The 101-year-old Gunadala Shrine has been decked up for Mary Matha Utsavams, to be celebrated from February 9 to 11 atop the Gunadala Hill. Devotees from across the country thronged the church to attend the special prayers, which Vijayawada Bishop Telagathoti Joseph Rajarao, Gunadala Shrine rector Yeleti William Jayaraju and other priests will perform at […]
Former Union Minister and Congress senior leader Chinta Mohan on Saturday (February 8) urged the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a commission to investigate land encroachments in the Kolleru Lake region. Speaking at a press conference in Eluru, he emphasised the need to prosecute those responsible for illegal occupations and demanded transparency in land […]
Over 350 students attended an international education fair organised by IDP Education at Hotel Novotel in Vijayawada. Representatives from over 20 popular universities and institutions from Australia and Canada interacted with students, giving them detailed guidance on the courses, scholarships, admission process, student life and other key aspects of education abroad. Regional director, South Asia, […]
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday said the AIADMK, had been exhausted by a series of electoral defeats and lacked the capacity to face the elections. “It is gradually disappearing from the minds of people,” he said in a statement on the party’s victory in the Erode East Assembly by-election. He said its defeat in […]
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday accused the BJP of stoking communal tension on the one hand and denying the State its finance dues on the other. Addressing a public meeting to condemn the BJP government for its failure to allocate adequate funds to Tamil Nadu, Mr. Stalin said that if the BJP failed to […]
A 36-year-old woman, who was pushed off a moving train by a man during an attempt to sexually assault her near Katpadi, lost her unborn child on Saturday. She was four months pregnant. She was pushed off the train on Thursday by history-sheeter Hemanthraj, 31. He was arrested by the Government Railway Police, Jolarpet, on […]
Police Commissioner S.V. Raja Sekhara Babu on Saturday (February 8) emphasised the growing need for robust cybersecurity framework. Speaking at ‘Hackathon X on Cyber Security’, organised by National Cyber Security Research Council (NCSCR), New Delhi, in association with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and A.P. Innovation Society on VIT-A.P. University campus, he said […]
Rivers in Chennai and Salem have been identified as “priority stretches” by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) based on water quality data, as per a response by Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in response to a question posed by M. Thambidurai, Rajya Sabha MP, on February 6. […]
Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) won five awards at the 20th Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Banking Technology Awards held in Mumbai. The awards KGB won were for the best technology bank, best tech talent and organisation, best digital sales, payments and engagement, best fintech and digital public infrastructure (DPI) adaptation, and best digital financial inclusion. KGB […]
For a State that has a strong position against competitive examinations, on the grounds that they are loaded against disadvantaged groups, Tamil Nadu is home to a thriving coaching industry. There are coaching centres for a wide range of exams, including professional degrees such as MBBS, engineering, and management, besides the civil services, State government […]
