat Standing Committee on Health and Education Sunanda Raviraj Koravi launched the six-day mass drug administration drive to arrest the spread of filariasis in Kalabu...

7,500 take part in army rally

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Nearly 7,500 youth participated in the army recruitment rally organized by the Indian Army at the District Stadium here from February 4 to 8.Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Col. Vish...

Another feather in Mysuru’s cap

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A cold storage plant for preserving silkworm eggs was inaugurated by Minister of State for Textiles (Independent charge) Santosh Kumar Gangwar at the CSB's (Central Silk Board) Vidyaranyapuram silk...

CITU: settle coir workers’ stir

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

The CITU State committee has urged the government to initiate talks to settle the indefinite strike by coir workers. In a statement here on Monday, CITU State general secretary Elamaram Karim said...

Cinema

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Film City (4060002): Aadu oru bheekara jeeviyanu (Mal., 6 shows), Yennai Arinthan (Tamil, 9 shows), I (Tamil, 3 shows), Mili (Mal., 2 shows), Picket -43 (Mal., 4 shows), Mariy...

No rift, says Congress

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

The Congress on Monday dismissed as 'media creation" reports that there was a rift within in Haryana as former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state party Chief Ashok Tanwar held separate...

Bank employees stage agitation

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Bank employees from sub-staff rank to Scale III managers, affiliated to United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), staged a demonstration here on Monday to protest against the delay in finalising the new...

New dairy plant in Namakkal

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

To provide training in value addition of milk, and preparation of milk products, a new dairy plant was inaugurated at the Veterinary College and Research Institute here recently.It is funded...

Farmers apprehensive of proposed sanctuary

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

: Hundreds of farmers, mostly coffee growers and horticulturists, in lower Kodaikanal hill took out a rally at Thandigudi on Monday against bringing it under the proposed sanctuary. They fear it wo...

Five youth arrested

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The police arrested five youth in Kadakathur here, after a verbal altercation spilled off into a physical duel between the youth of two communities here on Monday. The incident pertained to some yo...

Students, advocates boycott classes, court

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Students of Government Arts College, Tiruvannamalai and Advocates of Tiruvannamalai expressed their solidarity with the students of Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai by different modes of protest o...

Puducherry AIADMK cadre lock welfare office

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Deputy Leader of All Anna Dravida Munntra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Legislature Party A. Anbalagan and his supporters on Monday staged a protest by locking the office of the Adi Dravida Welfare Department....

Two children charred to death

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Two young children were charred to death as the cot they were sleeping on caught fire due to an electric short circuit in their house at Lakshman Rao Nagar, near Adugodi, on Monday evening. Their m...

Chinese national quizzed over drone

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers, on Monday, questioned a Chinese national who was detained by the city police for operating a drone on the Marina, on Sunday evening.According to the police...

French nationals injured

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Two French nationals, including a woman, escaped with injuries after the autorickshaw in which they were travelling lost balance and fell on its side near Race Course Police Station on Sunday. The...

DU holds elections to Academic and Executive Council

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

While the keenly contested assembly elections had the entire city coming out in droves to vote, the Delhi University concluded its own keenly contested Academic and Executive Council elections this...

Uninor in expansion mode

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Mobile service provider Uninor on Monday announced that it would expand its footprint in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with the addition of 624 more cell sites and an additional investment of about...

U.S. city invites start-up entrepreneurs from State

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Million sq.ft. of office space awaiting ventures, says Menlo Park Mayor

Deworming tablets for six lakh school children today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

In a new initiative, nearly six lakh school children in Madurai district will be given deworming tablets to mark the National Deworming Day on February 10 (Tuesday).Health and School Educati...

Airport to get operations control centre

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

It will be the second airport, after Chennai, to have the facility in the South

Defer by-poll, says BJP

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Alleging that the model code of conduct was being blatantly violated by the ruling AIADMK, the BJP on Monday sought the postponement of the by-poll to the Srirangam Assembly constituency.The...

Schools upbeat, foresee surge in admission

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

School managements in Andhra Pradesh are upbeat. A forecast of surge in admission in the wake of migration of a large number of families from Telangana State to Andhra Pradesh in the approaching ac...

Swine flu: ‘children need good protective measures’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Children, like aged persons and pregnant women, have less immunity and parents should take good care to prevent them from being affected by swine flu.Children below two years are considered...

MRPS activists stage protest

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Activists owing allegiance to the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) district committee took out a protest rally in Khammam on Monday resenting the recent dismissal of former Deputy Chief Min...

All roads lead to Vemulawada

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

With the annual Mahashivaratri festival scheduled to be held on February 17, the pilgrim rush has swelled considerably at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Devasthanam in Vemulawada of Karimnagar district...

Tirupati bypoll: Cong. cadres to skip campaign

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A day ahead of the expected visit of Pradesh Congress Committee president N. Raghuveera Reddy for the by-election campaign, the Congress suffered a jolt, with the local leaders finding fault with t...

Visakhapatnam today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Andhra Music Academy: 15{+t}{+h}annual music and dance festival, Vocal by J. Meghana and party, 6 p.m., "Ateetam," music ensemble by Basavaraj Sivaramakrishna and party, 6.30...

‘Award is for music from the heart’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

City-based music composer Ricky Kej, who bagged the Best New Age Album trophy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for the album 'Winds of Samsara' on Sunday in Los Angeles, U.S., spoke to

‘Rail Minister should start new trains, provide funds’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries has demanded that the Railway Minister take appropriate measures to start new trains and provide adequate funds for the projects, which we...

Varahi: priority to land acquisition

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

10 hectares of 39 hectares of contentious land cleared

Three-day workshop on astronomy, astrophysics

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A three-day workshop on astronomy and astrophysics will be conducted by the Department of Physics and Mathematics, St. Philomena's College, in the city from February 11.The workshop will cov...

KC(Jacob) plea to reject report

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

Kerala Congress (Jacob) vice president Daisy Jacob has urged the Central government to reject the Meenakumari Committee report on the fisheries sector.In a statement here on Monday, Ms. Jaco...

Akhilesh presents Yash Bharti awards

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

Classical singer Shubha Mudgal , actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, journalist Vinod Mehta, Sufi singer Rahat Ali Khan Sabri, wrestler Alka Tomar, playback singer Kailash Kher, Urdu poet Bekal Utsahi, musi...

6,000 olive ridley eggs collected

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The forest department has collected as many as 6,000 olive ridley eggs from the coast and sent them to hatcheries in different parts of the State.Forest Range Officer V.Gobinath said as oliv...

Work on bridge near surplus sluices to be over by July

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Of the nine column pillars, six have already been raised

Procurement centre opened at Pallipalayam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

To help paddy farmers during kharif season

College student drowns

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

A 19-year-old college student was suspected to have drowned in a farm well in Shoolagiri on Monday. The victim, A.Praveen, a second-year student of a private college in Shoolagiri, had along with 1...

Municipal staff held for swindling

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The District Crime Branch, Vellore, arrested Guru Srinivasan, junior assistant in the Vaniyambadi Municipality, on Sunday on a charge of having swindled government funds meant for the ongoing Combi...

Compensation for riot victims soon

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:12 PM PST

Seven-member committee to oversee payment, submit report

Five-year-old sexually assaulted

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Less than a week after a three-year-old girl was sexually abused by a 70-year-old in Kuruvinatham, another case of child rape was reported from Alankuppam on Sunday.A five-year-old girl was...

Confusion reigns on Mysuru Road

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Confusion reigned supreme on the busy Mysuru Road on Monday morning, as thousands of vehicles inched forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic as a result of traffic diversions put in place by the city t...

Corporation tax collector stabbed

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

A tax collector of the Chennai Corporation was attacked by a medical shop owner and his aide in Pulianthope on Monday morning.The victim had gone to collect property tax arrears of Rs. 23,00...

8.7 kg gold recovered

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

The city police have recovered 8.7 kg gold and Rs. 32 lakh from the gang that that attacked employees of two gold smithies at Ponnaiya Rajapuram here on January 31.A senior police official s...

Soon, special hostel for Northeast students in JNU

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Jawaharlal Nehru University's plans to open a special hostel for Northeast students received an impetus on Monday when the Minister of State for the Development of North Eastern Region Dr. Jite...

Fayazuddin: the architect behind Ravindra Bharathi

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

As the new Telangana government decides to replace Ravindra Bharathi with another structure and change the face of our city in other areas, I would like to remember and place on record the accompli...

No breakthrough in cocaine case

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Even as the five-day police custody of the five accused in the cocaine case is set to end on Tuesday, investigation in the case appears to have reached a dead end with the police yet to get any sig...

Bank employees to go on a four-day strike

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Voicing their dissent against the 13 per cent wage revision offered by the Indian Banks Association (IBA), members of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) Madurai staged a protest outside the Can...

Leopards spotted on the outskirts

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Two leopards are reportedly moving on the outskirts of the city, and they have been sighted at Uchila and Surathkal.The Forest Department has been receiving information from people about the...

AIADMK is desperate, says Stalin

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Accusing the ruling AIADMK of trying to win the Srirangam Assembly by-election by whatever means available, DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin on Monday questioned the purpose of Chief Minister O. Panneerse...

e-Governance solutions soon for urban local bodies

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Project aims at helping them in effective functioning

It’s fun with paper

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Iris folding technique engages children in an exciting task

‘Language diversity has been better preserved’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh volume of the People's Linguist Survey of India (PLSI), carried out by the Baroda-based Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, will be released in the city on Febr...

Six held for ‘kidnapping’ contractors

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The police arrested six activists of CPI ML (New Democracy) for their involvement in the kidnap of contractors at Manubothulagadda village of Khanapur mandal in the district on February 1.DS...

HC takes action on common man’s plea

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A representation of a common man has garnered the interest of the High Court, becoming a trend setter of its kind in Anantapur district. A school teacher, Peddanna, had written to the Chief Jus...

‘Winds of Samsara’ has Belagavi link

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman's Winds of Samsara, which won a Grammy under the Best New Age Album category, has a connection to Belagavi.Keerthy Narayan, music arranger...

Creating awareness on soft-loan scheme

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Karnataka State Minorities Development Corporation has been organising awareness programmes in all districts about soft-loan facilities available to those students intending to join professiona...

Pejawar Mutt to perform ‘Akki Muhurta’ tomorrow

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The Pejawar Mutt would be performing the 'Akki Muhurta', the second of the preliminaries, before the next Paryaya festival here on February 11.Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt will asc...

K.R. Mills ex-employees submit memorandum

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Ex-employees of the now defunct K.R. Mills submitted a memorandum to Union Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar here on Monday, seeking compensation to all erstwhile employees.<...

KSFE branches in all districts

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

Finance Minister K.M. Mani has said that branches of the Kerala State Financial Enterprises (KSFE) will be opened in all panchayats in the State. Inaugurating the draw of lots of the 'Bhagyavarsha'...

Do resource assessment, State told

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:34 PM PST

Planning Board scrutinises DPR for Rs.6,728-crore Light Metro project

Hooda too sounds dissidence bugle

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

The similarities are unmistakable. Exactly a fortnight after former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh took on the State Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa by organising a rally against drug...

Four bronze idols found

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

They are idols of Amman, Lord Nataraja and Perumal

Mahasivratri fete begins

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The 12-day Mahasivaratri festival began at the Ramanathaswamy Temple here on Monday with flag hoisting.Hundreds of devotees thronged the temple to offer worship on the opening day of the fes...

Eco-tour helps student know endangered species

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

It was a rare and unique opportunity for 18 students from various government schools in the district to visit Yercaud and get a glimpse of endangered plant species.Under the National Green C...

A commitment to entertain creatively

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The flamboyant personality of Rajesh Vaidya may have drawn a large crowd to the Lakshmi Sundaram Hall on the eighth day of the Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam's anniversary celebrations, but it was...

Woman commits suicide a few days after marriage

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A young woman committed suicide a few days after her wedding.Janani (26), daughter of Dhasarathan, a resident of Polur Road, married Sivakumar (29) of Endhal village near here on February 5....

Runners from Ethiopia, Kenya for Calicut Mini-Marathon

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Sixth edition of event to be held on March 1

Man attacked

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

A 40-year-old man was attacked with weapons in front of his house at TV Nagar here on Monday.Police sources said a four-member gang barged into the house of Kakku alias Prabhu, a painter and...

Two drown

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The bodies of two youth who drowned at Chunchi Falls at Sathanur were found on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Pradeep Joshi (18) and Ravi Kumar M. (19), both residents of Adithya Naga...

Party goes to police against Hindu groups

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Members of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam's (DVK) Chennai wing, on Monday afternoon, approached the office of the commissioner of police demanding action against Hindu groups who have threatened agai...

Exhibition on renewable energy and electrical products

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Coimbatore District Small Industries Association and Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency will organise Elektrotec 2015 and Renergy exhibitions here from February 13 to 16.President of the a...

IMA highlights glaring gaps in treatment of mental health

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Highlighting the fact that there are glaring treatment gaps when dealing with mental health issues the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday announced that it will be encouraging activities to...

Waste to be segregated by residents in SCB areas

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) will soon take up solid waste management, requiring residents to segregate wastes at the household level.SCB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sujatha Gupta i...

High Court declines Biju’s plea

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday declined a plea of Biju Ramesh, president of the Kerala Bar Hotels Association, who had raised bribery charges against Finance Minister K.M. Mani...

Protesters arrested

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Members of the Adi Tamilar Peravai were arrested after staging a protest outside the District Collectorate premises here on Monday.The protestors demanded that encroachments be removed at L....

Protest against MRPL coke unit

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Activists of Nagarika Horata Samithi led by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a demonstration in front of the Mangalore Refinery and Petroleum Limited (MRPL) to urge the government...

‘Arivalayam’ children rock on stage

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The anniversary celebrations of 'Arivalayam', a special school and vocational training centre run by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Tiruchi at Kailasapuram for the benefit of special child...

ALC national film festival from March 11

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Students of the Department of Visual Communication and Animation (Viscom) of Andhra Loyola College (ALC) and staff will organise a national film festival on the institute premises from March 11 to...

Try these tips to manage stress

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A simple relaxation technique followed by meditation will work wonders to soothe your senses. Yoga helps in mastering the art of emotional intelligence. Practising asanas regul...

Land owners in capital region allege harassment by police

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Land owners of river front unwilling to part with their fertile lands in the notified capital region have alleged that harassment by the police had created a sense of fear and panic in the villages...

Devotees throng Lingamanthula temple

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A few thousands of devotees visited the Durajpalli Lingamanthuala Swamy temple to offer prayers to the presiding deity on third day of biannual celebrations here on Monday.The women offered...

‘Biotech can offer solution to viral fevers’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Dy. CM calls for research to provide immediate relief to people

GPS devices to track PDS trucks: Minister

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Minister for Civil Supplies Paritala Sunitha said on Monday that trucks carrying provisions under Public Distribution System would be fitted with GPS tracking devices. The State government has orde...

2,000 years of history still lies unexplored

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) gives up exploration midway and the Centre too has not released funds

‘Improve reputation of govt. schools, hospitals’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Meera Saksena, Chairperson (in-charge) of Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, has stressed the need for improving the reputation of government schools and hospitals.Presiding over a mee...

Byndoor-Kasaragod passenger train flagged off

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The Mookambika Road Byndoor-Kasaragod-Mookambika Road Byndoor passenger train (Train No. 56665/56666) was flagged off amidst a lot of fanfare here on Monday.B.S. Yeddyurappa, Shimoga MP, and...

Ragging: SP told to take action

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb has asked the Superintendent of Police, Palakkad, to take stern action against those involved in the ragging incident at MES College, Kalladi.A press note f...

SYS march in Malappuram tomorrow

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

A highway march being taken out throughout the State as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Sunni Yuvajana Sanghom (SYS) will reach the district on Wednesday.The march will enter...

Government committed to improving health indicators, says Nadda

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:18 PM PST

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda on Monday said the government was committed to improving the health indicators in the country which had shown a visible change in the past years...

Parking lots

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Prime Minister's dream project "Clean India" will never materialise if vehicles are allowed to park in front of houses and offices. Our road margins, pavements, and water channels are freely en...

Coast Guard’s rally leaves for Kanyakumari

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

'Day at sea' celebrated in Tuticorin

International Earth Science Olympiad

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The entrance examination for International Earth Science Olympiad 2015 will be held at Periyar University here on February 14.A release from the university said that International Earth Scie...

Distribution of applications stopped

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Verkodu Parish Church, organising the annual Katchatheevu festival, has stopped distribution of applications on Sunday, two days ahead of the last date as pilgrims have already booked 100 mecha...

Police use water cannons, teargas on BJYM activists

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

They try to barge into civil station premises

Govt. offers support for start-ups

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Objective is to become a 'bio-economic' centre of the world: Chief Minister

Experts call for awareness on rearing birds

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Do you know that macaws love pasta and lories and lorikeets are fond of honey. Yes, they are all birds.And if you are a bird lover, interested in breeding chicks, then it is essential you kn...

Hair donation initiative to help cancer patients

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

In a bid to help cancer patients who lost their hair due to chemotherapy, Green Trends Unisex Hair and Style Salon on Monday launched an initiative to seek hair donations for cancer patients.

Plan to expand power loom upgradation scheme to more clusters

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The In-Situ Upgradation Scheme for Plain Power Looms has been extended to Salem and Erode power loom clusters and enables weavers modernise the plain power looms, according to Textile Commissioner...

Officials to ‘adopt’ wards

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Senior officials in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) have been assigned two wards each to make sure sanitation in those areas was up to the mark.SDMC Commissioner Puneet Kumar Go...

SI sent to jail for graft

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The Judge for ACB cases sentenced Sub-Inspector of Humayunagar police station Hari Krishna Bhupathi to two years rigorous imprisonment and also asked to pay a fine of Rs.10,000 for demanding and ac...

Govt. can allow land reclamation for education purposes: HC

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The Kerala High Court has held that education falls within the meaning of public purpose for which the government can allow reclamation of paddy land or wetland by exempting it from the Kerala Cons...

Four persons killed in accidents

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Four persons were killed in separate road accidents reported in the city and rural areas on Monday.In the accident reported under Austinpatti police station limits, a flower farmer K. Dharma...

NIT-T students join ‘PROBE 2015’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Students of National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi, were exposed to the technical know-how of making a spacecraft at a technical symposium, 'PROBE 2015,' organised by the Electronics and Communi...

State will unveil tourism policy by Feb.-end: CM

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said that the government would unveil tourism policy in Tirupati by this month-end.In a review meeting conducted on the upcoming tourism projects at State...

Blood donated

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

About 300 units of blood was collected during a camp organised by the Suraktha team of Generation Yuvaa, an GO of students, on Sunday.The NGO is primarily engaged in eradicating child beggin...

Jagan case: properties worth Rs. 53 cr. attached

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:23 PM PST

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday attached three properties worth Rs. 53 crore belonging to industrialist I. Syam Prasad Reddy provisionally in the quid pro quo investments case against...

42 graduates selected in job mela

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

As many as 42 unemployed graduates were selected in the job mela conducted under the aegis of the Indira Kranthi Patham (District Rural Development Agency) at Vagdevi College here on Monday....

‘Mata Pita Pujotsavam’ organised in Ongole

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Over 400 students of the Montessori Public School performed puja to their parents and honoured them during the 'Mata Pita Pujotsavam' organised under the banner of the Sanatana Dharma Prachara Sami...

Poultry sector in doldrums

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

NECC seeks agriculture status, electricity tariff concession

Kempanna panel term may be extended

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:11 PM PST

The Kempanna Commission probing the alleged corruption and illegalities during the notification of the re-modified scheme of the Arkavathi Layout is likely to seek a six-month extension, which sour...

Pilot survey begins in Haveri district

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Minister for Cooperation and Sugar H.S. Mahadeva Prasad launched a pilot survey for the social and educational census, being conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission at Nelogal...

‘State should provide funds for railways’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

B.S. Yeddyurappa, MP and the former Chief Minister, on Monday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was not cooperating with the Union Railways Ministry by not providing funds from the State for de...

Essay competition

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

As part of International Women's Day, Social Work Department of the Central University of Kerala (CUK) is organising an essay competition on Role of Men in Women Empowerment.The essay, in En...

AICC’s second leg interaction with leaders begins today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Mukul Wasnik and AICC secretary Deepak Babaria will begin the second leg of their interaction with party leaders in various districts from Tues...

Cooperative sector will see timely changes: Minister

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Timely changes will be brought about in cooperative laws in the State after considering the opinion of stakeholders, said Minister for Cooperation C.N. Balakrishnan.After inaugurating the of...

Ashutosh’s cremation case hearing adjourned

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:18 PM PST

A Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday allowed the petitions filed by four women disciples of the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan and adjourned till March 19 the matter of cremation of...

Gujarat Ecology Commission team in Vedaranyam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

A 31-member team from Gujarat Ecology Commission led by the Field Manager, Lomesh, visited Vedaranyam to assess the performance of Society for Integrated Central Zone Management programmes of M.S....

Bank employees flay forum

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Condemning the Indian Banks' Association for failing to address their "genuine demands", bank employees staged a demonstration here on Monday.Over 200 employees participated in the demonstra...

Ensure security at banks, say police

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The rise in burglaries at banks, and ATMs across the country has prompted the police here to ask all bank branches to ensure foolproof security.In Salem district, burglars attempted to break...

A first-of-its kind green initiative

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Solar power to light up Tuticorin Collectorate

Traffic to be diverted

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Vehicular traffic will be regulated on the Payyoli - Perambra road to take up tarring works at Meyppayyur town from Tuesday. Vehicles from Meyppayyur to Perambra should take the Kollam-Nelliyadi ro...

Aero India gets bigger

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The upcoming biennial Aero India promises to be the 'largest yet' with over 72 aircrafts expected to be displayed at the show, which will begin here on February 18. For the visitors, six aerobatic...

DMK chief sees connivance

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:13 PM PST

DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Monday accused the second-level officials of the Election Commission of conniving with the AIADMK in their attempt to distribute money to voters in the Srirangam by-ele...

Chinese students visit city as part of learning programme

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

A group of students from a Chinese school spent a week in the city as part of an experiential learning programme (ELP) for Indo-Chinese kids.Hosted by the Nikita International School of Stud...

Two held for gang-rape on moving bus

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Two men were arrested on Monday for allegedly gang-raping a woman aboard an Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation bus in the early hours of Sunday.The Gautam Budh Nagar Police caugh...

DCM runs over primary school student

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

A class three student was run over by a DCM van at Moinabad on Monday morning, the police said. I. Vinay (8) studying at the Government Primary School, Chilkur, was going on a bicycle to bring milk...

High levels of iron found in water sources

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Proximity to septic tanks, presence of industrial units cited as reasons

Toll collection not used for other schemes: official

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

But yet to clear Rs.6.40 crore towards bank loan availed 15 years ago

Chandy to open upgraded security centre for temple

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:32 PM PST

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the upgraded security command and control centre at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here on Wednesday.The centre will 'fuse together' all...

Teach corrupt forces a lesson: BJP’s appeal to Srirangam voters

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The State president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday urged the voters of Srirangam constituency to teach a fitting lesson to corrupt forces.Addressing an ele...

‘Ensure social security for unorganised labourers’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asked the Labour Department to ensure social security to one crore labourers working in the unorganised sector in the State.At a review meeting on labour...

GITAM’s two-day tech fest begins today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

GITAM University will be hosting the third edition of annual two-day tech fest 'iSquareR' from Tuesday.This unique tech fest is open to students in the age group of 15 to 24 years, and that...

Helipads planned along highways

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Centre plans to set up helipads along the national highways to airlift people injured in road accidents, according to a senior National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official here.T...

‘Kalyana Lakshmi will benefit 30,000 families’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

M.V. Reddy, Director, SC Corporation, said that about 30,000 families would benefit from Kalyana Lakshmi scheme.Welfare of SCsSpeaking to reporters after holding a review meeti...

‘Girijanotsav’ off to a colourful start

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Srikakulam Collector P.Lakshmi Narasimham on Monday said there were ample opportunities for the promotion of tourism in Srikakulam district which was known for versatile culture, tradition and food...

Madhu re-elected CPI(M) State secretary

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

CPI(M) reelected P. Madhu as State secretary at its 24th State conference in Vijayawada on Monday. The conference also elected 13-member secretariat and new State Committee also. Paturu Ramaiah, MA...

A(H1N1): Health Department’s directive to private hospitals

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:12 PM PST

'Give free tablets to persons with symptoms of the disease'

Compensation sought for farmers

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The State government should release Rs. 87 crore as compensation for crop loss to farmers in Bidar who are hit by drought, D.K. Sidram, former zilla panchayat member, said here on Monday.He...

Concern over high fluoride, nitrate content in water in Hassan villages

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Many people are suffering from teeth, bone-related problems

Film society to hold 73rd international fete

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

The Rasmi Film Society will hold its 73rd International Film Festival here on February 28 and March 1. Minister for Tourism A.P. Anil Kumar will inaugurate the festival being held as part of the 40...

CMP to take out protest rallies

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

The CMP will organise two protest rallies across the State demanding the resignation of Finance Minister K.M. Mani and controlling the rise in price of essential commodities.The southern zon...

Student’s documentary selected for film fete

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:35 PM PST

A documentary directed by a Class VII student of Cotton Hill Government Girls Higher Secondary School has been selected for screening at the 5{+t}{+h}National Science Film Festival being held at Lu...

Himachal CM’s son gets bail in trespass case

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:18 PM PST

A local court on Monday granted bail to Himachal Chief Minister's son Vikramditya Singh in a criminal trespass case in which some Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists were injured when the...

Bid to observe fast

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Family members of a Dalit causal worker, who was found hanging from a tree recently, attempted to observe a fast in front of Collectorate here on Monday urging the police to register a murder case.

Burglars strike at three houses

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Burglars have stolen gold ornaments and cash from three houses in the district on Sunday night.Police said burglars, who gained entry into the house of K. Murugan (30), a farmer from Senthat...

Reading session held

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

To enhance the reading fluency of the students, a 'Reading Marathon' was held at Sri Seshaas International Public School here on Monday.Organised by Aban Scientific Reading, a learning solut...

‘Police informer’ murdered, hunt for AIADMK man

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

: A labourer, who used to alert the police about illicit sale of Indian-made foreign liquor, was murdered by a seven-member armed gang here on Monday.Police said Kannan alias Nagarajan (50)...

Power supply to be regulated in district

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Electricity supply will be regulated at various places in the district on Tuesday.The areas and timings are as follows:Vadakara old bus station, Vadakara-Karrad premises and Veeranche...

‘Fundamentalism and communalism are dangerous’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) being held here has observed that the country is going through challenging times and although it has progressed economically, the benefits hav...

Toll plaza violence case against Anbumani quashed

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Madras High Court on Monday quashed a criminal case against former Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss over violence at a toll plaza in Villupuram district in August 2013.Justice R.S.Ramana...

Date extended

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The School of Distance Education, Bharathiar University, has extended to February 28 the last date for receiving filled-in applications for admissions to courses for the 2014-15 academic year. A re...

Haryana set to launch Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Out to achieve the goal of 'Digital Haryana' and keep pace with rapidly evolving technologies, the Haryana Government is set to roll out Information Technology Mass Literacy Scheme or "Digital Saks...

Woman ‘sells’ baby, concocts story of kidnap

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The kidnap of an infant at Jubilee Bus station two days ago turned out to be a story concocted by the child's mother. The police, to their shock found that the woman had actually sold the baby boy...

Sengadal to be screened in city

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

The street play fest – Theruvarangu 2015 – being organised by the P.J. Antony Memorial Foundation will begin with the screening of the highly debated film Sengadal , directed b...

Demand for release of water

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Farmers from the Tirupparankundram area sought release of water for irrigation to help them successfully harvest the standing paddy crop, here on Monday.In their petition submitted to the Co...

Octogenarian albino elephant dies

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:11 PM PST

When Maheswari breathed her last on Monday morning, it was not just another animal dying at the Thiruvananthapuram zoo. It marked the passing of a stately animal that—for so many decades—provided d...

Yatri Nivas closed till February 16

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The Yatri Nivas run by Sri Ranganthaswamy Temple management in Srirangam has been closed following complaints that members of political parties, visiting the town to campaign for the by-election, w...

Grand start to Gunadala Mary Matha fete

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Prayers offered for well-being of the nation and the State

Multi-beam surveyor course launched

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The fourth edition of multi-beam surveyor course, a capacity building initiative of International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) among the member-countries of North Indian Ocean Hydrographic Commi...

‘Closure of Cantonment roads unjustified’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The continuing closure and restrictions on roads in Secunderabad Cantonment is causing great hardship to residents. The closure and restrictions on these roads continue despite clear directions by...

Farmer felicitated for crusade against corruption

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Lok Satta Udyama Samstha district unit on Monday felicitated a farmer M. Shivaiah, who had ensured the arrest of Village Revenue Officer (VRO) by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for demanding and...

Training for vets begins

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Programme aims to keep a check on dog population

Iron bridge on Kolleru generates record revenue

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Nearly 140-metre-long wooden bridge-turned-iron bridge on Kolleru Lake in Kaikaluru mandal of Krishna district has turned out to be a great source of income for Pandiripalligudem panchayat.A...

‘Why go soft on former KPSC Secretary?’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:08 PM PST

Janata Dal (Secular) Floor Leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday sought an explanation from the government for not initiating action against K.R. Sundar, former Secretary of the Karnataka Public Servic...

Anti-social activities force govt. to increase surveillance, says seer

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The government is forced to install closed circuit television cameras at prime locations, including markets, main roads, schools, colleges, bus terminals, and railway stations owing to the increasi...

Farmers protest against amendments to land Act

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

'Ordinances introduced by Union government are favourable to foreign investors'

Kasaragod MCH in two years, says Sivakumar

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The work at the Kasaragod Medical College Hospital (MCH) will be completed by the end of 2016-17 fiscal, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said.The announcement of the Minister came when th...

A leg-up for tribal area development

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday inaugurated a special project aimed at sustainable development of select tribal areas in the State.Mr. Chandy said Rs.150 crore had been earmarked for...

Diversion to nowhere

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Signboards asking motorists to take a deviation on theUppidamoodu-Vanchiyoor stretch are routinely ignored

Two killed in road accident

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Two persons were killed and one injured in a road accident near here on Sunday. The police said that F. Velankanni Raj (30) of Kattur near Tiruchi and his friend S. Immanuel (27) of Tollgate area o...

Plea through visual medium

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A one-day painting exhibition organised at St. Xavier's College of Education here on Monday by painter Thamizharasan of 'Eeranilam' highlighted the need for conserving water, "without which there i...

Seminar

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

As part of Productivity Week celebrations, a seminar on 'Export opportunities and procedures' would be held at Thiagarajar Polytechnic College here on February 16.A press release from K. Mar...

Reader’s Mail (Tirunelveli) TAN 1 - MAIL

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Crackdown on quacks

Though the recent action against quacks in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari is welcome, it will not be of any use if there is no consistency. Some years ago,...

‘Mananchira road project being delayed’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Mananchira—Vellimadukunnu road widening project has made no progress thanks to the indifferent attitude of the authorities, claimed the the Mananchira—Vellimadukunnu Road Action Committee at a...

ICDS suffers from lack of infrastructure: Amartya Sen

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:16 PM PST

: Lauding the expansion of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in West Bengal and Bihar, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Monday pointed out inadequacies in infrastructure.Professor Se...

Police terms Virat Hindu Samajotsava unlawful assembly

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Virat Hindu Samajotsava has been termed "unlawful assembly" by the city police and a case has been registered against the organisers of the event under Section 143 of the Indian Penal Code....

Many people ready to take bribe: survey

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Around 95 per cent of the people are aware that money, gifts and other freebies are distributed at Srirangam ahead of the by-election, according to an opinion poll. And more interestingly, 86 per c...

Mahashivarathri celebrations

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Mahashivarathri celebrations began at the Isha Yoga Centre with the Yaksha festival, says a release. Starting February 10, there will be week-long events highlighting Indian culture and music, wher...

Cop’s bail plea rejected in fake encounter case

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:18 PM PST

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the interim bail plea of one of the 17 convicted Uttarakhand cops, facing life imprisonment for killing a 22-year-old MBA student in a fake encounter in Deh...

SDMC markets get ‘Swachh Bharat’ bins

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Dustbins are being installed across marketplaces in the Capital this week, the first time since the serial bomb blasts in 2008, when some of the explosives were planted in trashcans.Since th...

‘Fraud’ Qazis will soon face action

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Minorities Welfare Department has proposed to frame rules under the Qazis Act of 1880 so that action can be taken against 'erring' Qazis who solemnise marriage of minors or commit other such in...

Parallel bridge work to be completed soon

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The State government on Monday informed the Kerala High Court that the work on the new bridge parallel to the second Goshree Bridge would be completed soon.The government gave the assurance...

Call to ensure strong pain drugs for the needy

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Pallium India seeks implementation of NDPS Act amendments

23 vehicles seized

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Twenty-three vehicles used for campaign, without permission, for the Srirangam by-election by different political parties were seized during checks conducted a special team of transport officials i...

Mahasivaratri fete from Feb. 14

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam will organise Mahasivaratri festival from February 14 to 21.The temple authorities have chalked out various programmes, including Sri Durga Malles...

HPCL gesture

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

HPCL-Visakh Refinery has sponsored 8,708 SSC model paper books 'Read to win' for all the tribal students as part of CSR.The books were given to those appearing SSC exam 2015 from Agency area...

KCR second in race for CNN-IBN award

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:24 PM PST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is placed second to IPS officer P. Vijayan in the race for the CNN-IBN 'Indian of the Year' award. The channel had this year introduced a first-of-its-...

Brahmotsavalu organised

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

As part of three day Brahmotsavalu at Sri Apuroopa Venkateswara Swamy temple at Mamidipally, ritual such as 'baliharanam 'pallaki seva', 'garuda seva' and 'nitya homam' were organised with religiou...

Sri Krishnadevaraya Mahotsav from tomorrow

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Endowments Department in collaboration with the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, will conduct a two-day Sri Krishnadevaraya Mahotsav-2015 on February 11 and 12 at Srikakulandra Mahavishnu...

Man kidnaps children, held

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

The mystery behind the kidnap of three children at Chirala was solved on Monday morning after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) noticed them at the Tenali Railway Station.Cheppadi Srinivas,...

‘I did it, but...’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:08 PM PST

Admitting that he also denotified land in the controversial Arkavathi Layout, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy attributed his inexperience for his decision. However, he asserted that he never...

Body of Cong. activist found near canal

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The body of a 40 year-old Congress activist was found near the Bhadra canal near old Kundwad here on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Huchavanahalli Ajjaiah, district general secretary o...

Woman run over by truck

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A woman was run over by an unidentified vehicle near Joditimmapura in Tarikere taluk on Sunday.The victim has been identified as Indramma (45) from Bettadalli near Amrithapura. Ms. Indramma...

Revenue adalat today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

As part of the initiative to redress complaints pertaining to the Revenue Survey Department, a day-long adalat would be held here in the presence of Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash here on Tuesday.<...

State hopeful of attracting more German tourists

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

Kerala Tourism's yearly campaign to increase tourist footfall was kicked off with roadshows in the German cities of Dusseldorf and Berlin.The two initiatives, held on February 3 and February...

Frequent accidents a cause for concern

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Authorities urged to take urgent steps to check mishaps

Mannargudi-Jodhpur weekly train flagged off

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off, through a remote from New Delhi, a new weekly train service between Mannargudi and Bhagat-Ki-Kothi (Jodhpur).The inaugural service left Mannargudi...

Call for collection of qualitative data

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

It ensures success of State scheme: official

Residents block road

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Angered by the delay in Aadhaar enrolment and poor response from officials, over 50 residents blocked Tiruchy Road here on Monday.The bio-metric process of capturing photographs, iris images...

Man beaten to death

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Police have arrested a youth for beating to death an intoxicated man.S. Paramasivan (36) of Tenkasi, who left his family two years ago following a dispute with his wife, was living separatel...

Illegal soil mining continuing at Palora Hills: residents

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Efforts by the residents in Thalakkulathur village to stop the illegal soil mining at the nearby Palora Hills have been unfruitful as the Revenue authorities are yet to take action on their demands...

Illegal schools leave govt. flummoxed

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:11 PM PST

Opinion split on the number of students in such schools

CEO urged to delete names of convicted from rolls

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Is the Election Commission lenient towards those convicted for electoral offences?On Monday, a Coimbatore-based body presented a petition to Chief Electoral Officer Sandeep Saxena, contendin...

Over 260 participate in Criterium 2015

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

More than 260 cyclists participated in the second edition of MVS Coimbatore Criterium 2015 conducted at Kari Motor Speedway, in Chettipalayam on Sunday. The event was organised in association with...

Noida Authority gets a clean chit

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Competition watchdog has dismissed charges that the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority and the Greater Noida Industrial Developme...

Postal Pension Adalat on March 24

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Post Pension Adalat of AP Circle will be held from 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24 at The Chief Post Master General, AP Circle, Dak Sadan, Abids, according to an official statement, here on Monday.

SFI protest against Cusat registrar

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Students Federation of India (SFI) activists on Monday laid siege to the Cusat registrar in protest against the alleged rejection of its candidates' nominations for the Senate election. They sat in...

Foodgrain merchants’ plea to protect salt industry

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association has appealed to the Food Safety Commissioner, Kumar Jayant, to protect the Tuticorin salt industry by instructing Food Safety and Standards Act offic...

Dhwani to be a fete of ideas and debates

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Mayor K.Chandrika released the logo of 'Dhwani-2015', the annual cultural festival of the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, at the Press Club here on Monday.The festival will be he...

24-hr control room opened for poll-related complaints

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

192 First Information Reports have been registered so far

‘BJP making lame excuses over special status for A.P.’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making lame excuses not to accord the special category status to the State, the Congress has alleged.Speaking to the media here on Monday, Pradesh Congres...

Sri Prakash celebrates annual day

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

An art-cum-craft exhibition, cultural programme and speeches by some noted personalities marked Aroma 2015, the annual day of Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan at Gurajada Kalakshetram here on Monday.

How many children should one have?

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

How many children should one have? The answer to this query seems to be the flavour of the season as every politician seems to have his own take on it. The unsolicited advice to the general public,...

ABVP to hold youth festival from today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) unit of Telangana University, would conduct a week-long youth festival Vivek Yuva Fest-2015 on the campus at Dichpally from Tuesday. The valedictory f...

SBI officials donate blood

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Senior officials and employees of the State Bank of India vowed to donate blood frequently to save precious lives of patients as the Red Cross Society is not able to fill the gap between demand and...

Fixing roof-top solar panels is simple now

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

An innovative Do-It-Yourself solar kit being developed by Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) will enable people to fix roof top photo voltaic solar panels all by themselves.

State backtracks; to withdraw order against KMF chairman

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:09 PM PST

Admitting its lapse, the State government on Monday told the Karnataka High Court that it would withdraw the order through which it disqualified P. Nagaraju, chairman of the Karnataka Milk Federati...

‘Mention only Chalavadi as caste name during social and economic survey’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Lauding the proposed social, educational and economic survey in the State as an "essential move to objectively know different communities", Chalavadi community leaders called upon members of the co...

Loaders seek wage revision

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Loading and unloading workers, under the banner of the Karnataka Shramik Shakti and other associations, staged a protest here on Monday, seeking fulfilment of their demands.The workers took...

Forum flays bid to distort history

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The All India People's Science Network (AIPSN) has called on the scientific community, cultural activists, and the public to resist attempts to misinterpret and "saffronise" India's history and sci...

Parents for April-May vacation in KVs

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Kendriya Vidyalaya authorities to conduct referendum among parents in State next week

Training on hygienic handling of fish

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

By M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation

Five of a family held for murder

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Five persons of a family were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a 32-year old woman.The incident occurred at Villisery under Kayathar police limits in the late evening hour...

SALEM

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Srimadh Thyagaraja Venkataramana Bhagavatha Swamigal Mahotsava Sabha: 79 th Aradhana festival, vocal by Vijayalakshmi Kannan and party, Sourashtra marriage hall, Ammapet main...

Manakula Vinayagar Institute hogs limelight

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Students win first place in Robowars competition as part of Shastra 2015, technical festival conducted by IIT, Madras

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Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Students to

be honoured

The Childline India Foundation in association with the Kerala Child Rights Observatory and St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, will honour...

Tech aid to stop female foeticide

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:13 PM PST

The State government is taking the help of technology to fight female foeticide that continues despite a ban. Health Minister U.T. Khader announced in the Legislative Council that a "real-time data...

EPFO declares Feb. as recovery month

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner of the Employees' Provident Fund Office has declared February as recovery month and issued directions to enforcement officers to augment recovery from defau...

‘100 centres for skill development soon’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The Central Government will soon establish 100 centres for skill development. The institutions would be set up in universities and colleges, said H. Devaraj, Vice-Chairman, University Grants Commis...

Three-tier security system in place for counting

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:59 PM PST

A three-tier security apparatus has been put in place for counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls, likely to elect a popular government in the Capital after a year-long President's Rule....

Uber rape accused threatens media, gets new advocate

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Shiv Kumar Yadav, the Uber cab driver accused of raping a 25-year-old woman in his vehicle, on Monday threatened mediapersons inside a Delhi court soon after the proceeding was over, even as he all...

HC direction to AP,TS on waste disposal

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:25 PM PST

A Division Bench of the Hyderabad High Court comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyothi Sengupta and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar on Monday issued directions to the twin Governments of Telangana and Andhr...

Patriarch in Kochi

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Patriarch of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church Ignatius Aphrem II has a busy schedule in the district in the coming days.He will dedicate the headquarters of the Paurasthya Suvisesha Sama...

HC confirms conviction

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Madras High Court Bench here has confirmed the conviction, five years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1 lakh imposed by a trial court on an individual for being in possession of 2.5...

Artistes seek disbursal of welfare pension

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Association to stage protest in front of Secretariat today

Mayor snubs VMC authorities for apathy

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Corporators accuse officials of being negligent in addressing civic issues

One more tests positive for swine flu

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

A five-year-old boy from Madhurawada, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city has tested positive for swine flu on Monday, District Nodal Officer for swine flu L.B.H.S. Devi i...

Telangana rowers make a splash

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:24 PM PST

Win two gold and three silver medals at the National Games in Kerala

Fillip to oil palm growers of Khammam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Government mulling factory in Dammapeta, a hub of oil palm cultivation

TTD EO calls for plan to execute various projects

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Executive Officer D. Sambasiva Rao on Monday directed the heads of various projects to work in unison for propagation of 'Venkateswara Vaibhavam' through a deta...

Official in ACB net for taking bribe

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Monday trapped Assistant Statistical Officer (ASO) Dayanand, at the Nuzvid Tehsildar's office, while he was allegedly accepting Rs. 4,000 bribe at his offi...

Ramachandrapura mutt seer has to move SC

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:09 PM PST

Now, Raghaveshwara Bharati swami, seer of Sri Ramachandrapura Mutt will have to knock on the doors of the Supreme Court against the alleged rape and sexual harassment case registered against him.

Anganwadi workers’ indefinite dharna enters seventh day

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The indefinite strike by anganwadi workers and assistants entered the seventh day on Monday.It has been organised by the Karnataka State Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Assistants.

‘Gita cannot be called national holy book’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Except the Constitution of India, no other work merits the status of national holy book, said Mavalli Shankar, president of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (Ambedkarvada) here on Monday."Bhagwad...

Land being acquired for medical college

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that construction work on the proposed medical college under the public sector in the district will begin soon.Mr. Chandy said here on Monday that the p...

Woman on HSBC list has past Kannur connection

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Burnassery, a residential area in the Kannur Cantonment here, drew media attention in the afternoon on Monday following the reports that the name of the lone Malayali figuring on the list of the ac...

3 held for RTI activist’s murder

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:16 PM PST

: The Odisha government on Monday said three persons have so far been arrested for the murder of RTI activist Krupasindhu Sahu. .Three accused have been arrested and efforts are on to nab an...

Chennai today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

RELIGION Ramayanam: Kidambi Narayanan, Narada Gana Sabha, T.T.K. Rd., Alwarpet, 6.30 p.m.; Jamadhagni, Ramanakendram, Alamelumangapuram, Mylapore, 6.30 p.m....

Villagers pool funds to build temporary barrage

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

To help prevent intrusion of seawater into water bodies

Plan to open 20,000 Sukanya Samriddhi accounts by April

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Through an aggressive campaign, the Ramanathapuram Division of India Post plans to open 20,000 Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts, a new small savings scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for th...

Fine collected

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

In a surprise check conducted by railway officials, 212 persons were found to be travelling without valid tickets and a fine of Rs. 59,265 was collected from them on Monday. Separate teams led by S...

MSME job mela at VIT

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The National Institute for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme) of the Government of India, Hyderabad and the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development and Research Education (CSRD & RE) of...

As hawkers go out, beach comfort comes in

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

130 vendors get relocated to a complex behind Promenade Hotel

Forget cheaper bus fares, for now

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Those dependent on public transport can forget about a drop in fares if Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has his way.He said in the Legislative Council on Monday that even though prices of...

“Let the author appear before court’’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

: The Madras High Court on Monday reiterated that it would like to hear Perumal Murugan, the author of the controversial novel `Madhorubhagan' before going ahead with the petitions filed in his sup...

Anna varsity to revise exam pattern

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Anna University is all set to revamp its examination pattern with effect from the November-December 2015 semester. The new pattern, expected to be set in motion from the third semester, will affect...

New houses sought for conservancy workers

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The SC, ST wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party has urged the district administration to take steps to provide new houses for conservancy workers on V.K.K. Menon Road. In a petition, submitted by P....

Tharoor likely to be questioned again

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Days after questioning Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon in connection with her mysterious death, Delhi Police is likely to question former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor again.Mr. Tharoor was...

KCR back in Hyderabad

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:25 PM PST

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao returned to the city on Monday evening after meeting half-a-dozen Union Ministers and attending the meeting of the NITI Aayog during his four-day visit to New De...

Creating partnerships in diverse fields

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The twin city agreement to be signed between Menlo Park, a city in California, USA, and the Kochi Corporation on Wednesday might hold promise for partnerships in areas such as banking, art and educ...

Promoting handicrafts from across the country

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Gandhi Shilp Bazaar, organised by the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) in association with the Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala, for the exhibition and sale of hand...

Poor amenities in schools rock council meet

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The issue of poor sanitation in municipal schools dominated the council meeting held here on Monday. Cutting across the party lines, several corporators raised the issue and sought clarifications o...

Rickshaw-pullers demand better deal

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

A protest was organised by rickshaw pullers in front of the Collectorate here on Monday against the alleged indifference of the government towards their plight.The rickshaw workers eke out a...

Heart ailments highest among chronic diseases in Telangana

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:25 PM PST

Inferences from integrated household survey held in August

Now, one can cruise on Khammam-Devarapalli road

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Minister for Roads and Buildings Tummala Nageswara Rao laid the foundation stone for widening a stretch of the Khammam-Devarapalli main road into a six-lane facility here on Monday.According...

Heavy vehicles on bridge opposed, OIL operations hit

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Denial of entry for heavy equipment to the bridge on Vruddha Gouthami, a distributary branch of the Godavari, by the villagers of Lanka of Thane Lanka in East Godavari district is forcing the Oil I...

25 children rescued from begging

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) officials, with the help of police and NGOs, on Monday conducted surprise checks and rescued 25 children, including a few girls, who were engaged in rag-pickin...

Discharge sewage into lakes? Then go to jail

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:09 PM PST

Lake Bill passed amid opposition

Virat Hindu Samavesh in Hubballi on March 1

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Over 50,000 people from four districts in north Karnataka are expected to participate in the Virat Hindu Samavesh being organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad here on March 1.Nandakumar, pre...

Working class hit badly by anganwadi workers’ strike

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The ongoing indefinite strike by anganwadi workers has affected the implementation of various government programmes and the working class community.Anganwadi workers have been on a strike fo...

Opening of Kasaragod fish market delayed

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Waste treatment plant remains unfinished

Govt. withholds development funds

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:34 PM PST

As a prelude to the bid to slash Plan allocation for local self-government institutions, the State government is understood to have withheld the release of three instalments of development fund tot...

72.7 % turnout in Assam civic polls

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

: Nearly 73 per cent people cast their votes on Monday in elections to 743 wards under 74 municipal boards and town committees across Assam."The voting went peacefully. The preliminary estim...

Dravidian majors caused unemployment: CPI(M)

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

CPI(M) State secretary G. Ramakrishnan has alleged that the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by both the AIADMK and the DMK government since 1991 had created unemployment, drastic fall in...

Barrage of complaints in Srirangam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

number of flying squads has been increased and vigil stepped up, says special observer AnilKumar Jha

Health measures reviewed

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Secretary Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, S. Vijayakumar, who is the District monitoring officer, on Monday, reviewed the plan and non plan schemes of various departments and measures bei...

Only sand lorries with permission can enter Namakkal

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The district administration has clarified that only those sand-laden lorries that have obtained permission for unloading sand in the town will be allowed round the clock.It was decided in th...

Encroachments on road margins removed

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Almost all houses and shops have extended platforms that block drainage canals

‘BBMP restructuring a retrograde move’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Varied suggestions poured in during the interactive meeting between members of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Restructuring Committee and the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Comm...

Water quality to be tested at industrial fair

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

City residents may test the quality of their groundwater at a concessional rate at the Chennai Metrowater's pavilion in the ongoing Tourist and Industrial Fair, at Island Grounds.They must b...

Health dept. steps up measures to tackle H1N1

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

With 118 cases of H1N1 (swine flu) reported so far this year and eights deaths in the State, the Health Department has stepped up preventive measures to tackle the virus, which has killed over 190...

Differently abled teacher alleges discrimination

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Music teacher S. Loganathan, working at the Coimbatore Cloth Merchants' Association Government Girls' Higher Secondary School on Raja Street, on Monday petitioned the district administration allegi...

Bedi distributes comic book based on her life

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:19 PM PST

Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Monday released a comic book based on her life.Titled Kiran Bedi — Kaise Bani Top Cop , the comic was di...

Relief for UGC Emeritus Fellow

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Court sets aside two DU communications issued in 2013

High-level team to look into feasibility of Kothagudem airport

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju has stated that the team of officers would visit Kothagudem in Khammam district to look into the feasibility of laying an airport there, accor...

Offer to take 100 start-ups to Silicon Valley this year

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

The Startup Village here received a massive boost in pursuit of its dream of creating a billion dollar tech enterprise after the Mayor of the influential U.S. city of Menlo Park offered to facilita...

Order stops quarrying at Mookkunnimala

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Permits issued earlier expired on Monday

Riverbed structures are legal: Gokaraju

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Narsapur MP Gokaraju Ganga Raju on Monday said the properties owned by him on Krishna riverbed were legal, and that he had not encroached upon any land belonging to the government.Refuting c...

New LPG scheme for BPL families launched

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

With 100 per cent subsidy towards security deposit to LPG connection, a new scheme for below poverty line (BPL) families is available with oil marketing companies.Launching it at the IOC off...

Naidu copying KCR’s welfare schemes, says Kadiam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari said AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was just copying the welfare schemes beingintroduced by the Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao.<...

Tyres, stepney of car stolen

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

All the four tyres and the stepney including the rims of a car belonging to a contractor C. Raghava Reddy were stolen in the early hours of Monday. The thieves broke the small glass pane near the r...

Machilipatnam port: Rs. 700 crore required for land acquisition

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Krishna District Collector Babu. A has submitted a fresh report to the government, suggesting the requirement of nearly Rs. 700 crore for completion of land acquisition for the proposed deep sea po...

NUHM to get under way

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:10 PM PST

More than a year after the launch of the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), the scheme will finally roll out in the first week of March in Karnataka.Speaking at the inauguration of the Na...

Nine-day programmes for Shivaratri Mahotsava

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Cultural and religious programmes and discourses for nine days will mark the Shivaratri Mahotsava of Sri Siddaroodha Swami Mutt. Thousands of people from across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharasht...

‘India preparing for zero import of silk by 2020’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Country will be self-sufficient in 5 years: Minister

Building for ‘Aroodam’ to be opened in March

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The first phase of the construction of a building under the 'Aroodam' scheme, a child-friendly project of the district panchayat, will be completed in March.The building, in the traditional...

Stand-off continues: PSC meeting disrupted

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:34 PM PST

A meeting of the Public Service Commission (PSC) was disrupted on Monday following the differences of opinion between the members and the Chairman over the appointment of the Commission Secretary.<...

Seva Kendras to aid applicants for obtaining Legacy Data

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

These are crucial documents for claiming citizenship

Barrage of complaints in Srirangam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Both DMK and AIADMK demand steps to prevent distribution of cash to voters, trade charges against each other

TNCC keen to fix accountability on leaders

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:15 PM PST

: The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, which is intent on revamp, has solicited opinions from party on topics usually considered sensitive in the Congress, such as what the relationship between the p...

Reader’s Mail (Dindigul) TAN 2 - MAIL

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Protect beaches

Encouraging eco-tourism has helped in improving the sustainable livelihood of the local people. Eco-tourism has more drastic effects than improving the econo...

Leprosy affected people demand basic facilities

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Demanding that basic facilities should be provided in the colony for differently-abled leprosy affected people in Deviyakurichi in Thalaivasal, over 50 members of the colony staged a sit-in protest...

Villagers prevent lorry from dumping effluents

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Puliyanthangal residents lodged complaint calling it unauthorised act

Driving without helmet fractures rules and face: study

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

A study undertaken by a private teaching hospital in Puducherry has highlighted the dangerous link between facial fractures and the young driving two-wheelers without a helmet and drinking.T...

FIR against Togadia

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A day after the controversial airing of the video speech of Praveen Togadia, at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad rally, defying prohibitory orders, the city police registered a case against him for disobe...

Settlement on Lingaa pay-offs may be delayed

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The protesting distributors of actor Rajinikanth's Lingaa , who were promised a compensation to offset their losses, may have to wait a little longer.Ever since the acto...

Citizens’ network wants boost to rainwater harvesting system

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 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 structure...

IMK functionary’s motorcycle burnt

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The motorcycle of an Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK-Tamilagam) functionary was burnt by unidentified persons near Seeranaickenpalayam, in the city, on Sunday night. R.S. Puram police said that M. Mayandi...

DDA directed to explore possibility of new biodiversity park in South Delhi

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

An artificial water body polluted by industrial waste from illegal factories operating in the vicinity, along with about 200 acres of surrounding land behind the 14th Century Tughlaqabad Fort in So...

Cochin Flower Show from Thursday

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The 33rd edition of the Cochin Flower Show will begin here on February 12.The seven-day event, being organised by the Ernakulam District Agri-Horticulture Society, will display about 20,000...

Power regulation in city today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Power supply will be disrupted in areas between Padma and Abad Plaza on the M.G. Road and the Dorai Swamy Road falling under the central section from Tuesday 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. owing to Kochi Metro...

Experts likely to defuse explosives today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Cache found abandoned in forested area in Palode

ACA announces Rs. 43 lakh as reward to players

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Buoyed by Andhra Ranji team's qualification to knockout, Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) on Monday announced cash awards to all age-group players for their exceptional performance for the season.<...

Protection measures for Kursura

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

In spite of completion of some works after the Hudhud cyclone for reopening Kursura Submarine Museum in time for Visakha Utsav, it requires permanent protection measures from beach erosion and they...

Nod for bridge, road works

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Roads and Buildings Department has given administrative sanction for 13 road and 33 bridge construction works in Telangana with an estimated cost of Rs. 200.48 crore under the NABARD-RIDF XX fu...

BJP accused of rewriting Constitution

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The AICC SC Cell chairman Koppala Raju has accused the BJP and RSS of trying to rewrite the Indian Constitution on the lines of'manusmruti'.Addressing the members of district Congress...

Educational trust caught in land row

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Close on the heels of the seizure of 14.01 acres of land being used for 'Gosala' by Shankara Educational Trust at Ramanayyapeta, Endowments Department officials on Monday put up boards at the Ashra...

Bonanza for AP govt. staff

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:24 PM PST

Naidu announces fitment of 43% on basic pay

Leprosy-free live with heads held high

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:10 PM PST

Discriminated and shunned by society after she contracted leprosy, Narasamma (32) from Nelamangala is now living a dignified life. She and 99 others, who have been cured of leprosy, are now State g...

Youngsters honoured

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Youngsters who came out with innovative projects for the betterment of society received awards for the best projects of LEAD programme of the Deshpande Foundation, at a function held here on Friday...

‘Govt. should bear cross-subsidy charges’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

At a public hearing on the proposed power tariff hike sought by Chamundeshwari Electricity Corporation Ltd., the MysoreIndustries Association (MIA) called upon the government to bear the ful...

Commercialisation affects spiritual pursuits: bishop

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

Crass commercialisation has been inflicting much damage to genuine spiritual pursuits in modern times, Thomas Mar Thethos Episcopa of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar has said.The Epis...

State’s new mining rules may lead to 2G-like scams

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:34 PM PST

Provision of preferential right questioned

Cases against labour contractors for exploitation in Malaysia

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

: Cases were filed against two labour contractors because of whom 13 workers of Ganjam district in Odisha have allegedly faced torture and exploitation in Malaysia.One of the exploited worke...

Coimbatore Today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

RELIGION Thiagaraja Aradhana: Kothandaswamy Temple, Ram Nagar, 4 p.m. Discourse on Bhagavad Gita: Sadhana Sadhan...

Ranipet firm officials remanded in judicial custody

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Four officials of the Ranipet SIDCO Finished Leather Effluent Treatment Company Limited (RSFLETCL), who were arrested on Saturday in connection with the death of 10 workers in a tannery in the Smal...

New train service launched

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A Tiruchendur- Tirunelveli daily passenger train service was flagged off by Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu through video conferencing on Monday .Tuticorin MP J. Jeyasingh...

Industries told not to store sludge in masonry tanks

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Industries in the district have been warned not to store sludge in masonry tanks or earthen pits and also not to store treated effluents in earthen lagoons.A press release issued by District...

“Seagrass rehabilitation can mitigate climate change effects”

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Seagrass, which acts as nursery for many marine organisms and is feed for endangered dugongs, has been successfully rehabilitated along Tuticorin coast.Seagrass was rehabilitated on the seab...

Four-day music feast

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

An eclectic mix of jazz, blues and hard rock performances will feature in a four-day music feast hosted as part of the ongoing Indo-French festival 'Pondy Partages 2015'.The events begin on...

Leprosy-free live with heads held high

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Discriminated and shunned by society after she contracted leprosy, Narasamma (32) from Nelamangala is now living a dignified life. She and 99 others, who have been cured of leprosy, are now State g...

Biscuits, a student’s best friend

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

With just over three weeks for the plus two examinations, students are racing against time to cram in all they can. Meanwhile, a few organisations including the Lions Club of Chennai Periamet and L...

A plague of posters

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The city may be on many lists of must-see global tourist destinations, but one prominent feature of Chennai that is likely to remain in the minds of most visitors is the utter chaos caused by cinem...

Cheating case against jewellery outlet owner

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Selvapuram Police have registered a case against the owner of a jewellery outlet in the city for allegedly cheating a goldsmith by not returning money to the tune of Rs. 93.97 lakh to him. The case...

Decide on revenue districts by March 31, HC tells govt

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to take a decision on reorganisation of revenue districts by considering the report submitted by a revived committee on the issue by March...

Graft: court directed to decide on VACB report

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Thrissur vigilance court to take a call on a fact-finding report submitted by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) regarding the allegation o...

Farmers in despair as pineapple prices dip

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Owners of small pineapple holdings in the State face the prospect of being priced out of business because of a spell of price-fall that has seen the price of ripe fruit plunging from Rs. 47 a kg in...

Fake notes: probe to go out of country

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Investigation into the finding of fake currency notes with a Kovalam-based tailor, traced to a Forex Branch in Denmark, is likely to go beyond the country. The police will shortly hand over the pro...

Minister tells excise officials to act tough on belt shops

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

Prohibition and Excise (P&E) Minister K. Ravindra ordered the officials to keep a tab on liquor shops where prices higher than MRP are extracted and take stern action for the violations.

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Passport seva camp on February 14, 15

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

An online passport Seva camp will be conducted the by the Regional Passport Office at the AITAM College, Tekkali on February 14 and 15 for the benefit of the applicants from Srikakulam district.

Juvenile arrested

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

A 16-year-old juvenile in conflict with law was arrested by the central crime station and three town police, here on Monday for allegedly committing a series of house breaking offences.Accor...

Centre assures TS of help in getting funds for Water Grid

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:25 PM PST

KCR requests Centre not to downsize MGNREGS as it benefits wage-seekers in 433 mandals

I will come out clean on allegations: Rajaiah

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

Former Deputy Chief Minister T Rajaiah on Monday said that he would henceforth focus on the development of his Station Ghanpur constituency and work for self-respect of Madiga community.The...

JNTU team to study traffic woes in Nellore

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to rope in a team of professors from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) to address the traffic problems in the city and its sur...

Registration, Revenue Depts to be integrated

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

The integration of the Registration Department with the Revenue Department will be taken up only after strengthening of the Survey and Land Records Departments.Chief Secretary I.Y.R.Krishna...

Bidar to get rationed water supply

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

From tomorrow, people to get water twice a week

‘Set up superspecialty hospital in Hubballi’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Veteran journalist and Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha president Patil Puttappa has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to set up a superspecialty hospital in Hubballi. In a letter to Mr. Siddaramiah, h...

Stakeholders oppose CESC’s proposed upward revision of power tariff

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The proposed upward revision of power tariff by Rs. 80 paise per unit sought by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has received opposition from stakeholders, who say the demand is...

End ghar vapsi: Divakaran

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:32 PM PST

Communist Party of India (CPI) legislature party leader C. Divakaran has urged the government to take urgent steps to nip in the bud programmes such as 'ghar vapsi.' In a statement here on Sunday,...

Kochi today

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

GENERAL CUSAT Library: Pro Vice-Chancellor to inaugurate one-day user awareness programme on e-resources, Cusat International School of Photonics Auditorium; 9.30 a.m.

Din in Tripura Assembly over chit fund scam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:17 PM PST

: The Opposition Congress staged protests in the Tripura Assembly against the Left Front government's alleged reluctance to initiate action in the chit fund scam case.Opposition members crea...

Poll strategy: Congress commences consultations

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The Congress has commenced it state-wide exercise of consultations with functionaries at various levels on Monday to evolve a strategy for the 2016 Assembly elections.The exercise, initiated...

Country bomb hurled at Kooththenkuzhi

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Yet another incident of hurling country-made bomb was reported at the coastal hamlet of Kooththenkuzhi in the district, on Monday as a youth hurled the improvised explosive device at his rival's ho...

Youth murders wife

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

A construction worker, who landed in debt trap, allegedly hacked his wife to death when she refused to bail him out with her gold ornaments. Police said that Rajesh (25) of Kaanchiravilai under Nit...

Erode district set to attain six lakh metric tonnes food grains production

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

There are indications that agricultural production in the district will increase significantly this year owing to a combination of a few factors: high quantum of farm loans, adequacy of fertilizers...

Udhagamandalam honours an eminent resident

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Citizens of this hill station representing a cross section of society gathered at the 156-year-old Nilgiri Library here to honour eminent resident and well-known nuclear scientist M.R. Srinivasan,...

EC to display results on giant screen

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:35 AM PST

The Election Commission will on Tuesday display the trends and results of counting of votes polled in the Delhi assembly election, using a large screen outside its headquarters at Ashoka Road.

Zubin Mehta to perform with over 100 musicians in Chennai

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:26 AM PST

Western classical music maestro Zubin Mehta will perform with over 100 musicians of the Australian World Orchestra (AWO) in Chennai in October this year. This programme has been made possible in p...

Swine flu toll crosses 100 in Rajasthan

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:24 AM PST

The state has seen the highest number of A(H1N1) deaths in the country since January 1

Chit fund scam rocks Tripura Assembly

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:19 AM PST

The controversy over chit fund frauds across the nation had its echo in the Tripura Assembly on Monday. The House witnessed uproarious scenes with the Opposition Congress staging protests against...

Angela Merkel to urge caution in U.S. as pressure builds to arm Ukraine forces

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:55 AM PST

German leader says diplomatic solution must be pursued; European Union Ministers delay tighter sanctions till after Minsk talks

Rane, Smita Thackeray deny having Swiss acounts

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:25 PM PST

Former Congress revenue minister Narayan Rane and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's daughter-in-law Smita Thackeray both strongly denied reports about them possessing any account in the Swiss bank...

Universities, colleges in Punjab to become tobacco-free

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:34 AM PST

All private and government universities of Punjab would soon become "tobacco-free". Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Vini Mahajan has through a written communiqué urged all th...

Road less travelled

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:32 AM PST

Credited with spreading awareness about breast cancer to a large extent in the State, Dr. P. Raghu Ram is set to receive the Padma Shri

No shortcuts for her

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:31 AM PST

Dr. Manjula Anagani, who was recently selected to be conferred with the Padma Shri, believes that there can be no shortcuts to success

Strangers extend help

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:29 AM PST

Abhishek Jain is fighting cancer and hoping to meet the expenses towards bone marrow transplant through crowd funding

Craft and technique

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:27 AM PST

Dakoji Devraj returns to Hyderabad after 20 years with his recent works that show his mastery in printmaking

An eye for story

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:25 AM PST

As 'Yevade Subramanyam' gears up for release, debut director Nag Ashwin talks about finding his calling in cinema

The happy storyteller

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:20 AM PST

Geeta Ramanujam enchanted both six and sixty-year-olds with her tales

LGBTs’ colourful rally

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:18 AM PST

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community of Hyderabad took a rally and protested against physical violence on their members and demanded repealing of Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises homosexuality. The Hindu lensman G.Ramakrishna captures moments of the colourful rally.

AIB apologises to Christians

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:40 AM PST

"We would also like to urge that we have the utmost respect for all religions and community and have never been against any community, nor do we bear any ill will of any kind towards any community," the apology letter stated.

Syria against foreign troops on its soil in Islamic State fight

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:05 AM PST

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Monday said his country does not need foreign troops to fight Islamic State (IS) militants on its soil."We will not allow anyone to infringe upon...

Rushdie lashes out at Nemade

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:09 AM PST

Tweet re-ignites 'language politics' debate

Who cares about frogs?

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:03 AM PST

There is a very real danger of entire species of amphibians being wiped out by a newly reported disease in the Western Ghats

Postal drama

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:59 AM PST

Independent filmmaker Praveen Venkataraman on his film, Podanur Thabaal Nilayam

Never Ever Live by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:01 AM PST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh might have a dangerous record as a Godman with many cases against him still being investigated by courts. But there's no questioning his status as a YouTube viral sensation. During a press conference in Mumbai on Monday afternoon, he obliged journalists by breaking into a song from his controversial film MSG: The Messenger on request. Here's him singing 'Never Ever'.

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif calls for reforms in civil bureaucracy

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:56 AM PST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday expressed concern at and dissatisfaction with the performance of the civil bureaucracy, a media report said."It is a point of concern that var...

Sprightly at 60

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:37 AM PST

As more and more older people pursue fitness routines, Preeti Zachariah finds that age is just a number

Baking for good

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:46 AM PST

The icing on the cake is contributing to a worthy cause

Echoes from the past

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:44 AM PST

An evening of retro Hindi music that turned the page to yesterday once more

Rock-bridge on seashore

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:06 AM PST

Post-Hudhud the sea has intruded at some places and receded at others. Some interesting Khondalite rock-formations have got exposed opposite Thotlakonda in Visakhapatnam attracting a large number of tourists. The Hindu lensman K.R. Deepak presents a collection of those rock formations.

Actress Zhang Ziyi accepts proposal delivered by drone

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:39 AM PST

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi who gained international fame for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has accepted a marriage proposal delivered by drone. Zhang, who turned 36 on M...

57th annual Grammy Awards

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:52 AM PST

A look at music's biggest event in pictures.

Nepal’s opposition refuses to sit for talks

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:05 AM PST

Nepal's opposition front which is boycotting the ongoing constitution drafting process has rejected the offer for talks made by Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, leaders said on Monday.A state...

Kerala looking at 1.37 crore tourist arrivals in 2015

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:54 AM PST

Kerala Tourism on Monday said it will launch newer initiatives and promotions to attract over 1.37 crore tourist to the State during the current year. In 2014, for...

Grammy award ‘surreal’, ‘still can’t believe it’: Ricky Kej

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:46 AM PST

Bengalurean music composer Ricky Kej, who bagged the 'Best New Age Album' trophy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for the album "Winds of Samsara" on Sunday in Los Angeles, said getting the award...

No justice yet for Shahid Azmi, but brother carries on fight

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:32 AM PST

The criminal lawyer was shot dead in his chamber and his life has been made into a well-acclaimed film

Fashion’s new tunes

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:39 AM PST

A mix of traditional and audacious on the Grammys red carpet

Modi silence on religious intolerance alarming: SP

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:22 AM PST

The Samajwadi Party on Monday sought a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on acts of "religious intolerance" in the country since he came to power, stating that his silence on the issue is "a...

Student found murdered in classroom

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:10 AM PST

A 23-year-old physically disabled person was allegedly murdered in the premises of Siddaganga mutt in the wee hours on Monday. He was killed by crushing his head with a big stone. ...

Get schooled in style

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:03 AM PST

Film maker Karan Johar to be editor-in-chief of a video fashion magazine

Three FIRs filed in connection with VHP meet

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:02 AM PST

Following the airing of the recorded speech of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHS) international working president Praveen Togadia on LCD screens at the Virat Hindu Samajotsava here on Sunday, city police...

Hunting for the bass

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:59 AM PST

Swedish DJ Basshunter will perform at the Global Sound Festival in Chennai

Bengaluru Today: February 10

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:58 AM PST

You want to know what's going on in Namma Bengaluru? Click here to view the list of Religious, Cultural and General events happening across the City. RELIGION

On the money

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:56 AM PST

The Green Light, staged by High Kicks, a dance adaptation of The Great Gatsby was compelling and a great way to spend a Saturday evening

Wear it on your sleeve!

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:54 AM PST

Tula largely stays clear of chemical dyes. And, of course, grown organically, the cotton dust from Tula is non-allergic

India pegs 2014-15 GDP growth at 7.4 per cent

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:34 AM PST

Economy grew by 7.5 per cent in the September-December quarter of the current fiscal

Tirupur tourist killed in accident near Ooty

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:50 AM PST

A tourist was killed and five others were injured when the car in which they were proceeding to Masinagudy went off the steep Kalhatty road on Monday. Police sources told The Hindu

A space of my own

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:50 AM PST

Once you have a child, personal space becomes a thing of the past

Don’t knock, come in

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:47 AM PST

R.E. Mark Lee, trustee of the Krishnamurti Foundation India and America, writes about his years with J. Krishnamurti in his memoir

TS Cong. petitions HRC on attack on Ponnala

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee leaders on Monday petitioned the State Human Rights Commission against the alleged attack on the party president Ponnala Lakshmaiah during the padayatra they h...

State Planning Board proposes leasing social forestry land to farmers for grazing

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:38 AM PST

Stating that the forest sector has great potential for generating revenues and creating job opportunities, C. M. Ibrahim, Chairman, Karnataka State Planning Board, said that the Board had proposed...

Stay put in Delhi and get special status

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:38 AM PST

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu must stay put in Delhi and get executive orders on the special status for Andhra Pradesh and all benefits the residual State was assured of in the AP State Reor...

‘Remember, reflect, react’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:38 AM PST

Anne Frank - A History for Today, will be displayed in Bengaluru. The exhibition will take the viewer through her life and the horrors of the Holocaust and serve as a reminder of the dangers of discrimination and intolerance

Afzal Guru hanging “wrong and badly handled”, says Tharoor

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:52 AM PST

Restrictions placed in parts of Srinagar in anticipation of separatists' protests on anniversary of Guru's execution

Loaders stage demonstration

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:26 AM PST

Loading and unloading workers, under the banner of Karnataka Shramik Shakti and several associations, staged a protest here on Monday seeking fulfilment of their demands. They marched fro...

Anganwadi workers continue agitation

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:26 AM PST

The indefinite 'dharna' being staged by the Anganwadi workers against a suggestion to privatise the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) entered the eighth day here on Monday. The a...

One reported dead of H1N1 in Gadag

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:39 AM PST

One person has died of H1N1 and related complications at a private hospital here on January 27. The deceased was Gangadharaiah Hiremath (41), the resident of Asundi village in Gadag distric...

Relief for ex-editor of Urdu daily

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:08 PM PST

Shirin Dalvi, former editor of Urdu daily Avadhnama, Mumbai, which had reprinted the controversial Charlie Hebdo cartoons, received interim protection from arrest on Monday.

Elephant, 85, dies in Trivandrum zoo

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:05 AM PST

Maheswari, an 85-year-old elephant who was brought from the wild in 1946, on Monday died in the zoo in Thiruvananthapuram, barely two days after she fell ill.Jacob Alexander, the vet who wa...

TN Chief Postmaster General quits

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:46 AM PST

Chief Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu circle, T. Murthy has relinquished his office with effect from Monday as part of taking up the new role in the Postal Services Board. A 1981 batch India...

First licence issued under TSIPASS

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:29 AM PST

The Telangana Government on Monday issued the first industrial clearance for setting up of a mega project under the Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self Certification System (TSIPA...

8 arrested in Rohtak rape and murder case

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:50 AM PST

The Haryana Police on Monday arrested eight men, including a Nepali, in connection with the gang rape and murder of a mentally challenged woman from Nepal at Rohtak. The Director-General...

Hooded gunmen fire on French police in Marseille: source

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:52 AM PST

Hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles fired on police in the French city of Marseille, where Prime Minister Manuel Valls was paying a visit on Monday, a police source said. Elite po...

Drive to arrest spread of filariasis launched in Kalaburagi

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:25 AM PST

The Chairperson of the Kalaburagi Zilla Panchayat Standing Committee on Health and Education Sunanda Raviraj Koravi launched an intensive six-day Mass Drug Administration (MDA) drive to arrest the...

St. Aloysius College gets vegetable, fruit processing plant

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:24 AM PST

Mangaluru-based St. Aloysius College has set up a pilot plant for processing of fruits and vegetables with the assistance of Union Government. The College Coordinator for the Department of...

Special status is AP's legitimate right: Raghuveera

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:10 AM PST

The Congress Party has come out with a new slogan 'Special Status is AP's legitimate Right' while launching the one-crore signature campaign to get more funds from the Centre for the developent of...

Manjhi demands secret ballot to prove majority

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:45 AM PST

The Chief Minister dubbed as "unconstitutional," the election fo JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar as the leader of the party in the State legislature.

Aircel-Maxis case: Supreme Court refuses to hear Marans’ plea

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:32 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to intervene with a summons order issued by the 2G Special Court to former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran in connection with t...

Vladimir Putin backs Iran’s right to enrich Uranium

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 AM PST

Iran is entitled to have nuclear enrichment and nobody should try to derive unilateral benefit from the situation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said."I can say with no exaggeration t...

Japanese tourist raped in Jaipur

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:58 AM PST

A 20-year-old Japanese tourist was allegedly raped by a young man in the outskirts of Jaipur on Sunday night. She claimed she was drugged before being sexually assa...

All eyes on Governor

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:50 AM PST

Nitish claims majority, demands Assembly trial in 48 hours; JD(U) expels Manjhi

Annual salt production commences in Vedaranyam

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 02:26 AM PST

Salt pans of Vedaranyam area in Nagapattinam district have commenced the annual production works after a 90-day lull. Every year salt production begins with special poojas during the Tamil...

Anti-incumbency brewing against Modi Govt: Yechury

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has said that the results of the exit polls of the elections in New Delhi reflected the "anti-incumbency" that is brewing against Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

Music arranger Keerthy Narayan’s Belagavi connection

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 02:27 AM PST

The music album 'Winds of Samsara' by Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman won the Grammy Award 2015 under the 'New Age Music' category, the echo of which is resonating in Belagavi. Originally...

Assistant Statistical Officer in ACB net

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:59 AM PST

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials of Krishna district trapped Assistant Statistical Officer (ASO) Dayanand, at Nuzvid Tehsildar's office, while he was allegedly accepting Rs.4,000 as bribe at...

State to set up venture fund, incubator complex for biotech startups: CM

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:49 AM PST

With an assurance to set up a venture capital fund and an incubator complex in the city for start-ups in the biotechnology sector, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the 15th edition of the Bang...

Grapes farmers start using raisin trading centre in Vijayapura

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:38 AM PST

A couple of days ago, at least 50 raisin (dried grapes) farmers converged at the new raisin trading centre. All these years till now, they had conducted sales in the open market subject to the vag...

Catholic Bishops conference appeals to Centre

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:48 PM PST

Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has appealed to the Centre to enforce the rule of law and curb the belligerence of the outfits defiling the peace and communal harmony in the nat...

Youth quits job to travel 12 countries in 12 months to learn 12 new skills

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:25 AM PST

Sachin Bhandary, a 32-year-old public relations professional who has been working in Mumbai for eight years, has quit his job to follow his passion. Sachin, who spent his childhood in Udupi, is pl...

Pejawar Mutt to perform ‘Akki Muhurta’ on Wednesday

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:23 AM PST

The Pejawar Mutt will perform the "Akki Muhurta," the second of the preliminaries, before the next Paryaya festival here on February 11. Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt will ascen...

Typical hero-stone found in Kollur

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:26 AM PST

A "Veeragallu" or hero-stone has been found at Kollur in Udupi district. It is a medieval hero stone dating back to either the 13th Century or 14th Century. In a press release issued her...

Army recruitment rally draws 7,500 youth in Udupi

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:24 AM PST

The response was poor compared to North Karnataka

Focus is on strengthening Congress: Parameshwara

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:15 AM PST

'High Command will decide about my joining the government'

Nagarika Horata Samithi protests against MRPL Coke plant

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:19 AM PST

Activists of Nagarika Horata Samithi led by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a demonstration in front of the Mangalore Refinery and Petroleum Limited (MRPL) to urge the governmen...

Protest planned demanding payment of arrears for farmers

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:12 AM PST

Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) will stage a protest in front of taluk office in Mulbagal on Friday (February 13) condemning cheating by a private marketing yard.The MG-6 wholesale m...

‘Dalits used for selfish political ends’

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:11 AM PST

Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (Bheemavad) State convener, R. Mohanraj said that political parties are using Dalits to achieve their selfish ends.He was addressing a meeting of activists...

Pre-matured admission process resented

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:11 AM PST

Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene have alleged that pre-matured admission process in private schools was taking place in the district in violation of Government guidelines.<...

Jagan assets case: ED attaches 153 acres Indu Group land

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday temporarily attached properties valued at Rs. 53 crore belonging to industrialist I. Syam Prasad Reddy in the quid pro quo investments case against YS...

Special status to A.P. hinges on many factors: BJP

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:02 PM PST

Special status to Andhra Pradesh hinged on many factors including consensus among all other state heads in the National Development Council, state BJP's chief spokesperson Sudheesh Rambhotla maint...

Multi-beam surveyor course launched with IHO initiative

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 12:46 AM PST

The fourth edition of multi-beam surveyor course, a capacity building initiative of International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) among the members-countries of North Indian Ocean Hydrographic Com...

RPF rescues kidnapped children in Tenali

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST

The mystery behind the kidnap of three children at Chirala was solved on Monday morning after Railway Protection Force (RPF) police noticed the children at Railway Station in Tenali. The...

Land acquisition to expedite Varahi irrigation project on priority: DC

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 11:37 PM PST

R. Vishal, Deputy Commissioner, Udupi, said on Monday that priority was being given to land acquisition clearances to expedite the Varahi Irrigation Project in the district. Speaking to...

Bringing back colonial grandeur of Fort High School building

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 11:38 PM PST

INTACH has taken up the structure for preliminary assessment to suggest areas that need restoration
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