The Energy Department has decided to pull out of the Union government’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) under which prepaid smart meters were supposed to be installed in Karnataka. Instead, the Department will install smart meters by itself, outside of the scheme. “The State has taken a decision not to avail the RDSS scheme. The […]
The police on Friday booked four high school students who were allegedly involved in a clash near a private tuition centre at Thamarassery in Kozhikode, Kerala, causing severe head injury to a Class 10 boy. The students were from two different schools who reportedly resorted to a street fight following a quarrel related to a farewell […]
Fifty-seven labourers from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) were trapped under an avalanche near the border village of Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday (February 28, 2025), officials said. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that 16 workers were rescued so far and that a rescue operation was under way. Read the full […]
Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu presented a ₹48,341.14 crore budget for the agriculture and allied sectors for FY 2025 – 26 in the Legislative Assembly on Friday with the highest allocation of ₹12,903.41 crore for the maintenance of irrigation projects. Andhra Pradesh Budget updates: State Govt presents ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 ₹12,773.25 crore was […]
A retired physical education trainer has been taken into police custody as part of the continuing investigation into a complaint that he allegedly threatened to circulate the naked image of a minor girl who refused to join as trainee in his newly opened sports academy at Pulloorampara in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Tomy Cheriyan, the […]
Fifty-seven labourers from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) were trapped under an avalanche near the border village of Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday (February 28, 2025), officials said. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that 16 workers were rescued so far and that a rescue operation was under way. “57 of the […]
The Madras High Court on Friday (February 28, 2025) expressed anguish over most criminal cases against politicians not reaching their logical end due to the “usual dilatory tactics” adopted by government officials in lodging complaints under relevant laws. Third Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and G. Arul Murugan also clarified that when they refer […]
Members of the Federation of Student Organisations-Tamil Nadu (FSO-TN) on Friday (February 28, 2025) staged a ‘black flag’ protest in Chennai against Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar’s visit to Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M). The protesters, headed by DMK students’ wing secretary C.V.M.P. Ezhilarasan, raised slogans condemning the Union government for refusing […]
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Friday (February 28, 2025) asserted that “rule of law” and “sustained development” have been taking place in the State since November 24, 2005 — the date on which Nitish Kumar won his first floor test. Mr. Khan’s customary address to the joint session of the legislature, marking the beginning […]
In a sharp contrast to the limping realty sector in most parts the country, the people’s capital of Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh is envisioned in a grand scale. Not just that, the city of Amaravati will be a growth engine, contributing to the development of the State’s economy, according to the Budgetary statement by Finance […]
